Inside Deep Throat

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Inside Deep Throat

NC-17,

2005,

1h 30m,

Documentary

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Dennis Hopper narrates this documentary that investigates the infamous pornographic film "Deep Throat." Featuring interviews with the cast and filmmakers, including director Gerard Damiano and leads Linda Lovelace and Harry Reems, this film explores the controversy surrounding both the production of the movie and its reception. Cultural icons of the era such as Hugh Hefner, Gore Vidal and Larry Flynt also contribute, discussing the impact of "Deep Throat" on the zeitgeist.

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Critics Consensus

A documentary on the film that brought smut mainstream, Inside Deep Throat is gaining praise as an entertaining look at a pop culture milestone. However, some critics say the film could have gone a little deeper into the people involved.

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Nick De Semlyen

Empire Magazine

Jan 7, 2006

4/5

A sharp documentary that has comedy, tragedy and, yes, a glimpse of Linda Lovelace's party trick.

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Scott Tobias

AV Club

Sep 26, 2005

Bailey and Barbato can only scratch the Boogie Nights-influenced surface, but they cover the ABCs of pornography with undeniable zip.

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Ken Tucker

New York Magazine/Vulture

Jul 18, 2005

[A] valuable document of a cultural shift.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Sep 1, 2025

3/4

Directors Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) unearth plenty of archival material and shoot yards of new interviews to add some perspective to the saga of Deep Throat.

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Felicia Feaster

Creative Loafing

Feb 3, 2020

[S]o much of the material is served up with a wink and "a giggle," the possibilities for real revelation are scarce.

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Miles Fielder

The List

Apr 24, 2019

3/5

A candid portrait of an America reasserting its conservatism in the 1970s and attempting to crush the 60s-spawned counterculture.

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Han R

Apr 4, 2019

Not too in-depth and really doesn't talk about how the film was actually made nor any of the film's details, just the politics, etc. which becomes repetitive.

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Synopsis

Dennis Hopper narrates this documentary that investigates the infamous pornographic film "Deep Throat." Featuring interviews with the cast and filmmakers, including director Gerard Damiano and leads Linda Lovelace and Harry Reems, this film explores the controversy surrounding both the production of the movie and its reception. Cultural icons of the era such as Hugh Hefner, Gore Vidal and Larry Flynt also contribute, discussing the impact of "Deep Throat" on the zeitgeist.

Director: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
Producer: Brian Grazer, Ron Howard
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Imagine Entertainment
Rating: NC-17 (Explicit Sexual Content)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 11, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $653.6K
Runtime: 1h 30m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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