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• Actors: Linda Lovelace
• Format: NTSC
• Rated: X (Mature Audiences Only)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004CRSX
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #236,183 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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A sexually frustrated woman (Linda Lovelace, credited as playing "herself") asks her friend Helen (played by Dolly Sharp) for advice on how to achieve an orgasm. After a sex party provides no help, Helen recommends that Linda visit a doctor (Harry Reems). The doctor discovers that Linda's clitoris is located in her throat, and after helping her develop her oral sex skills the infatuated Linda asks him to marry her. When he informs her that she can settle for a job as his therapist, performing her particular oral technique-thereafter known as "deep throat"-on various men, until she finds the one to marry. Meanwhile, the doctor documents her exploits while repeatedly having sex with his nurse (Carol Connors). The movie ends with the line "The End. And Deep Throat to you all."

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87 of 104 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Who will history remember more: Linda Lovelace or Mark Felt?, February 15, 2006

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Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deep Throat (DVD)

If we are talking about historical impact then no film comes close to "Deep Throat" in the history of XXX-rated movies, but do not suppose for a minute that we are talking about something that could be described as a "good" film, even in this particular genre. Written and directed by Gerard Damiano, the film runs a minute or two more than an hour, and starred Linda Lovelace (aka Linda Susan Boreman). Deep Throat also was the name given to the source in the "Washington Post" investigation of the Watergate scandal, who was revealed last year to be Mark Felt, a former FBI associate director. This revelation by Bob Woodward begs the question as to which of the two Deep Throats, Linda Lovelace or Mark Felt, has had the biggest impact on American culture?

In the 1970s when pornographic films made an effort to become more legitimate (the period known as "porn chic"), there were three films that were supposed to be different from the rest: "Behind the Green Door," "The Devil in Miss Jones," and "Deep Throat." The first, which received lots of publicity because it starred Marilyn Chambers, who had been on the cover of boxes of Ivory Snow, was basically about the three sexual fantasies that men think (or wish) that women have, while the second would actually be described as an attempt to make a traditional movie with explicit love scenes. But "Deep Throat" stood out, not because of the particular ability of Linda Lovelace from which it takes its title, but because it was much more tongue in cheek, so to speak.

The plot of "Deep Throat" is relatively simple. Linda Lovelace, essentially playing herself, goes to Dr. Young (Harry Reems) complaining that her sex life is unsatisfying. After a few questions and a cursory physical examination, the doctor discovers that Linda has a key anatomical difference and what should be one place is actually in her throat. Therefore, with a logic that anyone can easily grasp, Linda has to attempt to achieve gratification in a slightly different way. Dr. Young insists that they confirm his hypothesis, after which she becomes a "therapist" in his office and the rest of the film consists of standard sex scenes, except for those in which Lovelace is featured (i.e., the film is not all about her). However, the idea of the titular technique proves to be more enticing than actually witnessing the technique, which tends to engender more feelings of disbelief than of envy.

Although it was banned in 23 states, "Deep Throat" made a lot of money. The film cost about $22,500 and made $20 million in rentals in the U.S. alone, most of which went to the Colombo mob that financed the production. The two major contributions of "Deep Throat" to the porn industry were that it proved that such films could be enormously profitable (remember, this is $20 million in 1970s dollars), and that is established comedy as the way to go. Of course, by "comedy" we are talking corny dialogue, silly songs, and fireworks going off during the key moments. "Deep Throat" was only the third full-length porn film released in the U.S. ("Behind the Green Door" was the fourth).

"Deep Throat" was the subject of obscenity trials around the country, with Reems being convicted in Memphis of violating federal obscenity charges dealing with transporting material across state lines (Reems became a cause c?l?bre and his conviction was overturned). Boreman claimed in her first two biographies that making the film was a liberating experience, but in subsequent biographies she charged that she had not consented to the sexual acts and was coerced by her abusive husband into making the film (testifying before the Meese Commission in 1986 she declared: ""Virtually every time someone watches that movie, they're watching me being raped"). That could be reason enough to skip this one, especially since it is possible to believe without seeing. A sequel was made in 1974, "Deep Throat, Part II," which was shot so that both hard core and R-rated versions could be released,

The porn industry is a multi-billion dollar industry today and it was this film that opened the door more than any other. Watergate brought down a president, made the Fourth Estate the de facto fourth branch of government (equally corrupt), and made cynicism for politics a cultural norm. I want to say that the legacy of Watergate is more important, but when I see the cutting-edge television programs on HBO like "The Sopranos" and "Deadwood," I can trace back to both "Deep Throat" and Watergate (naked people and absolute corruption). I might as well flip a coin because whichever side I take the Devil's Advocate in me is going to be happy to argue the other side. Anyway, last year, in addition to Mark Felt being revealed as "Deep Throat, the documentary "Inside Deep Throat" was released as well. All things considered, you would be better served by watching that documentary than bothering to check out the original (to be clear, you get to see what it is you need to see without having to sit through the whole thing).

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Deep Throat - between 0 and 5. See it anyway...., August 3, 2010

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Don Kidwell (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews

Here we have a film that rates both a 0 (that would be a zero) and one that rates a 5 (that would be a must view). From an artistic point of view, seldom does one have the opportunity to watch what could be one of the worst movies ever made. Make that the worst movie ever made. Acting (?) is worse than terrible; dialogue is silly; sets, props etc., are ridiculous; the story line is (if you can call it a story line) was lost on the freeway somewhere and in general, the movie should have been put in the trash bin of history long ago.
Except for one very important thing. Deep Throat was a breakthrough film that opened the doors for the modern, extremely lucrative adult entertainment business. It's not important that you do or don't think there should be something considered porno in our society. The fact is that our society has embraced that notion and it's here to stay.
For that reason, Deep Throat rates a solid 5, not for its content but for its effect on our lives. It is a must see for everyone who is interested in what's happening around us.
Be aware that in terms of the investment and return, Deep Throat is one of the most successful films ever made.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars CLASSIC FILM OF THIS GENRE, October 6, 2011

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This review is from: Deep Throat (DVD)

As a film maker, I had to own a copy of the only film in history to earn a billion dollars in box office and DVD sales. Funny thing is, with all those copies out there, I don't know any one who has it (or will admit they do).

There is a somewhat comedic plot to this film (albeit a very thin plot) that sets it apart from the typical x-rated film. Most x-rated films have only one purpose, and plot ain't it. If that's what you're into, this film isn't very good cinematically in that regard. What strikes me is that something so poorly made and so cheap to produce can outsell a multi-million dollar blockbuster Hollywood production.

If you buy it, share it with friends and a beer for a solid hour of laughter.