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Dial-a-Degenerate

Name: Dial-a-Degenerate
Director: Donald A. Davis
Released: 1972
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

2.8/10

Limited

1972

Director

Donald A. Davis

Runtime

90 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Dial-a-Degenerate is a softcore comedy that prioritizes the exploration of transgressive social behaviors over structured characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity. It functions as a tool for sexual liberation, using various fetishes to disrupt the mid-century moral status quo. While the film challenges traditional Western moral frameworks and religious propriety, it does so through a lens of permissiveness rather than diverse character's ability to drive the story. The focus remains on the subversion of social taboos rather than the inclusion of specific underrepresented identities. Ultimately, the work lacks verifiable evidence of racial, ethnic, or disability-based representation. Its diversity is limited to the thematic deconstruction of conventional morality through sexual deviance.

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Category Breakdown

Does Dial-a-Degenerate have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film touches upon a range of sexual behaviors that might suggest a move away from the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender. However, there is no clear depiction of characters with non-straight-centered identities or specific LGBTQ+ storylines.

How does Dial-a-Degenerate portray gender?

Fair

The film centers on various fetishes involving the commodification of gendered performances. It is unclear whether these elements subvert traditional gender hierarchies or merely reinforce them through objectification.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Dial-a-Degenerate?

Minimal

There is no information available regarding the racial or ethnic composition of the cast. The film lacks any documented evidence of meaningful racial or ethnic inclusion.

How does Dial-a-Degenerate represent religion and culture?

Good

By focusing on sexual deviance, the film challenges the religious and social institutions of the 1970s. It promotes a permissive, secular worldview that replaces traditional concepts of propriety.

Does Dial-a-Degenerate include disability representation?

Minimal

The film contains no mention of characters with physical, sensory, or neurodivergent disabilities. There is no evidence of disability representation within the narrative.

Present on Screen

Challenges the religious and social institutions of the 1970s.
Promotes a secular worldview through the lens of sexual liberation.
Disrupts mid-century sexual taboos and conventional morality.

Limited or Absent

Lacks documented evidence of diverse racial or ethnic casting.
Provides no representation of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.
Fails to provide explicit or verified LGBTQ+ character identities.

Official Synopsis

A phone sex company caters to all manner of sexual degeneracy, including "whipping," "girl and horse" (!), "elbow licking" (!!), "man and bear" (!!!) and - uh - "tittie fondling" (!!!!), in this softcore comedy that's currently unavailable.

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