S.O.B.

S.O.B.

1981 | 2h 1m | Comedy | TV-MA

LOADING...

Brief Synopsis

Big laughs and blistering parody take some sharp jabs at the Hollywood scene in Blake Edwards' outrageous comedy. When his bland musical flops, a producer tries to salvage it with spicy gimmicks—like squeaky-clean star Julie Andrews going topless!

AVAILABLE THROUGH
[^2026-11-10T04:59+00:00, dateFormat('MMMM Do')^]

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Blake Edwards

CAST

Julie Andrews

William Holden

Marisa Berenson

Larry Hagman

Robert Loggia

Stuart Margolin

Richard Mulligan

Robert Preston

Craig Stevens

Loretta Swit

Robert Vaughn

Robert Webber

Shelley Winters

Jennifer Edwards

Rosanna Arquette

PRODUCERS

Blake Edwards

Tony Adams

WRITERS

Blake Edwards

Host Intros

02:02
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- S.O.B. (1981)
Intro Aired: Jul 2016
Ben Mankiewicz introduces S.O.B., 1981.
02:05
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- S.O.B. (1981)
Intro Aired: Apr 2016
Ben Mankiewicz introduces S.O.B., 1981.

Related Videos

03:24
S.O.B. (1981) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Sally Miles
Clip
Blake Edwards directs his wife Julie Andrews playing wholesome movie star Sally Miles, in a scene from the fictional musical that will become an enormous flop, produced by her husband, played by Richard Mulligan, opening the seething Hollywood satire S.O.B.,1981.
04:00
S.O.B. (1981) -- (Movie Clip) They Want Vice!
Clip
Studio boss Robert Vaughn, with his number-two Larry Hagman and aides, summoned to the soundstage where producer Felix (Richard Mulligan) has his mojo back, having decided to convert his flop wholesome musical into an erotic fantasy, in Blake Edwards S.O.B., 1981.
03:20
S.O.B. (1981) -- (Movie Clip) Thank God I'm Not A Surgeon
Clip
With the Malibu friends of producer Felix Farmer (Richard Mulligan), suicidal after a huge flop, Robert Preston as doc Finegarten, Robert Webber as press agent Bert, William Holden director Culley, and director Blake Edwards daughter Jennifer as hitch-hiker Lila, early in S.O.B., 1981.
02:59
S.O.B. (1981) -- (Movie Clip) Make An Armadillo Smile
Clip
Still no one has noticed the dead guy on the beach, during the birthday party for nobody at the home of suicidal, sedated producer Felix (Richard Mulligan), Robert Preston as chatty doc Finegarten, William Holden as director Culley, de facto host, in Blake Edwards satire S.O.B., 1981.
03:51
S.O.B. (1981) -- (Movie Clip) Is Batman A Transvestite?
Clip
Doc Irving (Robert Preston) drugs G-rated star Sally (Julie Andrews) so she can do the topless scene producer husband Felix (Richard Mulligan) needs to rescue their flop musical, William Holden the director, Robert Webber the publicist and Loretta Swit the body-casted columnist, in Blake Edwards' S.O.B., 1981.

Recently Added Films

Recently Added Films

Crime Wave

1954 | 1h 24m | Noir, Crime | TV-14

Babette's Feast

Babette's Feast

1987 | 1h 53m | Comedy, Drama | TV-PG

Nights of Cabiria

Nights of Cabiria

1957 | 2h 5m | Drama, Romance | TV-PG

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

1950 | 1h 55m | Noir, Crime | TV-PG

Funny Lady

1975 | 2h 21m | Comedy-Drama, Comedy | TV-PG

Looney Tunes: Jumpin' Jupiter

1955 | 7m | Comedy, Kids & Family | TV-PG

Looney Tunes: Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2 Century

1953 | 7m | Comedy, Kids & Family | TV-PG

Haredevil Hare (1948)

Looney Tunes: Haredevil Hare

1948 | 8m | Comedy, Kids & Family | TV-PG

Calling Dr. Gillespie

Calling Dr. Gillespie

1942 | 1h 24m | Drama, Mystery | TV-G

Batman Victorious

Batman and Robin: Batman Victorious

1949 | 17m | Action, Crime | TV-G

The Haunted Strangler

1958 | 1h 19m | TV-PG

The Green Slime

The Green Slime

1968 | 1h 30m | Action, Horror | TV-14

Microscopic Mysteries

1932 | 9m | Documentary | TV-G

In My Country

2005 | 1h 43m | Drama, Romance

Point Blank

1967 | 1h 32m | Crime, Thriller | TV-14

Hope and Glory

1988 | 1h 56m | Romance, Drama | TV-MA

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Exorcist II: The Heretic

1977 | 2h 2m | Horror, Cult Classic | TV-14

Boorman and the Devil

2025 | 1h 56m | Horror, Biography

Patterns

1956 | 1h 24m | Drama | TV-G

A Face in the Crowd

A Face in the Crowd

1957 | 2h 6m | Musical, Drama | TV-PG

A Lion Is in the Streets

A Lion Is in the Streets

1953 | 1h 28m | Drama | TV-PG

Flamingo Road

1949 | 1h 34m | Noir, Crime | TV-PG

Mon Oncle

1958 | 1h 56m | Comedy | TV-14

Monsieur Hulot's Holiday

Monsieur Hulot's Holiday

1953 | 1h 29m | Comedy | TV-G

CONNECT WITH TCM