Search - Private Lessons [25th Anniversary Edition] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1980 DVD Release: 02/07/2006 Format: DVD - Color,Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 27 mins Studio: Live/Artisan Members Wishing: 11 Genres: Comedy, Teen Movie, Sex Comedy

Penned by Dan Greenburg, Private Lessons details the plight of a rich, fifteen-year-old boy (Eric Brown) whose French maid (Sylvia Kristel of the Emmanuelle series) is hired to teach him the finer points of l'amour. A contrived subplot involving a blackmail scheme complicates matters but really only serves as padding between the erotic scenes. In the end, the boy ends up wiser for the wear in more ways than one as he learns all the sordid details. Typical of many early '80s adolescent-oriented T & A films, this entry includes plenty of leering nudity and debauchery, although it seems comparatively tame compared with many others. Surprisingly, Private Lessons was a box-office hit at the time of its release; presumably, many film-goers had seen Kristel in her role as Emmanuelle, although they would have been disappointed to learn a body-double stood in during her love scenes in this case. A similarly-themed film, My Tutor, was released soon after. ~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide

Sylvia Kristel - Nicole
Howard Hesseman - Lester
Ron Foster - Philly's Dad
Eric Brown - Phillip Fillmore
Ed Begley, Jr. - Jack Travis
Pamela Jean Bryant - Joyce