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S.O.B. (1981)

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Release Date: Jul 1, 1981 Wide

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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

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Jun 4, 2002

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

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Blake Edwards' outrageous S.O.B. may never be held in the same regard as Sunset Boulevard or The Player, but as a searing satire about the underbelly of the Hollywood lifestyle, it still ranks as one of the best.

June 14, 2012 Full Review Source: Creative Loafing
Creative Loafing

Blake Edwards cleans house

September 25, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion
CinePassion

Caustic, satirical, and one of Blake Edwards' best.

December 11, 2005
Video-Reviewmaster.com

If only it were half as clever as it thinks it is.

September 23, 2003
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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I mostly watched this to see Julie Andrews 45 yr old boobies. Guess what? They were fantastic! The movie was decent too, but no masterpiece.
June 27, 2011
KLFilmmaker

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I saw this a million years ago but i think i liked it.
June 8, 2009
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