For starters, let me say that sometimes my ideas for blog entries actually come from other blogs. But, hey_very few of us make a dime of these ventures!
Today's second entry is no exception.
My good friend Moviezzz who has a most excellent blog about movies revealed yesterday that a long forgotten exploitation film called "Linda Lovelace for President" (1975) comes out on dvd this week.
Lovelace was made famous when she became the star of a low budget film called "Deep Throat" which made millions of dollars and became part of the pop culture, so much so that a key Watergate figure who secretly talked to Woodward and Bernstein became known as 'deep throat.'
The film stars Lovelace as herself as well as Mickey Dolenz and Scatman Crothers.
Moviezzz summed it best by saying: "I've never seen this film from the mid-70s, and I never knew it existed."
It is an odd coincidence that the film is coming out this week as the Democratic Convention gets underway in Denver. Lovelace actually died in a 2002 car accident in Denver at the age of 53.
She went on to renounce the porn industry which made her famous, and she openly talked about the alleged abuse that she endured during her career.
Lovelace was actually nicknamed 'Miss Holy Holy' in high school because she always kept her dates at a distance.
There is actual a good documentary called "Inside Deep Throat" which talks about the reasons why this film became so popular in the 1970s, and how it actually influenced then-president Richard Nixon's effort to go after the porn industry, which Ronald Reagan took one step further with the Ed Meese Commission.
Useful Links:
http://talkingmoviezzz.blogspot.com
http://www.linda-lovelace.com (not sure if this site is active)
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