For those of you who aren't old enough, Linda Lovelace is perhaps the most famous American porn star ever. Yeah, Jenna Jamison likes to claim that title, but none of her films ever captured the same notoriety as Lovelace's Deep Throat. I mean, it was the code word for the informant that brought down President Nixon. Lovelace and Deep Throat are pop culture icons and the film remains one of the all-time highest grossing independent movies ever made. Not too shabby for a little adult film made forty years ago.
According to Deadline, Peter Sarsgaard is in talks to play Chuck Traynor, Linda's husband and the pornographer who cajoled her into the industry. The script, by Andy Bellin and W. Merritt Johnson, is based on Eric Danville's book, The Complete Linda Lovelace.
Deep Throat was groundbreaking in that it came out at a time when porn was a highly underground industry and people actually had to go to a theater to see it. No practical porn viewing in the comfort of your own home back then. It launched what became known as "porn chic" and featured an actual plot (gasp!) and high production value. People went nuts for this movie and paid to see it over and over and over again. It was like the pervert Star Wars. I remember a certain Rainbow theater here in my hood. "Mommy, how come we can't see a movie in there?"
So what do you think? Are you hankering to see Seyfried test herself in such a notorious role? Are you shocked like my friend? Or are you thinking this is just the female version of Boogie Nights? Talk to me.
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