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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask

  • 1972
  • R
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
42K
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Woody Allen, Burt Reynolds, and Gene Wilder in Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
Seven stories are trying to answer the question: what is sex? Or maybe they are not trying.
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Seven stories are trying to answer the question: what is sex? Or maybe they are not trying.Seven stories are trying to answer the question: what is sex? Or maybe they are not trying.Seven stories are trying to answer the question: what is sex? Or maybe they are not trying.

  • Director
    • Woody Allen
  • Writers
    • David Reuben
    • Woody Allen
  • Stars
    • Woody Allen
    • Gene Wilder
    • Louise Lasser
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    42K
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    • Director
      • Woody Allen
    • Writers
      • David Reuben
      • Woody Allen
    • Stars
      • Woody Allen
      • Gene Wilder
      • Louise Lasser
    • 101User reviews
    • 62Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
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    Woody Allen
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    • Victor…
    Gene Wilder
    Gene Wilder
    • Doctor Ross
    Louise Lasser
    Louise Lasser
    • Gina
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • Doctor Bernardo
    Lou Jacobi
    Lou Jacobi
    • Sam
    Anthony Quayle
    Anthony Quayle
    • The King
    Tony Randall
    Tony Randall
    • The Operator
    Lynn Redgrave
    Lynn Redgrave
    • The Queen
    Burt Reynolds
    Burt Reynolds
    • Switchboard
    Jack Barry
    Jack Barry
    • Jack Barry
    Erin Fleming
    • The Girl
    Elaine Giftos
    Elaine Giftos
    • Mrs. Ross
    Toni Holt Kramer
    Toni Holt Kramer
    • Toni Holt
    • (as Toni Holt)
    Robert Q. Lewis
    Robert Q. Lewis
    • Robert Q. Lewis
    Heather MacRae
    • Helen Lacey
    • (as Heather Macrae)
    Pamela Mason
    Pamela Mason
    • Pamela Mason
    Sidney Miller
    Sidney Miller
    • George
    Regis Philbin
    Regis Philbin
    • Regis Philbin
    • Director
      • Woody Allen
    • Writers
      • David Reuben
      • Woody Allen
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    • Trivia
      Dr. David Reuben, the author of the source book "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask)," did not like this movie, and in an interview with the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, said: "I didn't enjoy the movie, because it impressed me as a sexual tragedy. Every episode in the picture was a chronicle of sexual failure, which was the converse of everything in the book."
    • Goofs
      At the end of the fourth segment the transvestite man's wife exclaims: "The look on their faces when the police removed your hat!" and the man laughs in response. But it was actually the man himself who had removed his hat on being recognized by his wife.
    • Quotes

      The Fool: Before you know it, the Renaissance will be here and we'll all be painting.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening and closing credits shown over footage of rabbits.
    • Alternate versions
      After being banned in Ireland on March 20 1973, a cut version was passed in 1979 and theatrically released in 1980. This edited:
      • the scene in which a shepherd goes to see a doctor and tells him how he has fallen in love with a sheep. The line, "the greatest lay I ever had" was removed.
      • The bread intercourse scene was removed entirely.
      Modern video releases are uncut with an 18 certificate.
    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood vs. Religion (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Let's Misbehave
      (1927)
      Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
      RCA Records
      Played and Sung offscreen during the opening and closing credits by Irving Aaronson and His Commanders (uncredited)

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    Everything you wanted to know, indeed.

    `Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex' is a landmark, and of course a great exercise in comedy. Dividing the movie in 7 different segments (with some not including himself in the leading role) was the best Woody Allen could do, and this movie works better than his previous attempt (Bananas) and his posterior `Sleeper'.

    In a way, it's less ambitious and targets all audiences. All short films are hilarious, in a crescent order. My favorite is the last, which satirizes the humanly body functions during intercourse. A must see, for all generations of movie likers. Rate: 5/5
    • kokosnuss74
    • Aug 17, 2003
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    • Release date
      • August 6, 1972 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Are the Findings of Doctors and Clinics Who Do Sexual Research and Experiments Accurate?
    • Filming locations
      • Agoura, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Brodsky-Gould Productions
      • Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions
      • Rollins-Joffe Productions
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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $18,016,290
    • Gross worldwide
      • $18,090,065
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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