Inside Deep Throat is a 2005 American documentary film about the 1972 pornographic film Deep Throat, at the forefront of the Golden Age of Porn, and its effects on American society. Content The film discusses how Deep Throat was distributed to theaters when prints would be hand-delivered and employees would count heads of moviegoers and then collect the cash profits from the theaters. This process was known as sending "checkers and sweepers". It features scenes from the film, news of the time and interviews, both from archive and recent footage, with director Gerard Damiano, actor Harry Reems, actress Linda Lovelace, Gore Vidal, Larry Flynt, Hugh Hefner, John Waters, Erica Jong, a prosecutor, Reems' defense, Mafia money collectors, and other people involved or just commenting on the film. Much of the material was compiled from approximately 800 hours of interview and archive footage collected by the filmmakers. Cast Dennis Hopper John Waters Hugh Hefner Larry Flynt Annie Sprinkle Gore Vidal Gerard Damiano Dick Cavett Wes Craven Bill Maher Harry Reems David Winters Norman Mailer Erica Jong Catharine MacKinnon Camille Paglia Tony Bill Dr. Ruth Westheimer (Dr. Ruth) Archive footage Linda Lovelace Francis Ford Coppola Warren Beatty Johnny Carson Bob Hope Jack Nicholson Gloria Steinem New York City Mayor John Lindsay Production Narrated by Dennis Hopper, the documentary was written, produced, and directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, and produced by Brian Grazer. It is a production of Imagine Entertainment, HBO Documentary Films, and World of Wonder, and distributed by Universal Pictures. Rating Inside Deep Throat was rated NC-17 by the Motion Picture Association of America for explicit sexual content; specifically, explicit excerpts from the original film. It was the first film rated NC-17 to be released by Universal since Henry & June in 1990, which was the first film to receive the NC-17 rating. An edited version received an R rating for "strong sexuality including graphic images, nudity and dialogue". References External links Inside Deep Throat at AdultDVDTalk Film critic Anthony Lane of The New Yorker discusses the pros and cons of the sexuality debate that has ensued from the production of Deep Throat and Inside Deep Throat 2005 films 2005 documentary films American documentary films 2000s English-language films Documentary films about films Documentary films about American pornography Films about freedom of expression American independent films Sexuality and society Films produced by Brian Grazer Universal Pictures films Imagine Entertainment films