However, a number of writers investigating Lovelace’s life have questioned her version of the film’s production and of Traynor’s behavior off-camera. Co-star Eric Edwards, who half-jokingly noted that the dog’s owner received a larger salary than he did, claimed that Lovelace was “really into it” and showed no signs of being forced by anyone to perform against her will. Indeed, in watching Lovelace’s enthusiastic actions in “Dogarama,” it is hard to see any signs of a woman doing something against her will. If she was acting under the threat of gun violence, then her free-spirited interaction with the dog represents some of the most convincing acting ever captured on camera.
“Dogarama” was never registered for a copyright, so it has always been a public domain title. However, problems with its content – not to mention the none-so-secret involvement of certain organized crime elements running the skin flick business – have discouraged widespread bootlegging of this title. Some badly duped prints have floated around for years, and a few can be located on several adult video websites.
Ironically, “Dogarama” would never have been recalled had “Deep Throat” not become a cultural phenomenon and Linda Lovelace not become a household name. To borrow a line from Brad Pitt: Fame is a bitch, man!
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The unauthorized duplication and distribution of copyright-protected material, either for crass commercial purposes or profit-free s***s and giggles, is not something that the entertainment industry appreciates. On occasion, law enforcement personnel boost their arrest quotas by collaring cheery cinephiles engaged in such activities. So if you are going to copy and distribute bootleg material, a word to the wise: don’t get caught. Oddly, the purchase and ownership of bootleg DVDs is perfectly legal. Go figure!
In the book Ordeal by Linda Lovelace, she says Hefner owned an expansive collection of 8mm loops. She also says Hefner wanted her to reenact the dog scene, of course with the encouragement of others. It didn’t work.
By then an experienced sex worker had advised Linda ways to discourage or “frighten” dogs from participating, if she found herself in that position again–being forced to participate.
How much would a Linda Lovelace dog Arama 8 mm film in a collectors box with a photograph be worth
A trip to jail?
What is this worth
This movie makes a cameo appearance in, of all things, Liv Ullmann’s memoirs. In the book CHANGING, Ullmann describes her first visit to Hollywood, after achieving international fame through her work with Ingmar Bergman. She is taken to a party at the Playboy Mansion, where Hugh Hefner shows a movie in which a woman has sex with a dog. Ullmann describes herself as deeply embarrassed, and not knowing where to look. She does not identify the woman or the title, but one must presume it to be the same movie.
And ,the childish,overrated, insufferable,grossly untalented “comic” Sarah Silverman,makes a political video of herself around election time, simulating this very thing,to show how “hip”,”edgy”,”brilliant”,”ironic”,”smarter than you conservative,Midwestern rubes are”etc,etc, that she still delusionally believes herself to be.And hardly any controversy,because she’s Left Wing, and the 99% Leftist media say nothing.
Actually, the concept of b********y in porn in the 1970s was not that far-fetched, and there was a big audience for it. Imported loops from Europe featured eels, pigs, cows, and of course dogs, and if there wasn’t a market for it, it wouldn’t have continued being sold here. If you’re so inclined, Google “Bodil Jensen” and read more about the adult film world’s most infamous animal lover, who even starred in a film with that title in 1971. Jack Stevenson wrote the definitive article on her.
The 70s porno world isn’t all “Boogie Nights” fun and games. Violent S&M and even underage participants were not frowned upon until the mid-1970s. You could go into any adult store in the big bad city up until that point and find a dedicated section to any kink you wished, including pregnant women, milk, menstruation, and enemas. True story!