:38:00
is the seat
of sexuality in women,
:38:04
l think the judge
learned a lot during the trial
:38:07
as l... Look,
l--l certainly did myself.
:38:13
(Hopper)
As the judge retired
to consider his verdict,
:38:15
ticket sales almost doubled,
:38:17
prompting a young reporter
from the New York Times
to write an article
:38:21
that would give the film
mainstream legitimacy,
:38:25
(Ralph Blumenthal)
I remember
writing the article,
:38:27
Uh, the--the headline
was ''Porno chic, ''
:38:29
[chuckling]
l wrote it on a typewriter.
:38:33
People look
at the Times as a validator,
:38:35
And they see,
if--if the Times can
write about Deep Throat,
:38:38
well, then it must be safe
in some way.
:38:43
(Hopper)
The week the article
hit the stands,
:38:45
the film's box office soared
:38:47
as people rushed
to see the film
in record numbers,
:38:53
(male reporter)
Approximately how many people
have seen Deep Throat?
:38:56
Approximately
1,700 people a day
have been in to see the film.
:39:01
(reporter)
Are you looking forward
to this movie?
:39:03
Yes, l am.
:39:04
People from Central Park west
and Fifth Avenue
and Park Avenue
:39:08
wanted to go down and see it
and go slumming.
:39:11
(Xaviera Hollander)
There was a private showing,
Before I knew what happened,
:39:15
there was, like,
group sex happening,
left, right, and center.
:39:23
(patron)
Since this is supposed to be
it of its genre,
:39:26
and since it's had this piece
in the New York Times,
:39:29
l might as well see it
if it's going.
:39:33
(reporter)
what are you expecting to see?
:39:35
well, uh,
:39:36
you might close me down if l
said what l was going to say.
:39:40
lt took porn out of the realm
of the forbidden.
:39:44
why, there's nothing wrong
with a normal man
:39:47
going to
a pornographic movie.
:39:48
Normal, all right,
but why were you there?
:39:51
You would see
movie stars there.
:39:52
You would see
society people there,
:39:57
l went to see Deep Throat
because l'm fond
of animal pictures.