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
Lou Jacobi columnist William Safire so vividly that he cited it when writing about the meaning of the word 36 years later. Jacobi also made two dozen feature films. His film debut was in the 1953 British comedy, "Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?" with the country’s blond sex symbol of the day, Diana Dors. Other notable films in which he appeared include, "Irma La Douce", "Penelope", "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)" (1972) as Sam Musgrave, a middle-aged married man experimenting with women's clothes, "Arthur" (1981) as the lucky florist, "My Favorite Year" (1982) as