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.
Made in US
6.4/10
2005
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Cast
Dennis Hopper
As Narrator (voice)
Peter Bart
As Self
Warren Beatty
As Self (archive footage)
Carl Bernstein
As Self
Norman Mailer
As Self
John Waters
As Self
Gore Vidal
As Self
Hugh Hefner
As Self
Camille Paglia
As Self
Helen Gurley Brown
As Self
Erica Jong
As Self
Ruth Westheimer
As Self
Dick Cavett
As Self
Bill Maher
As Self
Charles Keating
As Self
Larry Parrish
As Self
Richard Nixon
As Self (archive footage)
Al Goldstein
As Self
Harry Reems
As Self
Linda Lovelace
As Self (archive footage)
Georgina Spelvin
As Self
Gerard Damiano
As Self
Alan Dershowitz
As Self
Larry Flynt
As Self
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