It is considered the forefront of the Golden Age of Porn β One of the first pornographic films to feature a plot, character development , and relatively high production values, Deep Throat earned mainstream attention and launched the " porno chic " trend, although the film was the subject of obscenity trials and banned in some jurisdictions.
Lovelace later wrote that she was coerced and sexually assaulted during the production, and that the film is genuine rape pornography. Linda Lovelace , a sexually frustrated woman, seeks advice from her friend Helen on how to achieve an orgasm. After attending a sex party that proves unhelpful, Helen suggests that Linda visit a psychiatrist named Dr.
During their sessions, the doctor discovers that Linda's clitoris is located in her throat, instead of its normal location. Because stimulation of the clitoris is usually required for a woman to achieve orgasm, Linda would need to develop an oral sex technique that would stimulate her unusually located clitoris. Young assists Linda in developing this technique. During this process, Linda becomes infatuated with Dr. Young and proposes marriage. Young responds that Linda should instead become his therapist, utilizing her particular oral techniqueβhenceforth known as " deep-throating "βon various men until she finds a suitable husband.
Simultaneously, the doctor documents her exploits in repeated sexual encounters with his nurse. Eventually, Linda meets a man who brings her happiness and sexual fulfilment, and she agrees to marry him. The movie concludes with the line, "The End. And Deep Throat to you all. In a March column, critic Roger Ebert wrote: "It is all very well and good for Linda Lovelace, the star of the movie, to advocate sexual freedom; but the energy she brings to her role is less awesome than discouraging.
If you have to work this hard at sexual freedom, maybe it isn't worth the effort. The film's popularity helped launch a brief period of upper-middle class interest in explicit pornography referred to by Ralph Blumenthal of The New York Times as " porno chic ".
