The Tennis Lesson (clip)

A brief, passionate encounter between an attractive woman and ... a tennis ball machine. On the face of it, this 1975 short film is a breezy spoof on the tennis craze. But "The Tennis Lesson" also serves as a commentary on the machine age, in which human beings increasingly depend on technology to meet all their needs. Produced and directed by Steve Karp. Executive Producer: Tom Gallagher.

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[rickjr37]

This is actually from 1976,the year "Murder By Death" came out. I have the original poster for "M.B.D."

I saw this when i was 7 years old at the SRO Paramount Theatre(now the Pacific El Capitan)in Hollywood,Ca. i believe it was qualifying for the Best Live Action short at the Academy Awards. I've been looking for it ever since. Thanks for this.

[supertrex2]

weird backhand. but she can hit it good.

[d0min0danc1ng]

That machine reminds me of Kid the knight rider car

[fayskelley]

Somebody meant to file movie under fore play and instead typed fore hand .... the combination of the music, visuals, breathing, and commentary was a parody of itself!

[nabisco1959]

It was widely shown in theaters as a short film presentation before the main feature when the feature's running time was less than 90 minutes. I saw it in a theater showing "Murder By Death" around 1975... A lot of the short's sexual innuendo is lost because the last minute of it is missing here. Not shown is that after the machine reaches its 'climax' it dribbles to a slow finale. I haven't seen it in over 30 years, but I'm sure the 'punchline' is missing.

[zoeacrute]

Was that Pat Benatar?

[Cha7520]

What the hell did I just watch??

[JackAng3l]

lol...what a weird tennis vid. oldie. she hits out most of the time too lol. and at some points when u close ur eyes, it sounds like a vintage porn clip lol.

but cool vid i guess.

[panasonichifi]

This is how lessons ought to be hahaha!

[DE19702]

I found this video strangely hypnotic. The combination of the tennis, video and commentary is great. Where did it come from and do you have any more of this stuff?