Linda Lovelace for President (1975)

Director:

Claudio Guzmán
(more)

Writer:

Jack Margolis

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
Jack Collins	...	Honest John
Scatman Crothers	...	Super Black
Robert Emmett II	...	Rocky Brooksbrother
Alfredo Fetchuttini	...	The Assassinator
Stanley Myron Handelman	...	Messenger (as Stanley Myron Handleman)
Marty Ingels	...	Ronald Trixie
Diki Lerner	...	Director (as Richard 'Diki' Lerner)
Vaughn Meader	...	Rev. Sacrifice
Art Metrano	...	The Sheik (as Arthur Metrano)
Barbara Minkus	...	Mousey Lady
John Myhers	...	Billy Leroy Boy
Louis Quinn	...	Dirty Guy #1
Joe E. Ross	...	Dirty Guy #2
Patricia Stich	...	Lucy McKissack
Roy Stuart	...	Veep Candidate
Robert Symonds	...	Uncle Sam
David Ankrum	...	Frat Boy #1
David Blatt	...	Hillbilly
Earl Jolly Brown	...	Polmes
Edwin Cook	...	Man in Forest
Eugene Elman	...	Gross Man (as Gene Elman)
Harvey Grant	...	Five Star General (as Hank Grant)
Jack Grapes	...	Ron Haffkine
Diane Lee Hart	...	Harem Girl
Ralph Hoopes	...	Man in Elevator
Laura Justin	...	Hillbilly Girl
Bo Kaprall	...	Bob Arbogast
Richard Kleiner	...	Polish Bowler
Georgia Lee	...	Woman in Elevator
Robbie Lee	...	Hillbilly Girl with Veep
Paul Lichtman	...	Fred C. Dobbs
Tommy Madden	...	The Midget
Oaky Miller	...	Veep #1
Gus Peters	...	Zeke
Christopher Pray	...	Hillbilly
Jamie Reidy	...	Desk Clerk
Stafford Repp	...	Dirty Old Man
Philip Roth	...	Polish Speaker (as Phil Roth)
Bob Schott	...	Frat Boy #2
Michael Schwartz	...	William Barnard Silberkleit
Marlene Selsman	...	Harem Girl
Phillip Simms	...	Veep #2 (as Philip Simms)
Charles Stroud	...	Sophisticated Man
Lila Teigh	...	Rose Mednikoff
William Tusher	...	Priest
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joyce Mandel	...	Girl in bathtub
Chuck McCann
C. Wayne Owens	...	Popcorn Vendor
David Rodwell	...	Student Questioner
Aidea Burton-Sluyter	...	Secretary of State (uncredited)
John Cross	...	Photographer (uncredited)
Montana Smoyer	...	Hillbilly Lady (uncredited)

Directed by
Claudio Guzmán		(as Claudio Guzman)
Arthur Marks		(uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jack Margolis		(as Jack S. Margolis)

Produced by
Arthur Marks	....	executive producer
William B. Silberkleit	....	executive producer (as William Silberkleit)
Charles Stroud	....	producer
David Winters	....	producer

Original Music by
Big Mac & The Truckers

Cinematography by
Robert Birchall

Film Editing by
Richard Greer

Art Direction by
John Carter
George Costello

Makeup Department
Chuck House	....	makeup artist (as Charles House)
Dolores Wells	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Bremerkamp	....	assistant director

Art Department
John S. Curran	....	property master (as John Curran)

Sound Department
Robert Gravenor	....	sound mixer
Marvin Kerner	....	sound effects editor
Glen Mabson	....	sound mixer

Stunts
Dick Geary	....	stunt coordinator (as Richard Geary)
Jesse Wayne	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Vossa Leach	....	key grip
Beau Marks	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Gino Havens	....	casting (as Geno Havens)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Casey Spencer	....	wardrobe

Other crew
Cary Glieberman	....	production assistant
Bruce Ricker	....	location manager
Patty Sue Townsend	....	script supervisor (as Patti Townsend)

Production Companies

• Winters Hollywood Entertainment Holdings Corporation

Distributors

• General Film Corporation (1975) (USA) (theatrical)
• Ambassador Film Distributors (1975) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Select-a-Tape (1981) (USA) (VHS)
• Dark Sky Films (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (video) (VOD)
• Alpha Blue Archives (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Capitol Films
• Moore Video (19??) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Production Systems Inc.  location facilities
• Winters Hollywood Entertainment Holdings Corporation  funding

Also Known As:

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R | Australia: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:

Featured in Taboo: The Beginning of Erotic Cinema (2004) (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.