New York, NY–November 2, 2023—All-natural Latina beauty Lucy Sunflower will be appearing as a featured artist at the Deep Throat booth during this weekend’s Exxxotica Expo in Edison, New Jersey from Friday, November 3 through Sunday, November 5.

The sexy brunette will be wearing a nurse’s uniform just like the legendary Linda Lovelace did in the movie that defined “Porno Chic,” Deep Throat, and appearing alongside her will be director Gerard Damiano’s son and daughter, Gerard Damiano Jr. and Christar Damiano.

“We love Lucy Sunflower because she has a real ‘girl-next-door’ appeal just like Linda Lovelace did,” says Gerard Damiano Jr.

“I am so honored to be appearing at the Deep Throat booth and being dressed like Linda Lovelace,” says Lucy. “We are going to have a wonderful time together.”

The Deep Throat crew will be available for photo ops, autographs and selling choice collectors item apparel.

The movie Deep Throat will be screened on Saturday night, hosted by James Bartholet and a talk back afterwards with Gerrard and Christar.

For more information on the Deep Throat screening/seminar go here https://www.exxxoticaexpo.com/seminars/deep-throat-at-50-history-impact-controversy-special-movie-screening-with-qa/

For more information about Exxxotica New Jersey go to https://www.exxxoticaexpo.com/locations/edison-nj/

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You may follow Lucy Sunflower on Twitter at https://twitter.com/lucysunflowerny and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lucysunflowerofficial/

You may follow “Deep Throat” on Twitter at twitter.com/deepthroatfilm on Instagram at instagram.com/deepthroatmovie/ and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/deepthroatfilm

For more information about Damiano Films visit damianofilms.com.

About “Deep Throat”

The Zeitgeist of 1972, “Deep Throat” brought adult films into the mainstream and kick-started the Sexual Revolution. Its success was unprecedented, breaking box office records in its very first week of exhibition. Lauded as one of the first hardcore films to feature a plot, character development, and production values, it pushed the limits of what could be shown on screen and made an international celebrity of its star, Linda Lovelace. Busted by police, picketed, and banned, the ongoing prosecution only added to the film’s popularity. It would help to create the Adult Film Industry and an audience hungry for feature length films with adult content. Celebrities, dignitaries, couples and women joined the usual “raincoat crowd,” waiting in lines that wrapped around the block just to see it. The immense popularity of “Deep Throat” made it a symbol of the new sexual freedom and therefore a target. President Richard Nixon attacked the film in an effort to draw attention away from his own wrongdoing. “Citizens for Decent Literature,” used their crusade against pornography to galvanize the burgeoning “Conservative Christian” movement. Joining forces with the Republican Party, they made their cause not just a “moral” one, but a political one as well.

The newly organized “Anti-Porn Feminists” also staged protests and sought to ban the film. For a time, even Linda Lovelace joined their cause, making comments on the talk show circuit, which cast a shadow over the production. It would be years before she rejected the feminists, claiming that they had used her and returned to porn, posing for Leg Show magazine, before her untimely death in 2002. The Federal Government went after male lead Harry Reems. Fearing they could be next, A–list Hollywood stars formed the “Harry Reems Defense Fund,” a cause célèbre. He was eventually acquitted of all crimes, but the persecution took a tremendous toll on him. Legal battles were fought all the way to the Supreme Court. Finally, it was not the film itself, but the very definition of “obscenity” that was on trial. “Deep Throat” became emblematic of the Free Speech Movement and all the while its popularity grew.

The film’s title was used to conceal the identity of informant W. Mark Felt who helped Woodward and Bernstein to break the Watergate story. When the President was finally brought to justice, Damiano quipped “Nixon tried to take down ‘Deep Throat’, but in the end it was ‘Deep Throat’ who took down Nixon.” A half century later the film enjoys a cult status, having found its way into every aspect of popular culture. Referenced in countless films, documentaries, and TV shows, it has inspired songs, plays, and musicals. The term “Deep Throat” became a household word and can be found in Webster’s dictionary. “Deep Throat” is still considered to be the most profitable film of all time.

About Gerard Jr and Christar Damiano

Visual Artist and Filmmaker Gerard Damiano Jr. and Sound Healer & Performance Artist Christar Damiano are the only children of director Gerard Damiano Sr. They grew up in Queens, New York, in a house that always seemed to have film in the refrigerator.

They were raised to believe that the human body was “a thing of beauty” and never something to be ashamed of. They often accompanied their father to the film set (although they were never exposed to hardcore sex), and were on location in Miami with their family during the filming of “Deep Throat”. Reacting to their father’s arrest and subsequent prosecution, their mother reassured them that “People don’t understand him because he’s ahead of his time.” Gerard and Christar believe that their father’s time has finally come. They have dedicated themselves to preserving his legacy and continuing his fight for Freedom of Expression without censorship through their company Damiano Films.

About Lucy Sunflower:

Lucy Sunflower is a free-spirited, all-natural Latina from the Bronx who enjoys pushing her mind, body and soul to the limits. She began her career in 2020 and has done scenes for PervCity, among other companies. With her bright and bubbly personality Lucy has been a regular on The SDR Show. The Wet Spot with Chrissie Mayr and DJ Moody’s podcast, The Leak. When she isn’t shooting the 20something year old loves spending time with her cats, volunteering at the ASPCA trapping stray cats around the city, mixing tunes on her computer, mixed media collages and exploring witchcraft and tantric sex.