Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask)

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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask)

R,

1972,

1h 27m,

Comedy

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Inspired by the book written by Dr. David Reuben, director Woody Allen tackles seven questions about sex by connecting seven not-so-connected stories. From aphrodisiacs to sexual perversion to the mystery of the male orgasm, characters like a court jester (Woody Allen), a doctor (Gene Wilder), a queen (Lynn Redgrave) and a journalist (Heather MacRae) adventure through lab experiments and game shows, all seeking answers to common questions that many would never ask.

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Penelope Gilliatt

The New Yorker

Jan 22, 2024

Cockeyed and sometimes insanely funny.

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Stephen Silver

Tilt Magazine

Aug 26, 2022

3/5

Quite uneven, with some of the segments considerably funnier than others. But the film is valuable as the sort of movie — an anthology, based on a popular nonfiction book — that’s all but disappeared (50th anniversary)

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 1, 2021

3.5/4

The film remains one of Woody's most shocking, vulgar and sophomoric efforts, yet there's no denying its potent comic quota.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Aug 29, 2020

7/10

While each piece alternates between awkward, irreverent, uncomfortable, hilarious, and momentarily brilliant, there isn't much to tie them together.

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Dick Lochte

Los Angeles Free Press

Jan 6, 2020

With one exception, the skits are delightful.

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Jesús Fernández Santos

El Pais (Spain)

Jul 25, 2019

Woody Allen runs the risk of becoming, with time, the main protagonist of the same structures he attacks so assiduously. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Feb 1, 2019

The best comedy movie ever made!

George W

Jan 7, 2018

If it werent for the last two brilliant sketches, this wouldnt have done it for me.

Rey R

Feb 25, 2017

Certainly the best of Woody's early "silly" movies. Funny, smart and terribly stupid. Did what Bananas failed to do - make me laugh.

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Han S

Feb 5, 2017

#WOODYALLENRETRO PODCAST PROJECT (available on iTunes) Admittedly clever ideas for segments but overall just not as funny as previous works and probably would have worked better if Allen took a more serious stab at the topics with added comedy instead of going full on spoof, has not aged well on rewatch and apart from sheep and ejaculation segments - leaves alot to be desired

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Han R

Jan 6, 2012

sporadically funny, but two sketches stand out, the ''What Is Sodomy?'' and the ''What Happens During Ejaculation?'', the rest have some interesting parts, but not near the humour of these two. Somewhat irregular, but overall an original and funny movie

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Inspired by the book written by Dr. David Reuben, director Woody Allen tackles seven questions about sex by connecting seven not-so-connected stories. From aphrodisiacs to sexual perversion to the mystery of the male orgasm, characters like a court jester (Woody Allen), a doctor (Gene Wilder), a queen (Lynn Redgrave) and a journalist (Heather MacRae) adventure through lab experiments and game shows, all seeking answers to common questions that many would never ask.

Director: Woody Allen
Producer: Jack Brodsky, Charles H. Joffe, Jack Rollins
Screenwriter: David Reuben, Woody Allen
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: United Artists, Rollins-Joffe Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 6, 1972, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Runtime: 1h 27m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: 35mm

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