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Deep Throat is a US pornographic movie released in the summer of 1972, written and directed by Gerard Damiano and starring Linda Lovelace. It was shown in many mainstream movie theatres and is likely the most successful and influential pornographic film of all time. Download high resolution version (500x636, 23 KB)Deep Throat poster This work is copyrighted. ... Download high resolution version (500x636, 23 KB)Deep Throat poster This work is copyrighted. ... US,Us or us may stand for the United States of America us, the oblique case form of the English language pronoun we. ... Pornographic movies appeared shortly after the creation of the movie technology that made them possible. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Linda Susan Boreman (January 10, 1949 – April 22, 2002) became famous as a pornographic actress under the stage name Linda Lovelace in the 1972 film Deep Throat. ...

Description and plot

The movie, 61 minutes long, is intended to be funny with highly corny dialogues and songs, fireworks going off and bells ringing during orgasm, and the following plot: a sexually frustrated woman (Linda Lovelace "playing herself") asks her friend Helen (played by Dolly Sharp) for advice; after a sex party didn't provide any help, Helen recommends that Linda visit a doctor (played by Harry Reems). The doctor notices that Linda's clitoris is located in her throat; she then goes on to work as a therapist for the doctor and performs a particular technique of oral sex—also known as "deep throat"—on various men, until she finds the one to marry. Meanwhile, the doctor has sex with his nurse (played by Carol Connors). The movie ends with the line "The End. And Deep Throat to you all." Ecstasy of St Theresa by Bernini has been compared [1] to an expression of sexual delight An orgasm, also known as a sexual climax, is a pleasurable psychological or emotional response to prolonged sexual stimulation. ... Harry Reems is the stage name of a US theater and adult film actor, born Herbert Streicher in Bronx, New York in 1947. ... A womans clitoris extends from the visible portion to a point below the pubic bone. ... Oral sex consists of all those sexual activities that involve the use of the mouth, tongue, etc. ... Deep throating is a form of oral sex, a type of fellatio in which the whole erect penis is taken into the mouth, (sometimes including the scrotum as well). ...

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Porn chic and pop culture influence

On June 5, 1972, the movie received a glowing review by Al Goldstein in his Screw magazine. Al Goldstein (born Alvin Goldstein, January 10, 1936) is an American publisher and pornographer. ... Screw magazine was a New York-based pornographic tabloid newspaper published by Al Goldstein from 1968 to 2004. ...

Together with Behind the Green Door which was also released in 1972 and widely shown in mainstream theatres, Deep Throat started a brief period of 'porn chic' when it was considered cool in some circles to go see porn movies, even in company. Already in 1973, the movie was marketed on videotape, although consumer VCRs were not common until around 1977. Behind the Green Door ( 1972) was the first hardcore pornographic movie widely released in the United States. ... The term porn chic was first used in the 1970s to describe the wave in pornographic movies like Deep Throat and The Devil in Miss Jones which appeared in mainstream cinemas for the first time. ... The video cassette recorder (or VCR, less popularly video tape recorder) is a type of video tape recorder that uses removable cassettes containing magnetic tape to record audio and video from a television broadcast so it can be played back later. ...

The movie's title became a pop culture reference, most notably when Howard Simons chose it as the pseudonym for a Washington Post Watergate informant, later revealed to be W. Mark Felt. The name of the Deep Thought supercomputer in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a parody on the movie's title. This page is about the Washington Post editor. ... ... W. Mark Felt, circa 2005 Deep Throat is the pseudonym that was given to a secret source who leaked information about the involvement of U.S. President Richard Nixons administration in the events that came to be known as the Watergate scandal. ... W. Mark Felt (circa 2005) William Mark Felt, Sr. ... There are many minor characters in the various versions of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams. ... The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy originated as a 1978 radio comedy series written by Douglas Adams. ...

Unlike Behind the Green Door, Deep Throat's fame does not primarily root from its explicitness but from the fact that it set some of the main conventions of modern pornography: a synopsis made up of different segments of graphic sex, attached with a minimal plot. Behind the Green Door ( 1972) was the first hardcore pornographic movie widely released in the United States. ... Look up Synopsis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A synopsis (Greek συνοψις, synopsis, a seeing-together) is a brief summary, overview or summary. ...

Production and revenue

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The movie was produced by Louis "Butchie" Peraino (listed as "Lou Perry"), with most of the production cost of $22,500 coming from his father Anthony Peraino and his uncle Joe "The Whale" Peraino, both members of the Mafia, specifically the Colombo crime family. Damiano, who had rights to one-third of the profits, was forced out by the Perainos shortly after the movie's success had become apparent. The Mafia would put pressure on theatre owners, generally demanding 50% of all proceeds and sending out spies to verify ticket sale numbers. // Mafia The Mafia, also referred to as La Cosa Nostra (Italian, variously translated as This Thing Of Ours or Our Thing), is the collective name of various secret organizations in Italy, Sicily, Corsica and the United States. ... // Mafia The Mafia, also referred to as La Cosa Nostra (Italian, variously translated as This Thing Of Ours or Our Thing), is the collective name of various secret organizations in Italy, Sicily, Corsica and the United States. ...

Estimates of total revenue have varied widely. One FBI source suggests $100 million, but numbers as high as $600 million have also been cited, which would make the movie the most profitable of all time. Michael Hiltzik of the Los Angeles Times argues for a lower number, pointing out that the movie was banned in half the US, and may only have been shown in one theatre in each of a few large cities. With a ticket price of $2.05, box-office takings of $600 million would require every man, woman and child in the US to have seen it one-and-a-half times. Since there was no mass VCR market until around 1977, video-tape sales cannot have contributed to revenue, although Super-8 cine sales may have brought some revenue during the mid-1970s. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... The Los Angeles Times (also LA Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the western United States. ... Super 8mm film is a motion picture film format that was developed in the 1960s and released on the market in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement of the older 8mm home movie format. ...

Roger Ebert, the popular movie critic, did have some comments about the movie's total gross when he reviewed Inside Deep Throat, a documentary film about the movie (see below). Ebert explains that in the 1970s when Deep Throat was made and released, most of the porn theaters were owned by the mob and they probably "inflated box office receipts as a way of laundering income from drugs and prostitution," so in fact Deep Throat did not really gross $600 million, even though that was the box office tally. Roger Ebert (born June 18, 1942) is a film critic who writes for the Chicago Sun-Times; his reviews are syndicated to over 200 newspaper in the U.S. and abroad. ... Promotional poster for Inside Deep Throat Inside Deep Throat is a 2005 documentary about the 1972 pornographic film Deep Throat and its effects on American society. ... A documentary is a work in a visual or auditory medium presenting political, scientific, social, or historical subjects in a factual and informative manner. ...

Linda Lovelace's allegations

In her first two biographies, Linda Lovelace characterizes making the film as a liberating experience; in her third and fourth biographies (written after making the acquaintance of Andrea Dworkin), she charges that she was coerced to perform by her abusive husband Chuck Traynor who received $1200 for her acting. Andrea Dworkin (September 26, 1946 – April 9, 2005) was an American radical feminist and writer. ... Chuck Traynor (died July 22, 2002) was an American pornographer. ...

In 1986, she testified before the Meese Commission: "Virtually every time someone watches that movie, they're watching me being raped." And in the Toronto Sun on March 20, 1981: "It is a crime that movie is still showing; there was a gun to my head the entire time." While the other people present on the set did not support the gun charge, both Traynor and Damiano confirmed in interviews that Traynor was very controlling of her and would also hit her on occasion. Categories: Stub | Pornography ... Front page of the Toronto Sun, April 14, 2005. ...

Obscenity litigation

In various communities in the US, the movie was shown to juries to determine whether it was obscene; the outcomes varied widely and the movie was banned in numerous locations. In 1976, there was a series of federal cases in Memphis, Tennessee, where over 60 individuals and companies, including the Parainos and actor Harry Reems, were indicted for conspiracy to distribute obscenity across state lines. Damiano and Lovelace were granted immunity in exchange for testimony. The trials ended in convictions. Obscenity has several connotations. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... City nickname: The River City or The Bluff City Location in the state of Tennessee County Shelby County, Tennessee Area  - Total  - Water 763. ... State nickname: Volunteer State Other U.S. States Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis (largest metropolitan area is Nashville) Governor Phil Bredesen Official languages English Area 109,247 km² (36th)  - Land 106,846 km²  - Water 2,400 km² (2. ... Conspiracy, in common usage, is the act of working in secret to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations. ...

This was the first time that an actor had been prosecuted by the federal government on obscenity charges. (Lenny Bruce had been prosecuted in the 1960s by local authorities.) Reems became a cause célèbre and received considerable support from Hollywood circles. On appeal, he was represented by Alan Dershowitz, and his conviction was overturned: the Miller test had been applied in his case even though the alleged conspiracy happened in 1972 and the Miller decision occurred in 1973. The Perainos and some other major players connected to organized crime received short prison sentences. Lenny Bruce (October 13, 1925 – August 3, 1966), born Leonard Alfred Schneider, was a controversial American stand-up comedian and satirist of the 1950s and 60s. ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Alan Dershowitz on Democracy Now! Alan Morton Dershowitz (born September 1, 1938) is a Jewish-American political figure and criminal law professor at Harvard Law School, known for his extensive published works, support for Zionism and Israel and work as an attorney in several high-profile law cases. ... The Miller test is the United States Supreme Courts test for determining whether speech or expression can be labelled obscene, in which case it is not protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and can be prohibited. ...

In the UK, the movie was banned upon release, and the ban was upheld by the courts 10 years later. The movie was finally allowed to be sold in sex shops in 2000. [1] 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Soundtrack

Supposedly the film was cut with the music in mind, making the `thrust` in the scenes `flow` with the music[2]. Image File history File links Movie soundtrack - LP - 1972 - Trunk Records This is a copyrighted poster. ...

The original soundtrack was released by Trunk Records in 1972. Only few exists today and when on the market, they have been seen to sell for as much as US$300. The tracks are groovy and contemporary, both instrumental and with vocals. Every secound track or so is lyrics from the movie (indicated with "" in the list below). All artists are unknown. A remixed and remastered CD and LP version is now available.

Original track list:

1. Introducing Linda Lovelace
2. "Mind if I smoke while you're eating?"
3. Blowing' Bubbles
4. "A Lot of little tingles"
5. Love is Strange
6. "A nice joint like you..."
7. "You have no tickler!"
8. Deep Throat
9. "I wanna be your slave"
10. Nurse Lovelace
11. I'd Like To Teach You All To Screw (It's The Real Thing)
12. Nurse About the House
13. "I got Blue Cross"
14. Old Dr. Young
15. Masked Marvel

Trivia

• The director is listed as "Jerry Gerard", a pseudonym for Gerard Damiano. Damiano also makes a short non-sex appearance during the party scene; the score lists him as "Al Gork".

• Co-star Harry Reems originally was hired to serve on the production crew for $200, but then agreed to appear in the film although that meant he would receive only $100 for his performance.

• Linda's husband Chuck Traynor was also billed as production manager of the movie. At one point, he was considered as an actor, but he could not maintain an erection. After Linda left him in 1974, he would get involved with porn star Marilyn Chambers.

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Sequels

• The 1974 movie Deep Throat Part II again featured Linda Lovelace and Harry Reems. The plot has the Russians attempt to kidnap Linda in order to learn about her secrets. The initial hardcore version was cut down to an R-rating because of fear of legal troubles.

• Deep Throat II (1987) Directed by L. Vince Revane

starring : Mel Curtis, Alexis Firestone, Jamie Gillis, Sheena Horne, Ron Jeremy, Samantha Strong, Michael Knight, Krista Lane, Melissa, Ashley Moore, David Morris, Ashley Welles

• Country: USA
• Trivia: Despite the title, this is actually the third "Deep Throat" film. The original sequel was filmed as a hardcore feature in 1973, but the hardcore footage was lost and the film became unavailable after its brief theatrical run. [3]

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Documentary

The 2005 documentary film, Inside Deep Throat, relates the film's production history and examines its effects on American culture. Among other things, it features recent interviews with Damiano and Reems; in the opening sequence, Damiano admits that the movie wasn't that good. Promotional poster for Inside Deep Throat Inside Deep Throat is a 2005 documentary about the 1972 pornographic film Deep Throat and its effects on American society. ...

External links

• Deep Throat at the Internet Movie Database
• Luke Ford's collected notes on Deep Throat and Linda Lovelace, very extensive
• Interview with FBI agent Bill Kelly who investigated the obscenity case
• That old feeling: when porn was chic, Time Magazine, March 29, 2005
• Linda Lovelace obituaries

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Further reading

• Legs McNeil, Jennifer Osborne and Peter Pavia: The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Film Industry