Inside Deep Throat is a 2005 American documentary film about the 1972 pornographic film Deep Throat,[4] at the forefront of the Golden Age of Porn, and its effects on American society.[5]
| Inside Deep Throat | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Fenton Bailey Randy Barbato |
| Written by | Fenton Bailey Randy Barbato |
| Produced by | Fenton Bailey Randy Barbato Brian Grazer Uncredited: Ron Howard |
| Narrated by | Dennis Hopper |
| Cinematography | David Kempner Teodoro Maniaci |
| Edited by | William Grayburn Jeremy Simmons |
| Music by | David Benjamin Steinberg |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures (United States) Summit Entertainment (International)[1] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 89 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million[3] |
| Box office | $709,832[3] |
Content
editThe film discusses how Deep Throat was distributed to theaters when prints would be hand-delivered and employees would count heads of moviegoers and then collect the cash profits from the theaters. This process was known as sending "checkers and sweepers".
It features scenes from the film, news of the time and interviews, both from archive and recent footage, with director Gerard Damiano, actor Harry Reems, actress Linda Lovelace, Gore Vidal,[6] Larry Flynt, Hugh Hefner, John Waters, Erica Jong, a prosecutor, Reems' defense, Mafia money collectors, and other people involved or just commenting on the film. Much of the material was compiled from approximately 800 hours of interview and archive footage collected by the filmmakers.[7][8]
Cast
edit- Dennis Hopper
- John Waters
- Hugh Hefner
- Larry Flynt
- Annie Sprinkle
- Gore Vidal
- Gerard Damiano
- Dick Cavett
- Wes Craven
- Bill Maher
- Harry Reems
- David Winters
- Norman Mailer
- Erica Jong
- Catharine MacKinnon
- Camille Paglia
- Tony Bill
- Dr. Ruth Westheimer (Dr. Ruth)
- Archive footage
Production
editNarrated by Dennis Hopper, the documentary was written, produced, and directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, and produced by Brian Grazer.[9] It is a production of Imagine Entertainment, HBO Documentary Films, and World of Wonder, and distributed by Universal Pictures.[10]
Rating
editInside Deep Throat was rated NC-17 by the Motion Picture Association of America for explicit sexual content; specifically, explicit excerpts from the original film. It was the first film rated NC-17 to be released by Universal since Henry & June in 1990, which was the first film to receive the NC-17 rating.
An edited version received an R rating for "strong sexuality including graphic images, nudity and dialogue".
References
edit- ^ Brown, Colin (January 22, 2005). "Inside Deep Throat". Screen International. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ "INSIDE DEEP THROAT (18)". British Board of Film Classification. April 29, 2005. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
- ^ a b Inside Deep Throat at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Inside Deep Throat Trailer - IGN
- ^ MUBI
- ^ "Inside Deep Throat". IGN. September 27, 2005. Archived from the original on April 25, 2022.
- ^ Roger Ebert
- ^ TV Guide
- ^ RUSH Producer Brian Grazer on the documentary INSIDE DEEP THROAT - American Film Institute on YouTube
- ^ Inside Deep Throat: How the Movies Changed Pop Culture|Emanuel Levy
