Linda Lovelace for President (1975)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Claudio Guzmán

Writer:

Jack Margolis (writer)

Release Date:

April 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

It's a Panic! It's an Event! It's a Happening!

Plot:

An intentionally campy film designed to capitalize on Linda Lovelace's sudden fame following "Deep Throat"...

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Porn Star | Female Nudity | Presidential Campaign | Presidential Candidate

Cast

Linda Lovelace	...	Herself
Fuddle Bagley	...	Abdul Ali Umagooma
Val Bisoglio	...	Rev. Billy Easter
Jack DeLeon	...	Capt. Neldor (as Jack De Leon)
Micky Dolenz	...	Lt. Fenwick
Joey Forman	...	Chow Ming
Danny Goldman	...	Bruce Whippoorwill
Garry Goodrow	...	Adolph Von Luftwafter
Roberta Kent	...	Jack Henderson
Monte Landis	...	B.S.
Morgan Upton	...	The 'Veep'
Fetchuttini Alfredo	...	Mayor Wasp
Rod Arrants	...	Boone
Kent Browne	...	Wally Anchorman
Robert Burton	...	Huck Fish

Also Known As:

Hot Neon (UK) (new title)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:R | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Company:

Winters Hollywood Entertainment Holdings Corporation

Trivia:

Theatrical Trailer is on DVD "Twisted Sex Vol. 23" by Something Weird Video.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Twisted Sex Vol. 23 (2007) (V)

Linda's Limp Campaign for R-rated Stardom

At a political convention staged in an open field, during which we're treated to such zaniness as Polish jokes and pie fights, "Deep Throat" star Linda Lovelace is chosen, unbeknownst to her, as candidate for President of the United States. Following this too-long-at-15-minutes intro, we see Linda address a crowd of admirers. "Thanks for coming," she tells the crowd, then, following embarrassed giggles, "I guess I'm really blowing it." More laughter. And these are the good jokes.

Not that anyone would've expected any better from this sloppy farce that plays like a dirty-minded Three Stooges movie--only not that good. While everyone else in the movie overacts shamelessly (apparently cast members were directed to simply run around like idiots, shouting nonsense--in a "kooky" accent if possible--while the cameras rolled and everyone hoped for the best), Lovelace manages to walk through her movie with relative dignity. And walk through she does, wearing the type of pained smile one sees on wives enduring a visit from their mother-in-law, stopping occasionally to lose her dress, showing off her silicone-injected breasts and indulging in some simulated humping. Lovelace claimed, years later, that she was coerced into making "Deep Throat," yet she seemed so much more at ease and natural in that movie. It's "Linda Lovelace for President" that she seems to be making under duress. Along for a paycheck (and not a very big one) are Scatman Crothers and ex-Monkey Micky Dolenz in small roles. This rare pop culture oddity is worth a look if you can find a copy, though its entertainment value is solely derived from its unabashed awfulness and seeing the late Linda Lovelace make a pitiful attempt at launching a "legitimate" film career.