In 1972 — long before the Internet porn explosion of today — Deep Throat became a cultural phenomenon. As the first pornographic feature film to be embraced by mainstream audiences, Deep Throat took a multitude of risks: it boasted a plot, humor, and an unknown and unlikely star named Linda Lovelace. Lovelace tells the story behind the phenomenon. Fleeing her strict religious family, Linda Boreman falls for charismatic hustler Chuck Traynor, who launches her pornography career. Reborn as “Linda Lovelace,” the charming girl next door skyrockets to international sensation with her uncanny capacity for fellatio. Fully inhabiting this new identity, Linda becomes a spokesperson for sexual freedom and hedonism. But six years later, she reveals a far more sinister narrative—the dark secrets of her own life story.
Directed by Academy Award-winning documentarians Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt), Lovelace sees Amanda Seyfried (Les Miserables) as the eponymous porn star, and features a stellar supporting cast that includes Peter Sarsgaard (Shattered Glass), James Franco (Spring Breakers), Sharon Stone (Basic Instinct), Wes Bentley (American Beauty), Juno Temple (Killer Joe), Adam Brody (Jennifer's Body), Chloe Sevigny (American Horror Story), Chris Noth (The Good Wife), Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgement Day), Hank Azaria (Love & Other Drugs), Debi Mazar (Entourage), Cory Hardrict (Warm Bodies), Bobby Cannavale (Boardwalk Empire) and Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex and the City).
Lovelace receives a limited release in North America from August 9th and opens here in the UK on August 23rd.