The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club was made on a non-profit basis through the Orange County PBS station KOCE-TV.
It was written and produced by Nick T. Spark and directed by University of Southern California professor Amanda Pope.
The film features interviews with many of Pancho Barnes' surviving friends including astronaut Buzz Aldrin and test pilots Robert Cardenas, Bob Hoover and Chuck Yeager.
[citation needed] A shortened, broadcast version of The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club is currently being distributed by American Public Television[4] and will be seen on over 100 public television stations in the United States of America.
The film was also shown at the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture, the AOPA National Convention, the Northwest EAA Fly-In, Sun 'N Fun and dozens of air museums across the United States.