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Television X Screens Original Uncut Version of Deep Throat to Soho Audience
, will then be broadcast at 10pm on Television X on 23 August across Sky, Freeview and Virgin platforms and will also be made available On Demand on TVXflix on YouView and via the Television X website - http://www.televisionx.com.
Since its release in June 1972 , has attracted both box office success and huge controversy. Shot in a week for $25,000 the movie went onto gross $600m by 1980 and was among the top ten highest grossing movies ever, ranking alongside Star Wars and ET. The filmed premiered The New World Theatre, Manhattan, New York and played for 39 weeks. Noted celebrities who attended the screening included Sammy Davies Junior , Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson . marked a turning point in the history of adult cinema bringing porno out of the closet to a mainstream audience. So began the age of porno chic.
said Programming Director Chris Ratcliff about the seminal skin flick.
Before the screening a panel of adult and film industry experts will discuss the cultural and social impact of the film. The panel will include:
Notes for Editors:
Deep Throat will be broadcast on Television X on 23 August at 10pm . Sky 903, Virgin 473 and at midnight on Freeview channel 171.
Deep Throat will also be available On Demand on TVXflix on You View and http://www.televisionx.com