1:04:00
They're called sex,
Mr. Cohn.
1:04:02
You just can't cloak yourself
with the American flag
1:04:04
because you don't fit
the image.
1:04:05
You talk as though
the Bill of Rights
was created just for you.
1:04:17
(Hopper)
For the first time
in US history,
1:04:20
an actor had been convicted
for merely playing a part,
1:04:23
And Harry Reems
faced five years in jail,
1:04:27
(Tony Bill)
It did not bode well
for the future
1:04:29
of any kind of aesthetic
or artistic expression
1:04:32
in this country,
in any of the arts,
1:04:34
much less this poor guy
1:04:36
who, you know,
suddenly finds himself
being made a scapegoat,
1:04:40
All in the interest of
1:04:42
a basically moral crusade.
1:04:49
(Alan Dershowitz)
What was behind
the case in Memphis
1:04:51
was the religious right,
1:04:53
This is the first
real incarnation
1:04:56
of trying to apply
their conception of morality
1:05:01
to all of America.
1:05:06
(Hopper)
In response,
1:05:07
Hollywood was quick
to mobilize and defend
Harry Reems,
1:05:11
positioning itself as
an opposing cultural force,
1:05:14
[all chattering]
1:05:16
(reporter)
Professionals in the arts
1:05:17
may not find Deep Throat,
as such,
1:05:20
a piece of art
worth defending,
1:05:22
But they are worried about
1:05:24
the threat of
being arrested later on
1:05:26
for what
they write or act in today,
1:05:28
It's a censorship issue,
1:05:30
My overall concern
is the basic, uh, infringement
1:05:34
on the rights
of the First Amendment,
1:05:36
That's probably why
l came to his defense,
1:05:38
knowing that
Beatty and Nicholson did.
1:05:43
That's how
l make all my decisions.
1:05:47
l said,
''Alan, am--am--am l
gonna be convicted?
1:05:50
''Am l going to do
prison time?''
1:05:51
And his response was:
1:05:56
''lf the Republicans
are reelected,
1:05:57
you're going to jail.