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Lovelace (2013)

R  |   |  Biography, Drama  |  8 August 2013 (Croatia)
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The story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband, before taking control of her life.

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John Boreman
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Anthony Romano
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The story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband, before taking control of her life.

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The truth goes deeper than you think. See more »

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Biography | Drama

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Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language, drug use and some domestic violence | See all certifications »

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8 August 2013 (Croatia)  »

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Gili gerkle  »

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$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$184,536 (USA) (9 August 2013)

Gross:

$354,784 (USA) (30 August 2013)
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Olivia Wilde was considered for the lead role, but she declined due to scheduling conflicts. See more »

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In the soundtrack credits, "Rock Your Baby" is listed as performed by K.C. and the Sunshine Band. The performer was actually George McCrea. See more »

Quotes

Chuck: But tomorrow's Linda's big day. She needs me. Send somebody else.
Butchie Peraino: OK. How about I send Linda for the film, and you can spend tomorrow with Harry's cock down your throat?
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References Deep Throat (1972) See more »

Soundtracks

Gimme Little Sign
Written by Joseph Hooven, Brenton Wood and Jerry Winn
Performed by Brenton Wood
Under license from The Bicycle Music Company
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"How's it feel to be the poster girl for the Sexual Revolution?"
16 November 2013 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

The general quality of both the acting and cinematography is fair to middlin', nothing spectacular. Juno Temple, Sharon Stone, and Robert Patrick, however, all give notable performances as, respectively, Linda's buddy and her cold, distant, puritanical parents. LOVELACE captures the atmosphere of the '70s pretty decently. The story's broken up, and some of the time-lapses are quite jarring. Still, the flashbacks do allow for some elements of surprise if you're not already familiar with the details of Linda's life (as I wasn't).

The end of the film is what really redeems it. LOVELACE's best single aspect is its portrayal of the porno film industry and how the exploitation often goes much deeper than simply pressuring naive young ladies into being filmed doing things they loathe doing. There are, of course, many sides to any story: Some will like the slant LOVELACE takes; others inevitably won't. The makers of this film may have gone a bit too far in portraying Linda Boreman/Lovelace as a completely innocent girl-next-door who just happened to fall in with the wrong guy and his crowd, but I can see how that was hard to avoid.

Considering the subject matter, there is very little graphic sex/nudity, and it was obviously wise to avoid making an admonitory bio-drama about a porn star into a porno film in its own right.


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