Behind the Green Door
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- | '''Behind the Green Door''' ([[1972]]) was the first hardcore [[pornographic]] [[film|movie]] widely released in the [[United States]]. Directed by the [[Mitchell brothers]] and starring [[Marilyn Chambers]] as Gloria Saunders, the movie depicts her [[kidnapping|abduction]] to a sex theater, where she is forced to perform various [[sexual act]]s in front of an audience, with characters including [[nun]]s and [[trapeze]] artists. | + | :''[[porno chic]]'' |
- | Prior to the movie's release, Marilyn Chambers had modelled for [[Procter & Gamble]] and Ivory Snow detergent. After the release of the movie, P&G recalled all products and advertising materials featuring her, unintentionally adding to the movie's hype. Along with ''[[Deep Throat (film)|Deep Throat]],'' released later in the same year, the movie launched the "[[porn chic]]" boom and started what is now referred to as the "Golden Age of Porn." Made with a budget of $60,000, the movie ultimately grossed over $25 million (including its video release, which is controlled exclusively by the Mitchells). | + | '''''Behind the Green Door''''' (1972) was the first hardcore [[pornographic]] [[film|movie]] widely released in the [[United States]]. Directed by the [[Mitchell brothers]] and starring [[Marilyn Chambers]] as Gloria Saunders, the movie depicts her [[kidnapping|abduction]] to a sex theater, where she is forced to perform various [[sexual act]]s with multiple partners in front of masked audience members. The Mitchell brothers appear in the film as her kidnappers. In a psychedelic and colorful key sequence, an ejaculation on Chambers' face is shown with semen flying through the air for seven minutes. |
- | In 1986, the Mitchells made a sequel to this film, directed by singer Sharon McNight and starring a newcomer named Missy (who was Artie Mitchell's girlfriend at the time and reportedly demanded to be given the role). The film, in which all sex performers used condoms and other protective paraphernalia, was a critical and commercial disaster and cost the Mitchells hundreds of thousands of dollars. | + | ==The Hype== |
+ | Prior to the movie's release, Marilyn Chambers had modeled for [[Procter & Gamble]] and [[Ivory Snow]] detergent, sold under the slogan "99 44/100% pure". After the release of the movie, Procter & Gamble recalled all products and advertising materials featuring her, unintentionally adding to the movie's hype. Along with ''[[Deep Throat (film)|Deep Throat]],'' released later in the same year, the movie launched the "[[porno chic]]" boom and started what is now referred to as the "[[Golden Age of Porn]]". Made with a budget of $60,000, the movie ultimately grossed over $25 million (including its video release, which was controlled exclusively by the Mitchells). | ||
- | The film was made from a [[short story]] of the same title, which was circulated by means of numerous [[carbon copy|carbon copies]]. {{GFDL}} | + | ==Aftermath== |
+ | In 1986, the Mitchells made a sequel to this film, ''[[Behind the Green Door: the Sequel]]'', directed by singer Sharon McNight and starring a newcomer named Missy (who was Artie Mitchell's girlfriend at the time and reportedly demanded to be given the role). The film, in which all sex performers used [[condom]]s, [[birth control]], and other protective paraphernalia, was a critical and commercial disaster and cost the Mitchells hundreds of thousands of dollars. | ||
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+ | The [[Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theatre]], a [[strip club]] in [[San Francisco]], contains a "Green Door room" which is named for the two movies and was the set of the sequel. | ||
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+ | The film was the second to be inducted into the [[XRCO Hall of Fame]], following ''[[Deep Throat (film)|Deep Throat]]''. | ||
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+ | ==Origins== | ||
+ | The film was made from an anonymous [[short story]] of the same title, which was circulated by means of numerous [[carbon copy|carbon copies]]. The story's title makes reference to the 1956 hit song "[[The Green Door]]". | ||
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+ | ==In popular culture== | ||
+ | *Footage from the film is seen in the movie ''[[Cannonball Run (film)|Cannonball Run]],'' when [[Jackie Chan]]'s character watches it in his high-tech car, almost leading to an accident. | ||
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+ | * The production of the movie is dramatized in the movie [[Rated X (film)|''Rated X'']] starring the brothers [[Charlie Sheen]] and [[Emilio Estevez]] as Artie and Jim. | ||
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Behind the Green Door (1972) was the first hardcore pornographic movie widely released in the United States. Directed by the Mitchell brothers and starring Marilyn Chambers as Gloria Saunders, the movie depicts her abduction to a sex theater, where she is forced to perform various sexual acts with multiple partners in front of masked audience members. The Mitchell brothers appear in the film as her kidnappers. In a psychedelic and colorful key sequence, an ejaculation on Chambers' face is shown with semen flying through the air for seven minutes.
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The Hype
Prior to the movie's release, Marilyn Chambers had modeled for Procter & Gamble and Ivory Snow detergent, sold under the slogan "99 44/100% pure". After the release of the movie, Procter & Gamble recalled all products and advertising materials featuring her, unintentionally adding to the movie's hype. Along with Deep Throat, released later in the same year, the movie launched the "porno chic" boom and started what is now referred to as the "Golden Age of Porn". Made with a budget of $60,000, the movie ultimately grossed over $25 million (including its video release, which was controlled exclusively by the Mitchells).
Aftermath
In 1986, the Mitchells made a sequel to this film, Behind the Green Door: the Sequel, directed by singer Sharon McNight and starring a newcomer named Missy (who was Artie Mitchell's girlfriend at the time and reportedly demanded to be given the role). The film, in which all sex performers used condoms, birth control, and other protective paraphernalia, was a critical and commercial disaster and cost the Mitchells hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theatre, a strip club in San Francisco, contains a "Green Door room" which is named for the two movies and was the set of the sequel.
The film was the second to be inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame, following Deep Throat.
Origins
The film was made from an anonymous short story of the same title, which was circulated by means of numerous carbon copies. The story's title makes reference to the 1956 hit song "The Green Door".
In popular culture
- Footage from the film is seen in the movie Cannonball Run, when Jackie Chan's character watches it in his high-tech car, almost leading to an accident.
- The production of the movie is dramatized in the movie Rated X starring the brothers Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez as Artie and Jim.