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.
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
Dick Cavett
Self
Bill Maher
Self
Charles Keating
Self
Larry Parrish
Self
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
Al Goldstein
Self
Harry Reems
Self
Linda Lovelace
Self (archive footage)
Details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Languages
- English
- Budget
- $2.0M
- Revenue
- $653,621
- Age rating
- NC-17
- Quality
- 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
- Production
- Imagine EntertainmentSummit EntertainmentHBO Documentary FilmsUniversal PicturesImagine Documentaries
Crew
Director
Fenton Bailey
Writers
Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
David Benjamin Steinberg
Original Music Composer
David Kempner
Director of Photography
Teodoro Maniaci
Director of Photography
William Grayburn
Editor
Jeremy Simmons
Editor
