Inside Deep Throat
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.
The story
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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Dennis HopperNarrator (voice)
Peter BartSelf
Warren BeattySelf (archive footage)
Carl BernsteinSelf
Norman MailerSelf
John WatersSelf
Gore VidalSelf
Hugh HefnerSelf
Camille PagliaSelf
Erica JongSelf
Ruth WestheimerSelfExplore the crew
- Producer
- Brian Grazer
- Editor
- Jeremy Simmons
- Producer
- Randy Barbato
- Director
- Fenton Bailey
- Director of Photography
- David Kempner
- Screenplay
- Fenton Bailey
- Director
- Randy Barbato
- Original Music Composer
- David Benjamin Steinberg
- Editor
- William Grayburn
- Director of Photography
- Teodoro Maniaci
- Producer
- Fenton Bailey
- Screenplay
- Randy Barbato
- Producer
- Ron Howard