February 28, 2008 | 10 Comments

Flesh Flicks Classic: What Was Behind That Green Door?

2008_02_28_ff.jpgUnlike a film student who has never seen “Citizen Kane,” you could be forgiven for never having watched one of the classics of golden age 1970′s porn: despite being one of the most recognizable porn titles of all time, finding a clean, complete copy of “Behind The Green Door” has never been as simple as it sounds. Plus, as shocking as it may have seemed at the time, viewers who were raised on the hardcore gonzo fare of the last two decades will only be shocked by how tame this legendary film seems by comparison. (Hint: lots and lots of closeups!) We guess 3 X’s just doesn’t mean what it used to, but any chance to see Marilyn Chambers do her stuff is one that can’t be passed up.

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· “Behind The Green Door” (Megarotic)

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  • Come a little Miroslav Klose You’re My Kind of Man

    Is that Martin Lawrence?

    … Nah. No way he could have been old enough to appear in 70s porn. It’s prolly Garrett Morris.

    /deadspin comments unit of cultural diffusion
    /icy stare from Fleshbot editorial
    /shits pants

  • maxman

    this is the real deal, i like the quiet as they go at it, and then the intense drumming/bass to drive it home (so to speak).

  • jombee

    My thoughts:

    Yeah, baby … MARILYN CHAMBERS!

    But, wow, that was boring.

    And for all the criticism of how racist (White Chicks, Black Dicks) today’s porn is, that shit right there was about as stereotypically racist as you can get.

  • indiepixels

    That is Johnny Keys. I remember the movie very well. It is definitely a hardcore classic.

  • Anonymous

    That little clip is down right high art compared some of the swill I’m supposed to be finding erotic in today’s porn.

    It will always be 100 times more erotic for me to watch actual sex instead of sex-as-Olympic-sport.

  • Tracer_Bullet

    Nah, that’s Big Jim Slade.

  • atlas

    i remember finding this movie in my dads porn stash. i was so disappointed :(

  • CloudCarrier

    The scene featuring a skinny, bearded dude doing a swan dive into a certain hefty girl’s crotch always makes me laugh. My money, and eyes, are still in search of an uncut version of The Opening of Misty Beethoven, which will always be my favorite, even in a slightly truncated form.

  • Anonymous

    I went to the world premiere of BTGD at the Mitchell Brother’s theater on O’Farrell Street in San Francisco. Sat next to Marilyn’s psychotherapist. Didn’t get a boner. So this movie is still considered hot? Wow, Dudes!

  • Anonymous

    As I am the proud owner of an original Betamax copy of this film I can confirm that it is Johnny Keyes. Yes, CloudCarrier I also have an original copy of The Opening and might be open to a substantial offer for it :-)