Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (film) Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (film) Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) is a 1972 comedy film directed by Woody Allen. It consists of a series of short sequences loosely inspired by Dr. David Reuben's book of the same name. The film was an early smash for Allen, grossing over $18 million in North America alone against a $2 million budget, making it the 13th highest grossing film of 1972. The credits at the start and close of the film are played over a backdrop
Irène Bordoni pictures including "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)" (1972), "Pennies from Heaven" (1981) and "Bullets Over Broadway" (1994). Porter later included Bordoni's name in the lyrics of his song "You're the Top" ("you're the eyes of Irène Bordoni") from the musical "Anything Goes" (1934). Throughout her Broadway career, Bordoni was renowned for wearing only the most stylish of clothes, including costumes by Erté. During this time, Bordoni appeared in Lucky Strike cigarette advertisements with the quip, "I smoke a Lucky to keep petite," which was said to have contributed to the tremendous increase