Debbie Does Dallas
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Directed by | Jim Clark |
Written by | Maria Minestra |
Produced by | Jim Clark |
Starring | Bambi Woods Christie Ford Robert Kerman Robin Byrd Herschel Savage Eric Edwards Arcadia Lake |
Cinematography | Billy Budd |
Edited by | Hals Liptus |
Music by | Gerald Sampler |
Distributed by | VCX Ltd |
Release date | 1979 |
Running time | 80 min. |
Language | English |
Debbie Does Dallas is a famous 1978 pornographic movie starring Bambi Woods and Christie Ford (appearing under the name of Misty Winter). 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 Dallas Cowboys cheerleading squad. It had the fictional name "Cowgirls", but it was seen as a take on the real-life Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Each girl finds that she can make extra money during her afterschool job by having a sexual encounter with her employer.
Contrary to the title, the film is not set in Dallas nor does the titular Debbie "do" anyone in or from Dallas.
The opening scenes were shot at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York on the field west of the Quad and in the Roosevelt Hall locker room . Other scenes were shot at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, without the administration's knowledge or approval. The movie spawned a number of sequels and spin-offs including Debbie Does New Orleans and Debbie Does Wall Street. It has also been remade with contemporary porn stars.
In 2001 "Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical" was created by Susan L. Schwartz for the New York Fringe Festival. In 2002 it was made into an Off-Broadway musical comedy. Unlike the original movie, the musical did not contain any actual sex or nudity, 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. This latest revision has it's own unique packaging and hands down the best picture and audio quality of any Debbie Does Dallas release. The first disc contains the remastered feature, 2 audio commentaries (actress Robin Byrd & historian Charles Bernstene) and a few Raincoat Theater trailers. Disc two contains the cable TV version, an interview with actress Robin Byrd, the original Debbie Does Dallas trailer and a photo gallery.
Credits
Debbie Does Dallas (1978)
- Studio: VCX
- Directed by Jim Clark
- Writing credits Maria Minestra
- Credited cast:
- Bambi Woods .... Debbie Benton
- Robert Kerman .... Mr. Greenfield (as R. Bolla)
- Christie Ford .... Roberta (as Misty Winter)
- Robin Byrd .... Mrs. Hardwick
- Eric Edwards .... Mr. Hardwick
- Rikki O'Neal .... Rikki (as Sherri Tart)
- Jenny Cole .... Annie
- David Suton .... Mr. Bradley
- Merle Michaels .... Donna (as Merril Townsend)
- Jake Teague .... Mr. Biddle (as Jack Teague)
- Herschel Savage .... Tim (as Bill Barry)
- Georgette Sanders .... Lisa
- Peter Lerman .... Hamilton
- Mr Williams .... Sco77ie
- Ben Pierce .... Ashley
- Arcadia Lake .... Tammy
- Also Known As: The Games People Play , Runtime: 80 min , Country: USA
Sequels
Debbie Does Dallas 2 (1981)
- Directed by Jim Clark
- Writing credits Paul Gatsby
- Credited cast:
- Bambi Woods .... Debbie Benson
- Robert Kerman .... Trucker (as R. Bolla)
- Ashley Welles .... Betty Sue
- Daniella .... Exotic Dancer
- Lisa Cintrice .... Mary Lou
- Jean Silver .... Betsy Lou (as Jeanne Silver)
- Belle Stevens .... Mary Sue
- Lisa Be .... Sissy (as Lisa Bee)
- Jamie St. James .... Henry (as Jamie St. John)
- Ron Jeremy .... The Coach
- Alan Adrian .... Willie John (as Spike Adrian)
- Ron Hudd .... Little John
- Park Richard .... The Voyeur
- Bobby Golden .... Willie Mac
Debbie Does Dallas 3 (1985)
- Directed by Joseph F. Robertson
- Credited cast:
- Kristara Barrington
- Jerry Butler
- Jannette Cummings
- Debra Hardin
- Ron Jeremy
- Robert Kerman (as R. Bolla)
- Jay Sterling
- Joanna Storm
- Bambi Woods
Debbie Does Dallas 4 (1988)
- Credited cast:
Debbie Does Dallas 5 (1988)
Spin-offs
- Debbie Does Dallas 99'
- Debbie Does Dallas: Next Generation
- Debbie Does Dallas: The Revenge
- Debbie Does Dallas: East vs West
- Debbie Does Iowa
- Debbie Does New Orleans
- Debbie Does Wall Street
- Debbie Does S&M
- Debbie Does 'Em All
- Debbie Does 'Em All 2
- Debbie Does 'Em All 3
- Debbie Does Las Vegas
External links
- 2006 Collector's Edition 2-Disc DVD product page at VCX
- 1978 Classic DVD product page at VCX
- Brief history of movie
- Broadway show
- Debbie Does Dallas at IMDb
- Debbie Does Dallas Part II at IMDb
- Debbie Does Dallas 3 at IMDb