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Private Lessons

Play trailer Poster for Private Lessons R,  1981,  1h 30m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 0% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 34% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
0% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 34% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Teenager Phillip Fillmore (Eric Brown) is out of school for the summer, his millionaire father is out of town on business, and he's got the mansion to himself, with the sexy Dutch maid Nicole (Sylvia Kristel) to keep him company. It sounds like a dream summer, until Nicole starts acting strangely familiar toward Phillip, who isn't quite sure how to react. Meanwhile, chauffeur Lester (Howard Hesseman) seems to have something up his sleeve as well, which doesn't bode well for poor Phillip.

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Derek Adams Time Out Jun 24, 2006
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. Go to Full Review
John Corry New York Times Aug 30, 2004
1.5/5
Private Lessons is made for the Clearasil market, pimply and freshly pubescent. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Jul 20, 2024
3/10
The coming-of-age sex-comedy elements never quite become comical; instead, much of it is just awkward. Go to Full Review
Rob Thomas Capital Times (Madison, WI) Apr 28, 2006
0/5
It won't make you laugh, but it will make you feel unclean. Go to Full Review
Scott Weinberg DVDTalk.com Mar 4, 2006
2/5
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. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 17, 2005
2/5
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Luke L Jan 16, 2019 Cringe. Awkward. Poor acting. Not funny. Eric Brown and Sylvia Krystal are not a good pair to make a movie.
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Cast & Crew

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Alan Myerson

Director

Sylvia Kristel

Nicole Mallow

Howard Hesseman

Lester Lewis

Eric Brown

Phillip Fillmore

Ed Begley Jr.

Jack Travis

Pamela Bryant

Joyce

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Private Lessons

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Movie Info

Synopsis Teenager Phillip Fillmore (Eric Brown) is out of school for the summer, his millionaire father is out of town on business, and he's got the mansion to himself, with the sexy Dutch maid Nicole (Sylvia Kristel) to keep him company. It sounds like a dream summer, until Nicole starts acting strangely familiar toward Phillip, who isn't quite sure how to react. Meanwhile, chauffeur Lester (Howard Hesseman) seems to have something up his sleeve as well, which doesn't bode well for poor Phillip.
Director
Alan Myerson
Producer
R. Ben Efraim
Screenwriter
Dan Greenburg
Production Co
Barry & Enright Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m
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