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The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Shere Hite's bestselling book The Hite Report liberated female orgasm by revealing the most private experiences of thousands of anonymous surveys. Her findings rocked the American establishment and conversations about gender and s...

Director

Nicole Newnham

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Box Office

$49,124

Production

NBC News Studios,TeaTime Pictures,Industrial Media,This Machine Filmworks

Awards

4 wins & 11 nominations

Shere Hite

Self

Self

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David Hasselhoff

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{\an8}Well, honestly, and I would love - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

{\an8}Well, honestly, and I would love

I mean, I'm going to just
ask this and that question, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

I mean, I'm going to just ask this and that question,

- Okay.
- You say that your book, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

- Okay. - You say that your book,

The stereotype in our culture - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

The stereotype in our culture

At the start of your
book, you write, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

At the start of your book, you write,

Well, masturbation is really
a cause for celebration - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Well, masturbation is really a cause for celebration

The majority of women,
even since Kinsey's time, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

The majority of women, even since Kinsey's time,

So, this shows that women
know how to have orgasms - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

So, this shows that women know how to have orgasms

During the course
of this program, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

During the course of this program,

I was in graduate school
and I was studying history - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

I was in graduate school and I was studying history

And it occurred to me that
sex also is an institution, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

And it occurred to me that sex also is an institution,

Her childhood interrupted
three times by divorce. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Her childhood interrupted three times by divorce.

A sexologist, a
social researcher, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

A sexologist, a social researcher,

{\an8}The Macmillan Publishing Company - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

{\an8}The Macmillan Publishing Company

"The Hite Report" gave voice - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

"The Hite Report" gave voice

The feelings and
knowledge and experience - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

The feelings and knowledge and experience

Shere Hite has sold more than - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Shere Hite has sold more than

Shere, you've probably
done more research - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Shere, you've probably done more research

Do you think that
out of your work - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Do you think that out of your work

This is going to
lead to real changes - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

This is going to lead to real changes

Is there any danger in that? - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Is there any danger in that?

Equality doesn't
seem dangerous to me. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Equality doesn't seem dangerous to me.

{\an8}After all, if it's possible
once, it's possible again. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

{\an8}After all, if it's possible once, it's possi...

{\an8}What I'm trying to
work out is how. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

{\an8}What I'm trying to work out is how.

The most mysterious of
organs, the female vagina, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

The most mysterious of organs, the female vagina,

Names and information
about these organs - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Names and information about these organs

For centuries, it was said - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

For centuries, it was said

Men's orgasms are
so much stronger, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Men's orgasms are so much stronger,

The most common means to
orgasm has no name at all. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

The most common means to orgasm has no name at all.

The fact that there's been no
word for clitoral stimulation - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

The fact that there's been no word for clitoral stimula...

I live on Central Park West, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

I live on Central Park West,

This wonderful creature going
along with this gorgeous hair. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

This wonderful creature going along with this gorgeous hair.

She had a sort of Lucille Ball
thing going with curls up top. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

She had a sort of Lucille Ball thing going with curls up top...

Very graceful, always
dramatically dressed. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Very graceful, always dramatically dressed.

She looked spectacular,
walking down the street. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

She looked spectacular, walking down the street.

So, I'd seen her, but I didn't
know who she was or anything. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

So, I'd seen her, but I didn't know who she was or...

{\an8}Everybody there was talking
about what she was doing. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

{\an8}Everybody there was talking about what she was doing.

Night after night, grinding
out mimeograph questionnaires - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Night after night, grinding out mimeograph questionnaires

I made contact with her,
and I invited her to lunch, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

I made contact with her, and I invited her to lunch,

And in she came, tall, willowy. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

And in she came, tall, willowy.

And after her entrance,
which stunned everyone, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

And after her entrance, which stunned everyone,

Oh, really? How interesting." - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Oh, really? How interesting."

Then I worked with her
down in her apartment, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Then I worked with her down in her apartment,

{\an8} This is where I was living - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

{\an8} This is where I was living

Those were the windows and
door outside my apartment. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Those were the windows and door outside my apartment.

{\an8}But inside, it was beautiful. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

{\an8}But inside, it was beautiful.

{\an8}I have been going
to state schools - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

{\an8}I have been going to state schools

{\an8}But I felt, how could
I ever pay this back? - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

{\an8}But I felt, how could I ever pay this back?

{\an8}I was, in fact, one
of the only women - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

{\an8}I was, in fact, one of the only women

{\an8}They thought I would
be a schoolteacher, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

{\an8}They thought I would be a schoolteacher,

Columbia has consistently
refused to alter these policies. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Columbia has consistently refused to alter these policies.

Why were people
often so uncaring? - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Why were people often so uncaring?

Changes that we keep
complaining about and groaning - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Changes that we keep complaining about and groaning

The day I met Jacques Barzun, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

The day I met Jacques Barzun,

In a timid voice, I said, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

In a timid voice, I said,

But honestly, I don't
believe you wrote it. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

But honestly, I don't believe you wrote it.

And besides, I'm absolutely sure - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

And besides, I'm absolutely sure

That was one of my first
experiences in class prejudice, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

That was one of my first experiences in class prejudice,

As a student, I had to
earn money on the side. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

As a student, I had to earn money on the side.

{\an8}I was advised by people
around me in 1969 - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

{\an8}I was advised by people around me in 1969

I first met Shere when
I was a studio manager - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

I first met Shere when I was a studio manager

Going through Shere's portfolio,
she had a very unique style, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Going through Shere's portfolio, she had a very unique ...

After my day at work and after
her pounding the pavement, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

After my day at work and after her pounding the pavement,

I would have Rolling Stones on
or the Beatles or Bob Dylan. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

I would have Rolling Stones on or the Beatles or Bob Dylan.

She would much prefer to have - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

She would much prefer to have

Having to support myself, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Having to support myself,

{\an8}To be a secretary?
To get married? - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

{\an8}To be a secretary? To get married?

{\an8}Of all forms of prostitution,
any job within the system is, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

{\an8}Of all forms of prostitution, any job within the syste...

Modeling allowed me the
most independence of all - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Modeling allowed me the most independence of all

Yeah, that's Shere
and this is Shere. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Yeah, that's Shere and this is Shere.

{\an8}I had the Rolleiflex, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

{\an8}I had the Rolleiflex,

And it has an automatic
shutter release on it. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

And it has an automatic shutter release on it.

She would move from one
side of me to the other, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

She would move from one side of me to the other,

She made my career,
I think, virtually. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

She made my career, I think, virtually.

She did this work
with illustrators - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

She did this work with illustrators

Paperback book covers
and illustration - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Paperback book covers and illustration

They were frowned on.
It was low-grade art. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

They were frowned on. It was low-grade art.

The two of us worked
together on all those covers. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

The two of us worked together on all those covers.

The work was self-defined,
and even sometimes artistic. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

The work was self-defined, and even sometimes artistic.

Every day I wondered
how long it would be - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Every day I wondered how long it would be

Even though you
were with an agency, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Even though you were with an agency,

Shere was always broke,
couldn't pay the rent, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Shere was always broke, couldn't pay the rent,

And when we go in and
she'd turn the lights on, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

And when we go in and she'd turn the lights on,

{\an8} The owner of the building, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

{\an8} The owner of the building,

She was on a survival
situation in that apartment. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

She was on a survival situation in that apartment.

It was very rough, but
she made the most of it. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

It was very rough, but she made the most of it.

The nice thing about it, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

The nice thing about it,

She had a little dog, Rusty, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

She had a little dog, Rusty,

I was crazy about her,
and we dated a bit. - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

I was crazy about her, and we dated a bit.

We were both young,
Midwesterners, new to New York, - The Disappearance of Shere Hite

We were both young, Midwesterners, new to New York,

The Disappearance of Shere Hite poster

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Shere Hite's bestselling book The Hite Report liberated female orgasm by revealing the most private experiences of thousands of anonymous surveys. Her findings rocked the American establishment and conversations about gender and s...

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Director: Nicole Newnham

Writer: N/A

Production: NBC News Studios,TeaTime Pictures,Industrial Media,This Machine Filmworks

Genre: documentary

Year: 2023

MetaScore: 79/100

ImdbRating: 7.4

BoxOffice: $49,124

Released: 12 Jan 2024

Awards: 4 wins & 11 nominations

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