Inside Deep Throat

Synopsis

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.

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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

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Helen Gurley Brown

Self

Erica Jong

Self

Ruth Westheimer

Self

Dick Cavett

Self

Bill Maher

Self

Charles Keating

Self

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Larry Parrish

Self

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Al Goldstein

Self

Harry Reems

Self

Linda Lovelace

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Camera

• David Kempner Director of Photography
• Teodoro Maniaci Director of Photography

Directing

• Fenton Bailey Director
• Randy Barbato Director

Editing

• Jeremy Simmons Editor
• William Grayburn Editor

Production

• Brian Grazer Producer
• Kim Roth Executive Producer
• Randy Barbato Producer
• Fenton Bailey Producer
• Ron Howard Producer
• Charlie Dibe Production Assistant

Sound

• David Benjamin Steinberg Original Music Composer

Writing

• Fenton Bailey Screenplay
• Randy Barbato Screenplay

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