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The Knack... and How to Get It

A nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal to teach him 'the knack' - how to score with women. Serendipitously, the men meet up with a new girl in town, as well as a friendly lunatic who can’t help but paint things white.

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Richard Lester

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Nominated for 6 BAFTA 5 wins & 9 nominations total

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Nancy Jones Woman In House Tolen Tom Boy In Classroom Dress Shop Owner Colin Old Man Nancy Jones Tolen Tom Dress Shop Owner Colin

That's what we need in this house a real steadying influence - The Knack... and How to Get It

That's what we need in this house a real steadying...

Or some young lady, looking for
a clean home, in clean surroundings. - The Knack... and How to Get It

Or some young lady, looking for a clean home, in clean surro...

Just watch where you're treading. - The Knack... and How to Get It

Just watch where you're treading.

The guest book.
Please restrict your comment to one word. - The Knack... and How to Get It

The guest book. Please restrict your comment to one word.

Shall I show you Colin Shall I advise you - The Knack... and How to Get It

Shall I show you Colin Shall I advise you

I blame the teachers if you ask me That's my opinion - The Knack... and How to Get It

I blame the teachers if you ask me That's my opinion

Charlie! - The Knack... and How to Get It

It's up She's in - The Knack... and How to Get It

It's up She's in

The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection - The Knack... and How to Get It

The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection

Is constant - The Knack... and How to Get It

Her class was doing the behaving My lads are made of flesh - The Knack... and How to Get It

Her class was doing the behaving My lads are made of flesh

I thought I would never see such
purity of pattern, absolute rightness. - The Knack... and How to Get It

I thought I would never see such purity of pattern, absolute...

I thought I would never see such purity of pattern absolute rightness - The Knack... and How to Get It

I thought I would never see such purity of pattern absolute...

It's of the utmost importance of the essence - The Knack... and How to Get It

It's of the utmost importance of the essence

Skirt ls that it - The Knack... and How to Get It

Skirt ls that it

I could tell you what I know intellectually what my experience has been - The Knack... and How to Get It

I could tell you what I know intellectually what my...

But the feeling can be developed with experience and confidence - The Knack... and How to Get It

But the feeling can be developed with experience and...

That last one had very nice earlobes - The Knack... and How to Get It

That last one had very nice earlobes

How do I acquire the knack Yes how The knack - The Knack... and How to Get It

How do I acquire the knack Yes how The knack

Tell me how many women have you had - The Knack... and How to Get It

Tell me how many women have you had

A clever man a gifted man - The Knack... and How to Get It

A clever man a gifted man

Rory is well aware that in the long run he will profit by the arrangement - The Knack... and How to Get It

Rory is well aware that in the long run he will profit by...

I would consider letting you come in on this arrangement - The Knack... and How to Get It

I would consider letting you come in on this arrangement

Couldn't I just share your women - The Knack... and How to Get It

Couldn't I just share your women

No. I could not.
I couldn't stand the pace. Really. - The Knack... and How to Get It

No. I could not. I couldn't stand the pace. Really.

I burnt my hand - The Knack... and How to Get It

I burnt my hand

I adore a piece of wood its feel - The Knack... and How to Get It

I adore a piece of wood its feel

Of course it harbors rats you know Jerry built Pardon my French - The Knack... and How to Get It

Of course it harbors rats you know Jerry built Pardon my...

There is mastery in a job well done if you have a way with tools - The Knack... and How to Get It

There is mastery in a job well done if you have a way with...

I like the twist of a good screw I'm bound - The Knack... and How to Get It

I like the twist of a good screw I'm bound

Shame to hide a good screw Workers' Playtime - The Knack... and How to Get It

Shame to hide a good screw Workers' Playtime

The YWCA. - The Knack... and How to Get It

It's for me. - The Knack... and How to Get It

Are you a homosexual No - The Knack... and How to Get It

Are you a homosexual No

Yours is quite big isn't it How big is your bed - The Knack... and How to Get It

Yours is quite big isn't it How big is your bed

Then take the first turning over,
then once more around left. - The Knack... and How to Get It

Then take the first turning over, then once more around left...

At 13 were you promiscuous - The Knack... and How to Get It

At 13 were you promiscuous

Mods and rockers - The Knack... and How to Get It

Mods and rockers

There's not a bus route in London
free of its share of youth, vice, - The Knack... and How to Get It

There's not a bus route in London free of its share of ...

I mean, I'm broad-minded,
but a bed's place is definitely in the home, - The Knack... and How to Get It

I mean, I'm broad-minded, but a bed's place is def...

I don't personally subscribe
to that sort of program. - The Knack... and How to Get It

I don't personally subscribe to that sort of program.

I come from Hampton Wick myself so I'm used to innuendo - The Knack... and How to Get It

I come from Hampton Wick myself so I'm used to innuendo

-There's no national heritage anymore.
-No. It's all on the National Health. - The Knack... and How to Get It

-There's no national heritage anymore. -No. It's a...

I was never given the opportunity - The Knack... and How to Get It

I was never given the opportunity

What's the most frightening building in London - The Knack... and How to Get It

What's the most frightening building in London

I've been picked up haven't l Have you - The Knack... and How to Get It

I've been picked up haven't l Have you

In Walt Disney's early films there were cows and the censor cut the udders out - The Knack... and How to Get It

In Walt Disney's early films there were cows and the...

You can have that You can have access Just got to do a bit of climbing that's all - The Knack... and How to Get It

You can have that You can have access Just got to do a bit...

You're exciting him.
Don't you realize he's a desperate man? - The Knack... and How to Get It

You're exciting him. Don't you realize he's a...

Just think what you could do with a real whip - The Knack... and How to Get It

Just think what you could do with a real whip

Just think what you could do
with a real whip. - The Knack... and How to Get It

Just think what you could do with a real whip.

Some tea. Some tea you've indicated. - The Knack... and How to Get It

Some tea. Some tea you've indicated.

You've got Chinese eyebrows - The Knack... and How to Get It

You've got Chinese eyebrows

What's the matter Is there anything the matter with you - The Knack... and How to Get It

What's the matter Is there anything the matter with you

As you know any organ not in constant use atrophies - The Knack... and How to Get It

As you know any organ not in constant use atrophies

All right Colin she's all yours - The Knack... and How to Get It

All right Colin she's all yours

No one's going to rape you - The Knack... and How to Get It

No one's going to rape you

How sweet you are - The Knack... and How to Get It

How sweet you are

I've got some records upstairs - The Knack... and How to Get It

I've got some records upstairs

Come back! This is bound to end in tears! - The Knack... and How to Get It

Come back! This is bound to end in tears!

Stop it. You're touching me. Keep off. - The Knack... and How to Get It

Stop it. You're touching me. Keep off.

Keep off Do you hear - The Knack... and How to Get It

Keep off Do you hear

I have this fatal knack - The Knack... and How to Get It

I have this fatal knack

I haven't got the knack to make a girl lie on her back in the rain - The Knack... and How to Get It

I haven't got the knack to make a girl lie on her back...

Pulse I can't find a thing - The Knack... and How to Get It

Pulse I can't find a thing

-She's still warm.
-Doesn't mean a thing. - The Knack... and How to Get It

-She's still warm. -Doesn't mean a thing.

Rape Not today thank you - The Knack... and How to Get It

Rape Not today thank you

Now let's look at this objectively Some tea - The Knack... and How to Get It

Now let's look at this objectively Some tea

Starkers Bare buff Let me see - The Knack... and How to Get It

Starkers Bare buff Let me see

She wants you to rape her That's what it's all about - The Knack... and How to Get It

She wants you to rape her That's what it's all...

She wants raping so go in there and rape her - The Knack... and How to Get It

She wants raping so go in there and rape her

Here what day is this It went clean out of my head - The Knack... and How to Get It

Here what day is this It went clean out of my head

And you never can tell can you That face No girl would ever suspect - The Knack... and How to Get It

And you never can tell can you That face No girl would ever...

Have I really - The Knack... and How to Get It

He's a sexual incompetent - The Knack... and How to Get It

He's a sexual incompetent

And he raped me marvelous super Now come on - The Knack... and How to Get It

And he raped me marvelous super Now come on

It's exaggeration. - The Knack... and How to Get It

It's exaggeration.

Don't you feel tired? - The Knack... and How to Get It

Don't you feel tired?

-Not nervous?
-No. - The Knack... and How to Get It

-Not nervous? -No.

-Look at me.
-Yes? - The Knack... and How to Get It

-Look at me. -Yes?

Laugh, then. - The Knack... and How to Get It

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A nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal to teach him 'the knack' - how to score with women. Serendipitously, the men meet up with a new girl in town, as well as a friendly lunatic who can’t help but paint things white.

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Director: Richard Lester

Writer: Charles Wood, Ann Jellicoe

Production: N/A

Genre: Comedy

Year: 1965

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.3

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 07 Jul 1965

Awards: Nominated for 6 BAFTA 5 wins & 9 nominations total

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Also watch: Three Women, Spider Man: Far from Home, Interstellar, Tenet, Joker, Society of the Snow, Me Before You, The Fly, Parasite, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, Get Out, Luca, Snowpiercer, Barbie, John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum, Green Book, Knives Out, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse