Deep Throat (1972)

Director:

Gerard Damiano

Writer:

Gerard Damiano (written by)

Release Date:

8 January 1973 (Sweden)

Genre:

Adult | Comedy

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 | Male Rear Nudity | Anal Sex | Penis

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)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ron Wertheim	...	Bearded Man on Sofa (uncredited)

Directed by
Gerard Damiano		(as Jerry Gerard)

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

Produced by
Phil Parisi	....	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)

Production Companies

• Gerard Damiano Film Productions (GDFP)

Distributors

• AMMA (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
• Aquarius Releasing (1973) (USA) (theatrical)
• Bryanston Distributing (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
• Concorde Film (197?) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Embassy Cinema (1979) (Italy) (theatrical) (limited)
• Eurogroup Film Distributors of Italy (1976) (Greece) (theatrical) (softcore version)
• Eurogroup Film Distributors of Italy (1976) (Italy) (theatrical) (softcore version)
• France Film (unknown) (Canada) (theatrical) (Québec)
• Gabriel Fariza González (1984) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Gerard Damiano Film Productions (GDFP) (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
• Imperial Film AB (1973) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Plymouth Distributing (1975) (USA) (theatrical)
• Toei Yoga (1975) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Vanguard Films (II) (1972) (USA) (theatrical) (New York)
• Another World Entertainment (2009) (Denmark) (DVD)
• Arrow Films and Video (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Arrow Films and Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Arrow Productions (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• BNN TV (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (in association with VPRO)
• Distribution S.E.L. (1996) (Canada) (VHS)
• Dolmen Home Video (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
• Dolmen Home Video (2005) (Italy) (VHS) (rental)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Forfeited Films (1984) (USA) (VHS)
• Home Video Erotica (????) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Hot Rod Productions Ltd. (2000) (UK) (VHS)
• International Home Entertainment (1978) (USA) (video)
• Kamras Film Group (19??) (Finland) (VHS)
• Momentum Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (UK) (DVD)
• Public Domain Film (PDF) (1982) (USA) (VHS)
• Take Shobo Company (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (all media)
• VCA Pictures (????) (USA) (DVD)
• Video Film Leasing (????) (West Germany) (VHS)
• Visual Entertainment (2000) (UK) (VHS)
• Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO) (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (in association with BNN TV)
• Wonderful World of Video (????) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Royal Fashions  wardrobe
• Sal & Mona  catering

Also Known As:

"Throat" - USA (bowdlerized title)

Runtime:

61 min | Sweden:67 min | UK:50 min (cut version) | Italy:85 min (softcore version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

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 | UK:R18 | USA:X | Finland:K-18 (1999) | UK:18 | Norway:18 (2006) | Netherlands:16 | Australia:R (2008) (censored) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Argentina:18 (re-rating) (1983) | Argentina:X (original rating)

Filming Locations:

3980 Wood Avenue, Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

Gerard Damiano Film Productions (GDFP)

Trivia:

Reportedly filmed in 6 days.

Quotes:

Last man:Say, what's a nice joint like you doing in a girl like this?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Sex: The Revolution: Do Your Own Thing (#1.3)" (2008)

The one that started it all

The all time classic , the first hardcore porno film to play to sold out mainstream theaters and certainly a very bizzare relic from 1972. A very strange musical movie with campy dialogue , comedic acting , and very weird music including a strange version of the Coke theme in a bizzare scene. The sex is so-so not too erotic and suffers from the extreme closeup syndrome where it tries to zoom in as far as it can til it blurs out repeatally that got annoying but the film itself is a nostaligic funny and campy movie that can be viewed on it's merits as a sex comedy rather than a pornographic movie..definitly the all time cult classic

9/10