{"id":34533,"date":"2023-06-09T12:44:44","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T17:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/?p=34533"},"modified":"2023-06-09T12:44:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T17:44:44","slug":"son-and-daughter-of-deep-throat-commemorates-50th-anniversary-in-oakland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/?p=34533","title":{"rendered":"Son and Daughter of \u201cDeep Throat\u201d Commemorates 50th Anniversary in Oakland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Special Screening Party at The New Parkway Theater in Oakland Featuring Carol Queen & Sharon Mitchell Sunday, June 11 at 7pm Tix Now Available for Purchase<\/em><\/p>\n

Chicago \u2014The world tour to commemorate the 50th anniversary of \u201cDeep Throat\u201d comes to a close this week in the Bay Area with a show in Oakland at The New Parkway Theater at 474 24th St, Oakland, CA 94612 Sunday evening at 7pm<\/p>\n

And tickets may be purchased here\u00a0https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/deep-throat-50-4k-screening-talkback-history-culture-controversies-tickets-645050041037<\/a><\/p>\n

The definitive version of the film will be presented by Gerard Jr. and Christar Damiano, son and daughter of writer\/director, Gerard Damiano Sr. Following the screening they will be joined by legends of the \u201cGolden Age of Porn\u201d Dr. Sharon Mitchell and Richard Pacheco, for a discussion on the history, cultural impact, and controversies, surrounding \u201cDeep Throat\u201d, moderated by Carol Queen, co-founder of the Center for Sex and Culture. Gerard Jr. and Christar will share their stories of being on location in Miami during the filming of \u201cDeep Throat\u201d and growing up with \u201cThe King of Porn.\u201d<\/p>\n

Damiano\u2019s daughter Christar says, \u201cWe\u2019ve presented the film in 17 cities throughout 6 different countries around the world, and people are often surprised that it\u2019s not at all what they expected. It\u2019s a comedy, and our dad would be proud to know that after 50 years his jokes still get a laugh.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her brother Gerard Jr. adds \u201cSome theaters have been reluctant to show the film for fear of push back based on comments the film\u2019s star Linda Lovelace made years after it came out. Her story is a very complicated one, and there is no doubt that she suffered greatly at the hands of her husband. People assume that he beat her because she didn\u2019t want to perform in the film, but the truth of what actually happened on the set of \u2018Deep Throat\u2019 is very different.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m so pleased to be able to look back at this important movie, made at the dawn of the “porno chic” years and one of the first to try to marry porn and feature films,\u201d says Carol Queen. \u201cOn top of that, I’m so interested to see the audience’s response to this controversial movie when they realize it’s a comedy! The Golden Age of Porn gave us directors and performers who didn’t want sex films to be relegated to short 8-millimeter loops but rather to tackle any and every creative idea and sexual fantasy. It was such an ambitious time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0This will be their final West Coast event and screening.<\/p>\n

Sunday, June 11th<\/p>\n

The New Parkway<\/p>\n

474 24th St, Oakland, CA 94612<\/p>\n

Doors Open – Meet the panel 6PM \/ Show starts 7PM \/ Talkback 8PM<\/p>\n

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You may follow The New Parkway on their website at\u00a0https:\/\/www.thenewparkway.com\/<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter at\u00a0https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNewParkway<\/a>\u00a0on Instagram at\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thenewparkway<\/a>\u00a0and on Facebook at\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheNewParkway\/<\/a><\/p>\n

You may follow Carol Queen on Twitter at\u00a0https:\/\/twitter.com\/carolqueen<\/a>\u00a0and Instagram at\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/carolqueenphd\/<\/a>\u00a0and on her website at\u00a0www.carolqueen.com<\/a><\/p>\n

You may follow Sharon Mitchell on Twitter at\u00a0https:\/\/twitter.com\/sharonmitchell<\/a><\/p>\n

You may follow \u201cDeep Throat\u201d on Twitter at\u00a0https:\/\/twitter.com\/deepthroatfilm<\/a>\u00a0on Instagram at\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/deepthroatmovie\/<\/a><\/p>\n

and on Facebook at\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deepthroatfilm<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information on Damiano Films go here\u00a0https:\/\/damianofilms.com<\/a>\u00a0and for more information on how you may #VoteThroat and help make Deep Throat join the ranks of American classic cinema in the Library of Congress go here\u00a0https:\/\/damianofilms.com\/deepthroat50\/votethroat<\/a><\/p>\n

About \u201cDeep Throat\u201d<\/p>\n

The Zeitgeist of 1972, \u201cDeep Throat\u201d brought adult films into the mainstream and kick-started the Sexual Revolution. Its success was unprecedented, breaking box office records in its very first week of exhibition. Lauded as one of the first hardcore films to feature a plot, character development, and production values, it pushed the limits of what could be shown on screen and made an international celebrity of its star, Linda Lovelace. Busted by police, picketed, and banned, the ongoing prosecution only added to the film\u2019s\u00a0popularity. It would help to create the Adult Film Industry and an audience hungry for feature length films with adult content. Celebrities, dignitaries, couples and women joined the usual \u201craincoat crowd,\u201d waiting in lines that wrapped around the block just to see it. The immense popularity of \u201cDeep Throat\u201d made it a symbol of the new sexual freedom and\u00a0therefore a target. President Richard Nixon attacked the film in an effort to draw attention away from his own wrongdoing. \u201cCitizens for Decent Literature,\u201d used their crusade against\u00a0pornography to galvanize the burgeoning \u201cConservative Christian\u201d movement. Joining forces with the Republican Party made their cause not just a \u201cmoral\u201d one, but a political one as well.<\/p>\n

The newly organized Anti-Porn Feminists also staged protests and sought to ban the film. For a time, even Linda Lovelace joined their cause, making comments on the talk show circuit, which cast a shadow over the production. It would be years before she rejected the feminists, claiming that they had used her and returned to porn, posing for Leg Show magazine, before her untimely death in 2002. The Federal Government went after male lead Harry Reems. Fearing they could be next, A\u2013list Hollywood stars formed the \u201cHarry Reems Defense Fund,\u201d a cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre. He was eventually acquitted of all crimes, but the persecution took a tremendous toll on him. Legal battles were fought all the way to the Supreme Court. Finally, it was not the film itself, but the very definition of \u201cobscenity\u201d that was on trial. \u201cDeep Throat\u201d became emblematic of the Free Speech Movement and all the while its popularity grew.<\/p>\n

The film\u2019s title was used to conceal the identity of informant W. Mark Felt who helped Woodward and Bernstein to break the Watergate story. When the President was finally brought to justice, Damiano quipped \u201cNixon tried to take down \u2018Deep Throat\u2019, but in the end it was \u2018Deep Throat\u2019 who took down Nixon.\u201d A half century later the film enjoys a cult status, having found its way into every aspect of popular culture. Referenced in countless films, documentaries, and TV shows, it has inspired songs, plays, and musicals. The term \u201cDeep Throat\u201d became a household word and can be found in Webster\u2019s dictionary. \u201cDeep Throat\u201d is still considered to be the most profitable film of all time.<\/p>\n

About Gerard Jr and Christar Damiano:<\/p>\n

Visual Artist and Filmmaker Gerard Damiano Jr. and Sound Healer &amp; Performance Artist Christar Damiano are the only children of director Gerard Damiano Sr. They grew up in Queens, New York, in a house that always seemed to have film in the refrigerator.<\/p>\n

They were raised to believe that the human body was \u201ca thing of beauty\u201d and never something to be ashamed of. They often accompanied their father to the film set (although they were never exposed to hardcore sex), and were on location in Miami with their family during the filming of \u201cDeep Throat\u201d. Reacting to their father\u2019s arrest and subsequent prosecution, their mother reassured them that \u201cPeople don\u2019t understand him because he\u2019s ahead of his time.\u201d Gerard and Christar believe that their father\u2019s time has finally come. They have dedicated themselves to preserving his legacy and continuing his fight for Freedom of Expression without censorship through their company Damiano Films.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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