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Inside Deep Throat (2005)
Directed by Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
“It was filmed in 6 days for 25 thousand dollars. The government didn't want you to see it. It was banned in 23 states. It has grossed over 600 million dollars. And it is the most profitable film in motion picture history.”
Documentary, History · 1h 30m
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
Crew
- Director
- Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
- Screenplay
- Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
- Director of Photography
- David Kempner, Teodoro Maniaci
- Original Music Composer
- David Benjamin Steinberg
- Editor
- William Grayburn, Jeremy Simmons
- Producer
- Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard
Details
- Release date
- 2005-02-11
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Imagine Entertainment, HBO Documentary Films, World of Wonder
- Budget
- $2,000,000
- Box office
- $653,621
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