It looks like Deep throat is going to be re-released following the recent documentary Inside Deep Throat. The BBC carry the news from Variety:
It is being released to coincide with the documentary Inside Deep Throat, which examines the making of the movie which only cost $25,000 (£13,452).
It went on to gross $600m (£323m) worldwide, largely thanks to its sexually explicit reputation.
This was a landmark movie for a great number of reasons, especially for the controversy surrounding it.
The film, which starred the late Linda Lovelace, was banned in 23 states in 1972 because of its risque content.
Lovelace herself later condemned the movie, saying she was forced to appear in it by her husband and manager.
The film caused such outrage when it was released that co-star Harry Reems was convicted of obscenity in 1976.
A prolific porn star, he faced a potential five-year jail term but the conviction was overturned after the likes of Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty came to his defence.
The UK also banned Deep Throat for 28 years, with it only being passed uncut in 2000.
Oh, one further thing to add, it is the most profitable film in the history of motion pictures!
I’m not sure about this one, although I am all against enforced censorship and banning of movies, there’s something about this story that has enough dubiousness for me that I might not want to see it. By that I mean the story that Lovelace claimed to have been “forced” into making the movie, that’s the part that wouldn’t make me entirely happy about seeing it.
