The story of "S.O.B." parallels the experiences of Edwards and Andrews in their infamous, but Academy Award-nominated, failure, "Darling Lili". Intended to reveal Andrews' heretofore unseen wicked and sexy side, that film had a troubled shoot, went significantly over budget, and was subjected to post-production studio interference. The early 1970s brought more bad news for Edwards; he made two more films, "Wild Rovers", a western with William Holden, and "The Carey Treatment" with James Coburn. Once again, the studio interfered in the post-production of both films, which were edited without any input from Edwards. Both movies opened to negative reviews and poor business. Hit hard financially and personally by these events, Edwards moved to Europe to work independently, away from the meddling and restrictions of the Hollywood studios. The plan worked, leading to several successful projects including three very profitable "Pink Panther" sequels starring Peter Sellers.