Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Dennis Hopper | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
Gerard Damiano | ... | Self - Director, Deep Throat | |
John Waters | ... | Self - Filmmaker | |
Larry Flynt | ... | Self - Publisher, Hustler Magazine | |
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Erica Jong | ... | Self - Author, Fear of Flying |
Ruth Westheimer | ... | Self (as Dr. Ruth Westheimer) | |
Dick Cavett | ... | Self | |
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Camille Paglia | ... | Self - Author, Sexual Personae |
Linda Lovelace | ... | Self - Linda Lovelace (archive footage) | |
Harry Reems | ... | Self / Dr. Young / Dr. Schmock | |
Hugh Hefner | ... | Self | |
Bill Maher | ... | Self | |
Norman Mailer | ... | Self | |
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Charles Keating | ... | Self |
Alan Dershowitz | ... | Self - Harvard Law Professor |
In 1972, a seemingly typical shoestring budget pornographic film was made in a Florida hotel, "Deep Throat," starring Linda Lovelace. This film would surpass the wildest expectation of everyone involved to become one of the most successful independent films of all time. It caught the public imagination which met the spirit of the times, even as the self appointed guardians of public morality struggled to suppress it, and created, for a brief moment, a possible future where sexuality in film had a bold artistic potential. This film covers the story of the making of this controversial film, its stunning success, its hysterical opposition along with its dark side of mob influence and allegations of the on set mistreatment of the film's star. In short, the combined events would redefine the popular appeal of pornography, even as more cynical developments would lead it down other paths. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
i am an unashamed porn fan, not in the sense that i sit around all the time watching th stuff, but in the sense that i find the people involved in the making and distribution of the stuff to be very interesting, if not somewhat shady and bizarre people but none the less they have a story to share that not many people can lay claim to and so i like to give any material broaching the subject, particularly in its formative years, a listen.
so i haven't seen deep throat, and i don't really want to, if I'm going to watch people engaging in sexual acts i will buy something a little more intense and modern without all the premise of having a plot for arts sake. but this documentary is not about the film persae, it is about the people involved with it and how it affected their lives.
we see and hear from a lot of people who's lives have been both positively and negatively affected by this film over the years and it gives the viewer an insight into what really makes these people get involved in the business to begin with, and surprisingly enough its not just the money as there wasn't much money in it for the actors as such back in the 70s.
so i suggest that anybody that has an interest in rights and freedoms should really watch this as it gives a deeper appreciation of these simple gifts that we have to live by today and are so readily taken for granted.
if you like this kinda stuff also check out a film called Wadd which is about the life and death of john Holmes and also read How to make love like a porn star, the autobiography of Jenna Jameson.