CinemaOSMovie · 1982 · 1h 54m · R
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

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

63%(191)IMDbComedy

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.

Directed byColin Higgins

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 54m
Language
EN
Released
July 23, 1982
Budget
$27,500,000
Revenue
$69,702,172
Studios
Miller-Milkis-Boyett Productions

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Trailer

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton

Mona Stangley

Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd

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

Noah Beery Jr.

Noah Beery Jr.

Edsel

Raleigh Bond

Raleigh Bond

Mayor

Creative team
Directed by
Colin Higgins
Colin Higgins
Written by
Peter Masterson
Peter Masterson
Colin Higgins
Colin Higgins
Produced by
Thomas L. Miller
Edward K. Milkis

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