The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
With Burt and Dolly, this much fun just couldn't be legal!
- Released
- Runtime 1h 54m
- Director Colin Higgins
- Genres Comedy
- Rating 6.2/10 (186 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Dolly Parton
as Mona Stangley
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Burt Reynolds
as Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
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Dom DeLuise
as Melvin P. Thorpe
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Charles Durning
as Governor of Texas
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Jim Nabors
as Deputy Fred
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Robert Mandan
as Senator Wingwood
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Lois Nettleton
as Dulcie Mae
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Theresa Merritt
as Jewel
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Noah Beery Jr.
as Edsel
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Raleigh Bond
as Mayor
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Barry Corbin
as C.J.
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Ken Magee
as Mansel
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Mary Jo Catlett
as Rita
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Mary Louise Wilson
as Modene
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Howard K. Smith
as Howard K. Smith
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Sandy Johnson
as Chicken Ranch Girl
- Gail Benedict as Chicken Ranch Girl
- Valerie Leigh Bixler as Chicken Ranch Girl
Crew
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Colin Higgins
Director
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William A. Fraker
Director of Photography
- David Bretherton Editor
- Nicholas Eliopoulos Editor
- Walter Hannemann Editor
- Pembroke J. Herring Editor
- Jack Hofstra Editor
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Patrick Williams
Original Music Composer
- Robert L. Boyett Producer
- Edward K. Milkis Producer
- Thomas L. Miller Producer
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Colin Higgins
Screenplay
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