S.O.B.
United States
1981
122 Min
Color
2.35:1
English
Synopsis
A scathing send-up of Hollywood, S.O.B. (the letters stand for “Standard Operational Bullshit”) tells the story of Felix Farmer, a big-time producer who suffers a nervous breakdown after his big-budget, wholesome family film starring his actress-singer wife bombs at the box office. The desperate Farmer hits upon a desperate scheme: He’ll buy the film from the studio, re-shoot several scenes to include R-rated material, then re-release the movie himself. But things don’t go entirely according to plan. —IMDb
Director
Blake Edwards
Blake Edwards’ stepfather’s father J. Gordon Edwards was a silent screen director, and his stepfather Jack McEdwards was a stage director and movie production manager. Blake acted in a number films, beginning with Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942) and wrote a number of others, beginning with Panhandle (1948) and including six for director Richard Quine. He created the popular TV series “Peter Gunn” (1958), “Mr. Lucky” (1959) and “Dante” (1960). He directed a diverse body of films, from comedies to dramas to war films to westerns, including such pictures as Operation Petticoat (1959), Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961), Experiment in Terror (1962), Days of Wine and Roses (1962), The Pink Panther (1963) and A Shot in the Dark (1964). After The Great Race (1965) he began fighting with studios. In England he surfaced again with The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), then went back to Hollywood and a real hit, 10 (1979). Victor Victoria (1982) won him French and Italian awards for Best Foreign… read more
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Edward Copeland
1Jul11
Even for a farce, the story lacks credibility, but an amazing comic ensemble make this skewering of the movie business as funny as ever, http://eddieonfilm.blogspot.com/2010/07/sob.html
VENIMOS LOS JODIMOS Y NOS FUIMOS
28Jun10
Sangrona hasta la madre y carente de cualquier atisbo de gracia, esta cosa )seguramente entre lo mas quis que ha hecho Blake Edwards, se deja ver por una e insolita escena, y esta es el unico desnudo que hizó en toda su carrera la actriz y cantante Julie Andrews. Verle las bubis a esta chulada de mujer vale la pena soplarse entero este bodrio.
Christopher Smith
27Jun10
Enjoyable Hollywood satire boasts an excellent script with razor-sharp dialogue and great characters, though much of the acting is much too broad for this kind comedy - Richard Mulligan in particular goes way over the top. In fact, the whole film has an old-fashioned feel that seems more appropriate from a slapstick comedy from the 60s than a movie from 1981. Still, one of Blake Edward's funnier films.
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