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Offline bijou

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Gerard Damiano, 'Deep Throat' director, dead at 80
« on: October 28, 2008, 11:22:16 AM »
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MIAMI – Gerard Damiano, director of the pioneering pornographic film that lent its name to the Watergate whistleblower known as "Deep Throat," has died. He was 80.

Damiano died Saturday at a Fort Myers hospital, his son, Gerard Damiano Jr., said Monday. He had suffered a stroke in September.

"He was a filmmaker and an artist and we thought of him as such," the younger Damiano said. "Even though we weren't allowed to see his movies, we knew he was a moviemaker, and we were proud of that."

Damiano's "Deep Throat" was a mainstream box-office success and helped launch the modern hardcore adult-entertainment industry. Shot in six days for just $25,000, the 1972 flick became a cultural must-see for Americans who had just lived through the sexual liberation of the 1960s. ...
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Re: Gerard Damiano, 'Deep Throat' director, dead at 80
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2008, 11:32:28 AM »
That's some news that's hard to swallow.
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Re: Gerard Damiano, 'Deep Throat' director, dead at 80
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2008, 11:33:49 AM »
Quote from: Splashdown on October 28, 2008, 11:32:28 AM
That's some news that's hard to swallow.
It does leave a nasty taste in the mouth doesn't it?
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Re: Gerard Damiano, 'Deep Throat' director, dead at 80
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2008, 11:37:36 AM »
Just can't believe he's a stiff one now.
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Re: Gerard Damiano, 'Deep Throat' director, dead at 80
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2008, 02:26:49 PM »
Damn, that really blows, or is it sucks?
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Re: Gerard Damiano, 'Deep Throat' director, dead at 80
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2008, 03:02:28 PM »
His movies brought a whole new meaning to doing a "spit take".
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Re: Gerard Damiano, 'Deep Throat' director, dead at 80
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2008, 04:27:49 PM »
I've never seen any of his work........if you can call that work.

Stroke....choke....hmmmm.....think maybe someone may have misunderstood?
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Re: Gerard Damiano, 'Deep Throat' director, dead at 80
« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2008, 09:43:03 AM »
Is he really dead or is this just a gag?
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