LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Deep Throat," the infamous 1972 adult film that led to a government crackdown on pornography, is being re-released in theaters as a new generation of lawmakers wages a renewed assault on smut, trade paper Daily Variety reported in its Tuesday edition.

The release of the Linda Lovelace opus, which was banned at the time in 23 states, coincides with the premiere of the documentary "Inside Deep Throat," which hits theaters in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Boston on Friday.

The original film, which was made in six days for $25,000 and has grossed over $600 million, will not be ready until at least Feb. 18, the paper said. Las Vegas-based Arrow Prods., which owns the rights to the mob-funded "Deep Throat," started striking 10 prints on Monday, it added. Five of the prints will be edited to garner an "R" rating, which allows admission to children aged under 17 if accompanied by an adult.

The documentary, co-produced by Brian Grazer, the Oscar-winning filmmaker of "A Beautiful Mind," is rated NC-17, which denies admission to anyone aged 17 and under. It is being distributed by Universal Pictures, a unit of General Electric Co. -controlled NBC Universal.

It shows how "Deep Throat" popularized a form of sexual pleasure previously considered taboo. But the Nixon administration was not amused, sending in the FBI to close down screenings, and taking legal action against the film's director, Jerry Damiano, and stars.

Meanwhile, a bill that would increase fines for smutty broadcasts to $500,000 per incident from $32,500, is wending its way through Congress with bipartisan support, inspired in part by Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" at the Super Bowl last year.

Awesome, there can never be too much porn

The R-rated version will probably be terrible.

Therefore, I must go see it.

On the flip side of that, I'd love to see the infamous 210 minute cut of Caligula that was shown at Cannes in 1979. That must have been atrocious.

--PunkDavid

Oh man, I've seen it. One of the most over-indulgent and smutty films EVER.

It was very entertaining.

the legendary 210 minute version seen at Cannes in 1979

· The R-rated edition w/o the hardcore sex is 105 minutes.
· The original edition of the film is 132 minutes.
· The 10th Anniversary edition is 148 minutes.
· The 20th Anniversary edition is 156 minutes.
· Anneka + Lori's lesbian love scene alone is 12 minutes.

Oh, no, my friend. You have not seen the WHOLE thing. Check this out:



http://www.geocities.com/malcolmtribute/caligula.html



--PunkDavid

Oh, no, my friend. You have not seen the WHOLE thing. Check this out:



http://www.geocities.com/malcolmtribute/caligula.html



--PunkDavid

\,,/ !!!

Linda Lovelace wrote a book called "Ordeal".

I recommend it.

But art, my dear, is art!

What good is a R-rated Deep Throat?

That's just retarded.

If it can't show blowjobs, it will be like 15 minutes long.