Deep Throat (1972)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Gerard Damiano

Writer:

Gerard Damiano (written by)

Release Date:

8 January 1973 (Sweden)

Genre:

Adult

Tagline:

How far does a girl have to go to untangle her tingle?

Plot:

A woman with an unusual birth defect comes to a doctor who has an unorthodox solution to make the best of her situation.

Plot Keywords:

Doctor | Sex | Ejaculation | Female Rear Nudity | Nude Man

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Harry Reems	...	Dr. Young
Dolly Sharp	...	Helen
Bill Harrison	...	Mr. Maltz
William Love	...	Wilber Wang
Carol Connors	...	The Nurse
Bob Phillips	...	Mr. Fenster
Linda Lovelace	...	Herself
Ted Street	...	Delivery Boy
John Byron	...	#11
Jack Birch	...	#12 (as Michael Powers)
Gerard Damiano	...	Last Man (as Al Gork)

Directed by
Gerard Damiano		(as Jerry Gerard)

Writing credits
Gerard Damiano		(written by) (as Jerry Gerard)

Produced by
Anthony Peraino	....	associate producer (as Phil Perry)
Joseph S. Peraino	....	associate producer (as Phil Perry)
Louis Peraino	....	producer (as Lou Perry)

Cinematography by
João Fernandes		(director of photography) (as Harry Flecks)

Film Editing by
Gerard Damiano		(as Jerry Gerard)

Production Management
Chuck Traynor	....	production manager
Ron Wertheim	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chic Kane	....	assistant director

Art Department
Len Camp	....	set designer

Sound Department
Morris Gottlieb	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Francis Goyer	....	key grip
Merci McCowney	....	gaffer
Harry Reems	....	assistant camera (as Ned Reems)

Editorial Department
Rose Anderson	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Berton Goldwater	....	legal advisor
Shelly Martin	....	script continuity
Len Camp	....	location scout (uncredited)
Anthony Peraino	....	financier (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Gerard Damiano Film Productions (GDFP)

Distributors

• AMMA (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
• Aquarius Releasing (????) (USA) (theatrical)
• Bryanston Distributing (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
• Compagnie France Film (????) (Canada) (theatrical) (Québec)
• Gerard Damiano Film Productions (GDFP) (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
• Plymouth Distributing (1974) (USA) (theatrical)
• Vanguard Films (II) (1972) (USA) (theatrical) (New York)
• Arrow Productions (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• BNN TV (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (in association with VPRO Television)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Hot Rod Productions Ltd. (2000) (UK) (VHS)
• Kamras Film Group (????) (Finland) (VHS)
• Momentum Pictures (2005) (UK) (DVD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD) (censored)
• VCA Pictures (????) (USA) (DVD)
• VPRO Television (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (in association with BNN TV)
• Visual Entertainment (2000) (UK) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Royal Fashions  wardrobe
• Sal & Mona  catering

Also Known As:

The Doctor Makes a House Call (USA) (working title)
The Sword Swallower (USA) (pre-release title)
Throat (USA) (bowdlerized title)

Runtime:

61 min | Sweden:67 min | UK:50 min (cut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:R18 | Finland:K-18 (1999) | UK:18 | Norway:18 (2006) | Netherlands:16 | Australia:R (2008) (censored) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Australia:X | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:R | Canada:XXX (Nova Scotia) | Chile:18 (2001) | Denmark:15 (video rating) | Finland:(Banned) (1993) | Ireland:(Banned) | Italy:X | Sweden:15 | USA:X

Filming Locations:

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Company:

Gerard Damiano Film Productions (GDFP)

Trivia:

Film is the subject of the documentary film, Inside Deep Throat (2005).

Quotes:

Dr. Young: No wonder you can't hear any bells! You don't have a tinkler!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Swingtown: Go Your Own Way (#1.5)" (2008)

The book is pretty funny, too!

I think I read the paperback first. I highly recommend it. Then I saw a tape of this movie, and decided right then that it does deserve a place in the history of film. And not only because of the scandals and the fight for the freedom of speech, even though that's as important today as it was back then.

I'm talking about a sex comedy here. Sure enough, it is a sex comedy with explicit sex included, with the intention to make money by getting the audience hot all over. And it is dated, even the jokes about the squares of the time.

Well, that's fine with me: I find it OK to make money with sexy stuff, and this one is not only sexy but quite funny. I have had the chance to see it again at the silver screen, and it was lots of fun all over again. In short: sexy underground comedy.