[2] The company's first title was Deep Throat (1972), a pornographic film which had a $22,000 budget that generated $30–50 million in box office revenues.

[3] Among the company's other notable releases were The Party at Kitty and Stud's (1970), Flesh for Frankenstein (1973), Dark Star (1974), Return of the Dragon (1974), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974),[4] Coonskin (1975), The Devil's Rain (1975) and That's the Way of the World (1976).

"[6] They signed the contract with Bryanston and, after the investors recouped their money (with interest),—and after Skaaren, the lawyers, and the accountants were paid—only $8,100 (about $50,000 inflation-adjusted) was left to be divided among the 20 cast and crew members.

[6] Eventually the producers sued Bryanston for failing to pay them their full percentage of the box office profits.

[7] In 1976, there was a series of federal cases in Memphis, Tennessee, where over 60 individuals and companies, including the Perainos and actor Harry Reems, were indicted for conspiracy to distribute obscenity across state lines for Deep Throat.