American Film

SCREEN TEST: SEX FOR LAUGHS

Woody Allen’s EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX* BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK (1972) provides the answers to this month’s Screen Test along with plenty of laughs. Because children conceived during the making of this movie are now 40 years old, you may not remember the actual punch lines. See if you can distinguish the authentic Allen zinger from the ones we concocted.

In the medieval portion of the film, the King has caught the Fool hiding under the Queen’s dress.  How does the Fool explain himself?

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The seven segments in EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX* BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK were based on questions posed in the best-selling book by David Reuben.

For more on EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX* BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK, visit the AFI Catalog of Feature Films