{"id":1279,"date":"2006-07-20T17:44:19","date_gmt":"2006-07-21T00:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1279"},"modified":"2021-01-06T18:54:12","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T01:54:12","slug":"everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-sex-but-were-afraid-to-ask-1972","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1279","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;With most grievous dispatch, I shall open the latch to get at her snatch!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/EYAWTKAS-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/EYAWTKAS-Poster-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-26428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/EYAWTKAS-Poster-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/EYAWTKAS-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/EYAWTKAS-Poster-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/EYAWTKAS-Poster.jpg 936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nSeven humorous vignettes poke fun at a famous sexology book. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Episodic Films<\/li>\n<li>Gene Wilder Films<\/li>\n<li>John Carradine Films<\/li>\n<li>Lynn Redgrave Films<\/li>\n<li>Sexuality<\/li>\n<li>Tony Randall Films<\/li>\n<li>Woody Allen Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nPeary notes that critics at the time were divided in their response to this early Woody Allen film, which &#8220;severely tested audience&#8217;s embarrassment level much as Lenny Bruce did years before&#8221;. These days, of course, we&#8217;re so inured to discussing anything and everything related to sex that the vignettes will hardly get a rise out of most audience members &#8212; with the possible exception of &#8220;What is Sodomy?&#8221;, in which a doctor (marvelously played by Gene Wilder) falls in love with an Armenian sheep named Daisy. I think this may be the most thorough (albeit satirical) treatment that zoophilia has ever received on the big screen.<\/p>\n<p>As with every episodic film, some segments are more amusing than others &#8212; for instance, &#8220;Are Transvestites Homosexuals?&#8221;, in which a middle-aged man (Lou Jacobi) dresses up in women&#8217;s clothing, falls completely flat. But the rest have at least a few moments of hilarity, with Allen managing to satirize multiple genres &#8212; including television game shows (&#8220;What&#8217;s My Perversion?&#8221;), space exploration (&#8220;What Happens During Ejaculation?&#8221;), sci-fi\/monster flicks (&#8220;Are the Findings of Doctors and Clinics Who Do Sexual Research Accurate?&#8221;), medieval historical dramas (&#8220;Do Aphrodisiacs Work?&#8221;), and Italian cinema (&#8220;Do Some Women Have Trouble Reaching Orgasm?&#8221;) &#8212; within the space of just 87 minutes. Although he&#8217;s made some real clunkers in the past few years, Allen&#8217;s early comedic genius is indisputable. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The truly hilarious final vignette, in which a group of white-clad sperm (the ever-neurotic Allen among them) get ready for blast-off<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Sperm2.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Sperm2.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1277\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gene Wilder as the sheep-loving doctor<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/WilderSheep.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/WilderSheep.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1278\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lynn Redgrave adding &#8220;-st&#8221; to the end of nearly every word she says<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Redgrave2.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Redgrave2.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1276\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Woody Allen as a too-cool Italian lover in spiffy shades<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/AllenCool.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/AllenCool.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1272\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;What&#8217;s My Perversion?&#8221; game show spoof<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Perversion2.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Perversion2.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1275\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An enormous milk-spouting breast roaming the country and wreaking havoc<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breast2.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Breast2.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1273\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. Although not all segments are equally funny, this is an unusual entry in Allen&#8217;s oeuvre, and well worth checking out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0068555\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/sciencefiction\/everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-sex-but-were-afraid-to-ask-1972.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/64073.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;With most grievous dispatch, I shall open the latch to get at her snatch!&#8221; Synopsis: Seven humorous vignettes poke fun at a famous sexology book. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy Episodic Films Gene Wilder Films John Carradine Films Lynn Redgrave Films Sexuality Tony Randall Films Woody Allen Films Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: Peary notes that critics at the time were divided in their response to this early Woody Allen film, which &#8220;severely tested audience&#8217;s embarrassment level much as Lenny&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1279\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1279"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62003,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1279\/revisions\/62003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}