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.

Cast

Dennis Hopper Narrator (voice) Peter Bart Self Warren Beatty Self (archive footage) Carl Bernstein Self Norman Mailer Self John Waters Self Gore Vidal Self Hugh Hefner Self Camille Paglia Self

Helen Gurley Brown Self

Erica Jong Self

Ruth Westheimer Self

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