“SOB” is a black comedy which tells the story of a movie producer who has a potential box office bomb on his hands, and the only way he knows of making it profitable is to convince his actress wife, who has a squeaky-clean image, to do a nude scene. Director-screenwriter Blake Edwards (“10” 1979) put together this witty film in good taste as well as anyone could with the aforementioned subject matter.
Of all people, Edwards’ wife, Julie Andrews, starred as the actress in question. She did quite well, with co-stars Larry Hagman, Richard Mulligan, William Holden, Robert Webber, Robert Preston, Robert Vaughn, Marisa Berensen, Stuart Margolin, Loretta Swit, Craig Stevens, Shelley Winters, Robert Loggia, Rosanna Arquette, John Pleshette, Ken Swofford, Benson Fong, Larry Storch, Virginia Gregg, Joe Penny, and Gene Nelson. This was the final film role for both Nelson and Holden, who began their movie careers in 1939 and 1938, respectively.
With music by Henry Mancini, the watchable “SOB” barely broke even at the box office for producer Blake Edwards, Lorimar Productions, and Paramount Pictures.
SOB (1981)
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My Review
“SOB” is a black comedy which tells the story of a movie producer who has a potential box office bomb on his hands, and the only way he knows of making it profitable is to convince his actress wife, who has a squeaky-clean image, to do a nude scene. Director-screenwriter Blake Edwards (“10” 1979) put together this witty film in good taste as well as anyone could with the aforementioned subject matter.
Of all people, Edwards’ wife, Julie Andrews, starred as the actress in question. She did quite well, with co-stars Larry Hagman, Richard Mulligan, William Holden, Robert Webber, Robert Preston, Robert Vaughn, Marisa Berensen, Stuart Margolin, Loretta Swit, Craig Stevens, Shelley Winters, Robert Loggia, Rosanna Arquette, John Pleshette, Ken Swofford, Benson Fong, Larry Storch, Virginia Gregg, Joe Penny, and Gene Nelson. This was the final film role for both Nelson and Holden, who began their movie careers in 1939 and 1938, respectively.
With music by Henry Mancini, the watchable “SOB” barely broke even at the box office for producer Blake Edwards, Lorimar Productions, and Paramount Pictures.