The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
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63% Critic Match

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

With Burt and Dolly, this much fun just couldn't be legal!

6.3 / 10 1982 1h 54mR English
Comedy

Storyline

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 & Crew

Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd

Lead
Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton

Mona Stangley

Dom DeLuise

Dom DeLuise

Melvin P. Thorpe

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Governor of Texas

Jim Nabors

Jim Nabors

Deputy Fred

Robert Mandan

Robert Mandan

Senator Wingwood

Lois Nettleton

Lois Nettleton

Dulcie Mae

Theresa Merritt

Theresa Merritt

Jewel

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Colin Higgins's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker