Private Lessons (1981 film)

Private Lessons is a 1981 American sex comedy film starring Sylvia Kristel, Howard Hesseman, Eric Brown, and Ed Begley Jr.

Private Lessons
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlan Myerson
Written byDan Greenburg
Based onPhilly
1969 novel
by Dan Greenburg
Produced byR. Ben Efraim
Starring
CinematographyJan de Bont
Edited byFred A. Chulack
Music byWillie Nile
Production
company
Distributed byJensen Farley Pictures
Release date
  • August 28, 1981 (1981-08-28) (United States)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.8 million
Box office$26.3 million or $12 million

The screenplay was written by Dan Greenburg, who wrote the original source novel, Philly. Greenburg appears as the manager of a motel in the film.

Private Lessons was one of Kristel's few major American film appearances; she was better known to European audiences for her Emmanuelle films which had only limited distribution in the United States. In early 2006, a 25th anniversary DVD release was issued in North America.

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