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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 54m•R• 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
Dolly Parton
Mona Stangley
Lead
Burt Reynolds
Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
Dom DeLuise
Melvin P. Thorpe
Charles Durning
Governor of Texas
Jim Nabors
Deputy Fred
Robert Mandan
Senator Wingwood
Lois Nettleton
Dulcie Mae
Theresa Merritt
Jewel
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Colin Higgins's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
