Synopsis
A collection of seven vignettes, which each address a question concerning human sexuality. From aphrodisiacs to sexual perversion to the mystery of the male orgasm, characters like a court jester, a doctor, a queen and a journalist adventure through lab experiments and game shows, all seeking answers to common questions that many would never ask.
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Cast
- Woody AllenVictor / Fabrizio / The Fool / Sperm
- John CarradineDr. Bernardo
- Lou JacobiSam Musgrave
- Louise LasserGina
- Anthony QuayleThe King
- Tony RandallThe Operator
- Lynn RedgraveQueen
- Burt ReynoldsSwitchboard
- Gene WilderDr. Doug Ross
- Jack BarryHimself
Recommendations
- 80
Empire
It may not consistently stay the distance, but the sublimely funny moments make up for an awful lot of misfires. - 80
Time Out London
Seven sketches parodying a sex manual, in which Allen strung together "every funny idea I've ever had about sex, including several that led to my own divorce." - 70
Time
Anthology inspired by Dr. David Reuben’s book of the same title. Allen’s version is far less educational than Reuben’s; it takes the form of several unrelated sketches, each of which purports to answer a question posed in Reuben’s book. The funniest bits are the first and last. - 50
Variety
Allen's gift is in the depiction of a contemporary intellectual shlump who cannot seem to make it with the chicks always tantalizingly out of reach. That persona could well have served him once more as the focus for a good bit of caustic comedy on today's sexual mores. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Seven segments make up this melange--some of them work; some of them are dreadful. It was Allen's sixth screenplay, his third directorial assignment, and one of his weakest efforts.
