Inside Deep Throat
“It was filmed in 6 days for 25 thousand dollars. The government didn't want you to see it. It was banned in 23 states. It has grossed over 600 million dollars. And it is the most profitable film in motion picture history.”
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.
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Cast
26 people
Dennis Hopper
Narrator (voice)
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Peter Bart
Self
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Warren Beatty
Self (archive footage)
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Carl Bernstein
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Norman Mailer
Self
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John Waters
Self
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Gore Vidal
Self
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Hugh Hefner
Self
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Camille Paglia
Self
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Helen Gurley Brown
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Erica Jong
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Ruth Westheimer
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Fenton Bailey Director · Randy Barbato Director David Benjamin Steinberg Composer
Worldwide gross $654K · Budget $2M · United States release February 11, 2005
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$653,621
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Imagine Entertainment
Production
HBO Documentary Films
Production
World of Wonder
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 11, 2005
Theatrical
Finland
October 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Germany
August 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Italy
May 27, 2005 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 12, 2006 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 10, 2005 · Theatrical
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