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Inside Deep Throat
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Now they're planning |
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Well what will it be? |
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Read all about their schemes |
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It's well worth a fee# |
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We are living |
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a time of great conflict |
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Today, a nationwide crackdown |
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... eight men were arrested |
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... hardcore |
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On one side of the coin |
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of absolutely no censorship. |
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On the other hand, |
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the government dictating to us |
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read, and hear. |
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... they say it all started |
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I saw Deep Throat in New York |
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when it first came out. |
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People were lined up |
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for at least three blocks. |
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I was once out strolling |
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Oh, yeah, there was |
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and everybody |
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I dreamed I was |
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That I was the star |
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This really blew my mind |
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I thought, "Fantastic. |
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"This is going to change |
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"of talking about |
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in these United States." |
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Spill the wine |
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I'm one of the handful |
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I didn't intend to not see it. |
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Perhaps you could |
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Now. |
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Deep Throat was |
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in the history |
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It is the first time |
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went to porn theaters. |
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It really broke down, |
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uh, traditional codes |
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Linda Lovelace, |
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and conversations, |
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appeared |
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If the film |
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conversation about it |
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It's kind of |
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Judges can see Deep Throat, |
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I think the major thing |
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Deep Throat apart was, |
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it had a gimmick. |
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Ah! Ah... ah! |
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Well, there it is, |
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What? |
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Your clitoris, it's deep down |
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The clitoris |
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was something |
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It's better than having |
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That's easy |
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Suppose your balls |
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I was 19 when I saw it. |
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I don't think I had found |
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So I think the idea |
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that it was misplaced |
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on the human body |
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L... I was looking for |
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It was a giggle. |
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And the worst thing |
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is that we'll sell |
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Listen, uh, we have |
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All we have to do now |
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Like what? |
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Like deep throat. |
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Deep what? |
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Throat. |
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Have you ever taken |
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to the bottom |
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It was a badge of |
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Have you been |
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of paying to go |
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And see a woman |
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in a movie theater |
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That was very, very new. |
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Something that's hard |
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how liberating that was. |
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Or... or terrible, depending on |
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It's a floodtide of |
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the minds and |
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of America like |
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We have smut all over the face |
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because we are letting |
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have their way |
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Deep Throat succeeded |
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because the government |
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The government became |
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behind the public relations. |
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I just saw it and I liked it. |
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I liked it. I wanted to see |
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But I want the right |
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I don't want somebody |
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Deep Throat attacks |
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Every time someone |
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they're watching me |
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Do I belong in jail |
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Deep Throat now |
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going on |
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and it's only |
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Do you think |
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No, I don't think |
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I'm takin' a walk, |
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I am doing fine, dear, |
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I rode my bicycle |
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I roller-skated |
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It almost seems |
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These are some pictures |
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or posters from some |
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Well, I got a brand new pair |
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You got a brand new key |
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Aren't they kind of cute? |
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I think that we should |
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A picture of Gerard, my son, |
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and my daughter |
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You got something for me |
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Long before Deep Throat, |
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He and his wife |
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Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah# |
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I enjoyed being a hairdresser |
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because I always |
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After you got to know |
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especially when you |
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you start to get into history |
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about "we went to the movies" |
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And realize that most... |
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most of the women |
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in their relationship |
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with the person that |
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and supposedly |
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After 40 years of marriage, |
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tired of the good old |
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You... you got to be intimate. |
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I mean, I... I don't wanna say |
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but it was almost like... |
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The confessions Damiano heard |
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made him realize he |
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We grew up in a time |
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in which sex itself |
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When I was a kid, |
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I'd love to know. |
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If I watch |
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Gore Vidal would be very good |
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You must take into account |
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Particularly our countrymen, |
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who have never taken |
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never read a book. |
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Do you know anything |
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Not very much, |
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The facts of life |
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were forbidden topics. |
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But as all that changed, |
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began to divide society. |
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Artificial contraception |
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Evil. |
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People were experimenting. |
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They were looking |
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They were looking to break out |
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And we knew |
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of words like "coitus." |
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They wanted words, |
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and "suck," and "eat my cunt." |
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I think the more that |
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the less favored it becomes. |
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They're depicting sex |
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Jackie Kennedy |
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The next week, |
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L... I don't mind |
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because I think that's one |
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more interesting |
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Sex was in movies. |
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Sex came out of the closet. |
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You had to be there. |
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I'm thrilled |
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And thank God |
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As the sexual revolution |
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people took sides |
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Gerry Damiano |
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his blow dryer |
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I loved film. |
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The only thing you could make |
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Uh, that was the only thing |
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and you made them |
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Doing hardcore films |
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was very much |
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It was like, |
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"Daddy has a barn, |
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Oh, my! |
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Oh! |
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Lt... it was the only choice |
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Till 24 years old |
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you know, uh, uh, |
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what do you call it, uh, |
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And these things |
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Okay, what I want now is |
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all right? |
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I meant business. |
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I approached those films as if |
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I was Luc Godard |
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And just wiggle it |
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I want to fill up |
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You're always |
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Keep wigglin'. |
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That's where I met |
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that I became |
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We were all working |
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Well, one of |
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was to get laid. |
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Really. And he did. |
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You could make a living |
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if you were a filmmaker, |
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Quite a number of people |
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out of the porn industry. |
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I mean, for a while there, |
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that you would do. |
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Uh, you would |
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I'm... I... I certainly |
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I'm not gonna say |
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All of sudden, there was |
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It was called "filmmaker." |
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You became |
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We were actually doing it |
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And we couldn't believe it. |
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We couldn't believe it, |
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there was such |
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There was sex, |
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the only way to put |
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was in sex education films. |
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My name is |
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They would show sexual scenes, |
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but they couldn't be accused |
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because it had |
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Some men |
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very stimulating visually. |
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We needed a father figure |
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This may be uncomfortable |
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for the obese |
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Why did you need a doctor |
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And I said, |
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"Hey, instead of |
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let's do it |
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There's nothing |
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But there was plenty |
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In addition to |
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the criminal underworid |
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the production of pornography. |
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There was something exciting |
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It... it lived in some, |
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between crime and art |
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and it was adventurous. |
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Young people today |
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whereas in the old days, |
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Frankly, everybody |
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was connected to that business |
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because psychologically, |
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You know, it was part |
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at the time. |
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Anybody who took chances |
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in breaking the social mores |
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was considered a hero. |
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I believed in it. |
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I believed that it was |
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that sex |
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the human body is |
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and you really |
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Securing financial backing |
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with underworid connections, |
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Damiano raised |
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It was going to be called |
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Then Damiano met his muse, |
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Linda Lovelace, |
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To me, I always looked at her |
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Before she became worid-famous |
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Linda Boreman |
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until she met Chuck Traynor. |
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I guess he was an escape |
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She was not comfortable |
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And he took her away |
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But things |
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Linda told me |
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and I said, |
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She said that |
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She said every time |
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that she would hiccup. |
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I'm like, "Oh, well, okay." |
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Within a year, |
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I curse the day that |
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Chuck Traynor. |
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Unfortunately, he died |
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so lucky for him. |
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Then I lost contact |
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uh, they're living in New York |
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documentary films, |
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and I thought, |
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Chuck had come to my office |
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and I needed a scene |
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He says, "Well, |
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You know, she... |
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He says, |
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I said, |
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So we set up with her |
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to do a... a bit |
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And when I saw |
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I says, "Stop the cameras." |
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All I could think about was |
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was so unique |
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that I could build |
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Making a motion picture |
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l... I found very daring |
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The first thing that came |
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of Deep, Deep Throat. |
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Because something happened |
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What? The clitoris |
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Gerry, you can't do this. |
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You can't do this. |
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Nobody will believe it. |
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I thought it was, |
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You know, |
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absurd. I did. |
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Believe it or not, |
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What are you gonna do? |
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I said, "No. No." |
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Somebody said it should be |
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I said, "No, no. Deep Throat, |
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And, uh, |
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I'm glad I didn't change it |
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I, kind of, |
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in... in my head driving over |
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That weekend, |
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and we... we were ready |
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And I spoke to |
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Ronnie Wertheim. |
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The phone rang. |
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And I told him to bring |
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down to Florida. |
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I just called, uh, |
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He came as |
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He wasn't even supposed |
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When we got to Florida, |
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this, uh, motel, |
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As we pulled in, |
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lying on the lawn with her... |
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You know what her |
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Adolf Hitler. |
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We came from New York |
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with the promise of |
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To me, it was nothing. |
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I thought nothing of it. |
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Probably one of |
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He's nuts. |
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He was one of |
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And, uh, we got nothing. |
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If it wasn't for us, |
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this guy would look like |
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which he really is. |
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The only thing that saved us, |
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"we're at The Voyager Motel, |
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what we were supposed to do |
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From that moment on, |
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One of the locations |
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was at this, uh, |
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that was owned by a guy |
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He's not a count. |
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He is no count, |
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And God knows |
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When we came, |
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elaborate, elaborate |
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Should we go |
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Yes. |
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Yeah, Oh, yeah, |
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Yeah, Oh, yeah, |
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Yeah, Oh, yeah, |
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If it was planned, |
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'cause we were just rushing |
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You all right? |
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Yeah, I'm fine, |
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You, |
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In the very beginning, |
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porno actors and actresses. |
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So everybody |
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The actors are all shit. |
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Not... not taught |
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Taught how to be natural. |
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Sex, |
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it makes me feel sort of |
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And then... |
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And then what? |
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Nothing. |
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I mean, there should be |
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There should be |
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dams bursting, |
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Do you want to get off |
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Helen, please, be serious. |
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Gerry knew nothing about it. |
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He knew nothing about acting, |
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He knew nothing. |
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But as a swinger himself, |
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he had a feel |
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in a sexual mood. |
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Do you wanna touch me? |
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Do you wanna touch me? |
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The really important thing |
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I couldn't find |
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that could even come close |
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So at one point, |
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And hired him as the lead, |
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because I... I don't know |
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that could have even |
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the job that he did, |
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as... as the wacky doctor. |
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I want to hear bells. |
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Bells? |
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Bombs. |
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And dams bursting. |
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The rockets' red glare. |
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No, he's not an actor, |
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Bombs bursting |
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Gave proof through the night |
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He... he would get an erection |
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at the sound |
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That explains a lot. |
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You know, I... I, uh, |
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um, getting an erection. |
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Oh, yeah, Oh, yeah, |
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Linda had the hots |
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And the morning |
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the deep throat scene, |
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she came to me |
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and she says, |
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"Chuck is... is... is so jealous |
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that I don't think |
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Chuck was a member |
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Production manager |
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Uh, we said |
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So he went to Miami |
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when we shot the scene, |
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Linda was completely relaxed, |
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Uh, when I saw her do that, |
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Kind of amazing. |
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Surprised? |
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I had no idea. |
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This was the moment |
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became interested in blowjobs. |
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I mean, it's not that |
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Certainly, you see |
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Um, but you don't |
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as figured as |
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the be-all and end-all, |
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as the absolute pleasure. |
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The thing that |
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about fellatio is, |
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historically, it had |
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and referred to |
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detestable crimes |
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Deep throat was not a term |
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that my girlfriends and I |
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Most of us had never |
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And people |
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of going near |
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in the '40s and '50s, |
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because that was dirty, |
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began to see it |
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And I'll just mention |
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I've always known, |
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It's full of babies, |
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it's full of, uh, plasma. |
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And to rub it |
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a lot of women know that |
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not for him but for you. |
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Gerry returned to New York |
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But there was still |
| 00:26:27 |
A mind-blowing |
| 00:26:31 |
Proof of the success |
| 00:26:34 |
for sexual satisfaction. |
| 00:26:40 |
People didn't |
| 00:26:43 |
uh, could have as much... |
| 00:26:46 |
feel as much pleasure |
| 00:26:48 |
Somehow, nobody ever |
| 00:26:51 |
there was such a thing |
| 00:26:53 |
That was all male stuff. |
| 00:26:58 |
It is harder to show |
| 00:27:00 |
It's harder to show |
| 00:27:02 |
and to believe |
| 00:27:06 |
That's why I wanted |
| 00:27:09 |
I went to the film archives |
| 00:27:12 |
in... in Washington |
| 00:27:13 |
and got footage of a rocket |
| 00:27:16 |
and then did |
| 00:27:19 |
and... and Linda, |
| 00:27:24 |
This is a male fantasy |
| 00:27:27 |
"I like to have |
| 00:27:29 |
I really get off on it, |
| 00:27:38 |
I think that was |
| 00:27:44 |
Look, men want to believe |
| 00:27:47 |
that the clitoris |
| 00:27:49 |
Because if they believe |
| 00:27:51 |
then they can believe |
| 00:27:54 |
their penis |
| 00:27:55 |
she gets as much pleasure |
| 00:27:58 |
Guess what? It's not true. |
| 00:28:02 |
Uh, you know, |
| 00:28:05 |
Deep Throat opened up |
| 00:28:12 |
Get down, get down, |
| 00:28:17 |
When hardcore pornography |
| 00:28:19 |
to corrupt the minds |
| 00:28:20 |
then the time has come |
| 00:28:23 |
to make itself felt |
| 00:28:28 |
Before Deep Throat |
| 00:28:31 |
politics and pornography |
| 00:28:35 |
In 1968, |
| 00:28:38 |
to determine if pornography |
| 00:28:42 |
Jungle Boogie |
| 00:28:44 |
Jungle Boogie, |
| 00:28:50 |
Get it on# |
| 00:28:51 |
Well, today, the final results |
| 00:28:54 |
The presidential commission |
| 00:28:56 |
with most of the laws |
| 00:28:58 |
because they don't |
| 00:29:01 |
and because pornography |
| 00:29:05 |
For one brief shining moment, |
| 00:29:09 |
society was going to become |
| 00:29:11 |
a little more adult |
| 00:29:15 |
But committee member |
| 00:29:17 |
appointed by President Nixon, |
| 00:29:19 |
fought to dismiss |
| 00:29:21 |
Obscenity does indeed effect. |
| 00:29:23 |
The effect it has |
| 00:29:27 |
Charles Keating was |
| 00:29:30 |
Later on, of course, |
| 00:29:33 |
He was a swindler |
| 00:29:36 |
The president said today, |
| 00:29:39 |
"there will be no relaxation |
| 00:29:42 |
to control |
| 00:29:44 |
Then Nixon persuaded |
| 00:29:46 |
to reject the report, |
| 00:29:49 |
Everybody forgot about |
| 00:29:51 |
the President's commission |
| 00:29:54 |
because they... they |
| 00:29:55 |
with the answer |
| 00:29:58 |
Instead, Nixon got reelected, |
| 00:30:01 |
after being declared |
| 00:30:04 |
and the forces of repression |
| 00:30:06 |
in a huge, huge way. |
| 00:30:10 |
He knew all the buttons |
| 00:30:13 |
Sodomy... |
| 00:30:17 |
I mean, everybody starts |
| 00:30:24 |
We lie about human sexuality, |
| 00:30:29 |
When you have a nation |
| 00:30:32 |
then you have |
| 00:30:37 |
The message was clear: |
| 00:30:38 |
Cleaning up porn |
| 00:30:40 |
And what better place to start |
| 00:30:43 |
the nation's capital of sleaze |
| 00:30:45 |
and the site |
| 00:30:47 |
in June 1972. |
| 00:30:58 |
A good many |
| 00:31:00 |
are attracted to 42nd Street |
| 00:31:01 |
and we've had complaints. |
| 00:31:04 |
Superfly# |
| 00:31:10 |
Suddenly, I see a movie |
| 00:31:14 |
And here's |
| 00:31:15 |
This film, Deep Throat, |
| 00:31:18 |
And Linda's a wonderful, |
| 00:31:23 |
God, I wish my wives |
| 00:31:26 |
And I give it 100 points |
| 00:31:28 |
"Peter" means |
| 00:31:31 |
Now it would take |
| 00:31:34 |
to get me hard, |
| 00:31:35 |
but then I'm virile and young |
| 00:31:39 |
New Yorkers greet it |
| 00:31:43 |
It was a joy. |
| 00:31:44 |
As we say in Israel, |
| 00:31:49 |
I have the privilege |
| 00:31:51 |
the formation of |
| 00:31:55 |
Deep Throat |
| 00:31:57 |
for New York's campaign |
| 00:32:00 |
and the police moved in. |
| 00:32:07 |
I first became aware |
| 00:32:10 |
when it was, uh, |
| 00:32:13 |
It was the talk of the office, |
| 00:32:19 |
Being in the industry, |
| 00:32:21 |
we all ran out to see it. |
| 00:32:23 |
It was stunning. |
| 00:32:26 |
The cinematography, |
| 00:32:30 |
The movie was funny. |
| 00:32:31 |
It had the kind of lines |
| 00:32:34 |
Mind if I smoke |
| 00:32:37 |
No, not at all. |
| 00:32:43 |
It was definitely |
| 00:32:45 |
definitely |
| 00:32:49 |
We knew that this was, uh, |
| 00:32:52 |
Love, love is strange# |
| 00:32:58 |
I think they picked |
| 00:33:00 |
because it was |
| 00:33:02 |
If they could, uh, |
| 00:33:05 |
uh, then they felt that |
| 00:33:07 |
the other prosecutions |
| 00:33:12 |
Not once, not twice, |
| 00:33:15 |
the police raided Deep Throat, |
| 00:33:17 |
staging their final raid |
| 00:33:22 |
This was political. |
| 00:33:24 |
If nobody records the arrest, |
| 00:33:28 |
then nobody will know |
| 00:33:29 |
that they are doing their job |
| 00:33:33 |
Do you... you consider |
| 00:33:36 |
If it was pornographic, |
| 00:33:37 |
they could prosecute |
| 00:33:40 |
They wouldn't have to |
| 00:33:43 |
and take signs |
| 00:33:46 |
and act like |
| 00:33:49 |
This theater that had not done |
| 00:33:55 |
was running |
| 00:33:59 |
It never stopped running. |
| 00:34:01 |
The owners really couldn't |
| 00:34:03 |
They didn't want |
| 00:34:04 |
And so, uh, there... there was |
| 00:34:14 |
Deep Throat's defense |
| 00:34:17 |
to argue that the film was |
| 00:34:33 |
But the prosecution countered |
| 00:34:35 |
that this sexual satisfaction |
| 00:34:38 |
because Deep Throat emphasized |
| 00:34:42 |
The clitoral orgasm. |
| 00:34:44 |
I remember that the judge |
| 00:34:48 |
And, uh, |
| 00:34:50 |
and asked the question, |
| 00:34:54 |
Here, just outside and above |
| 00:34:59 |
Is the clitoris. |
| 00:35:16 |
The clitoris. |
| 00:35:19 |
He should have been |
| 00:35:21 |
because he would have |
| 00:35:24 |
that let's get away |
| 00:35:27 |
which still |
| 00:35:29 |
that, uh, |
| 00:35:32 |
is, um, more satisfying |
| 00:35:34 |
than a clitoral orgasm. |
| 00:35:38 |
At that time, a real orgasm |
| 00:35:41 |
if you were with a man |
| 00:35:42 |
and his penis |
| 00:35:44 |
and that was total, |
| 00:35:50 |
Sex is not only for penises. |
| 00:35:53 |
Uh, sex is something |
| 00:35:56 |
The clitoris. |
| 00:35:58 |
This tiny organ, |
| 00:35:59 |
about the size and shape |
| 00:36:02 |
is the seat |
| 00:36:06 |
I think the judge |
| 00:36:10 |
as I... Look, |
| 00:36:15 |
As the judge retired |
| 00:36:17 |
ticket sales almost doubled, |
| 00:36:19 |
prompting a young reporter |
| 00:36:22 |
that would give the film |
| 00:36:26 |
I remember |
| 00:36:28 |
Uh, the... the headline |
| 00:36:30 |
I wrote it on a typewriter. |
| 00:36:34 |
People look |
| 00:36:36 |
And they see, |
| 00:36:39 |
well, then it must be safe |
| 00:36:43 |
The week the article |
| 00:36:45 |
the film's box office soared |
| 00:36:47 |
as people rushed |
| 00:36:53 |
Approximately how many people |
| 00:36:56 |
Approximately |
| 00:37:01 |
Are you looking forward |
| 00:37:03 |
Yes, I am. |
| 00:37:04 |
People from Central Park West |
| 00:37:07 |
wanted to go down and see it |
| 00:37:11 |
There was a private showing. |
| 00:37:14 |
there was, like, |
| 00:37:22 |
Since this is supposed to be |
| 00:37:25 |
and since it's had this piece |
| 00:37:28 |
I might as well see it |
| 00:37:31 |
What are you expecting to see? |
| 00:37:33 |
Well, uh, |
| 00:37:34 |
you might close me down if I |
| 00:37:39 |
It took porn out of the realm |
| 00:37:43 |
Why, there's nothing wrong |
| 00:37:45 |
going to |
| 00:37:46 |
Normal, all right, |
| 00:37:49 |
You would see |
| 00:37:50 |
You would see |
| 00:37:54 |
I went to see Deep Throat |
| 00:37:59 |
I thought it was |
| 00:38:04 |
90 percent |
| 00:38:07 |
What do you mean, |
| 00:38:09 |
'Cause all I could hear |
| 00:38:12 |
People weren't jerking off |
| 00:38:14 |
when, you know, I don't know |
| 00:38:17 |
Oh, I'm just picking her out, |
| 00:38:19 |
because she'd just |
| 00:38:21 |
What did you say the name of |
| 00:38:23 |
Uh, Deep Threat. |
| 00:38:24 |
You'd better hurry up |
| 00:38:27 |
'cause you don't |
| 00:38:28 |
In the opening, Linda... |
| 00:38:35 |
Deep Throat was so successful |
| 00:38:37 |
that it turned Linda Lovelace |
| 00:38:39 |
into a celebrity |
| 00:38:46 |
I made $1,200 |
| 00:38:49 |
And that's all? |
| 00:38:50 |
Yeah. |
| 00:38:52 |
What about... |
| 00:38:53 |
I'm, you know, now I'm known, |
| 00:39:00 |
It was about 11:00 at night |
| 00:39:02 |
and we were |
| 00:39:05 |
And we saw this |
| 00:39:09 |
you know, Linda Lovelace, |
| 00:39:12 |
And, uh, I said, |
| 00:39:17 |
Absolutely disgusting." |
| 00:39:19 |
A girlfriend of mine |
| 00:39:20 |
"Pick up Playboy Magazine. |
| 00:39:22 |
If that's not Linda, |
| 00:39:26 |
So I stopped, I picked it up, |
| 00:39:28 |
'cause it wasn't allowed |
| 00:39:34 |
And I opened it up |
| 00:39:36 |
and I said, "Oh, my God." |
| 00:39:43 |
And I knew then, it was... |
| 00:39:51 |
That was difficult for me, |
| 00:39:58 |
When we got home, |
| 00:40:01 |
I was crying like, I'd, um, |
| 00:40:03 |
like I just found out |
| 00:40:10 |
And, uh, |
| 00:40:12 |
and it wasn't, um... |
| 00:40:16 |
It wasn't just, uh, you know, |
| 00:40:18 |
a sleazy little film on a... |
| 00:40:21 |
with a bunch of guys |
| 00:40:24 |
I mean, there were, |
| 00:40:30 |
I didn't know how |
| 00:40:36 |
The next time I spoke to her, |
| 00:40:40 |
"I didn't want you to know, |
| 00:40:42 |
'cause I knew you'd be upset |
| 00:40:44 |
I said, "I'm not angry |
| 00:40:48 |
I only know who you are." |
| 00:40:57 |
The pornographic film |
| 00:40:59 |
has become |
| 00:41:01 |
and profitable blue movies |
| 00:41:03 |
Today, a Manhattan |
| 00:41:07 |
and ordered it removed |
| 00:41:16 |
A Sodom and Gomorrah |
| 00:41:20 |
He believed he was writing |
| 00:41:24 |
Now you and I know, |
| 00:41:27 |
that he accomplished |
| 00:41:35 |
I readily perform |
| 00:41:37 |
by finding |
| 00:41:43 |
I still think |
| 00:41:48 |
was better than what he wrote |
| 00:41:50 |
"Throat cut, worid mourns." |
| 00:41:53 |
It's a picture |
| 00:41:57 |
I mean, we'll all die, |
| 00:42:03 |
Shutting Deep Throat down |
| 00:42:05 |
only spurred |
| 00:42:08 |
Wherever it opened, |
| 00:42:11 |
This trash that's being shown |
| 00:42:14 |
across the country. |
| 00:42:16 |
There isn't any question |
| 00:42:21 |
By the mid '70s, Deep Throat |
| 00:42:24 |
in more than 32 cities... |
| 00:42:27 |
... and was ultimately banned |
| 00:42:30 |
Violation of the law. |
| 00:42:34 |
It's obscene as hell to me. |
| 00:42:42 |
Hmm. |
| 00:42:45 |
Ordered to stop the spread |
| 00:42:47 |
the FBI stepped in. |
| 00:42:49 |
They began with the arrest |
| 00:42:53 |
The first question |
| 00:42:56 |
Did I know what... |
| 00:42:57 |
what affiliation |
| 00:43:02 |
And I said as far as I know, |
| 00:43:09 |
All of a sudden, |
| 00:43:13 |
No. I was... |
| 00:43:17 |
There were originally |
| 00:43:19 |
who made the movie. |
| 00:43:22 |
His two partners came to him, |
| 00:43:25 |
and told him |
| 00:43:27 |
And I said to him |
| 00:43:31 |
uh, when you're |
| 00:43:33 |
that is just, you know, |
| 00:43:35 |
and you're suddenly |
| 00:43:37 |
Uh, why didn't he object? |
| 00:43:39 |
And he rolled his eyes |
| 00:43:41 |
And the... the only thing |
| 00:43:45 |
No, it was easier for me |
| 00:43:50 |
"L... I don't, |
| 00:43:53 |
It was easier. |
| 00:43:56 |
It was, kind of a... |
| 00:43:59 |
a thing I could not |
| 00:44:05 |
That's about as far as |
| 00:44:10 |
Damiano wasn't alone. |
| 00:44:12 |
Across the country, |
| 00:44:15 |
exhibiting Deep Throat |
| 00:44:16 |
running with the mob. |
| 00:44:21 |
One day, |
| 00:44:24 |
and in it, |
| 00:44:28 |
to see Deep Throat. |
| 00:44:29 |
So that gave me an idea |
| 00:44:32 |
to see if I can get |
| 00:44:36 |
Luckily, |
| 00:44:38 |
that was connected |
| 00:44:40 |
And I didn't think |
| 00:44:42 |
And so, |
| 00:44:47 |
I never would have |
| 00:44:51 |
if it wasn't for that article. |
| 00:44:53 |
If we don't get sued, |
| 00:44:56 |
Terry, please, Terry. |
| 00:44:58 |
I think it's enough. |
| 00:44:59 |
It's almost over. |
| 00:45:00 |
It's almost over. |
| 00:45:02 |
L... I think |
| 00:45:03 |
You don't realize |
| 00:45:06 |
What are they |
| 00:45:07 |
They're picking up on things |
| 00:45:09 |
You... you just said |
| 00:45:11 |
They could |
| 00:45:13 |
Come on, Artie, |
| 00:45:15 |
You're a grown man. |
| 00:45:16 |
Cut. |
| 00:45:17 |
Terry. |
| 00:45:20 |
Making a living |
| 00:45:23 |
Taking and giving |
| 00:45:28 |
I dig the snow and rain |
| 00:45:33 |
My name is Bill Kelly. |
| 00:45:35 |
Draggin' the line# |
| 00:45:37 |
The reason there were |
| 00:45:39 |
obscenity cases |
| 00:45:41 |
after 1972 |
| 00:45:43 |
was because I went out |
| 00:45:46 |
I knew it was a gamble |
| 00:45:49 |
because of New York |
| 00:45:53 |
that it was on trial. |
| 00:45:55 |
I opened the picture |
| 00:45:57 |
we had lines |
| 00:45:59 |
There must have been, |
| 00:46:00 |
I'm guessing 100 or 150 people |
| 00:46:04 |
Every fucking FBI agent |
| 00:46:08 |
Kelly was there |
| 00:46:11 |
You walked into the theater. |
| 00:46:13 |
There's just a, |
| 00:46:15 |
middle-aged guy |
| 00:46:17 |
He says, "$5." |
| 00:46:19 |
So I gave him $5 and said: |
| 00:46:22 |
He said, |
| 00:46:24 |
The movie started |
| 00:46:25 |
and about 50 of them |
| 00:46:29 |
"It's a sex picture, |
| 00:46:31 |
It's a sex picture, |
| 00:46:33 |
Not only was it a violation |
| 00:46:35 |
of the obscenity law |
| 00:46:37 |
it was also |
| 00:46:43 |
I didn't know |
| 00:46:44 |
who the Peraino gang was |
| 00:46:47 |
But I soon found out |
| 00:46:49 |
that they were heavyweights |
| 00:46:52 |
They were part of |
| 00:46:55 |
who had moved |
| 00:46:59 |
I haven't seen them |
| 00:47:07 |
And I want to make sure |
| 00:47:11 |
or get a knock on the door |
| 00:47:13 |
Because I've been |
| 00:47:17 |
And I... I... I'd like it |
| 00:47:19 |
This is... this is shit |
| 00:47:22 |
Excuse my language |
| 00:47:25 |
He can tell you things, |
| 00:47:28 |
I didn't mention |
| 00:47:30 |
What? |
| 00:47:32 |
I don't... I don't |
| 00:47:33 |
I didn't. |
| 00:47:34 |
We haven't heard |
| 00:47:36 |
Thank God. |
| 00:47:37 |
So, how do you know? |
| 00:47:39 |
I don't know |
| 00:47:42 |
They could be dead, |
| 00:47:47 |
In its second year of release, |
| 00:47:49 |
Deep Throat was still |
| 00:47:52 |
It's a dirty movie. |
| 00:47:54 |
Look, try to look at it |
| 00:47:58 |
with lots of |
| 00:48:02 |
Porn chic was all the rage. |
| 00:48:03 |
Films like Damiano's |
| 00:48:06 |
and Behind the Green Door |
| 00:48:07 |
followed on the heels |
| 00:48:11 |
giving Hollywood films |
| 00:48:15 |
The studios were in shambles |
| 00:48:18 |
There's this movie out there, |
| 00:48:20 |
How does that affect you |
| 00:48:24 |
I've been the first one |
| 00:48:26 |
I'd like to see, uh, |
| 00:48:28 |
and so-called |
| 00:48:32 |
I think the two industries |
| 00:48:35 |
Thank you for making me |
| 00:48:36 |
the first woman president |
| 00:48:40 |
They were shooting porn films |
| 00:48:43 |
This is a little known fact. |
| 00:48:44 |
So Paramount became sort of |
| 00:48:48 |
Do you see yourself |
| 00:48:50 |
No. |
| 00:48:51 |
If it's left alone, |
| 00:48:53 |
sex will just blend itself |
| 00:48:55 |
It's inevitable. |
| 00:48:56 |
The only thing |
| 00:49:00 |
But the merger of hardcore |
| 00:49:03 |
Instead, the Supreme Court, |
| 00:49:07 |
made a radical change |
| 00:49:09 |
in June 1973. |
| 00:49:13 |
Yesterday, the Supreme Court |
| 00:49:16 |
on the exhibition |
| 00:49:20 |
The recent Supreme Court |
| 00:49:22 |
gave local officials the right |
| 00:49:25 |
without having to be guided |
| 00:49:32 |
Here in New York City today, |
| 00:49:33 |
vice squad police |
| 00:49:42 |
Linda, as you may know, |
| 00:49:45 |
uh, handed down |
| 00:49:48 |
I don't think |
| 00:49:51 |
I think it should be, uh, |
| 00:49:52 |
I don't believe in censorship. |
| 00:49:55 |
But how far can you extend |
| 00:49:57 |
before you hit, uh, |
| 00:50:00 |
Uh, I really... I don't know. |
| 00:50:02 |
Have you ever |
| 00:50:03 |
No. I don't know what's |
| 00:50:06 |
Well, it's... |
| 00:50:09 |
and, uh, |
| 00:50:11 |
At that point, |
| 00:50:14 |
Uh, I don't know |
| 00:50:16 |
I just don't believe |
| 00:50:18 |
I don't... |
| 00:50:20 |
That's taking away |
| 00:50:21 |
to make up your own mind |
| 00:50:23 |
The last person |
| 00:50:26 |
And look |
| 00:50:31 |
Meanwhile, |
| 00:50:33 |
on Deep Throat |
| 00:50:35 |
They pinpointed |
| 00:50:39 |
and placed them |
| 00:50:45 |
One day, |
| 00:50:48 |
from a confidential source |
| 00:50:51 |
who will remain anonymous. |
| 00:50:55 |
And he says to me, uh: |
| 00:50:56 |
"We've got so much cash |
| 00:51:00 |
"physically moving about |
| 00:51:03 |
because the money |
| 00:51:06 |
I said, "How much you got?" |
| 00:51:08 |
We don't even |
| 00:51:11 |
I said, "You don't count it?" |
| 00:51:13 |
I said, "What do you do?" |
| 00:51:17 |
To get around the law |
| 00:51:19 |
the mob set up |
| 00:51:21 |
of checkers and sweepers |
| 00:51:22 |
who traveled the country |
| 00:51:25 |
and collecting the money |
| 00:51:27 |
At a certain time every day, |
| 00:51:30 |
would go to the manager |
| 00:51:34 |
and he would say, |
| 00:51:37 |
"And we want it now, in cash. |
| 00:51:40 |
Give us the money now, |
| 00:51:45 |
I was on my way |
| 00:51:47 |
And the reason |
| 00:51:48 |
was I wanted to buy |
| 00:51:51 |
Goo Goo, chew it, |
| 00:51:53 |
I was gonna buy |
| 00:51:55 |
and just, you know, |
| 00:51:56 |
and see if |
| 00:51:57 |
Well, on Saturday night, |
| 00:51:59 |
And I met a couple of guys |
| 00:52:01 |
They were a couple of |
| 00:52:03 |
I happen to be a Greek, |
| 00:52:04 |
so Italians and Greeks |
| 00:52:06 |
I gotta have a Goo Goo, |
| 00:52:09 |
They wanted me |
| 00:52:11 |
uh, baby-sitting |
| 00:52:14 |
And they sent me over to |
| 00:52:18 |
And that's where it all began. |
| 00:52:21 |
And as people walked in, |
| 00:52:25 |
Then I would go down |
| 00:52:27 |
and I would count the number |
| 00:52:30 |
You know, |
| 00:52:34 |
A checker. That's what I was. |
| 00:52:38 |
L... I was just a |
| 00:52:40 |
I had no rank, nothing. |
| 00:52:44 |
Nobody was hurt. |
| 00:52:46 |
And, uh, |
| 00:52:48 |
was, uh, one of our checkers |
| 00:52:52 |
Uh, he had $60,000 |
| 00:52:54 |
The money disappeared |
| 00:53:00 |
A theater manager |
| 00:53:04 |
And the next thing I know, |
| 00:53:08 |
I'm not saying |
| 00:53:10 |
But I did have a Colt.45 |
| 00:53:13 |
in my belt. |
| 00:53:15 |
They had people |
| 00:53:19 |
Was it any kind of, uh, |
| 00:53:22 |
Well, |
| 00:53:24 |
A criminal? |
| 00:53:26 |
Is every Italian a gangster? |
| 00:53:29 |
You know, some Italians |
| 00:53:31 |
And done very well with them. |
| 00:53:36 |
I've met |
| 00:53:38 |
They won't threaten you |
| 00:53:40 |
But if you do |
| 00:53:43 |
most of the times, |
| 00:53:44 |
they don't give you |
| 00:53:50 |
So why did you walk away |
| 00:53:52 |
Because I was told to. |
| 00:53:55 |
Rather, my wife was told |
| 00:53:59 |
leave. |
| 00:54:03 |
And no money in the worid |
| 00:54:06 |
just worrying about something. |
| 00:54:12 |
That's my wife. |
| 00:54:13 |
Artie, again? |
| 00:54:14 |
Now, Terry. |
| 00:54:15 |
Are you enjoying this? |
| 00:54:18 |
Damn it. |
| 00:54:21 |
Okay. They're finished, |
| 00:54:32 |
Finally, after three years |
| 00:54:35 |
the government launched one of |
| 00:54:40 |
Designed to nail Deep Throat |
| 00:54:43 |
once and for all. |
| 00:54:47 |
I think this case was |
| 00:54:50 |
that was directed, |
| 00:54:53 |
uh, from Washington, D.C. |
| 00:54:57 |
All told, 117 people |
| 00:55:02 |
From the distributor |
| 00:55:04 |
And one man, |
| 00:55:06 |
the government intended to |
| 00:55:10 |
The director had immunity. |
| 00:55:12 |
The star had immunity, |
| 00:55:13 |
but the actor did not. |
| 00:55:22 |
The theory was, |
| 00:55:24 |
then nobody would ever |
| 00:55:27 |
And you could drive |
| 00:55:30 |
Harry Reems was paid $250 |
| 00:55:34 |
He had no control, |
| 00:55:36 |
no say, no input |
| 00:55:39 |
with what the final version |
| 00:55:42 |
or whether it was gonna be |
| 00:55:45 |
intrastate, intergalactic. |
| 00:55:47 |
It's impressive, |
| 00:55:49 |
in the history |
| 00:55:50 |
an artist has ever been |
| 00:55:54 |
All of the trials |
| 00:55:56 |
by a young assistant |
| 00:55:59 |
a lay Protestant preacher |
| 00:56:01 |
he'd rather get smut off |
| 00:56:05 |
Larry Parrish is the... |
| 00:56:08 |
I've ever known |
| 00:56:11 |
Fine guy. |
| 00:56:12 |
And on top of that |
| 00:56:15 |
First of all, |
| 00:56:18 |
And I hate tall people. |
| 00:56:20 |
Uh... |
| 00:56:21 |
But he was also |
| 00:56:24 |
If you're gonna dance, |
| 00:56:26 |
And, uh, I'm the piper. |
| 00:56:28 |
You've got to be accountable |
| 00:56:31 |
It was like |
| 00:56:33 |
that they have |
| 00:56:36 |
and everybody else |
| 00:56:40 |
It was purely and simply |
| 00:56:44 |
And I guess if there was |
| 00:56:47 |
it was that, um, |
| 00:56:50 |
these are laws |
| 00:56:53 |
And I knew of no reason |
| 00:56:55 |
why they should |
| 00:56:57 |
To make his case, |
| 00:56:59 |
Larry Parrish invoked |
| 00:57:02 |
of the conspiracy laws. |
| 00:57:03 |
The government explained |
| 00:57:06 |
in the terms of a train. |
| 00:57:10 |
That if the train starts |
| 00:57:13 |
and you get on in Los Ángeles, |
| 00:57:16 |
and you ride to Denver |
| 00:57:18 |
but the train continues |
| 00:57:20 |
you are legally responsible |
| 00:57:24 |
And if you're responsible |
| 00:57:27 |
you have unlimited liability. |
| 00:57:29 |
This was a very creative use |
| 00:57:33 |
and prosecutors |
| 00:57:36 |
That's not their job. |
| 00:57:38 |
If my mother |
| 00:57:40 |
she would |
| 00:57:41 |
I will promise you that. |
| 00:57:44 |
When you tell artists, |
| 00:57:48 |
that they cannot experiment |
| 00:57:50 |
you are taking away |
| 00:57:53 |
For some reason, though, |
| 00:57:55 |
it was as if |
| 00:57:59 |
And so art is protected. |
| 00:58:02 |
Well, not by the definition |
| 00:58:05 |
Maybe I'm disgusting |
| 00:58:07 |
Maybe others are bored by me. |
| 00:58:09 |
But there are no laws against |
| 00:58:12 |
And the actors |
| 00:58:15 |
I really hesitate |
| 00:58:18 |
They are prostitutes |
| 00:58:21 |
On the screen. |
| 00:58:23 |
I'm sorry, |
| 00:58:26 |
And, uh... |
| 00:58:28 |
Uh, they... |
| 00:58:32 |
They don't even believe |
| 00:58:35 |
How do you communicate |
| 00:58:39 |
that this is against the law? |
| 00:58:41 |
I face five years in jail. |
| 00:58:43 |
Do I belong in jail |
| 00:58:46 |
which is not |
| 00:58:55 |
If seeing this motion picture |
| 00:58:57 |
as many times as |
| 00:58:59 |
has not corrupted him, |
| 00:59:02 |
than I think |
| 00:59:04 |
that these films do not have |
| 00:59:09 |
I'm sitting here right now |
| 00:59:10 |
trying to draw some images up |
| 00:59:12 |
To be honest about it, uh, |
| 00:59:15 |
do I feel that I'm worse off |
| 00:59:18 |
Yes, I do. |
| 00:59:20 |
Uh, I can't get images |
| 00:59:23 |
that I have seen. |
| 00:59:28 |
I have told people |
| 00:59:31 |
I- I'm a regular |
| 00:59:36 |
And, uh, |
| 00:59:37 |
and those images |
| 00:59:41 |
We had a lot of eye contact |
| 00:59:43 |
I think the jury |
| 00:59:48 |
And there was |
| 00:59:51 |
in the jury's reaction |
| 00:59:53 |
to Harry |
| 00:59:56 |
That was one of the amusing |
| 00:59:59 |
He sat over in a, uh, |
| 01:00:01 |
in a corner by himself, |
| 01:00:04 |
and wouldn't look at |
| 01:00:05 |
and they were all |
| 01:00:12 |
I felt as though |
| 01:00:15 |
And that I was |
| 01:00:18 |
as something evil, |
| 01:00:27 |
After a two-month trial, |
| 01:00:29 |
the jury took just five hours |
| 01:00:31 |
to return |
| 01:00:34 |
The substance of what you say, |
| 01:00:36 |
in effect, |
| 01:00:38 |
But the fact |
| 01:00:40 |
you deliberately |
| 01:00:42 |
committed a long series |
| 01:00:44 |
of immoral, revolting, |
| 01:00:46 |
You might have found it |
| 01:00:48 |
and distasteful, |
| 01:00:50 |
Others don't. |
| 01:00:51 |
The acts you performed on film |
| 01:00:54 |
if they were performed |
| 01:00:56 |
No. They are wonderful |
| 01:00:59 |
They're called sex, |
| 01:01:00 |
You just can't cloak yourself |
| 01:01:02 |
because you don't fit |
| 01:01:04 |
You talk as though |
| 01:01:15 |
For the first time |
| 01:01:17 |
an actor had been convicted |
| 01:01:21 |
And Harry Reems |
| 01:01:25 |
It did not bode well |
| 01:01:27 |
of any kind of aesthetic |
| 01:01:29 |
in this country, |
| 01:01:31 |
much less this poor guy |
| 01:01:33 |
who, you know, |
| 01:01:37 |
All in the interest of |
| 01:01:39 |
a basically moral crusade. |
| 01:01:45 |
What was behind |
| 01:01:47 |
was the religious right. |
| 01:01:50 |
This is the first |
| 01:01:52 |
of trying to apply |
| 01:01:57 |
to all of America. |
| 01:02:02 |
In response, |
| 01:02:03 |
Hollywood was quick |
| 01:02:06 |
positioning itself as |
| 01:02:11 |
Professionals in the arts |
| 01:02:13 |
may not find Deep Throat, |
| 01:02:15 |
a piece of art |
| 01:02:17 |
But they are worried about |
| 01:02:19 |
the threat of |
| 01:02:21 |
for what |
| 01:02:23 |
It's a censorship issue. |
| 01:02:25 |
My overall concern |
| 01:02:29 |
on the rights |
| 01:02:31 |
That's probably why |
| 01:02:33 |
knowing that |
| 01:02:37 |
That's how |
| 01:02:41 |
I said, |
| 01:02:44 |
"Am I going to do |
| 01:02:45 |
And his response was: |
| 01:02:49 |
"If the Republicans |
| 01:02:51 |
you're going to jail. |
| 01:02:53 |
If the Democrats are elected, |
| 01:03:00 |
While Harry fought for |
| 01:03:02 |
the architect of |
| 01:03:05 |
was no longer in office |
| 01:03:08 |
I shall resign the Presidency |
| 01:03:14 |
And his undoing |
| 01:03:18 |
the nickname for |
| 01:03:21 |
There's an expression |
| 01:03:23 |
called "deep background" |
| 01:03:25 |
the information cannot be used |
| 01:03:28 |
with any kind of |
| 01:03:32 |
Deep Throat, deep background. |
| 01:03:35 |
But if you want to know |
| 01:03:37 |
Its national nightmare over, |
| 01:03:42 |
Get the action goin' |
| 01:03:46 |
How do you like it? |
| 01:03:48 |
The time was right |
| 01:03:50 |
Who would have |
| 01:03:51 |
How do you like it? |
| 01:03:53 |
More, more, more. |
| 01:03:54 |
How do you like it, |
| 01:03:56 |
How do you like it?# |
| 01:03:57 |
That's it. That's all of it. |
| 01:03:59 |
It gets repeated |
| 01:04:04 |
It means nothing. |
| 01:04:08 |
Keep it coming, love |
| 01:04:10 |
Don't stop it now, |
| 01:04:12 |
Don't stop it now, |
| 01:04:14 |
Keep it coming, love, |
| 01:04:18 |
Don't stop it now, |
| 01:04:20 |
Don't stop it now, |
| 01:04:22 |
Don't let |
| 01:04:26 |
Don't stop it now |
| 01:04:30 |
Keep it coming, love# |
| 01:04:31 |
A year ago, |
| 01:04:33 |
a Memphis federal court |
| 01:04:35 |
on obscenity charges |
| 01:04:38 |
in the film Deep Throat. |
| 01:04:39 |
Today, a US District Judge |
| 01:04:42 |
saying that |
| 01:04:45 |
the 1973 Supreme Court |
| 01:04:49 |
Now that my name |
| 01:04:53 |
I moved to LA, |
| 01:04:54 |
thinking that |
| 01:04:57 |
"Well, |
| 01:04:59 |
Allan Carr had produced |
| 01:05:02 |
uh, for Paramount. |
| 01:05:04 |
And he called me one day |
| 01:05:05 |
"I'd like you |
| 01:05:07 |
of the high school coach |
| 01:05:10 |
I was excited that |
| 01:05:13 |
Then about two |
| 01:05:14 |
before principal |
| 01:05:17 |
Paramount Pictures |
| 01:05:19 |
That they didn't feel |
| 01:05:23 |
in a mainstream |
| 01:05:26 |
And the lights went on |
| 01:05:28 |
I had branded myself |
| 01:05:30 |
and, uh, given myself |
| 01:05:33 |
I just started |
| 01:05:36 |
looking for an escape, |
| 01:05:37 |
looking for a little bit |
| 01:05:40 |
And, you know, |
| 01:05:42 |
it just led me into |
| 01:05:46 |
of alcoholism |
| 01:05:48 |
What are you doin'? |
| 01:05:50 |
An antidote. |
| 01:05:53 |
I remember |
| 01:05:55 |
I couldn't even walk. |
| 01:05:56 |
I mean, literally, |
| 01:05:59 |
and I'd shoot |
| 01:06:02 |
delivering lines, drunk. |
| 01:06:06 |
I was so drunk |
| 01:06:09 |
that I couldn't do |
| 01:06:12 |
Oh, my head. |
| 01:06:14 |
They'd carry me off the set |
| 01:06:16 |
and somebody would get me home |
| 01:06:19 |
and they'd pick me up |
| 01:06:22 |
It's all a blur. |
| 01:06:27 |
I lost my home. |
| 01:06:29 |
I lost my career. |
| 01:06:32 |
I lost my friends, |
| 01:06:35 |
and ended up, literally, |
| 01:06:37 |
panhandling in the streets |
| 01:06:41 |
Harry's personal defeat |
| 01:06:43 |
in the face of |
| 01:06:45 |
reflected the way |
| 01:06:52 |
Get lost! |
| 01:06:54 |
Freedom! Freedom! |
| 01:06:56 |
Culture took |
| 01:06:58 |
after what seemed like |
| 01:07:00 |
toward a climax of |
| 01:07:02 |
that we never |
| 01:07:07 |
In the 1970s, |
| 01:07:09 |
the worst censors |
| 01:07:13 |
suddenly became the feminists. |
| 01:07:17 |
The so-called |
| 01:07:19 |
in this country |
| 01:07:22 |
It's the way that pornography |
| 01:07:25 |
It's becoming increasingly |
| 01:07:29 |
The role that |
| 01:07:31 |
is degrading to women |
| 01:07:32 |
because you choose to see |
| 01:07:34 |
not as full human beings. |
| 01:07:35 |
Well, obviously... |
| 01:07:38 |
Obviously... |
| 01:07:40 |
The day that you are willing |
| 01:07:42 |
with a cottontail |
| 01:07:47 |
When the women's movement |
| 01:07:50 |
and men in general, |
| 01:07:51 |
I was... |
| 01:07:52 |
I was at a loss for words |
| 01:07:53 |
because these were |
| 01:07:56 |
in a revolution |
| 01:07:58 |
uh, sexual values. |
| 01:08:01 |
I'm more in sympathy |
| 01:08:02 |
than perhaps, uh, you know, |
| 01:08:04 |
Women. |
| 01:08:05 |
I'm sorry. |
| 01:08:06 |
Yes. I'm 35. |
| 01:08:07 |
Than the ladies realize. |
| 01:08:08 |
I use "giris" referring to |
| 01:08:10 |
You should stop. |
| 01:08:12 |
If you want to |
| 01:08:14 |
I see. Okay. Um... |
| 01:08:19 |
The idea was |
| 01:08:22 |
that there were good, sound, |
| 01:08:26 |
to be against pornography. |
| 01:08:30 |
Women Against Pornography |
| 01:08:33 |
in America's most famous |
| 01:08:36 |
who had retired |
| 01:08:37 |
and was now |
| 01:08:42 |
Linda Lovelace is, uh, here. |
| 01:08:44 |
The book is titled, |
| 01:08:46 |
And I'll tell you, |
| 01:08:48 |
explicit recounting |
| 01:08:51 |
I felt it was important to let |
| 01:08:53 |
everything out |
| 01:08:54 |
I literally became a prisoner |
| 01:08:57 |
I wasn't permitted to go to |
| 01:08:59 |
I was never allowed |
| 01:09:01 |
If he took a shower, |
| 01:09:04 |
If I did have |
| 01:09:07 |
he was on the extension |
| 01:09:09 |
or an M-16 |
| 01:09:12 |
And there are those who say |
| 01:09:17 |
You tell me if the bruises |
| 01:09:20 |
How did Linda Lovelace and |
| 01:09:23 |
How did the two of you |
| 01:09:25 |
I saw Linda |
| 01:09:27 |
And she was |
| 01:09:31 |
who I think is usually |
| 01:09:34 |
than he was this time, |
| 01:09:36 |
uh, and by the audience, |
| 01:09:39 |
And I still find it |
| 01:09:41 |
that you have become |
| 01:09:43 |
I had always heard |
| 01:09:45 |
Is there something about |
| 01:09:48 |
that made you |
| 01:09:49 |
And yet |
| 01:09:52 |
uh, what in her background |
| 01:09:53 |
had led her to become |
| 01:09:56 |
What did lead you |
| 01:09:58 |
if we can... if we can now |
| 01:10:00 |
Does it go back beyond that |
| 01:10:02 |
that you were |
| 01:10:04 |
No. |
| 01:10:05 |
See now what you're doing, |
| 01:10:08 |
You know, |
| 01:10:11 |
"What in your... what in |
| 01:10:14 |
to... to be in that embassy?" |
| 01:10:15 |
The situations are not |
| 01:10:17 |
They are. It's force. |
| 01:10:20 |
Linda needed somebody |
| 01:10:25 |
And as long as |
| 01:10:27 |
she... she was happy. |
| 01:10:29 |
So when she |
| 01:10:30 |
she was happy |
| 01:10:32 |
After the movie, |
| 01:10:33 |
"Hey, you shouldn't have |
| 01:10:35 |
So she became unhappy |
| 01:10:37 |
which wasn't true. |
| 01:10:39 |
She was very happy |
| 01:10:46 |
Linda's new fame as |
| 01:10:50 |
culminated with her testimony |
| 01:10:54 |
My ordeal still goes on. |
| 01:10:56 |
The film Deep Throat |
| 01:10:58 |
and virtually every time |
| 01:11:00 |
they're watching me |
| 01:11:02 |
Once again, |
| 01:11:04 |
to determine |
| 01:11:06 |
This time, |
| 01:11:09 |
they relied on |
| 01:11:11 |
to prove that pornography |
| 01:11:15 |
Well, the other day |
| 01:11:18 |
"Mommy, |
| 01:11:20 |
how come people |
| 01:11:22 |
It's sort of like |
| 01:11:24 |
It's, um, much more anecdotal. |
| 01:11:27 |
So what Nixon starts |
| 01:11:30 |
by stacking the court, |
| 01:11:31 |
Reagan finishes |
| 01:11:33 |
In its most controversial |
| 01:11:35 |
the commission concludes |
| 01:11:37 |
there is a relationship |
| 01:11:39 |
The commission conducted |
| 01:11:45 |
Finally, |
| 01:11:48 |
politics triumphed over |
| 01:11:50 |
But the victory was hollow. |
| 01:11:52 |
The success of Deep Throat |
| 01:11:53 |
created enormous demand |
| 01:11:56 |
that new technology |
| 01:11:58 |
and avoid all regulation. |
| 01:12:00 |
The phenomenal sales of |
| 01:12:03 |
have opened up a new market |
| 01:12:06 |
It's a market |
| 01:12:09 |
But today, |
| 01:12:12 |
available for play |
| 01:12:14 |
are hardcore pornography. |
| 01:12:25 |
Gerry Damiano, |
| 01:12:29 |
that porn was going to |
| 01:12:37 |
That porn movies |
| 01:12:39 |
were gonna just get |
| 01:12:41 |
and become more like |
| 01:12:44 |
Looked like it was going to |
| 01:12:48 |
That didn't happen. |
| 01:12:49 |
In fact, |
| 01:12:51 |
Instead, it dwindled in-into |
| 01:12:57 |
With the advent of |
| 01:13:00 |
it got to be so easy |
| 01:13:04 |
that ev-everybody could do it. |
| 01:13:06 |
And then, the only ones |
| 01:13:09 |
were the ones that could do it |
| 01:13:11 |
for less and less |
| 01:13:17 |
They were... |
| 01:13:20 |
It was just |
| 01:13:22 |
And it... it sort of |
| 01:13:29 |
I couldn't make |
| 01:13:31 |
Because there was... |
| 01:13:35 |
It became a... |
| 01:13:39 |
It was over. |
| 01:13:41 |
You didn't need |
| 01:13:48 |
As the adult industry grew, |
| 01:13:50 |
it neither needed |
| 01:13:52 |
who had pioneered it |
| 01:13:54 |
nor heeded |
| 01:13:57 |
So finding herself redundant, |
| 01:13:59 |
Linda Lovelace |
| 01:14:02 |
to try and start a new life. |
| 01:14:04 |
Um, that's Mom at her desk. |
| 01:14:06 |
Uh, she was the manager |
| 01:14:10 |
She was proud of her new desk. |
| 01:14:13 |
Um... |
| 01:14:14 |
They fired her |
| 01:14:17 |
It happened a lot. |
| 01:14:23 |
You know, I've lost two jobs |
| 01:14:25 |
because of the name |
| 01:14:27 |
And, uh, |
| 01:14:30 |
That hurts. |
| 01:14:31 |
You know, |
| 01:14:33 |
after, what, 25 years. |
| 01:14:36 |
I don't have to do that |
| 01:14:39 |
So I've decided |
| 01:14:42 |
to earn an income |
| 01:14:44 |
from, uh, the abuse that |
| 01:14:48 |
Broke and out of work, |
| 01:14:50 |
Linda returned to the worid |
| 01:14:57 |
You know, I think it's kind of |
| 01:15:00 |
and... and still |
| 01:15:02 |
So, I didn't feel |
| 01:15:05 |
Many feminists |
| 01:15:07 |
you know, books... |
| 01:15:08 |
And they're always using |
| 01:15:12 |
I don't get |
| 01:15:15 |
And it doesn't take much |
| 01:15:18 |
You know? |
| 01:15:20 |
around my children, |
| 01:15:35 |
She died penniless. |
| 01:15:38 |
Didn't have a dime. |
| 01:15:43 |
And they all got rich. |
| 01:15:45 |
They all got |
| 01:15:51 |
Fuck me harder, |
| 01:15:55 |
Sex is a force, |
| 01:15:57 |
And there haven't been |
| 01:16:01 |
about diverting |
| 01:16:05 |
Did I ever see |
| 01:16:08 |
Should I? |
| 01:16:09 |
No. That's with, um, |
| 01:16:12 |
What's her name? |
| 01:16:13 |
No, I have not seen it. |
| 01:16:20 |
Deep Throat forged |
| 01:16:25 |
for good or bad. |
| 01:16:27 |
It led to the porno business. |
| 01:16:28 |
Linda Lovelace turned it, |
| 01:16:33 |
And like it or hate it, |
| 01:16:34 |
that's what she's gonna be |
| 01:16:38 |
Porn really does have |
| 01:16:43 |
Part of it, I think, |
| 01:16:46 |
For that brief moment, |
| 01:16:49 |
discovery, curiosity, |
| 01:16:52 |
change. |
| 01:16:54 |
Today it's different. |
| 01:16:56 |
What happened |
| 01:16:58 |
was that a very cynical |
| 01:17:00 |
came in on the heels |
| 01:17:03 |
and began coining money |
| 01:17:08 |
So, it changed the nature |
| 01:17:11 |
from art to money. |
| 01:17:15 |
Money is not interested in |
| 01:17:18 |
of endeavor... |
| 01:17:20 |
It wants the main highway. |
| 01:17:28 |
It's a really dramatic fact |
| 01:17:31 |
that we have gone |
| 01:17:33 |
and thinking |
| 01:17:35 |
Surely not |
| 01:17:37 |
to kids who don't |
| 01:17:49 |
They perverted it |
| 01:17:53 |
They took a beautiful thing |
| 01:17:56 |
and they perverted it. |
| 01:17:58 |
All you have to do |
| 01:18:06 |
Deep Throat's |
| 01:18:08 |
the sexually saturated culture |
| 01:18:11 |
and reaches back to |
| 01:18:14 |
that divides us |
| 01:18:29 |
Deep Throat was less about |
| 01:18:32 |
than it was about the freedom |
| 01:18:35 |
and hypocrisy. |
| 01:18:38 |
The FCC has fined |
| 01:18:40 |
Congress is also |
| 01:18:42 |
Three Supreme Court justices |
| 01:18:44 |
are expected to retire |
| 01:18:47 |
Each of these 169... |
| 01:18:53 |
Today, there are people |
| 01:18:57 |
in high places, |
| 01:19:01 |
I think today |
| 01:19:04 |
the climate is |
| 01:19:06 |
for vigorous enforcement |
| 01:19:11 |
Now if we could get |
| 01:19:14 |
And quit taking up |
| 01:19:17 |
uh, of |
| 01:19:23 |
All right? |
| 01:19:24 |
Thank you. |
| 01:19:25 |
You're welcome. |
| 01:19:51 |
The changing of sunlight |
| 01:19:56 |
To moonlight |
| 01:19:58 |
Reflections of my life |
| 01:20:03 |
Oh, how they fill my eyes |
| 01:20:11 |
The greetings |
| 01:20:13 |
Of people in trouble |
| 01:20:18 |
Reflections of my life |
| 01:20:23 |
Oh, how they fill my mind |
| 01:20:30 |
All my sorrows |
| 01:20:35 |
Sad tomorrows |
| 01:20:40 |
Take me back |
| 01:20:43 |
To my own home |
| 01:20:50 |
All my cryings, |
| 01:20:55 |
Feel I'm dying, dying |
| 01:21:00 |
Take me back |
| 01:21:03 |
To my own home |
| 01:21:09 |
All my sorrows |
| 01:21:14 |
Sad tomorrows |
| 01:21:17 |
To this day, |
| 01:21:19 |
people ask me to see |
| 01:21:21 |
And they all, you know... |
| 01:21:23 |
When they refer to Artie, |
| 01:21:25 |
he has a deep throat, so. |
| 01:21:27 |
They say, |
| 01:21:30 |
"He's the one that did |
| 01:21:32 |
We always have to emphasize |
| 01:21:36 |
We just distributed it. |
| 01:21:39 |
I don't think he would... |
| 01:21:41 |
I wouldn't know how. |
| 01:21:43 |
But if you did know how, |
| 01:21:46 |
You have to think |
| 01:21:48 |
Hey. |
| 01:21:50 |
All my sorrows |
| 01:21:53 |
Sad tomorrows |
| 01:21:57 |
Take me back |
| 01:22:00 |
To my own home |
| 01:22:03 |
Okay. |
| 01:22:07 |
All my sorrows# |
| 01:22:10 |
Now I'm gonna tell you |
| 01:22:14 |
The way it has to be |
| 01:22:18 |
And if you pay attention |
| 01:22:23 |
I'm sure that you will see |
| 01:22:27 |
Just relax your muscles |
| 01:22:31 |
And once |
| 01:22:36 |
Keep right on pushin' |
| 01:22:40 |
Then give it |
| 01:22:45 |
Now we've found |
| 01:22:49 |
The solution |
| 01:22:53 |
For if we both |
| 01:22:58 |
The bells |
| 01:24:14 |
Helen, there's got to be |
| 01:24:16 |
Than screwing around. |
| 01:24:23 |
I mean, |
| 01:24:25 |
Than a lot of little tingles. |
| 01:24:29 |
There should be bells ringing, |
| 01:24:32 |
dams bursting, |
| 01:24:42 |
Find the solution. |
| 01:24:44 |
Like what? |
| 01:24:45 |
Like deep throat. |
