Debbie Does Dallas

Debbie Does Dallas
Theatrical poster
Directed byJim Clark
Written byMaria Minestra
Produced byJim Clark
Starring
CinematographyBilly Budd
Edited byHals Liptus
Music byGerald Sampler
Production
company
School Day Films
Distributed byVCX[1]
Release date
  • November 19, 1978 (1978-11-19)[1]
Running time
84 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Debbie Does Dallas is a 1978 American pornographic film produced and directed by Jim Clark, and starring Bambi Woods.[2] The plot focuses on a team of cheerleaders attempting to earn enough money to send the title character to Dallas, Texas to try out for the famous "Texas Cowgirls" cheerleading squad.[3] The fictional name "Texas Cowgirls" was seen as an allusion to the real-life Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.[2][3] Woods had previously tried out for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders in real life, but was cut during auditions.[2]

The film was highly successful, selling 50,000 copies on videotape, making it the most successful pornographic video release of its time.[4] It is regarded as one of the most important releases during the so-called "Golden Age of Porn" (1969–1984),[5] and became one of the best-known pornographic films of the 1980s.[6] The film is in the public domain following a US court ruling in 1987 that declared its copyright to be lost.[7]

The enormous success spawned a number of sequels and spin-offs,[8] and a 2002 off-Broadway musical of the same name.

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  2. ^ a b c Mansour, David (2005). From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century. Kansas City, Mo.: Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-7407-5118-9.
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  4. ^ Harless, James D. (1985). Mass Communication: An Introductory Survey. Dubuque, Iowa: Wm. C. Brown Publishers. p. 355. ISBN 978-0-697-00124-5.
  5. ^ Stall, Sam; Harry, Lou; Spalding, Julia (2004). The Encyclopedia of Guilty Pleasures: 1,001 Things You Hate to Love. Philadelphia: Quirk Books. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-931686-54-9.
  6. ^ Williams, Linda (1989). Hard core: power, pleasure, and the "frenzy of the visible". University of California Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-520-06652-6.
  7. ^ Hull, Tim (October 21, 2011). "A Tidy End to 'Deep Throat' Ownership Fight". Courthouse News Service. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  8. ^ Kenny, Glenn (August 19, 2023). "The Problematics: 'Debbie Does Dallas' and The Birth of a Porn Legend". Decider. Retrieved January 5, 2025.

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