Movie
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1982-07-23
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Miller-Milkis-Boyett Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Burt Reynolds as Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
- Dolly Parton as Mona Stangley
- Dom DeLuise as Melvin P. Thorpe
- Charles Durning as Governor of Texas
- Jim Nabors as Deputy Fred
- Robert Mandan as Senator Wingwood
- Lois Nettleton as Dulcie Mae
- Theresa Merritt as Jewel
- Noah Beery Jr. as Edsel
- Raleigh Bond as Mayor
- Barry Corbin as C.J.
- Ken Magee as Mansel
Crew
- Colin Higgins - Director
- Colin Higgins - Screenplay
- Larry L. King - Screenplay
- Peter Masterson - Screenplay
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