The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
With Burt and Dolly, this much fun just couldn't be legal!
1982 | 115m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Colin Higgins |
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| Writer: | Larry L. King, Colin Higgins, Peter Masterson |
| Staring: |
| When a big TV crusader Melvin P. Thorpe threatens to expose the Chicken Ranch to public scandal and close it down, Miss Mona doesn't go down without a fight. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 23, 1982 |
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| Director: | Colin Higgins |
| Writer: | Larry L. King, Colin Higgins, Peter Masterson |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | brothel, texas, crusader, musical, governor, based on play or musical, conservative, prostitution, tv reporter, madame, busty, cat house, small town sheriff, censorship, secret relationship, clash of cultures, corrupt governor |
| Production Companies | Miller-Milkis-Boyett Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $69,700,000
Budget: $27,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Burt Reynolds | Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd |
| Dolly Parton | Mona Stangley |
| 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 |
| Gail Benedict | Chicken Ranch Girl |
| Valerie Leigh Bixler | Chicken Ranch Girl |
| Leslie Cook | Chicken Ranch Girl |
| Carol Culver | Chicken Ranch Girl |
| Lorraine Fields | Chicken Ranch Girl |
| Trish Garland | Chicken Ranch Girl |
| Sandi Johnson | Chicken Ranch Girl |
| Lee Lund | Chicken Ranch Girl |
| Paula Lynn | Chicken Ranch Girl |
| Lily Mariye | Chicken Ranch Girl |
| Andrea Pike | Chicken Ranch Girl |
| Terry Calloway | Chicken Ranch Girl |
| Jennifer Nairn-Smith | Chicken Ranch Girl |
| Terri Treas | Chicken Ranch Girl |
| Melanie Winter | Chicken Ranch Girl |
| Stephen Bray | Aggie |
| Brian Bullard | Aggie |
| Jeff Calhoun | Aggie |
| Gary Chapman | Aggie |
| John Dolf | Aggie |
| David Engel | Aggie |
| Edmond Alan Forsyth | Aggie |
| Mark Fotopoulos | Aggie |
| Michael Fullington | Aggie |
| David Warren Gibson | Aggie |
| Joe Hart | Aggie |
| Jeffrey Hornaday | Aggie |
| Patrick Maguire | Aggie |
| Ted Marriot | Aggie |
| Steven Moore | Aggie |
| Douglas Robb | Aggie |
| Kevin Ryan | Aggie |
| Tim Topper | Aggie |
| Marvin Tunney | Aggie |
| Randy Val Cupp | Aggie |
| Robert Warners | Aggie |
| Robin Lynn Funk | Dogette |
| Larry Kenton | Dogette |
| Edie Lehmann Boddicker | Dogette |
| Mark Thomas McGee | Dogette |
| Karen McLain | Dogette |
| Benjamin Taylor | Dogette |
| Arnetia Walker | Dogette |
| Ty Whitney | Dogette |
| Robert Briscoe Evans | Melvin's Crew |
| John Walter Davis | Melvin's Crew |
| Gregory Itzin | Melvin's Crew |
| Timothy Stack | Melvin's Crew |
| Larry B. Williams | Melvin's Crew |
| Harvey Christiansen | Old Farmer |
| Donald F. Colson | Jeff Gerald |
| Helen Kleeb | Dora |
| Mickey Jones | Henry |
| Bobby Fite | Dulcie Mae's Son |
| Paula Shaw | Wulla Jean |
| Kenneth White | Sheriff Jack Roy |
| Ted Gehring | Sheriff Chapman |
| Wayne Heffley | TV Station Manager |
| Verne Lundquist | Verne Lundquist |
| Lee Grosscup | Lee Grossip |
| Lee Ritchey | Governor's Aide |
| Alice Drummond | Governor's Secretary |
| Thomas Myers | Senator's Aide |
| Victoria Wells | Washing Girl |
| Karyn Harrison | Chicken Girl |
| Randy Bennett | Privates Boy |
| Willie T. Neely | Nester |
| Harold Offer | Nester |
| Kenneth Threadgill | Nester |
| John Perry Edson | Male Reporter |
| Robert Ginnaven | Male Reporter |
| Sharon Ammann | Female Reporter |
| Claudette Gardner | Female Reporter |
| Suzi McLaughlin | Female Reporter |
| Anne Gaybis | Chicken Ranch Girl (uncredited) |
| Larry Gilman | 50's Vignette (uncredited) |
| Bob Harks | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Kay Parker | World War II Girl (uncredited) |
| Catherine Wilkinson | Young Whore Dancer (uncredited) |
| Bret Williams | Silhouette Cowboy (uncredited) |
| Robbin Young | Working Girl in Whorehouse (uncredited) |
| Chuck Dawson | JukeBox Delivery Man (uncredited) |
| Kitten Natividad | 1910 Working Girl |
| Jerry Mitchell | Aggie |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Patrick Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Terry Liebling | Casting |
| Pembroke J. Herring | Editor |
| Walter Hannemann | Editor |
| Nicholas Eliopoulos | Editor |
| Larry L. King | Screenplay, Musical |
| William B. Kaplan | Sound mixer |
| David Bretherton | Editor |
| Jack Hofstra | Editor |
| Carol Hall | Musical, Songs |
| Marshall Schlom | Script Supervisor |
| Shirlee Strahm | Costumer |
| Colin Higgins | Screenplay, Director |
| William A. Fraker | Director of Photography |
| Peter Masterson | Screenplay, Musical |
| Dolly Parton | Songs |
| April Ferry | Wardrobe Master |
| Eddie Hice | Stunt Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Edward K. Milkis | Producer |
| Peter Macgregor-Scott | Co-Producer |
| Thomas L. Miller | Producer |
| Robert L. Boyett | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 22 | 41 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
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