Comedy · United States of America · 1982 · 1h 54m

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

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Director
Colin Higgins
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
Crew
William A. Fraker — Director of Photography Jack Hofstra — Editor Pembroke J. Herring — Editor David Bretherton — Editor Walter Hannemann — Editor Nicholas Eliopoulos — Editor
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
governorcrusaderbrotheltexasmusicalbased on play or musicalconservativeprostitutiontv reportermadamebustycat house
Key Collaborators
Colin Higgins Director William A. Fraker Director of Photography Jack Hofstra Editor Pembroke J. Herring Editor David Bretherton Editor Walter Hannemann Editor Nicholas Eliopoulos Editor Patrick Williams Original Music Composer Peter Masterson Screenplay Colin Higgins Screenplay Larry L. King Screenplay Thomas L. Miller Producer
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