Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Woody Allen

Writers:

David Reuben (book)
Woody Allen (screenplay)

Release Date:

6 August 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy

Tagline:

If you want to know how this man made a movie out of this book... "Everything you always wanted to know about sex* - *But Were Afraid to Ask" you'll have to see the movie!

Plot:

Seven segments related to one another only in that they all purport to be based on sections of the book by David Reuben...

Plot Keywords:

Aphrodisiac | Court Jester | Queen | Jester | Sperm

Cast

Woody Allen	...	The Fool / Fabrizio / Victor Shakapopulis / Sperm #1
John Carradine	...	Dr. Bernardo
Lou Jacobi	...	Sam Musgrave
Louise Lasser	...	Gina
Anthony Quayle	...	The King
Tony Randall	...	The Operator
Lynn Redgrave	...	The Queen
Burt Reynolds	...	Switchboard
Gene Wilder	...	Dr. Doug Ross
Jack Barry	...	Himself
Erin Fleming	...	The Girl
Elaine Giftos	...	Anne Ross
Toni Holt	...	Herself
Robert Q. Lewis	...	Himself
Heather MacRae	...	Helen Lacey
Pamela Mason	...	Herself
Sidney Miller	...	George
Regis Philbin	...	Himself
Titos Vandis	...	Milos Stavros
Stanley Adams	...	Stomach Operator
Oscar Beregi Jr.	...	Brain Control (as Oscar Beregi)
Alan Caillou	...	The Fool's Father
Dort Clark	...	The Sheriff
Geoffrey Holder	...	The Sorcerer
Jay Robinson	...	The Priest
Ref Sanchez	...	Igor
Don Chuy	...	Football Player
Baruch Lumet	...	Rabbi Chaim Baumel
Tom Mack	...	Football Player
Robert Walden	...	Sperm
H.E. West	...	Bernard Jaffe
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
William Beckley	...	King's Herald (uncredited)

Directed by
Woody Allen

Writing credits
David Reuben		(book)
Woody Allen		(screenplay)

Produced by
Jack Brodsky	....	executive producer
Jack Grossberg	....	associate producer
Charles H. Joffe	....	producer
Jack Rollins	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Mundell Lowe

Cinematography by
David M. Walsh		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Eric Albertson

Casting by
Marvin Paige

Production Design by
Dale Hennesy

Set Decoration by
Marvin March

Makeup Department
Paul Stanhope Jr.	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Terry Carr	....	second assistant director (as Terry M. Carr)
Fred T. Gallo	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Barry Bedig	....	property master
Wallace Graham	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Al Gramaglia	....	sound re-recordist
Jack Solomon	....	sound mixer
John Strauss	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Chuck Gaspar	....	special effects coordinator (uncredited)
Bob Overbeck	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Harvey Plastrik	....	opticals

Stunts
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	stunts
Denny Arnold	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Brutsche	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Wilbur Gossman	....	camera operator
Richard Moran	....	key grip
Joe Smith	....	gaffer (as Joseph Smith)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Arnie Lipin	....	wardrobe supervisor: male (as Arnold M. Lipin)
G. Fern Weber	....	wardrobe supervisor: female
Jack Faustino	....	wardrobe manager: Western Costume Co. (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Jonathan Bernstein	....	assistant editor
James T. Heckert	....	supervising editor

Music Department
Mundell Lowe	....	conductor
Phil Ramone	....	music recordist

Transportation Department
Joe Sawyers	....	transportation captain (as Joe R. Sawyers)

Other crew
Antonio Encarnacion	....	assistant to producers (as Tony Encarnacion)
Brian E. Frankish	....	location coordinator (as Brian Frankish)
Norman Gorbaty	....	title designer
Karen Hale Wookey	....	script supervisor (as Karen Wookey)
Joel Marrow	....	assistant to producers
Harvey Plastrik	....	opticals
Henry Polonsky	....	assistant to producers
Carol Shapiro	....	unit publicist
Teresa Stokovic	....	production secretary
Howard Storm	....	assistant to producers
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	photo double: Anthony Quayle (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Rollins-Joffe Productions

Distributors

• United Artists (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print)
• New Star (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• United Artists Films (1973) (Finland) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK) (Czech Republic)
• CBS/Fox (video)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1991) (USA) (laserdisc)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Pioneer Entertainment (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• A&R Recording Studios  music recorded at
• Cinemobile System  locations
• Magno Recording Studios  sound recording
• Western Costume Company  costumes supplied by

Also Known As:

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (USA) (short title)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Italy:VM14 (re-rating) | Italy:VM18 (original rating) | Singapore:M18 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-16 | France:-16 | Iceland:Unrated | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #23359) | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Agoura, California, USA

Company:

Rollins-Joffe Productions

Trivia:

In the "Are the findings of sex studies accurate?" segment, Woody Allen's character's name is Victor Shakapopulis, which is the same name as his character in _What's New, Pussycat (1965)_.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The second "baseball player" in the final chapter is football great Joe Namath.

Quotes:

Gina: [in Italian] Fabrizio, go easy on my hymen.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Indie Sex: Extremes (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

LET'S MISBEHAVE

Everything you wanted to know, indeed.

`Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex' is a landmark, and of course a great exercise in comedy. Dividing the movie in 7 different segments (with some not including himself in the leading role) was the best Woody Allen could do, and this movie works better than his previous attempt (Bananas) and his posterior `Sleeper'.

In a way, it's less ambitious and targets all audiences. All short films are hilarious, in a crescent order. My favorite is the last, which satirizes the humanly body functions during intercourse. A must see, for all generations of movie likers. Rate: 5/5