| Private Lessons | |
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| Directed by | Alan Myerson |
| Written by | Dan Greenburg |
| Based on | Philly 1969 novel by Dan Greenburg |
| Produced by | R. Ben Efraim |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jan de Bont |
| Edited by | Fred A. Chulack |
| Music by | Willie Nile |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Jensen Farley Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.1 million[1] |
| Box office | $26.3 million[2] or $12 million[3] |
Private Lessons is a 1981 American sex comedy film starring Sylvia Kristel, Howard Hesseman, Eric Brown, and Ed Begley Jr.[4]
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 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.
- ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-8357-1776-2.
- ^ "Private Lessons (1981)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 291. ISBN 978-0-8357-1776-2. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
- ^ Corry, John (August 30, 1981). "Private Lessons (1980) RISQUE COMEDY, 'PRIVATE LESSONS'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 9, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2017.