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1981 | DIRECTED BY ALAN MYERSON

Private Lessons

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Movie Stats
Year
1981
Runtime
 87 minutes (1 hr 27 mins)
Certificates

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R

16

12

12
Select Cast
Sylvia Kristel
Howard Hesseman
Eric Brown
Patrick Piccininni
Ed Begley Jr.
Pamela Jean Bryant
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
1st Jul 2025
Last viewed:
1st Jul 2025
Total views:
11
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
10th June 1981
44 years 4 months 21 days ago
Finland release date
 Finland
25th September 1981
44 years 1 months 6 days ago
South Korea release date
 South Korea
24th July 1982
43 years 3 months 7 days ago
France release date
 France
28th July 1982
43 years 3 months 3 days ago
Brazil release date
 Brazil
9th August 1982
43 years 2 months 22 days ago
Mexico release date
 Mexico
16th September 1982
43 years 1 months 15 days ago
Total Grosses
United States Flag
US total gross
  $17.8 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United States Flag
US tickets sold
6.4 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Release: No UK cinema release.
US Box Office
  • Release: 10th Jun '81
  • Debut weekend: 22nd Jan '82
  • Debut position: 10
  • Highest position: 6
  • Debut gross: $1.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 3
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
ADVERTISMENT
Directed by
alan myerson Alan Myerson
Starring
Sylvia KristelMallow
Howard HessemanLester
Eric BrownPhilly
Patrick PiccininniSherman
Ed Begley Jr.Jack Travis
Pamela Jean BryantJoyce
Meridith BaerMiss Phipps
Ron FosterFillmore
Peter ElblingWaiter
Beans MoroccoGreen
Dan GreenburgHotel Owner
Marian GibsonFlorence
Judy HeldenMiss Kristel's Double
Linda M. BassWoman in movie theater audience
David Lee RawlingsLover boy
ADVERTISMENT
1981-06-10
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UK Box Office Chart History
No UK box office info

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
6
Weeks top 15
3
Total Weeks
3
Total US Gross:
$17,833,387
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
22 Jan 1982
10N
$1,056,158
$14,733,581
29 Jan 1982
6▲
$1,188,236
$16,534,668
5 Feb 1982
11▼
$863,236
$17,833,387

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£0
15449
The Krofft Comedy Hour
15450
Private Lessons
15451
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Genres
Comedy
Comedy
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  • Argentina Argentina
  • Egypt Egypt
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  • Japan Japan
  • Mexico Mexico
News from around the web
Private Lessons (1981) ⭐ 5.1 | Comedy, Romance  IMDb Mon, 9th November 2015

Private Lessons Blu-ray  Blu-ray.com Fri, 3rd January 2025

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The Penguin Lessons movie review (2025)  Roger Ebert Fri, 28th March 2025

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1981 Movie Reviews – Hell Night, Body Heat, and Private Lessons  The Nerdy Sat, 28th August 2021

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