Deep Throat, one of the most famous adult films ever produced is set to open in Boston this summer, and rumour has it Ron Jeremy, Richard Dreyfuss and Thora Birch are in talks to star in it.
Before you monkey spankers run out to join the ranks of those who support the arts via legitimate theatre, you should know that the play is not about a woman who has a clitoris in her windpipe, but rather about adult icon Harry Reems.
Deep Throat - The Play deals with the story of how Reems got involved with the film and the events leading up to him being prosecuted for his part in the film once it was released. Reems is thought to be the only adult actor to be prosecuted for appearing in a film, and the event caused enough of a stir that Johhny Carson, Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson helped pay for his defence.
Richard Dreyfuss has been linked to the part of Reems, while Thora Birch has been in talks to play the late Linda Lovelace, a cult figure in the world of 7o's porn. Other names being bandied about in relation to the production include The Sopranos' John Fiore, and porn legend Ron Jeremy as prosecutor Larry Parrish.
The play is set to open in Boston in June of this year, and will then move to New York in August where it will play at the World Theate, the very same theatre the original opened at all those years ago. It is still owned by the same proprietors.
Reems was actually involved in theatre himself when he started out as an actor, as were many of his contemporaries, and was excited when he learned of interest in producing a play of his life.
Whether the mainstream theatre going audience will be as excited (pardon the pun) over a play about porn reamins to be seen.
Some people might find it too much to swallow.
