Private Lessons

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Private Lessons

R

1981

1h 30m

Comedy

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Teenager Phillip Fillmore (Eric Brown) is out of school for the summer, his millionaire father is out of town on business, and he's got the mansion to himself, with the sexy Dutch maid Nicole (Sylvia Kristel) to keep him company. It sounds like a dream summer, until Nicole starts acting strangely familiar toward Phillip, who isn't quite sure how to react. Meanwhile, chauffeur Lester (Howard Hesseman) seems to have something up his sleeve as well, which doesn't bode well for poor Phillip.

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Derek Adams

Time Out

Jun 24, 2006

Teen Oriented Voyeurism rules as the protagonist (Brown) stalks his prey (and her stand-in) armed with cameras, binoculars, and an overtly Oedipal mix of fear and desire.

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John Corry

New York Times

Aug 30, 2004

1.5/5

Private Lessons is made for the Clearasil market, pimply and freshly pubescent.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Jul 20, 2024

3/10

The coming-of-age sex-comedy elements never quite become comical; instead, much of it is just awkward.

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Rob Thomas

Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Apr 28, 2006

0/5

It won't make you laugh, but it will make you feel unclean.

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Scott Weinberg

DVDTalk.com

Mar 4, 2006

2/5

Rent it for nostalgia value, if you must, but be prepared for a sex comedy with very little sexiness and a complete dearth of comedy.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Aug 17, 2005

2/5

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Ashequl I

@Tofa13 Oct 15, 2026

Too controversial to even comment on. The story was shit, but some of the comedy worked.

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Horror fan 4

@Horrorfan4life Jul 1, 2026

This was American pie in the 1980's. The soundtrack alone is worth watching for but the characters and performances were top tier. To say they couldn't make this movie today is ludicrous. This is every young boys fantasy of being with an older attractive woman. This movie is funny and yes the nudity is there like a lot of 80's films but the message is heard loud and clear. Tim Treakle

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Eric W.

@RandlePMcMurphy Nov 16, 2025

I went into this film knowing Emmanuel was very “open” sexually, but I didn’t know she got down like this! I can’t imagine what it would have been like for actor, Eric Brown, who plays Phillip Fillmore. It had to be unbelievably awesome in some ways but wayyy more awkward, doing these scenes on a movie set, and then having to watch it back with his parents. Soooo wrong in so many ways. Great soundtrack though.

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H W

@RT33083624 Nov 10, 2025

Keep in mind it was originally released in 1981. A time far more different than now. The funny thing is that so much time has passed, a movie that was accepted back then feels very creepy now. A wealthy kid (15) falls for his maid who's in on a scam with the chauffeur to blackmail the kid's wealthy father. One thing leads to another. Howard Hesseman is fun as the driver. But the script's nothing special and watching the lead be seduced by the grown woman maid is unsettling in modern times. Disturbingly so. The soundtrack though is topnotch.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Apr 28, 2025

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, a história é mais ou menos, os personagens sao fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes para fazer o filme ser bom.

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Shioka O

@RT54204327 Dec 1, 2024

I didn't expect so much of course, but enjoyed it. So silly and fun to see. Sylvia Kristel is beautiful.

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Synopsis

Teenager Phillip Fillmore (Eric Brown) is out of school for the summer, his millionaire father is out of town on business, and he's got the mansion to himself, with the sexy Dutch maid Nicole (Sylvia Kristel) to keep him company. It sounds like a dream summer, until Nicole starts acting strangely familiar toward Phillip, who isn't quite sure how to react. Meanwhile, chauffeur Lester (Howard Hesseman) seems to have something up his sleeve as well, which doesn't bode well for poor Phillip.

Director: Alan Myerson
Producer: R. Ben Efraim
Screenwriter: Dan Greenburg
Production Co: Barry & Enright Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2017
Runtime: 1h 30m

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