So Fine (1981)

While trying to get his father out of a financial jam, a man comes up with an idea that turns into an unexpected overnight financial fashion success - the bottomless pants.

Director:

Andrew Bergman

Writer:

Andrew Bergman

Stars:

Ryan O'Neal, Jack Warden, Mariangela Melato

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ryan O'Neal	...	Bobby Fine
Jack Warden	...	Jack
Mariangela Melato	...	Lira
Richard Kiel	...	Eddie
Fred Gwynne	...	Chairman Lincoln
Mike Kellin	...	Sam Schlotzman
David Rounds	...	Prof. McCarthy
Joel Stedman	...	Prof. Yarnell
Angela Pietropinto	...	Sylvia
Michael Lombard	...	Jay Augustine
Jessica James	...	Vicki
Charles Bruce Millholland	...	Sir Alec (as Bruce Millholland)
Merwin Goldsmith	...	Dave
Irving Metzman	...	Accountant
Lois De Banzie	...	Waitress in House of Pancakes

Storyline

Jack Fine, owner/manager of Fine Fashions of Brooklyn, it which solely produces women's dresses, has been having a difficult time the past year due to the company not keeping up with the changing fashions. Associated, Jack is in debt to the tune of $1.5 million to loan shark and gangster, Mr. Eddie, a hulking and flamboyant man who has a penchant for picking up and destroying things which are bothering him, Jack who now falls into that category. Instead of proverbially or literally breaking Jack's legs or worse, Mr. Eddie decides to take over Fine Fashions until the debt is paid, with Jack's son, Bobby Fine, an English Literature professor at upstate Chippenango State College, to manage the operations. Not only does this new career, which Bobby has no option but to accept, threaten the possibility of Bobby obtaining this year's tenure track position in the department, but Bobby at the helm of the fashion house threatens to ruin it completely as Bobby has no idea about fashion ...

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Plot Keywords:

nightie | seduction | manhattan new york city | fifth avenue manhattan new york city | female nudity | 

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Taglines:

A revealing comedy.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

25 September 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amor na Medida Certa

Filming Locations:

Drew University - 36 Madison Avenue, Madison, New Jersey, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 95 min (extended)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The model in the poster is Toni Mooney, who at the time was the girlfriend of notorious cocaine smuggler Jon Roberts.

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Quotes

Jack: [Lira is singing an aria while having sex with Bobby] I used to be able to fuck like that.

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Alternate Versions

Network TV version features five minutes of outtake footage originally discarded from the theatrical release.

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Connections

Featured in Sneak Previews: So Fine, Gallipoli, Cattle Annie and Little Britches, True Confessions, Rich and Famous (1981)

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Soundtracks

Jingle Bells
(uncredited)
Written by James Pierpont

User Reviews

Silly, stupid sex scenes, but surprisingly funny.

One=line summary says just about all. Definitely different- a comedy about the garment industry. The plot premise- Maltin sums it up best- is, for those who have seen fashion fads, entirely plausible; which is what makes it funny. ("Fine" is the name of the dress co. owner)