Deep Throat The Film

This is a 1972 American Pornographic films starring Linda Lovelace.  It was one of the first pornographic films to feature a plot, character development and relatively high production standards.  Deep Throat earned mainstream attention and launched the “porno Chic” trend even though the film was banned and also the subject of obscenity trials. Plot 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.  He informs her that she can settle for a job as his therapist, performing her particular oral technique-thereafter known as “deepthroat” – 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.” The 61 minute long movie is intended to be humorous, with highly tongue –in –cheek dialogue and songs,  fireworks going off and bells ringing during Lovelace’s orgasms. Revenue Estimates of the films total revenues have varied widely,  numbers as high as $600 million have been cited, which would make Deep Throat one of the highest grossing films of all time.  With an average ticket price of $5, box office takings of $600 million would imply 120 million admissions, an unrealistic figure.  Although subsequent sales of the film on home videotape certainly brought additional revenue,  the FBI’s estimate that the film produced an income of approximately $100 million may be closer to the truth.  Michael Hiltzik of the Los Angeles Times also argues for a lower figure in a February 2005 article,  pointing out that Deep Throat was banned outright in large parts of the US (as well as many other countries), and only tended to find screenings in a small network of adult theatres in larger urban centres. The directors of Inside Deep Throat responded to the article, suggesting that actual revenues from the film were possibly even higher than the $600 million figure Reference – Wikipedia