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Private Lessons

Private Lessons

Private Lessons

Private Lessons

When EMANUELLE's Sylvia Kristel is your teacher the bedroom is the classroom

1981•1h 27m•

★5.7(131 ratings)

ComedyRomance

Overview

Phillip Filmore is a naive, 15-year-old, preoccupied with sex, who develops a crush on Nicole Mallow, the new 30-something, French housekeeper and sitter to look after him when Phillip's father is out of town for the summer on a "business" trip. But Mr. Filmore's unscrupulous chauffeur, Lester Lewis, takes advantage of Phillip's crush on Nicole to hire her to seduce the youth, then draws her into a plot to fake her own death in a blackmail scheme aimed to drain Phillip's trust fund.

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Main Cast

Sylvia Kristel

Sylvia Kristel

Mallow

Howard Hesseman

Howard Hesseman

Lester

Eric Brown

Eric Brown

Philly

Patrick Piccininni

Patrick Piccininni

Sherman

Ed Begley Jr.

Ed Begley Jr.

Jack Travis

Pamela Jean Bryant

Pamela Jean Bryant

Joyce

Meridith Baer

Meridith Baer

Miss Phipps

Ron Foster

Ron Foster

Fillmore

Peter Elbling

Peter Elbling

Waiter

Beans Morocco

Beans Morocco

Green

Dan Greenburg

Dan Greenburg

Hotel Owner

Marian Gibson

Marian Gibson

Florence

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Alan Myerson
First Assistant Director: Beau Marks
First Assistant Director: Russell Vreeland
Second Assistant Director: Steve Sassen
Continuity: Coby Turner
Second Unit Director: Tony Wade

Writing

Writer: Dan Greenburg
Novel: Dan Greenburg

Production

Co-Executive Producer: Irving Oshman
Co-Executive Producer: Steven Bassin
Associate Producer: Maurie M. Suess
Unit Production Manager: Maurie M. Suess
Casting: Erica Enright
Production Assistant: Margaret Goldsmith

Music & Sound

Sound Editor: Michael Hilkene
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Mel Metcalfe
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Stan Wetzel
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Gordon L. Day
Sound Editor: Russ Tinsley
Supervising Sound Editor: Michael Hilkene

Cinematography

Second Unit Director of Photography: Mark Wade
Key Grip: Ken Jones
Director of Photography: Jan de Bont
Still Photographer: Michael Paris

Editing

Editor: Fred A. Chulack

Art Direction

Property Master: Kathtleen Hughes
Art Direction: Linda Pearl

Costume & Make-Up

Makeup Artist: Gigi Williams
Makeup Artist: Yvonne Curry
Wardrobe Master: Linda M. Bass

Keywords

first timechauffeurbathroomblackmailsexual attractionstatutory rapelustteenage boysexual desirefatal attractionolder woman younger man relationshipsexual awakeningsex lesson

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "When EMANUELLE's Sylvia Kristel is your teacher the bedroom is the classroom"

#2

With a budget of $2.8M, the film grossed $26.3M — a profit of $23.5M (839% ROI).

#3

The runtime is 87 minutes (1h 27m).

#4

The film was directed by Alan Myerson.

#5

The screenplay was written by Dan Greenburg.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Jan de Bont.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0082948.

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Rating

5.7/10

Average

131 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Private Lessons

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

R

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Budget:

$2,800,000

Revenue:

$26,279,000

Production Companies:

Jensen Farley Pictures

Barry & Enright Productions