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Private Lessons (1981)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:0
Rotten:6
Average Rating:2.7/10
Runtime: 87 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: A sensually amusing love comedy based on the novel "Philly" by Dan Greenburg. A young teenage boy finds his wildest fantasies fulfilled when he is left alone for the summer with the lusty family... A sensually amusing love comedy based on the novel "Philly" by Dan Greenburg. A young teenage boy finds his wildest fantasies fulfilled when he is left alone for the summer with the lusty family maid. Top of the charts soundtrack featuring the music of Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton and Air Supply. [More]
Starring: Eric Brown, Sylvia Kristel, Howard Hesseman, Pamela Bryant
Starring: Eric Brown, Sylvia Kristel, Howard Hesseman, Pamela Bryant
Director: Alan Myerson
Director: Alan Myerson
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Reviews for Private Lessons
A subplot involving blackmail and featuring Hesseman serves as filler between sexual episodes.
Teen Oriented Voyeurism rules as the protagonist (Brown) stalks his prey (and her stand-in) armed with cameras, binoculars, and an overtly Oedipal mix of fear and desire.
Rent it for nostalgia value, if you must, but be prepared for a sex comedy with very little sexiness and a complete dearth of comedy.
Private Lessons is made for the Clearasil market, pimply and freshly pubescent.
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