| Feature | Deep Throat (1972) | Deep Throat Part II (1974) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Linda Lovelace (real person) | Linda Lovelace (stage name, different actress) | | Director | Gerard Damiano | Joseph W. Sarno (billed as "Joe Sarno") | | Aesthetic | Gritty, documentary-style realism | Cheap, glossy, sci-fi/comedy hybrid | | Cultural Hook | Scandal, obscenity trials, "porno chic" | Attempted franchise-building, post-Watergate puns | | Sex Scenes | Integrated into a single, central gimmick | Disjointed, often dream-sequence or computer-generated excuses |
For students of film history, gender studies, or 1970s American culture, Deep Throat Part II is essential viewing—not for its merits, but for its merciless illustration of how the counterculture becomes commerce. Deep Throat Part II
The plot follows the new Linda as she escapes the institution and teams up with a private eye to stop Dr. Depth’s plan to create a "sex computer." The film mixes soft-core sequences with hard-core inserts, comedic slapstick, and pseudo-science fiction dialogue. It is tonally erratic, shifting from farce to explicit footage with little coherence. | Feature | Deep Throat (1972) | Deep
The original’s premise was simple: a woman discovers her clitoris is in her throat. Part II jettisons any pretense of realism. Linda Lovelace is gone (she had left the industry). In her place, a new character, also named "Linda" but played by actress Linda Lovelace (using a stage name, not the original person), is now a patient in a mental institution run by the nefarious Dr. Depth (a pun on the title). Dr. Depth has invented a computer that can clone humans and extract sexual fantasies. Depth’s plan to create a "sex computer