Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen Forward Into the Past (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV Episode | Documentary, History

Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

Forward Into the Past (Season 1, Episode 6)

TV Episode | Documentary, History

By the 1970s, Americans were undergoing fundamental societal changes. Many US communities banned films such as A Clockwork Orange and Carnal Knowledge. 'Stanley Kubrick (I)' re-edited A Clockwork Orange as a result. The film Deep Throat ...See moreBy the 1970s, Americans were undergoing fundamental societal changes. Many US communities banned films such as A Clockwork Orange and Carnal Knowledge. 'Stanley Kubrick (I)' re-edited A Clockwork Orange as a result. The film Deep Throat was controversial and popular and was at the vanguard of the the rise of pornographic films. Under the new MPAA rating system, an X rating soon became associated with pornographic films and Last Tango in Paris (Last Tango in Paris) was the last major studio release to carry an X rating and it wasn't until 1990 that a new adult film category, NC-17, was created. In June 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court returned to local communities the right to set their own standards. European films meanwhile continued to push the limits with films like Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom by Pier Paolo Pasolini. The invention of the VCR changed the pornographic film industry and such films became available everywhere. Written by garykmcd See less

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48 cast members

Name	Known for
Raquel Welch Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Three Musketeers (1973)
Kip Addotta Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	For da Love of Money (2002)
Jason Alexander Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Seinfeld (1989)
Michael Apted Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Amazing Grace (2006)
Dan Aykroyd Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
Peter Bart Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
Shari Belafonte Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Hotel (1983)
Lara Flynn Boyle Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Happiness (1998)
Lloyd Bridges Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
James Coburn Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Great Escape (1963)
Dabney Coleman Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	WarGames (1983)
Robert Costanzo Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Total Recall (1990)
Robert Culp Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	I Spy (1965)
Keene Curtis Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Sliver (1993)
Brian Dennehy Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	First Blood (1982)
Hector Elizondo Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Pretty Woman (1990)
Anita Garner Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen (1996)
Kelsey Grammer Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Cheers (1982)
Judd Hirsch Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Fabelmans (2022)
Sally Kellerman Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	MAS*H (1970)
Maurice LaMarche Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Futurama (1999)
John Landis Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Sharon Lawrence Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	NYPD Blue (1993)
Jane Leeves Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Frasier (1993)
Michael Lerner Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Barton Fink (1991)
Shelley Long Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Cheers (1982)
Joe Mantegna Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Godfather Part III (1990)
Barney Martin Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Arthur (1981)
Roddy McDowall Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Fright Night (1985)
Malcolm McDowell Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Cathy Moriarty Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Raging Bull (1980)
Martin Mull Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Clue (1985)
Sydney Pollack Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Tootsie (1982)
Kevin Pollak Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Usual Suspects (1995)
Carl Reiner Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
Rob Reiner Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	All in the Family (1971)
Allan Rich Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Disclosure (1994)
John Ritter Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Sling Blade (1996)
Alan Rosenberg Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Wanderers (1979)
Patrick Stewart Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Logan (2017)
Jeffrey Tambor Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Transparent (2014)
Marisa Tomei Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Eli Wallach Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Lesley Ann Warren Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Victor/Victoria (1982)
Amy Yasbeck Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	The Mask (1994)
Michael York Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Logan's Run (1976)
Billy Zane Quote Reader (voice) Quote Reader (voice) See fewer	Titanic (1997)
Edward Zwick Quote Reader (voice) (as Ed Zwick) Quote Reader (voice) (as Ed Zwick) See fewer	Thirtysomething (1987)