Inside Deep Throat details
| Format: | 18 DVD |
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| Starring: | Dennis Hopper (Pres, Narr) |
| Directors: | Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato |
| Genre: | Documentary - Entertainment, General |
| Studio: | TOTAL HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Name | Discs | |
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Inside Deep Throat |
18 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 22 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 26 Sep 2005 |
| Main languages: | English |
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A brief history of Porno Chic.
By Lawndog from Bradford UK , 28 Oct 2005[Highly rated reviewer]
Deep Throat wasn't the best porn-film ever made, but it was my far the most groundbreaking, bringing xxx out of the dirty-raincoat ghetto and into the lives of mainstream audiences. It was a cause celebre amongst the chattering classes, and a bone of contention (pun intended) for the moral majority. This irreverent, humourous and thoroughly entertaining documentary takes you back to those halcyon days of the early seventies, when it seemed like porn films were set to be the next great cinematic frontier. Rare archival footage is seamlessly edited in amongst contempory talking heads featuring the Deep Throat participants (Harry Reems, a still-sprightly Gerard Damiano etc...) movers and shakers within the porn industry (Georgina Spelvin, Hugh Hefner, Annie Sprinkle, Al Goldstein...) and the views of a few intellectual heavyweights tossed in for good measure (Gore Vidal, Norman Mailer, Camille Paglia...) There are also one or two dissenting voices proferred from the religious right, though less in the interests of balace than comic-effect, as it's abundantly clear that the film-makers sensibilities are gleefully libertarian. And if those snippets of pre-porn sex education 'documentaries' don't bring tears of mirth to your eyes, then I'm afraid you're officially dead! This film isn't merely a simplistically hedonistic clebration of hardcore, however. The darker side of porn is covered too, including the involvement of the mafia, the debilitating influence of grade-a narcotics, and the blighted lives of those involved, notably the late Ms Linda Lovelace, whose tragic death a few years back in a car accident makes her a much missed participent in the film, though there's enough archival footage of her to make her seem as though she's taking part. And yes, that footage does include her performing her infamous party-trick, so prudes beware!- Was this review helpful to you?
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By Ave (63 reviews) from Rickmansworth , 06 Apr 2010Very itnreesting documentary about a porn film that changed history! It was not boring, kind, humorous. It was more about politics, manipulation of facts, and freedom than about porn films.- Was this review helpful to you?
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By zoodweller (16 reviews) from coventry , 02 Jun 2009cant of been any good as i fell asleep every time i tried watching this.- Was this review helpful to you?
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By a customer from Fraserburgh , 13 Feb 2009A sad depiction into the lives of the actors in the film & producers. Not brilliant but it explained a lot... Loved the sex education snippets. Think I would have enjoyed those more than the original film!- Was this review helpful to you?
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A very interesting documentary!
By a customer from london , 28 May 2008THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS Show review anywayHide
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Disappointed with this!
By a customer from London , 30 Apr 2008I found this film interesting in respect of the history of censorship in the US and how it responded to this movie. I particularly liked the scenes of the old movie theater owner and his wife ! Found it a bit slow though and started to switch off half way through which is a shame. Always felt very sorry for Linda Lovelace and the film does document albeit briefly how she ended up. Don't rush to watch - fine for a time when you don't have much else to do.- Was this review helpful to you?
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