Deep Throat (1972)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

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 | Medical Doctor | Semen | Brunette

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:

Original theatrical trailer for Deep Throat is featured on trailer compilation videos Cumming Soon (Lucky Banana) and Bucky's Movie House Trailers, Vol. 6 (Something Weird Video).

Quotes:

Closing Title: The End. And Deep Throat to you all.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Perverted Passion (1974)

'And Deep Throat to you all'...

... that ending left me laughing endlessly, but as a movie, 'Deep Throat' is rather disappointing.

Apparently, this movie was needed in the America in the 70's, so it became something of a 'thing to see', just as we in the Netherlands had the incredible hit 'Blue Movie' (1971).

But when looked upon some 30 years later, one can see 'Deep Throat' is a rather weak attempt to put some sort of story (which involves a woman with her clitoris in her mouth, and the problems (and opportunities) that arise from that) into a porn flick. Rather silly if you'd ask me.

The buzz this movie gets (and it will heighten considering the recent documentary Inside Deep Throat, and a planned re-release of the movie), it certainly does not deserve from the quality of the film. Great songs though! 4/10.