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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Directed by
Colin Higgins
R
1982
1h 55m
Musical
,
Comedy
6.1
50%
68%
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A town's Sheriff and regular patron of a historical whorehouse fights to keep it running when a television reporter targets it as the Devil's playhouse.
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Cast of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
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
Sandy Johnson
Chicken Ranch Girl
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
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
Colin Higgins
Director / Writer
Larry L. King
Writer
Carol Hall
Writer
Peter Masterson
Writer
Thomas L. Miller
Producer
Edward K. Milkis
Producer
Robert L. Boyett
Producer
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Ratings & Reviews
Detroit Free Press
Jack Mathews
"The Best Little Whorehouse" is, in spots at least, a romping musical good time.
Chicago Tribune
Gene Siskel
Mild entertainment but somewhat disappointing.
Boston Globe
Michael Blowen
The producers have transformed a gentle, well-meaning, satirical Broadway musical into a parody of itself.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Desmond Ryan
The movie's number is up long before Durning does a disarming song about political obfuscation, and it would not be accurate to say he steals the picture. It is not worth taking.
Austin American-Statesman
Patrick Taggart
Beyond the superficial prettiness, director Colin Higgins has to be congratulated for his effectiveness at handling that trickiest of problems in film musicals -- the moment at which a character bursts into song.
Newsday
Alex Keneas
Its treatment of the oldest profession is about as sexy as orthopedic shoes.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Eric Black
If you are hopelessly addicted to either or both of the stars, you may find enough In this weak, forgettable, overhyped film to sustain your interest for two hours.
San Francisco Examiner
John Stark
Despite miscasting, and a silly rewriting of the plot, it's kind of fun, in a bouncy, cartoon-like sense.
Sioux City Journal
Bruce R. Miller
"The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" is a bit like a two-hour rest on a vibrating bed -- it makes you feel good, but you're not really sure why.
48 Hills
Dennis Harvey
Managing to find a silly, escapist side to police corruption-not to mention women, sex, and the law...
L.A. Weekly
Ginger Varney
The music and the dancing are poor at best, and an embalmed kind of perfectionist's poor at that. Then there's director Collin Higgins. This guy's inability to create rhythm, in scenes as well as between them, could leach the life out of any script.
Buffalo Courier-Express
Jay Boyar
This isn't a very engaging idea. Neither outrageous enough to be funny nor apt enough to be clever, it's a rickety hook to hang a movie on.
Variety
Variety Staff
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is just about everything it's meant to be - a couple of diverting hours in the dark.
FulvueDrive-in.com
Chuck O'Leary
A bawdy good time. All but stolen by Charles Durning as the sidestepping governor and Dom DeLuise as the leader of the decency police.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Dolly and Burt and Whorehouse never get beyond the concept stage in this movie.
New York Times
Janet Maslin
This film lacks even the inadvertently buoyant awfulness that makes some bad movies fun. It's just plain dull.
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