Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (book) 100 million readers. In 1972 it was parodied by Woody Allen in the comedy film of the same name and received a favorable response from movie critics. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (book) Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) is a book (1969, updated 1999) by U.S. physician David Reuben. It was one of the first sex manuals that entered mainstream culture in the 1960s, and had a profound effect on sex education and in liberalizing attitudes towards sex. It was the most popular non-fiction
Elliott Gould abandoned after four days of shooting, following rumours that Gould was addicted to drugs, something the actor has strenuously denied. Gould and his producing partner helped make "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)", later selling it to United Artists. He was reportedly offered the lead role in "Pocket Money", but turned it down because he did not want to work with director Stuart Rosenberg again after his experience making "Move". Gould's comeback came in 1973's "The Long Goodbye", Robert Altman's adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel. Gould starred as detective Philip Marlowe, a role