S.O.B. Plot Summary and Details

Plot

In this biting comedy satirizing Hollywood cynicism from writer-director Blake Edwards, Felix Farmer (Richard Mulligan) is a motion picture director whose career is on the skids. Having just completed a family musical that is sure to be a $30 million flop, Felix knows that his days are numbered and tries unsuccessfully to commit suicide. When he recovers, Felix suddenly has a brainstorm and hatches a scheme to buy the film back from his studio and lens new scenes that will turn it into a pornographic movie with big stars, a sure-fire box office winner. In order to pull it off, he'll need to convince his female lead and wife, Sally Miles (Julie Andrews, not coincidentally the director's real-life wife) to defy her wholesome, squeaky-clean public image by baring her breasts on film. S.O.B. (1981) was the final film of legendary actor William Holden.

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Comedy

Run Time:

121min.

Theatrical Release Date:

06/09/2008

DVD Release Date:

06/04/2002

Director(s):

Blake Edwards

Starring:

Julie Andrews , William Holden , Marisa Berenson , Larry Hagman , Robert Loggia

Themes:

All Washed Up,Filmmaking

Tone:

Racy,Biting,Bittersweet,Cynical,Goofy,Irreverent,Satirical

Keywords:

Hollywood,actor,behind-the-scenes,failure,film,film-director,filmmaker,nonconformity,pornography,reputation,scheme,show,stars [celebrities],suicide,topless,wife

Language:

English