1Mississippi University for Women, Mississippi State, USA
2Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, USA
*Correspondence to: Mark Goodman, Professor, Department of Communication, Mississippi State University, PO Box PF MS 9574, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA.
Online published on 12 July, 2013.
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.
Dirty Harry, obscenity, pornography, semiotics
