John Franzese also had a financial stake in the film. Gerard Damiano, who had rights to one-third of the profits, was reportedly paid a lump sum of $25,000 once the film became popular and was forced out of the partnership. The entire production cost of $22,500 (equivalent to $146,000 today), and an additional $25,000 ($162,000 today) for music, was provided by Peraino's father, Anthony Peraino, a member of the Colombo crime family. Peraino was the owner of Plymouth Distributing, which he later renamed Arrow Film and Video.
The movie was produced by Louis "Butchie" Peraino, who was listed in the credits as "Lou Perry". The scenes involving Carol Connors were shot in New York City. The building was subsequently converted to a dormitory for Johnson & Wales University. The interior scenes were shot at a hotel between 123rd and 124th Streets on Biscayne Boulevard, then known as the Voyager Inn. The scenes involving Linda Lovelace were shot in North Miami, Florida, over six days in January 1972. Weston Enciso (unbilled) as Human Fleshlight.Ron Wertheim (unbilled) as Bearded Man on Sofa.Gerard Damiano (billed as "Al Gork") as Last Man.Jack Birch (billed as "Michael Powers") as #12.
Linda finally meets a man who can make her happy, agreeing to marry him. Meanwhile, the doctor documents her exploits while repeatedly having sex with his nurse. He informs her that she can settle for a job as his therapist, performing her particular oral technique-thereafter known as " deep throat"-on various men, until she finds the one to marry. The doctor discovers that Linda's clitoris is located in her throat, and after he helps her to develop her oral sex skills, the infatuated Linda asks him to marry her. After a sex party provides no help, Helen recommends that Linda visit a psychiatrist, Dr.
Linda Lovelace, a sexually frustrated woman, asks her friend Helen for advice on how to achieve an orgasm. 4.1 Porno chic and pop culture influence.