The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Name: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Director: Colin Higgins
Released: 1982-07-23T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 6.2

1982 · TMDB 6.2

Directed by Colin Higgins

When a Conservative TV crusader threatens to shut down beloved brothel The Chicken Ranch, proprietress Miss Mona Stangley and her girls won't go down without a fight.

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Parton and Burt Reynolds headline this musical comedy about a Texas brothel under threat from a moralising TV reporter. Parton's rendition of 'I Will Always Love You' is a highlight.

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Dolly Parton Burt Reynolds Dom DeLuise Charles Durning Jim Nabors Robert Mandan Lois Nettleton Theresa Merritt Noah Beery Jr. Raleigh Bond Barry Corbin Ken Magee

Director · Colin Higgins Producer · Robert L. Boyett Producer · Edward K. Milkis Producer · Thomas L. Miller Writer · Colin Higgins Writer · Larry L. King Writer · Peter Masterson Cinematography · William A. Fraker Composer · Patrick Williams Editor · David Bretherton Editor · Nicholas Eliopoulos Editor · Walter Hannemann Editor · Pembroke J. Herring Editor · Jack Hofstra

Runtime: 114 min
Released: 1982-07-23
Studio: Miller-Milkis-Boyett Productions
Country: United States of America
Language: English
TMDB score: 6.2

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Parton and Burt Reynolds headline this musical comedy about a Texas brothel under threat from a moralising TV reporter. Parton's rendition of 'I Will Always Love You' is a highlight.