Ginger snaps back: generic permutations of porn performance within the films of Ginger Lynn Allen

Mendik, Xavier (2023) Ginger snaps back: generic permutations of porn performance within the films of Ginger Lynn Allen. Porn Studies. ISSN 2326-8743

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Abstract

Chad Ferrin’s 2023 film Pig Killer provides a dramatization of Robert ‘Willy’ Pickton, who murdered 49 women during the 1980s and 1990s. The film is notable for unnerving performances by cult actor Jake Busey and former adult star Ginger Lynn Allen (aka Ginger Lynn). It cements Allen’s status as a porn performer whose career rebirth has been filtered through a range of horror film roles. These performances remain notable for the ways in which they subvert and often critique Lynn’s status as an object of erotic spectacle. This article comprises an interview with Ginger Lynn Allen alongside a contextual analysis of her wider career. It situates Allen’s casting as a horror matriarch against her extensive profile in 1980s and 1990s pornography. Through these comparisons, the article charts possible gender and genre permutations between these narratives whilst offering new ways of understanding the changing status of adult performers within genre cinema.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number:	10.1080/23268743.2023.2225512
Dates:	Date Event 16 May 2023 Accepted 22 August 2023 Published Online
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Ginger Lynn Allen, horror cinema, 1980s porn cinema, porn performers
Subjects:	CAH24 - media, journalism and communications > CAH24-01 - media, journalism and communications > CAH24-01-05 - media studies
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts, Design and Media > College of English and Media
Depositing User:	Gemma Tonks
Date Deposited:	28 Nov 2023 13:05
Last Modified:	28 Nov 2023 13:05
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/15019