Film

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

1982 · 1h 54m · Comedy

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

IMDb

6.1

Rotten Tomatoes

52%

Metacritic

40

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.

Dolly Parton

Mona Stangley

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

Noah Beery Jr.

Edsel

Raleigh Bond

Mayor

Barry Corbin

C.J.

Ken Magee

Mansel

Mary Jo Catlett

Rita

Mary Louise Wilson

Modene

Howard K. Smith

Howard K. Smith

Sandy Johnson

Chicken Ranch Girl

• Colin HigginsScreenplay · Director
• Peter MastersonScreenplay
• Larry L. KingScreenplay
• Thomas L. MillerProducer
• Edward K. MilkisProducer
• Robert L. BoyettProducer
• William A. FrakerDirector of Photography
• Patrick WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
• Jack HofstraEditor
• Pembroke J. HerringEditor

Trailer

Release date

July 23, 1982

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

R

Budget

$27,500,000

Revenue

$69,702,172

Genres

Comedy

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