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Debbie Does Dallas 
Debbie Does Dallas theatrical posterDirected by Jim Clark[1] Written by Maria Minestra Starring Bambi Woods
Christie Ford
Robert Kerman
Robin Byrd
Herschel Savage
Eric Edwards
Arcadia LakeMusic by Gerald Sampler Cinematography Billy Budd Editing by Hals Liptus Distributed by VCX, Cabaret Video[2] Release date(s) 1978[2] Running time 90 min.[2] Language English Debbie Does Dallas is a 1978 pornographic film starring Bambi Woods.[3] The plot of the film 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.[4] The fictional name "Texas Cowgirls" was seen as a take on the real-life Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.[3][4] Woods had previously tried out for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders in real-life, but was rejected.[3] The film was highly successful,[5] is regarded as one of the most important releases during the so-called "Golden Age of Porn",[6] and remains one of the best-known pornographic films.[5][7]
Contrary to the title, the film is not set in Dallas nor does the eponymous Debbie "do" anyone in or from Dallas. The movie spawned a number of sequels and spin-offs including Debbie Does New Orleans, Debbie Does Wall Street and Debbie Does Dallas Again.
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Plot
Debbie Benton (Bambi Woods) is the captain of her high school cheerleading squad, and has been accepted to try out for the Texas Cowgirls. Her parents disapprove, though, and refuse to pay the fare to Texas. In a bid to help Debbie, her cheerleader friends Lisa (Georgette Sanders), Roberta (Misty Winter), Tammy (Arcadia Lake), Pat (Kasey Rodgers), and Annie (Jenny Cole) decide to accompany her to Texas. They have two weeks to raise the money, and swear off any sexual activity with their boyfriends and form a company, called "Teen Services", offering help.
Tammy takes a job in the local record store run by Tony (Tony Mansfield). Debbie gets a job at a sports store run by Mr. Greenfield (Richard Balla). Roberta convinces Mr. Hardwick (Eric Edwards) to give her a job at the candle store with Mrs. Hardwick (Robyn Bird). Rikki (Sherri Tart) and Annie agree to wash Mr. Bradly's car.
The football team is annoyed with its lack of sex. Roberta's boyfriend Rick (David Morris) and his teammates join Roberta and Pat in the showers where they have group sex. While working for Mr. Greenfield at the sports store, Debbie is talked in to allowing Mr Greenfield to see her breasts for $10, fondle her breasts for another $10, then he sucks them for an additional $20.
Realising that they will not be able to raise enough money by legitimate means, Debbie convinces the other girls to engage in sexual activities for more money. They agree but only if it is on their terms.
Roberta is caught masturbating by Mrs. Hardwick. She engages in sexual activity with both Mr and Mrs Hardwick, earning extra money. Rikki and Annie go to see Mr. Bradly (David Suton), to wash his car. Mr. Bradly is not home, but they wash the car anyway. When Mr. Bradly arrives home he asks them in to dry off their wet clothes. They undress for him for $10 each. He performs oral sex on them, then has anal sex with Annie.
At the library Donna (Merril Townsend) flirts with Mr Biddle, the librarian. Her boyfriend Tim (Bill Barry) visits her attempting to have sex with her. She fellates him but is caught by Mr Biddle (Jack Teague). She allows him to spank her to prevent him from telling her parents. Hamilton (Peter Lerman) and his friend Ashly (Ben Pierce) are in the tennis club sauna after a tennis game, and Hamilton convinces Lisa to fellate him while Ashly penetrates her.
At the record store, Tammy has been avoiding Tony's advances; she calls Lisa who joins them at the record store. Lisa offers Tony "anything" and she begins to fellate him, then Tammy joins in, and he ejaculates on Tammy's breasts.
Debbie dresses as a "Texas Cowgirl" and goes to see Mr. Greenfield after hours at the store. She fellates him, he then penetrates her vagina with his finger and performs cunnilingus on her. Then they engage in sex, first in the missionary position, then doggy style, and then with Debbie on top. They finish in the missionary position before Mr. Greenfield ejaculates on Debbie.
Cast
- Bambi Woods as Debbie Benton
- Richard Balla as Mr. Greenfeld
- Christie Ford (as Misty Winter) as Roberta
- Robin Byrd as Mrs. Hardwick
- Eric Edwards as Mr. Hardwick
- Rikki O'Neal (as Sherri Tart) as Rikki
- Jenny Cole as Annie
- David Pierce (as David Suton) as Mr. Bradly
- Merle Michaels (as Merril Townsend) as Donna
- Jack Teague (as Jake Teague) as Mr. Biddle
- Bill Barry as Tim
- Georgette Sanders as Lisa
- Peter Lerman as Hamilton
- Ben Pierce as Ashly
- Arcadia Lake as Tammy
- Tony Mansfield as Tony
- David Morris as Tim
- Kasey Rodgers as Pat
- Debbie Lewis as Girl in Shower
- Steve Marshall as Boy in Shower
Production
The movie was produced and directed by Jim Clark.[2] Some scenes were shot at the Brooklyn College athletic field, and the Pratt Institute library in Brooklyn, New York,[2] without the administration's knowledge or approval.[8] There is an unfounded internet rumor that certain scenes were shot at the State University of New York, Stony Brook, including the library scene.[9] However, that was found to be unlikely after an investigation with alumni, and the president of the Debbie Does Dallas production company said such a claim "was purely inconclusive".[9]
Reception
In New York, an adult theater showing the films was successfully enjoined from showing the film by the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders under the Lanham Act (trademark). The case was The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders v. Pussycat Cinema.[4][10] Judge Van Graafeiland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Southern New York described the movie as "a gross and revolting sex film".[4] The Cheerleaders successfully argued that their uniforms were mimicked by the film's producers and used in advertising. The theater argued that uniforms are strictly functional items, but in affirming the district court, the Second Circuit explained "It is well established that, if the design of an item is nonfunctional and has acquired secondary meaning, the design may become a trademark even if the item itself is functional." The decision has been criticized on free speech grounds, but the Seventh Circuit has cited it for the proposition that "confusion about sponsorship or approval, even when the mark does not mislead consumers about the source of the goods," may be sufficient to state a claim under Lanham Act 43(a).[11]
In another 1983 court case in New York, United States v. Various Articles of Obscene Merchandise found the film not to be obscene.[12]
The 1986 publication of the Meese Report contained graphic descriptions of the film's sex scenes and uncensored excerpts of dialogue, which may have contributed to the report becoming a best-seller.[13]
By 1995. 50,000 videocassette copies had been sold.[5]
Parodies and remakes
The film spawned the sequels, remakes and imitations Debbie Does Dallas 2, 3 and 4, Debbie Does Dallas 99, Debbie Does Dallas:The Next Generation, Debbie Does Iowa, Debbie Goes to College, Debbie Does 'Em All, Night of the Living Debbies, Debbie Duz Dishes 1, 2 and 3, Bang the Debbie Slowly and Debbie Does the Devil in Dallas.[1][14]
In 2001, Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical was created by Susan L. Schwartz for the New York International Fringe Festival.[15] In 2002 it was made into an Off-Broadway musical comedy of the same name.[14] Unlike the original movie, the musical did not contain any actual sex or nudity,[14] which caused some disappointment among people, as false hype had been made and the musical's producers did nothing to dismiss it. Since then, the show has been performed around the world, often with racier direction and more explicit choreography. The story, dialogue and characters are fairly faithful to the original film, with musical numbers standing in for sex scenes or added for comic effect.
In 2005 a documentary called Debbie Does Dallas Uncovered was produced and shown on British television.
In 2006, VCX employed Media Blasters to digitally re-master the movie from the original 35mm film into a "Definitive Collectors Edition" 2-Disc set on DVD.
On April 11, 2007, Vivid Entertainment Group began including the original Debbie Does Dallas with a new release titled Debbie Does Dallas ... Again in DVD, Blu-ray, and HD DVD formats. It has also been remade with contemporary porn stars.
References
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- ^ a b c d e John B. Manbeck, Robert Singer (2002). The Brooklyn film: essays in the history of filmmaking. McFarland. p. 193. ISBN 0786414057. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HH1s4R3d99oC.
- ^ a b c Mansour, David (2005). From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 0740751182. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=b1ruwF6xYNIC.
- ^ a b c d Miller, Jeffrey (2002). Ardor in the Court!: Sex and the Law. ECW Press. p. 152. ISBN 1550225286. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rmvzyPI4h00C.
- ^ a b c Subhas Chandra Biswas (1995). Global trends in library and information science. Gyan Books. p. 304. ISBN 8121204941. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JZEd8gpISicC.
- ^ Sam Stall, Lou Harry, Julia Spalding (2004). The encyclopedia of guilty pleasures: 1001 things you hate to love. Quirk Books. p. 182. ISBN 1931686548. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=LqaOE25UiMsC.
- ^ Linda Williams (1999). Hard core: power, pleasure, and the "frenzy of the visible". University of California Press. p. 170. ISBN 0520219430. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3wAe48_yfNUC.
- ^ http://www.yesbutnobutyes.com/archives/2007/05/debbie_does_dal_2.html
- ^ a b "Debbie Did Not Do Stony Brook". Stony Brook Press. 20 July 2008. http://thestonybrookpress.com/tag/debbie-does-dallas/. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ^ See Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Inc. v. Pussycat Cinema, Ltd., 604 F.2d 200 (2nd Cir. 1979)
- ^ See Tony Farmany, 12 J. Contemp. Legal Issues 275 "TRADEMARK LITIGATION: DILUTION: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders v. Pussycat Cinema", citing The American Legion v. Matthew, 144 F.3d 498 (7th Cir. 1998)
- ^ Jeremy Harris Lipschultz (2008). Broadcast and internet indecency: defining free speech. Routledge. p. 69. ISBN 0805859101. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0dN9gRwZwlcC.
- ^ Christian Lerat (1989). La Cour suprême des États-Unis, pouvoirs et évolution historique. Presses Univ de Bordeaux. p. 241. ISBN 2867810671. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Mm1bpTfYuQ0C.
- ^ a b c Natalie Guice Adams, Pamela Bettis (2003). Cheerleader!: an American icon. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 70,72. ISBN 1403961840. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ncXeMQUMtPgC.
- ^ William A. Everett, Paul R. Laird (2008). The Cambridge Companion to the Musical. Cambridge University Press. p. 299. ISBN 0521862388. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fJHjmwhnDkcC.
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- 1978 films
- 1970s pornographic films
- Cheerleading films
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