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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

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Summary

Musical comedy starring Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton. The sheriff of a Texas town reluctantly orders the closure of its popular whorehouse, the Chicken Ranch, after the goings-on behind its doors are exposed by a television clean-up campaign.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Alan Jones

A lightweight version of the much grittier long-running Broadway musical with Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds, two performers noted for their sex appeal, failing to ignite the proper sparks. Parton plays the madam of the Chicken Ranch brothel, who comes to blows with her sheriff lover (Reynolds) when TV evangelist Dom DeLuise tries to close the place down. Some great routines (the stunning opening number, Charles Durning's The Side Step), augmented with new songs (the first movie appearance of I Will Always Love You, which Whitney Houston sang in The Bodyguard, here sung by Parton) keep everything on a lively and likeable keel.

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6.2/10

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Cast

rolenameSheriff DoddBurt ReynoldsMiss MonaDolly PartonMelvinDom DeLuiseGovernorCharles DurningDeputy FredJim NaborsSenator WingwoodRobert MandanDulci MaeLois NettletonJewelTheresa MerrittEdselNoah BerryMayorRaleigh Bond

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rolenameDirectorColin Higgins

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Theatrical distributor

U.I.P. (UK)

Released on

1982-11-19

Languages

English

Available on

video

Formats

Colour

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