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How did 'Deep Throat' ever become mainstream in 1972?

michael hagerty said:
It's basically the Wikipedia of film and TV. And, assuming that entry was there before the Poynter piece from 2005, IMDB was smaller then and very likely less well-vetted.
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I was submitting reviews to imdb back then. Once when a TV movie wasn't listed, they asked me to submit its credits. I don't know when that was. The result was a mess.
 
Deep Throat also was shown on some college campuses either at the time or a few years later. I've heard Dr. Drew mention on Loveline that he went to see it on a college campus, when he and Adam Carolla were discussing how bizarre the 1970s was.
 
radiofan2023 said:
Deep Throat also was shown on some college campuses either at the time or a few years later. I've heard Dr. Drew mention on Loveline that he went to see it on a college campus, when he and Adam Carolla were discussing how bizarre the 1970s was.
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I wasn't aware of it, but here's some background:

www.theryder.com

Bloomington Blue - The Ryder Magazine & Film Series

▼ The Forgotten History of Porn at Indiana University ◆ by Sean Smalley Though it may not have been Times Square, from the late 1970s to mid-1980s screenings of hardcore films became a contentious fixture of campus life at Indiana University. By the time student groups and dorms started...
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