History Film / SOB

%%* FunWithAcronyms: Nope, [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant not what you think.]] See below.

* FunWithAcronyms: Nope, [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant not]] [[KickTheSonOfABitch what you think.]] See below.

The story is a satire of the film industry and Hollywood society. The main character, Felix Farmer (Mulligan), is a phenomenally successful producer who has just made the first flop of his career, to the dismay of the studio and the loss of his own sanity. Felix attempts suicide several times:

* TwoDecadesBehind: Despite being filmed (and theoretically set) in the early 80's, the movie's depictions of sex, drugs, and the counter-culture feel more like TheSixties.[[note]]Edwards wrote the screenplay in the early 1970s, which made it an UnintentionalPeriodPiece by the time it finally went before the cameras [[/note]]

* VomitdisretionShot: Ben Coogan's last act in the film is to throw up over the side of the boat.

''S.O.B.'' is a 1981 American comedy film written and directed by Creator/BlakeEdwards, starring Creator/JulieAndrews, Creator/RichardMulligan, Creator/StuartMargolin, Creator/LarryHagman, Creator/RobertVaughn, Marisa Berenson, Robert Webber, Creator/ShelleyWinters, Robert Preston, Creator/LorettaSwit, and Creator/WilliamHolden in his final screen role. It is perhaps best remembered as "[[BestKnownForTheFanservice the film where Julie Andrews appears topless]]".

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''S.O.B.'' is a 1981 American comedy film written and directed by Creator/BlakeEdwards, starring Creator/JulieAndrews and (in his last screen appearance) Creator/WilliamHolden. Also appearing are Creator/RichardMulligan, Creator/StuartMargolin, Creator/LarryHagman, Creator/RobertVaughn, Marisa Berenson, Robert Webber, Creator/ShelleyWinters, Robert Preston, Creator/LorettaSwit, Craig Stevens, Creator/RobertLoggia, and Creator/RosannaArquette. It is perhaps best remembered as "[[BestKnownForTheFanservice the film where Julie Andrews appears topless]]".

Secondly, he turns on the gas in the kitchen oven, but is prevented from carrying out his intent by two house guests with other things on their mind.

''S.O.B.'' is a 1981 American comedy film written and directed by Creator/BlakeEdwards, starring Creator/RichardMulligan and Creator/JulieAndrews. Also appearing are Robert Preston, Creator/RobertVaughn, Creator/LarryHagman, Creator/ShelleyWinters, Creator/LorettaSwit, Robert Webber, Creator/RosannaArquette, and, in his last movie appearance, Creator/WilliamHolden. This is perhaps best remembered for being "[[BestKnownForTheFanservice the film where Julie Andrews appears topless]]".

''S.O.B.'' is a 1981 American comedy film written and directed by Creator/BlakeEdwards, starring Richard Mulligan and Creator/JulieAndrews. Also appearing are Robert Preston, Creator/RobertVaughn, Creator/LarryHagman, Creator/ShelleyWinters, Creator/LorettaSwit, Robert Webber, Creator/RosannaArquette, and, in his last movie appearance, Creator/WilliamHolden. This is perhaps best remembered for being "[[BestKnownForTheFanservice the film where Julie Andrews appears topless]]".

* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: InUniverse Felix's FamousLastWords after being shot by the police is that his death will [[IfItBleedsItLeads probably give the film some necessary publicity on the news.]]

-->'''Polly Reed:''' You're gonna let that SHYSTER on?

''S.O.B.'' is a 1981 American comedy film written and directed by Creator/BlakeEdwards, starring Richard Mulligan and Creator/JulieAndrews. Also appearing are Robert Preston, Creator/RobertVaughn, Creator/LarryHagman, Shelley Winters, Loretta Swit, Robert Webber, Creator/RosannaArquette, and, in his last movie appearance, Creator/WilliamHolden. This is perhaps best remembered for being "[[BestKnownForTheFanservice the film where Julie Andrews appears topless]]".

* SuicideByCop: Felix kidnaps a security guard using a water pistol and forces a movie film he wants to take to be brought out of storage. Confronted by the police, he points the pistol at them, and he is shot and killed.

The story is a satire of the film industry and Hollywood society. The main character, Felix Farmer, is a phenomenally successful producer who has just made the first flop of his career, to the dismay of the studio and the loss of his own sanity. Felix attempts suicide several times:

Newly energized, Felix resolves to save both the film and his reputation. With great difficulty he persuades the studio and his wife Sally Miles, an Oscar-winning movie star with a goody-goody image, to allow him to revise the film into a soft-core pornographic musical in which she must appear topless. He liquidates most of his wealth to buy the existing footage and to bankroll further production. If he fails, both he and Sally will be impoverished, at least by Hollywood standards.

* FictionalCharacterRealAward: At the end of the film, Sally Miles wins an Oscar for her performance in ''[[FilmWihinAFilm Night Wind]]''.

* TheresNoBInMovie: What Felix's career seems to have degenerated into, although it is mostly lowbrow comedies rather than campy horror films. His eulogy mentions movies such as ''Chicken at the Wheel''.

* IronicNurseryRhyme: In the FilmWithinAFilm ''Night Wind'', Sally [[YouCanLeaveYourHatOn performs a bizarre striptease]] on a set full of sexual imagery that represents her subconscious to a {{Sexophone}}-infused version of Polly Wolly Doodle".

* InTheStyleOf: Edwards very obviously was inspired by Paddy Chayefsky's scripts for ''Film/{{Network}}'' and ''Film/TheHospital'', even getting ''Network'' star Creator/WilliamHolden to appear here.

''S.O.B.'' is a 1981 American comedy film written and directed by Creator/BlakeEdwards, starring Richard Mulligan and Creator/JulieAndrews. Also appearing are Robert Preston, Robert Vaughn, Creator/LarryHagman, Shelley Winters, Loretta Swit, Robert Webber, Creator/RosannaArquette, and, in his last movie appearance, Creator/WilliamHolden. This is perhaps best remembered for being "[[BestKnownForTheFanservice the film where Julie Andrews appears topless]]".