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Private Lessons is a 1981 American sex comedy film starring Sylvia Kristel, Howard Hesseman, Eric Brown, and Ed Begley, Jr.
The screenplay was written by Dan Greenburg, who wrote the original source novel, Philly. Greenburg appears as the manager of a motel in the film.
Private Lessons was highly controversial at the time of its release, for its plot line of a sexual relationship between a boy in his mid-teens and his 30-something housekeeper. It was one of Kristel's few major American film appearances; she was better known to European audiences for her Emmanuelle films which had only limited distribution in the United States. In early 2006, a 25th anniversary DVD release was issued in North America.
Original Release
06/10/1981
US Release
06/10/1981
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Sylvia Kristel | Nicole Mallow / Mallow |
Howard Hesseman | Lester Lewis / Lester |
Eric Brown | Phillip Fillmore / Philly |
Patrick Piccininni | Sherman |
Frank Lucas | Hotel Owner |
David Lee Rawlings | Lover boy |
Linda M. Bass | Woman in movie theater audience |
Judy Helden | Miss Kristel's Double |
Marian Gibson | Florence |
Beans Morocco | Green, The Gardener / Green |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sylvia Kristel | Nicole Mallow / Mallow |
Howard Hesseman | Lester Lewis / Lester |
Eric Brown | Phillip Fillmore / Philly |
Patrick Piccininni | Sherman |
Frank Lucas | Hotel Owner |
David Lee Rawlings | Lover boy |
Linda M. Bass | Woman in movie theater audience |
Judy Helden | Miss Kristel's Double |
Marian Gibson | Florence |
Beans Morocco | Green, The Gardener / Green |
Peter Elbling | Waiter |
Pamela Jean Bryant | Joyce |
Meridith Baer | Miss Phipps |
Ron Foster | Mr. Fillmore / Fillmore |
Ed Begley Jr. | Jack Travis |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Irving Oshman | Executive Producer |
Dan Enright | Executive Producer |
Steven Bassin | Executive Producer |
Jack Barry | Executive Producer |
R. Ben Efraim | Producer |
Maurie M. Suess | Producer |