Retro Porn Review: Deep Throat

In 1972, a few years into the sexual revolution, a light-hearted blue movie started receiving attention from mainstream media. When the authorities decided to use it as the scapegoat to prosecute pornographers, they unintentionally catapulted the film’s fame to unprecedented heights. The New York Times did a big piece on it. Huge celebrities like Jack Nicholson or Truman Capote became major advocates of the film. It was the first porno to draw mass audiences. Curious non-regulars were now showing up to these theaters. All of a sudden, it wasn’t just dodgy single men in line, but many upper-middle class married couples, several public figures, even some senior citizens.