Sylvia Kristel,
Howard Hesseman,
Ron Foster,
Eric Brown,
Ed Begley Jr
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Penned by Dan Greenburg, Private Lessons details the plight of a rich, fifteen-year-old boy (Eric Brown) whose French maid (Sylvia Kristel of the Emmanuelle series) is hired to teach him the finer poi... read more
DVD Release Date: February 7, 2006
Stats: 76 reviews
I saw this movie on TV a long time ago, but I recall not liking it. It wasn't romantic or erotic or funny or anything. I didn't care for it.
A star just for Sylvia Kristel, because the acting and script are awful. The blackmail sub-plot is just stupid beyond belief.
An incerdibly generic and boring 80's sex comedy. Not funny at all, extremely boring and predictable. The movie does deliver in the nudity department however for whatever that is worth to you. Not very good at all.
A sex comedy about a hot maid who falls for her young apprentice, which seemed really shocking at the time, even though really there isn't any actual sex in it, just simulated. It got an R rating for context and content, but really was pretty tame. Boys naturally thought it was g... read more
15-year-old rich kid Philly Fillmore(Eric Brown) has quite an adventurous summer, especially while his dad was away on a business trip. He gets seduced by the sexy new housekeeper Miss Mallow(Sylvia Kristel of Emmanuelle fame) who gives great 'private lessons'. Little does he kno... read more
Though today this movie would be controversial, in this day and age, what isn't controversial? Private Lessons is not a bad comedy film at all, an interesting film with some great cast members. A classic 1981 film that is a classic.
A subplot involving blackmail and featuring Hesseman serves as filler between sexual episodes. Full Review
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. Full Review
It won't make you laugh, but it will make you feel unclean.
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. Full Review
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