"Making Hits 4 Generations"
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Cultural References
Over the past 50 years, the Peraino family has played a crucial role in mainstream film, adult entertainment, and entertainment culture. Their achievements have helped advance civil rights, censorship laws, and the availability of adult content. Peraino films have not only impacted the mainstream but have also given audiences access to content they would have never had at home. Thanks to a horizontal monopoly, Louis "Butchie" Peraino brought adult content from the crime-laden theaters of New York City to the comfort of viewers' homes, with even the Nixon administration requesting a copy of "Deep Throat."
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The accomplishments, dealings, and intrigue surrounding Louis "Butchie" Peraino are only known by a handful of people, but they make for sensational stories. Whether it was his relationship with the Tong's, globetrotting with Adnan Khashoggi, or buying art with Andy Warhol, the life of Louis "Butchie" Peraino was unbelievable. In recent years, Louis "Butchie" Peraino has been portrayed by Bobby Cannavale and Andrew Dice Clay in "Lovelace" and "Pam & Tommy." Although these stories only represent a small part of what he was involved in, they provide a solid foreground for the "Deep Dynasty" story.
Bryanston Pictures & Distribution
Bryanston Pictures was a film production and distribution company based in the United States that was formed by film producer Louis "Butchie" Peraino. The company specialized in low-budget films, many of which were controversial at the time of their release. Some of their notable film releases from the 1970s include:
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"Deep Throat" (1972) - This pornographic film became a cultural phenomenon and sparked a nationwide debate about obscenity laws.
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"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (1974) - This horror classic was highly influential in the genre and remains a cult favorite to this day.
​"The Kentucky Fried Movie" (1977) - This comedy film, produced by the team behind "Airplane!", was a parody of late-night television programming and featured several notable sketches
"The Manitou" (1978) - This horror film featured Tony Curtis and was based on a novel by Graham Masterton.
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Overall, Bryanston Pictures was known for producing and distributing films that were often considered taboo or controversial, but that also had a significant impact on popular culture.
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Porno Chic Movement
"Porno Chic" is a term used to describe the brief period in the 1970s when pornography became more mainstream and was embraced by mainstream culture. The term is often associated with the film "Deep Throat," which was released in 1972 and became a cultural phenomenon. The film was one of the first hardcore pornographic films to be widely distributed in the United States and it helped to create a new market for adult films.
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The term "Porno Chic" was coined by the writer and critic Ralph Blumenthal in a 1973 New York Times article titled "Porno Chic; 'Hard-Core' Goes Mainstream." Blumenthal used the term to describe the growing acceptance of pornography in mainstream culture and the ways in which it was being marketed and consumed.
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The popularity of "Deep Throat" and other adult films during this time period was seen as a reaction to the sexual liberation movement of the 1960s and early 1970s. Many people saw the rise of pornography as a way to challenge traditional sexual norms and to explore new forms of sexual expression.
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However, the term "Porno Chic" has also been criticized for glorifying the objectification and exploitation of women in pornography, and for treating the industry as a legitimate form of entertainment rather than something that was considered taboo.
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