Inside Deep Throat
2005 · Movie · NC-17 · 90 min · ★ 6.4 · 73% critics
This documentary traces how a low-budget adult film unexpectedly became a nationwide sensation in the early 1970s, sparking protests, censorship battles, and courtroom fights. Through interviews and archival footage, it explores the cultural ripple effects, the forces trying to shut it down, and the troubling power dynamics and alleged exploitation surrounding its sudden success.
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-02-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NC-17
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (144 votes)
- Box office
- $709,832
- Budget
- $2,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an accessible, interview-driven look at a cultural flashpoint and the backlash it triggered; Not for you if you dislike explicit subject matter or want a tighter, deeper investigation like Fuck.
Pros: lively, fast-moving history; wide range of interviews; sharp censorship context | Cons: uneven focus; some topics skimmed; explicit clips may distract
Themes
- pornography
- 1970s
- sexual revolution
- deep throat
Cast & crew
Dennis Hopper
as Narrator (voice)
Peter Bart
as Self
Warren Beatty
as Self (archive footage)
Carl Bernstein
as Self
Norman Mailer
as Self
John Waters
as Self
Gore Vidal
as Self
Hugh Hefner
as Self
Camille Paglia
as Self
- HB
Helen Gurley Brown
as Self
Directed by Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato