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Inside Deep Throat

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.

2005 |1h 30m |  Documentary

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Cast

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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

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Hugh Hefner

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Camille Paglia

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Helen Gurley Brown

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Erica Jong

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Ruth Westheimer

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Dick Cavett

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Bill Maher

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Charles Keating

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Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

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Al Goldstein

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Harry Reems

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Linda Lovelace

Self (archive footage)

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Georgina Spelvin

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Alan Dershowitz

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Larry Flynt

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$2,000,000.00

Revenue

$653,621.00