How to Succeed with Sex | |
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Directed by | Bert I. Gordon |
Written by | Bert I. Gordon |
Produced by | Jerome F. Katzman executive Sam Katzman |
Starring | Zack Taylor Mary Jane Carpenter |
Edited by | John A. Bushelman |
Music by | Sean Bonniwell Forest Hamilton |
Production company | Argo Productions |
Distributed by | Medford Film Corp |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
Country | USA |
Language | English |
How to Succeed with Sex is an American sex comedy film written and directed by Bert I. Gordon., [1] released on October 30, 1972.
A man, who is having trouble scoring with his girlfriend, reads a book about sex and seduction to get some pointers. [1]
The New York Times praised the film's dialogue as ironic, literal and even occasionally funny" and said the women were "lovely". [2]
Gene Siskel called it "repetitive and not erotic." [3]
The Los Angeles Times said "over the years veteran low budget producer Sam Katzman has racked up a reputation for spotting a trend and cashing in on it, but he's awfully late in getting into nudies" adding the film was "not only too late, it offers too little for its genre." [4]
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