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While Boogie Nights showed pornography's transition from sleazy cinemas to home-video dominance, Inside Deep Throat looks back to the film that introduced porn to a curious mainstream pu...( read more 
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MCT:March 11, 2008A documentary about the 70s "porn chic" film, wich show us the good side and bad side of those times and the contrast with nowadays porn films.
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MCT:January 5, 2008An interesting look at the 70s porno hit 'Deep Throat' that also takes a look at the social climate surrounding the film leading to both its success and condemnation.
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MCT:December 30, 2007
"They invented a new word, filmmaker. Suddenly there were independent filmmakers." - Gerarld Daminano
I'm going to be honest, the 'documentary' genre is my least favorite movie genre. To me, most documentaries are like watching grass grow, they are long, tiring and most of all boring. There are a few exceptions, like 'Super Size Me', 'Murderball', 'Capturing the Friedmans' and 'The Fog of War', that actually turn out to be wildly entertaining and interesting, but for the most part I'm quick to pass on them. Last night, after hearing such rave reviews about it, I finally go the chance to see the new documentary 'Inside Deep Throat' following the controversy and government ban that came with the release of "dirty picture". I have to say, 'Inside Deep Throat' was very intriguing and had me entertained the entire short 90-minute runtime. I guess I'll have to add 'Inside Deep Throat' to the short list of the documentaries I see and actually like.
The documentary tells the story of it's release in time square and how after it was banned there, the film kept showing up other places. 'Deep Throat' was the most profitable film ever made, grossing more then $600 Million. That was an obscene amount of money for 1972, but it showed that the people were starting to become interested and more daring when relating to sexuality. The documentary span starts at the opening and concludes with where everyone involved is now. The documentary features interviews from Harry Reams, the director Gerard Daminano, Bill Maher, Wes Craven, Francis Ford Coppola, Dick Cavett, Hugh Hefner, Larry Flynt, Alan Dershowitz, the menacing Charles Keating, Gore Vidal, Linda Williams, John Water, and so much more including archive interview footage from the star of 'Deep Throat', Linda Lovelace.
If you are interested in seeing an engrossing and live wire documentary don't hesitate to rent 'Inside Deep Throat'. For those who are more prudish about the subject I'd recommend you don't even bother. Grade: B+ -
MCT:November 4, 2007Fascinating document of the culture wars and the way people on both sides can justify their preoccupations.
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MCT:October 13, 2007
A really great documentary about one of the most famous porn movies in history. Not so much about the movie itself so much as world it came from and ultimately brought with it. Very well done with some classy Dennis Hopper narration. Lots of great interviews and archival footage too. (Namely the Miami theater manager and his cranky old wife pissing and moaning in the background.) Inside Deep Throat is also a great look into a nearly forgotten time which at times seems so inconceivably ignorant which gave way (as the ending points out) to another twisted time in history--now.
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MCT:September 24, 2007
well done doc about the film and it's impact creating the genre-as-industry, the legal ramifications, the stars and the underworld that exploited it all.
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MCT:September 10, 2007Believe it or not, this documentary is worth watching. It tells the downside of porn. Did you know that Harry Reems is the only actor to be sued by the government for playing a role? I didn't. It was very interesting, plus you get to see PORN!!!! Sorry, had to be said. PORN!!! Okay, somebody stop me. Just one more, for the road? PORN!!!!! I'm just a little bit evil. PORN!!!!! (insert evil laugh here)
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MCT:September 10, 20079-10-07 --A documentary on the biggest selling and most controversial porn ever made. Don't expect to get a lot of "action". This is a documentary. It cost 25k to make the original porn masterpiece but it made around 600 million dollars. Wow! Linda Lovelace died pennyless and Harry Reems was almost sent to jail. It's just crazy the state of the nation was back when this was released. Crazy, Crazy.
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MCT:September 10, 2007
Excellent documentary that shows America opening up, then closing down to sexuality. Well made in terms of direction, editing and selection of interviewees. Whereas America looked like we would finally open up, now we are nothing but repressed, closed off, and needing war to act out our animal impulses. This is progress?
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MCT:August 19, 2007
One of the most fascinating documentary's I've ever seen... not because of the porn, but rather the issue of censorship which is something i've very interested in. Check it out, if the porn thing bothers you try the "R-Rated" version.
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MCT:June 26, 2007
Just brilliant! Very interesting political piece about changing america. I lived this, but did not know a lot about what was happening behind the scenes. It makes you want to go out and choke a "christian". From this, it seems that Nixon gave the moral majority life. We have been paying for Nixon for 50 years now.
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MCT:June 18, 2007
Interesting documentary about the social impact of the release of the legendary bongo flick on the American public at the time, the political influences at work to stop the film being shown and the effects (for better and worse) on the actors and film-makers. Good on the whole but I found a few scenes a little hard to swallow...
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MCT:June 15, 2007
For a documentary about the movie that kicked off the modern porn trade there's not enough porn and too many annoying Americans!
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MCT:June 5, 2007
It was a great stag flick, no just playing it's a great documentary of one of the most successful movies in the Adult industry to date. The background of the movie is very interesting and really gives you a taste of the social politics of that day. In the 70's they were more open about sexuality than today if you can believe that, it's a great documentary.
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MCT:April 4, 2007
This is a facinating and entretaining documentry on perhaps "the" most famous adult film of all time, "Deep Throat". While I have always known of the film 9I haven't seen it myself) but I never knew of the controversy that surrounded its release and the battles that it fought the years afterwards, which I found to be very interesting. This is a great doco that everyone should definitely check out!
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MCT:March 4, 2007Whether you like it or not, "Deep Throat" changed adult movies, and the public's relations to them in a social aspect, forever.
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MCT:February 24, 2007
This was kind of a instering story on the movie Deep Throat. I might not ever watch it again, but it was good to at least see once.
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MCT:February 19, 2007
What started out well could have ended so much better...with all the research material out there about the original you'd expect more....my advice....go watch deep throat
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MCT:February 9, 2007
Reveals all of the backstory, but if you've been on one website, you've read all this before. If you've seen Deep Throat (and I recently did), you may find this at least mildly interesting, but don't expect any new takes on the controversy--it's pretty empty. First Amendment defense galore!
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MCT:January 21, 2007
An interesting and entertaining documentary. It still boggles my mind there are so many people with such closed minded thinking and irrational decison making running this country. I'm always shocked when people strike out against something that is OPTIONAL to watch. The power is in your hands whether or not you watch porn.
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MCT:January 11, 2007
An interesting look into a time where for a small moment it looked like Porn was going to get mainstream acceptance. If you have seen the actual film you will know it's pretty shit - although I think every male thanks god for linda lovelace, without her deepthroat probably wouldn't have gained popularity for another 10, 15 years or so. It was interesting to see how much of a storm the movie kicked up and the fact that it grossed over $600 million US - making it the most profitable (a budget of $25000) film ever made. Although as far as documentaries go it's nothing special. If you are interested in the subject matter than worth a watch.
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MCT:October 1, 2006
This documentary, financed in part by HBO, chronicles the sordid history of porn's most famous breakout hit. With much of the film revolving around the culture and climate of the 1970s, directors Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato explain why the controversial movie was embraced by the American public, yet so terrified the establishment that it was banned in nearly two dozen states. Also discussed in great (and intriguing) detail are the film's supposed ties to the Mob, the disastrous effect the movie's success had on its stars, and the way in which the whole ordeal ushered in a new (albeit brief) age of "porn chic." However, despite the lurid and interesting subject matter, Inside Deep Throat often plays out as though its mind is elsewhere; the overall endeavor feels forced and unfocused, and although undeniably interesting in many spots, the film lacks the sense of cohesion found in a truly gripping documentary. Possibly worth a look if you're interested in the subject matter, but hardly indispensable viewing.
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MCT:September 23, 2006
Boring doco. I wanted to see more tits. Anything mentioned in this doco couldn't have been gleamed from the internet.
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