Plot
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.
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
Helen Gurley Brown
Self
Erica Jong
Self
Ruth Westheimer
Self
Crew
Randy Barbato
Screenplay
Ron Howard
Producer
Brian Grazer
Producer
Teodoro Maniaci
Director of Photography
Fenton Bailey
Screenplay
Randy Barbato
Director
Randy Barbato
Producer
David Benjamin Steinberg
Original Music Composer
Fenton Bailey
Producer
Fenton Bailey
Director
David Kempner
Director of Photography
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