Editing Porno Chic

{{Infobox film_movement
| name           = Porno Chic
| image          = 
| caption        = A 1970s theater marquee during the era.
| origins        = [[New York City]], 1972
| key_films      = [[Deep Throat (film)|Deep Throat]], [[Behind the Green Door]], [[The Devil in Miss Jones]]
| key_figures    = [[Gerard Damiano]], [[Marilyn Chambers]], [[Linda Lovelace]], Ralph Blumenthal
| related_topics = [[Golden Age of Porn]], [[Sexual Revolution]], [[X-rated]]
}}

== Overview ==
'''Porno Chic''' was a brief but highly influential period in American [[cinema history]] (roughly 1972–1975) during which hardcore [[adult film|adult films]] achieved mainstream social acceptability. The term describes a trend where middle-class couples, celebrities, and intellectual critics attended X-rated screenings in upscale theaters as a form of "fashionable" entertainment.

The movement was inaugurated by the massive commercial success of ''[[Deep Throat (film)|Deep Throat]]'' and is considered the peak of the '''[[Golden Age of Porn]]'''.

== Etymology ==
The phrase was first used by journalist '''Ralph Blumenthal''' in a January 1973 article for ''The New York Times Magazine'' titled "Porno Chic: Hard-Core Grows Fashionable." Blumenthal noted that explicit films had moved from the "raincoat brigade" in seedy back-alleys to high-profile theaters in Manhattan, where they were being discussed at cocktail parties by the cultural elite.

== Defining Characteristics ==
Unlike the "stag films" that preceded it, the Porno Chic movement was defined by several key factors:
* '''Theatrical Experience:''' Films were shown in clean, well-lit, "legitimate" cinemas rather than adult bookstores.
* '''Crossover Celebrity:''' Mainstream stars like [[Jack Nicholson]], [[Warren Beatty]], and [[Truman Capote]] publicly admitted to seeing these films.
* '''Production Value:''' Directors like [[Gerard Damiano]] used 35mm film, synchronized sound,