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Note: This review is for a hardcore, pornographic production. Some language within this text may not be appropriate for younger readers.

This is the story of a young woman who just isn’t satisfied in bed. Sure, she enjoys it to some extent, but there’s just nothing magical going on. There are no bells ringing or rockets exploding or whatever you want to call it. So, she goes to the doctor to see if something’s physically wrong with her. He discovers that for some reason, her clitoris is located in the back of her throat, rather than down below in the normal place. If she wants to experience any type of orgasm, she’ll have to take the man’s organ all the way in so that she can be stimulated.

Written and directed by Jerry Gerard, “Deep Throat” is a surprisingly accessible pornographic movie. It seems to be less about turning people on than it is about creating a goofball picture that includes sexual activity. Some of the one-liners are groan-inducing and of course the actors that deliver them have no idea how to do so. Yet, there’s a strange charm in the whole thing that makes it slightly funny anyway.

Sometimes I think his desire to be taken as a legitimate filmmaker overshadows his abilities. For instance, during Linda Lovelace’s first deep throat experience, he edits in all those bells ringing and rockets exploding to show us that she’s finally hit her sexual high note. It’s an unwelcome dash of pretentiousness that just sort of explodes in your face. Not only that, but to start the film off, we’re treated to a credits sequence longer than any of the male genitalia you’ll see in the picture. We see Linda driving along the streets, returning home, for what seems like half the hour-long movie. We don’t need a cool down right at the start.

But who really cares about plot and the direction and all that stuff. This is porn we’re talking about. How’s the action? Well…the actors don’t look all that great. One of the main women is pretty mature (not pretty and mature). And ladies, I hope you like mustaches on your men, because there are some bushy ones to be found here. What really throws it all off, though is inconsistencies with the plot. I know that sounds weird, but let me explain. Earlier in the film, they show Linda getting bizzay with some dudes as part of this orgy thing. She looks perfectly happy and quite into it. I think it would have been much better to see her bored out of her mind, stiff as a board, wishing something would happen. Especially, since to contrast this, while giving the deep throats, she looks like she’s in pain. I don’t see any enjoyment in her face at all. Speaking of her face, some of the saliva mixed with whatever is smeared underneath her nose in a couple scenes, which makes it look like she’s got some snot action going on. Not exactly attractive.

Overall, the film is an interesting concept. It works as a quirky fun movie that you could take your friends to see to make fun of. It seems like it wants that. As a pornographic feature, it could use work and doesn’t really provide anything too exciting or boiling hot. Essentially, the film falls victim to its own intentions.

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