Deep Throat (1972)

Director:

Gerard Damiano

Writer:

Gerard Damiano (written by)

Release Date:

8 January 1973 (Sweden)

Genre:

Adult

Tagline:

How far does a girl have to go to untangle her tingle?

Plot:

A woman with an unusual birth defect comes to a doctor who has an unorthodox solution to make the best of her situation.

Plot Keywords:

Doctor | Sex | Anilingus | Oral Sex | Shaving Of Vagina

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Harry Reems	...	Dr. Young
Dolly Sharp	...	Helen
Bill Harrison	...	Mr. Maltz
William Love	...	Wilber Wang
Carol Connors	...	The Nurse
Bob Phillips	...	Mr. Fenster
Linda Lovelace	...	Herself
Ted Street	...	Delivery Boy
John Byron	...	#11
Jack Birch	...	#12 (as Michael Powers)
Gerard Damiano	...	Last Man (as Al Gork)

Also Known As:

The Doctor Makes a House Call (USA) (working title)
The Sword Swallower (USA) (pre-release title)
Throat (USA) (bowdlerized title)

Runtime:

61 min | Sweden:67 min | UK:50 min (cut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:R18 | Finland:K-18 (1999) | UK:18 | Norway:18 (2006) | Netherlands:16 | Australia:R (2008) (censored) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Argentina:18 (re-rating) (1983) | Argentina:X (original rating) | Australia:X | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:R | Canada:XXX (Nova Scotia) | Chile:18 (2001) | Denmark:15 (video rating) | Finland:(Banned) (1993) | Ireland:(Banned) | Italy:X | Sweden:15 | USA:X

Filming Locations:

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Company:

Gerard Damiano Film Productions (GDFP)

Trivia:

Film is the subject of the documentary film, Inside Deep Throat (2005).

Quotes:

Helen: Mind if I smoke, while you're eating?
Man: No, not at all.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "De wereld draait door: (#4.40)" (2008)

The book is pretty funny, too!

I think I read the paperback first. I highly recommend it. Then I saw a tape of this movie, and decided right then that it does deserve a place in the history of film. And not only because of the scandals and the fight for the freedom of speech, even though that's as important today as it was back then.

I'm talking about a sex comedy here. Sure enough, it is a sex comedy with explicit sex included, with the intention to make money by getting the audience hot all over. And it is dated, even the jokes about the squares of the time.

Well, that's fine with me: I find it OK to make money with sexy stuff, and this one is not only sexy but quite funny. I have had the chance to see it again at the silver screen, and it was lots of fun all over again. In short: sexy underground comedy.