Renowned film scholar Williams investigates how sex acts have been represented on screen for more than a century and, just as important, how movie goers have watched and experienced those representations. 129 illustrations.

Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1
1. Of Kissing and Ellipses: The Long Adolescence of American Movies (1896–1963) 25
2. Going All the Way: Carnal Knowledge on American Screens (1961–1971) 68
3. Going Further: Last Tango in Paris, Deep Throat, and Boys in the Sand (1971–1972) 112
4. Make Love, Not War: Jane Fonda Comes Home (1968–1978) 155
5. Hard-Core Eroticism: In the Realm of the Senses (1976) 181
6. Primal Scenes on American Screens (1986–2005) 216
7. Philosophy in the Bedroom: Hard-Core Art since the 1990s 258
Conclusion: Now Playing on a Small Screen near You! 299
Notes 327
Bibliography 379
Index 397