
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
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- R
- 1h 28min
- Comedy
- 06 Aug 1972 (Canada)
- Movie
Seven stories are trying to answer the question: what is sex? Or maybe they are not trying.
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Cast verified as complete
Woody Allen | ... |
Victor / Fabrizio / The Fool / Sperm
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John Carradine | ... |
Doctor Bernardo
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Lou Jacobi | ... |
Sam
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Louise Lasser | ... |
Gina
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Anthony Quayle | ... |
The King
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Tony Randall | ... |
The Operator
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Lynn Redgrave | ... |
The Queen
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Burt Reynolds | ... |
Switchboard
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Gene Wilder | ... |
Doctor Ross
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Jack Barry | ... |
Jack Barry
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Erin Fleming | ... |
The Girl
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Elaine Giftos | ... |
Mrs. Ross
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Toni Holt Kramer | ... |
Toni Holt
(as Toni Holt)
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Robert Q. Lewis | ... |
Robert Q. Lewis
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Heather MacRae | ... |
Helen Lacey
(as Heather Macrae)
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Pamela Mason | ... |
Pamela Mason
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Sidney Miller | ... |
George
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Regis Philbin | ... |
Regis Philbin
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Titos Vandis | ... |
Milos
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Stanley Adams | ... |
Stomach Operator
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Oscar Beregi Jr. | ... |
Brain Control
(as Oscar Beregi)
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Alan Caillou | ... |
The Fool's Father
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Dort Clark | ... |
Sheriff
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Geoffrey Holder | ... |
Sorcerer
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Jay Robinson | ... |
The Priest
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Ref Sanchez | ... |
Igor
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Don Chuy | ... |
Football Player
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Baruch Lumet | ... |
Rabbi Baumel
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Tom Mack | ... |
Football Player
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Robert Walden | ... |
Sperm
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H.E. West | ... |
Bernard Jaffe
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Norman Alden | ... |
Brain Technician (uncredited)
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Denny Arnold | ... |
Workman (uncredited)
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William Beckley | ... |
King's Herald (uncredited)
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Robert Buckingham | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Brent Dunsford | ... |
Neighbor (uncredited)
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John J. Fox | ... |
Divorce Judge (uncredited)
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Sig Frohlich | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Lars Hensen | ... |
Sperm (uncredited)
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George Hoagland | ... |
Neighbor (uncredited)
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Princess Livingston | ... |
Restaurant Guest (uncredited)
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John Marlin | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Inga Neilsen | ... |
Royal Executioner (uncredited)
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Cosmo Sardo | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Al Silvani | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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George Simmons | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Directed by
Woody Allen |
Written by
David Reuben | ... | (from the book "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask" by) (as Dr. David Reuben) |
Woody Allen | ... | (written for the screen by) |
Produced by
Jack Brodsky | ... | executive producer |
Elliott Gould | ... | executive producer |
Jack Grossberg | ... | associate producer |
Charles H. Joffe | ... | producer |
Jack Rollins | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Mundell Lowe | ... | (music composed by) |
Cinematography by
David M. Walsh | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Eric Albertson | ... | film editor |
Editorial Department
Jonathan Bernstein | ... | assistant editor |
James T. Heckert | ... | supervising film editor |
Patrick McMahon | ... | apprentice editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
Marvin Paige | ... | (casting) |
Production Design by
Dale Hennesy |
Set Decoration by
Marvin March |
Makeup Department
Paul Stanhope Jr. | ... | makeup |
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 |
Wally Graham | ... | construction coordinator (as Wallace Graham) |
Sound Department
Al Gramaglia | ... | rerecording: Magno Recording Studios |
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
Denny Arnold | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Jerry Brutsche | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Conrad E. Palmisano | ... | 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) |
Location Management
Brian E. Frankish | ... | location coordinator (as Brian Frankish) |
Music Department
Mundell Lowe | ... | music conducted by |
Phil Ramone | ... | music recordist |
Ray Alonge | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Wayne Andre | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Seymour Barab | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Julien Barber | ... | musician: violin, viola (uncredited) |
Phil Bodner | ... | musician: clarinet, sax (uncredited) |
Alfred Brown | ... | musician: violin, viola (uncredited) |
James Buffington | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Don Butterfield | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
Bob Calderwood | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
Earl Chapin | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Harry Cykman | ... | musician: violin, viola (uncredited) |
Paul Faulise | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Stan Free | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
John Frosk | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Dick Hyman | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
Mundell Lowe | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Joe Malin | ... | musician: violin, viola (uncredited) |
Bob McCoy | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Charles McCracken | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
David Nadien | ... | musician: violin, viola (uncredited) |
Gene Orloff | ... | musician: violin, viola (uncredited) |
Frank Owens | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
Sol Schlinger | ... | musician: clarinet, sax (uncredited) |
Alan Shulman | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Irving Spice | ... | musician: violin, viola (uncredited) |
Emmanuel Vardi | ... | musician: violin, viola (uncredited) |
Snooky Young | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Karen Hale Wookey | ... | script supervisor (as Karen Wookey) |
Transportation Department
Joe Sawyers | ... | transportation captain (as Joe R. Sawyers) |
Additional Crew
Antonio Encarnacion | ... | assistant to producers (as Tony Encarnacion) |
Norman Gorbaty | ... | title design |
Joel Marrow | ... | assistant to producers |
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
Distributors
- United Artists (1972) (United States) (theatrical) (as United Artists Entertainment from Transamerica Corporation)
- United Artists (A-Asia) (1973) (Australia) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1973) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1973) (Italy) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1973) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1973) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Nova Film (1973) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1973) (Argentina) (theatrical) (as Artistas Unidos)
- United Artists (1973) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Intervision Video (1980) (United States) (VHS)
- VidAmerica (1980) (United States) (VHS)
- United Artists (1981) (Japan) (theatrical)
- CBS/Fox (1983) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1983) (Australia) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1983) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1986) (Australia) (video)
- Warner Home Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Key Video (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- New Star (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Arrow Films (2016) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (Six Films: 1971-1978 Box Set)
- Twilight Time (2017) (World-wide) (Blu-ray)
- Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
- Pioneer Entertainment (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (United States) (video)
- Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- A&R Recording Studios (music recording)
- Cinemobile System (locations)
- Magno Recording Studios (re-recording)
- Panavision (cameras)
- Western Costume Company (costumes supplied by)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Seven segments related to one another only in that they all purport to be based on sections of the book by David Reuben. The segments range from "Do Aphrodisiacs Work?" in which a court jester gives an aphrodisiac to the Queen and is, in the end, beheaded to "What Happens During Ejaculation?" in which we watch "control central" during a successful seduction.
Written by Scott R. Vaughn |
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Taglines | 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! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $2,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Dr. David Reuben, the author of the source book "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask)," did not like this movie, and in an interview with the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, said: "I didn't enjoy the movie, because it impressed me as a sexual tragedy. Every episode in the picture was a chronicle of sexual failure, which was the converse of everything in the book." See more » |
Goofs | At the end of the fourth segment the transvestite man's wife exclaims: "The look on their faces when the police removed your hat!" and the man laughs in response. But it was actually the man himself who had removed his hat on being recognized by his wife. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Hollywood vs. Religion (1994). See more » |
Soundtracks | Let's Misbehave See more » |
Crazy Credits | Opening and closing credits shown over footage of rabbits. See more » |
Quotes |
The Fool:
Before you know it, the Renaissance will be here and we'll all be painting. See more » |