Inside Deep Throat

2005 "It was filmed in 6 days for 25 thousand dollars. The government didn't want you to see it. It was banned in 23 states. It has grossed over 600 million dollars. And it is the most profitable film in motion picture history."
Inside Deep Throat
6.7| 1h30m| NC-17| en| More Info
Released: 11 February 2005 Released
Producted By: Imagine Entertainment
Country: United States of America
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In 1972, a seemingly typical shoestring budget pornographic film was made in a Florida hotel: "Deep Throat," starring Linda Lovelace. This film would surpass the wildest expectation of everyone involved to become one of the most successful independent films of all time. It caught the public imagination which met the spirit of the times, even as the self-appointed guardians of public morality struggled to suppress it, and created, for a brief moment, a possible future where sexuality in film had a bold artistic potential. This film covers the story of the making of this controversial film, its stunning success, its hysterical opposition along with its dark side of mob influence and allegations of the on set mistreatment of the film's star.

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sol- While hardly shocking by standards today, the adult film 'Deep Throat' caused a stir when released in 1972 and this informative documentary recounts its notoriety as well as the subsequent careers of its director and stars. A few amusing bits aside, 'Deep Throat' is not a particularly well-made movie and the documentary benefits from acknowledging this with 'Deep Throat' director Gerard Damiano even agreeing. The source of fascination then becomes the fact the film has made so much money and was so widely seen despite being so amateurish. Reasons thrown up include its banning increasing demand, its graphic depiction of fellatio and the influence the movie had on adult films to come. We might never know the exact reason, but the documentary does a good job prodding. For a 90-minute doco though, 'Inside Deep Throat' is incredibly busy and explores a few too many avenues at once. Harry Reams is a fascinating subject (almost jailed for acting in the film when he was an eleventh hour casting decision, paid a mere $250), but it feels like more attention should have been thrown Linda Lovelace's way. The doco is also a little bloated with tons of interviews involving people such as John Waters and Larry Flynt, who were never involved with the actual film. Wes Craven makes for an interesting subject though as he started in porn himself, which he terms an "entry level job". Or at least it was back then. 'Inside Deep Throat' acutely reminds us of how much times have changed in addition to posing the expected freedom of expression questions.
disdressed12 for me,this was an interesting look at arguably the most famous porn film ever made,and its repercussions,not just in the pornography industry,but in society in general.it became a cultural phenomena and polarized America when it came to the issue of freedom of expression and censorship and touched off a revolution.its impact can still be felt today.and no matter which side of the debate you sit on,this film certainly will get you talking.i found the film fascinating,to say the least.i viewed the NC17 version,which obviously is a bit more explicit than the R rated version.i would recommend this documentary just based on it's historical value.for me,Inside Deep Throat is a 9/10
nixskits Out of all the X-rated films that could have taken on such a place in the history of the world, it's ridiculous that "Deep Throat" is the one to rise up as the title synonymous with boundary pushing in society. It isn't good by almost any standards! Getting that off my chest, I was pleasantly shocked by how rich in all ways "Inside Deep Throat" is. This cannonball of a nonfiction movie should be watched by some of those teen girls who think that porn is the place for them. I'm not a prude, just a concerned adult who thinks the legal age for performing in porn should be 21 and not merely 18. The lives that would be saved, for lack of a better term, make this a sensible modifying of the laws regarding adult entertainment. (William Margold, who's spent many years writing, producing and performing in the world of X said virtually the same thing a while back.)The lives of the late Chuck, Linda, Gerard and still alive Harry are like four bumper cars that all crashed together in a curious stroke of fate and the fallout is still being felt today. The overwhelming reason is money. Chuck abused and pimped Linda, Harry had his freedom threatened for receiving a pittance to star in the film and Gerard almost had his life ended for being in the way of mob thugs that realized giving him a tiny piece of "Deep Throat" profits would cost them millions.And what millions there were! No one will know the true total, due to such unbridled greed that led to skimming, threats and people disappearing forever. Not until "The Blair Witch Project" came along had another entity in film been such a money tree. The latter became popular from a silly internet based hype, "Deep Throat" because certain officials wouldn't just let it pass with a natural cinematic demise. Some people, such as Joseph McCarthy's right hand man, Roy Cohn, were worse criminals in the damage they caused to society, but felt a need to grandstand against the hippie era and this film was the bastard child of the love generation. Seeing Harry Reems debate Cohn on TV is one of the great moments in this exploration into the human need to feel superior. Superior to maybe just their own image in society's funhouse mirrors of public versus private lives.
DW Yes, I know, it is indeed a film about a porn movie. But it is much more a showcase for how the US ticks.The US has (and always had) the biggest porn industry in the world. Though, there is no country in the Western World where this kind of business is more illegal, at least if you go by the present law. Does it make sense? No, for sure not. And that's the story of this really interesting documentary - at least IMO.For a German (in his late 30's) as I am, and probably for the vast majority of the Europeans it is and always was really strange how thing can go in the US. Don't get me wrong: Almost all Americans as single persons I met I really liked, but the USA as a society is a really strange place to me. Let me explain what I mean: An actor can be sentenced to 5 years in jail, while everybody else involved (director, producer, other actors, etc) is not touched at all for completely unknown reasons (legally I mean). A movie can make hundreds of millions bucks but it is officially judged as dangerous to the people. A prosecutor can even today think that he was right then. And to complete the picture, all the laws which harassed those people in those days are still untouched but for some unknown reasons not in use anymore.There is something hypocritical about the American society, and that's what is shown by this documentary. And that's why it is worth to watch.