Linda Lovelace claimed that she was forced into doing the movie by an abusive boyfriend/husband, and she was never paid a nickel for her, uh, performance. I forget some of the details but I think that was the gist of it.

Now, I also have a super great quality 35mm print. I mean, you never know when it might be required viewing for medicinal purposes....

What I find *really* interesting and ironic in all these years is Linda's rhetoric and her "conversion". I mean, I will NEVER, *EVER* forget the look, or the smile, on her face when she was suc*ing c*ck and appeared to very much to enjoy it! None of the porno films since can come close to that look! That's why I've always felt she was scamming about the producer and the film. She REALLY did enjoy it!!!!!!

I do feel sad that she has passed away. I feel that she, Harry Reems, the director Gerard Damiano, and the film itself broke down the 8mm porn film "smokers" stereotype barriers and was the 1st "art" porno film to go mainstream with a storyline and some type of production values. It will always be a classic.

So Bob Maar my friend, what do you think?

>>> Phil

 

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Greg Mueller
Amateur Astronomer, Machinist, Filmnut
http://www.muellersatomics.com/
 

After it had completed it's first run in New York where it ran for about 14 months we booked the picture (as an experiment) into our Art Theatre on the corner of Madison Avenue and 85th Street in Manhattan.
This theatre catered to the Rich and famous. Jackie Kennedy lived one block away on Fifth Avenue, Gracie Mansion the Mayor's house was directly down 85th Street on East End Avenue. We had many customers whose names are are recognizable.

Well, Opening Day the pickets arrived with tons of coverage by the press and all television networks. People were arriving in Limousines,
to see the picture. So we had lines around the block to see the movie and we had picket lines marching up and down in front of the entrance asking for the theatre to be shut down.

We ended up playing the film successfully for six weeks.

As an interesting personal highlight fom playing Deep Throat at this theatre. I was interviewed by the New York Times and received a letter at my office from another Robert Maar who lived in Connecticut.He was a cousin of my father who he had never met. I went to meet him with my wife and son. He was married but had no children and when he died in the late seventies he left his estate to me.

... and probably grossed out at least 20,000,000 women.

Which made me suddenly realize that catwoman wouldn't be good at this activity. Ever try to give a tiny pill to a cat?

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"It's not the years honey, it's the mileage". - Indiana Jones.
 

...really, I can't be the only one who has laughed watching some of the ridiculousness in "adult entertainment"...
 

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A double feature of Deep Throat and All The President's Men???

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I guess since Woodward and Bernstein's contact was known as Deep Throat, they figured they'd have some fun with it.

It reminds me of Andrew Fleming's movie Dick. There's a part where Kirsten Dunst's brother is caught and grounded for watching Deep Throat. So Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams use the title of the film as their code name when they contact the Washington Post. For those of you who were trying to forget the movie existed, I apologize.

As for porno = comedy, it's funny you should say that Gracia, because I know the actress Alicia Witt feels the same way. She says she enjoys watching it for a laugh.

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The man with the magic hands.

I'm just not bashful about my 'nasty' sense of humor!

~'one dirty bird'