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Dirty Harry as Pornography: Revealing the Unrevealed


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1 Department of Communication, Mississippi University for Women, Mississippi State, United States
2 Department of Communication, Mississippi State University, PO Box PF MS 9574, Mississippi State, United States
     

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Dirty Harry was released 40 years ago. We contend that it was a very influential film because it was one of the first mainstream pornography films. Our analysis shows how the producers of Dirty Harry used the signifiers and ideology of a porn film to reveal the dirty side of society. Today, those porn film signifiers have created a porn film ideology, which is a common element on television and in film.

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Dirty Harry, Obscenity, Pornography, Semiotics
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Van Roberts
Department of Communication, Mississippi University for Women, Mississippi State, United States
Mark Goodman
Department of Communication, Mississippi State University, PO Box PF MS 9574, Mississippi State, United States

Abstract


Dirty Harry was released 40 years ago. We contend that it was a very influential film because it was one of the first mainstream pornography films. Our analysis shows how the producers of Dirty Harry used the signifiers and ideology of a porn film to reveal the dirty side of society. Today, those porn film signifiers have created a porn film ideology, which is a common element on television and in film.

Keywords


Dirty Harry, Obscenity, Pornography, Semiotics



DOI: https://doi.org/10.15655/mw%2F2013%2Fv4i1%2F53665