Movie
Inside Deep Throat
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2005-02-11
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Genres
- Documentary
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Imagine Entertainment, Summit Entertainment, HBO Documentary Films, Universal Pictures, Imagine Documentaries
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Dennis Hopper as Narrator (voice)
- Peter Bart as Self
- Warren Beatty as Self (archive footage)
- Carl Bernstein as Self
- Norman Mailer as Self
- John Waters as Self
- Gore Vidal as Self
- Hugh Hefner as Self
- Camille Paglia as Self
- Helen Gurley Brown as Self
- Erica Jong as Self
- Ruth Westheimer as Self
Crew
- Fenton Bailey - Director
- Randy Barbato - Director
- Fenton Bailey - Screenplay
- Randy Barbato - Screenplay
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