Inside Deep Throat
2005 · Documentary · 92 min. · United States
Inside Deep Throat examines the unanticipated lasting cultural impact generated by Deep Throat, a sexually explicit film first shown in a midtown Manhattan adult theater in June 1972 that quickly became the flashpoint for an unprecedented social and political firestorm. Generally considered the most profitable film of all time (produced for less than $25,000), Deep Throat unexpectedly became a cultural phenomenon at the moment when the nation's movements of sexual liberation, equal rights and questioning authority demanded a combustible focus. The barely one-hour long adult title became compulsory viewing for millions of Americans. More than 30 years later, Inside Deep Throat examines the chasm between the modest intentions of the filmmakers behind Deep Throat and the unforeseen, ironic impact and legacy that their film left on society.
Direction Fenton Bailey · Randy Barbato
Cast John Waters · Larry Flynt · Erica Jong · Ruth Westheimer · Dick Cavett · Camille Paglia · Linda Lovelace · Harry Reems · Hugh M. Hefner · Bill Maher · Norman Mailer · Charles Keating · Alan M. Dershowitz · Gore Vidal · Francis Ford Coppola · Al Goldstein · Georgina Spelvin · Wes Craven · Linda Williams · John V. Lindsay · Mike Sullivan · Xaviera Hollander · Carl Bernstein · Dan Rowan · Dick Martin · Peter Bart · Roy M. Cohn · Tony Bill · Jack Nicholson · Warren Beatty · Susan Brownmiller · Tom Snyder · Gloria Steinem · Jon H. Lewis · Annie Sprinkle
Soundtrack David Benjamin Steinberg
Screenplay Fenton Bailey · Randy Barbato
Cinematography David Kempner · Teodoro Maniaci
Original title Inside Deep Throat
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