It was shot for $25,000 in six days. Its male star was a film-crew member shoved in front of the camera as a last-minute replacement. Its director readily conceded it was not even a good movie.

Yet "Deep Throat" was a cultural phenomenon with theatrical grosses estimated at $600 million -- according to some sources, anyway -- and it became an emblem of decadence for anti-pornography crusaders and the namesake for an informer who helped bring down a president.

"Inside Deep Throat," a documentary that premiered at last month's Sundance Film Festival, examines the legacy of the 1972 flick, a forerunner of today's hardcore adult-entertainment industry and a touchstone for obscenity laws.

Produced by Brian Grazer, whose films include "Apollo 13" and "A Beautiful Mind," "Inside Deep Throat" opened theatrically in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston and five other cities Friday. It will open in other cities across the country later in the month.

--Thanks for the tip, Ren. (Second day in a row!)

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Oh indeed! It was so kind of you to be so "giving" with "yourself." :)

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