The groundbreaking adult film “Deep Throat” which brought porn to mainstream audiences returns to Miami where it was shot just over 50 years ago. The son and daughter of writer/director Gerard Damiano Sr., Gerard Jr. and Christar Damiano will present the film at Exxxotica Miami on Saturday July 15, at 8:10pm at The Miami Airport Convention Center 711 NW 72nd Ave, Miami, FL 33126, followed by a panel discussion on the history, cultural impact, and controversy surrounding the film.
Locations in North Miami and Coconut Grove are featured throughout the “Deep Throat”. The iconic opening scene in which the film’s star Linda Lovelace drives along Biscayne Blvd. was shot during Super Bowl VI which pitted the “Surprise” Miami Dolphins against the Dallas Cowboys. Director Damiano would comment “It was a perfect day to shoot the exteriors because the streets were deserted. Everyone was home watching the game!”
Gerard Jr. and Christar have just completed a World Tour screening their 4K restoration (which is considered to be the definitive version of “Deep Throat),” to commemorate its 50th Anniversary. Although generally the film was very well received, the tour was not without controversy. According to Gerard Jr., “Some theaters have been reluctant to show it for fear of pushback based on comments that Linda made years later while being coached by anti-porn feminists. Her story is a very complicated one. There is no doubt that she suffered greatly at the hands of her husband. People assume that he beat her because she didn’t want to perform in the film, but the truth of what actually happened on the set of ‘Deep Throat’ is very different.”
In 1972 the siblings traveled to Miami together with their family for the filming of the movie. Christar says “Miami has changed a lot, as has the world. There was no ‘adult industry’ back then. Now we are returning to Miami for EXXXOTICA, which is literally a convention for an industry that ‘Deep Throat’ helped to create.”
The Damianos will participate in a talkback following the screening, where they will share their stories of being on location during the filming of “Deep Throat,” the events leading up to the making of the film and the effect that it had on their family. They will be joined by Anthony Battista, the Philly stockbroker turned film distributor, who was indicted in 1974 during the movie’s landmark obscenity trials. He appeared as a defendant alongside Damiano Sr., stars Linda Lovelace and Harry Reems, and members of the Peraino crime family. Anthony’s daughter Kristin Battista-Frazee is the author of “The Pornographer’s Daughter,” in which she recounts her family’s literal trials and tribulations.
During Exxxotica which begins on Friday July 14th and runs through Sunday the 16th, The Deep Throat crew will be located at booth 123, where they will be selling limited edition Deep Throat merchandise. They will be assisted by special guest, adult star Joslyn Jane, who will also be available to meet and greet fans.
For more information about Exxxotica go to www.exxxoticaexpo.com and for more information about the screening go to https://www.exxxoticaexpo.com/seminars/deep-throat-at-50-history-impact-controversy-special-movie-screening-with-qa/
The special screening of Deep Throat will be held in Seminar Room B of the Convention Center.
The Exxxotica “Deep Throat” after party will be a porn star studded at The Pink Pussycat Pink Pussycat Cabaret 7565 W 20th Avenue, Hialeah FL 33014 on Sunday night beginning at 10pm and all those with an Exxxotica badge get free entrance.
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For more information about Damiano Films visit damianofilms.com.
