The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)

July 23, 1982 (US) • Comedy • 114m

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.

Director

Colin Higgins

Writers

Larry L. King, Peter Masterson, Colin Higgins

Top Billed

Burt Reynolds

Keywords

governor crusader brothel texas musical based on play or musical conservative prostitution tv reporter madame busty cat house small town sheriff censorship secret relationship clash of cultures corrupt governor

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Top Billed Cast

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

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

Jerry Mitchell

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

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 (uncredited)

Crew

Larry L. King

Screenplay

Peter Masterson

Screenplay

Dolly Parton

Songs

Carol Hall

Musical

Larry L. King

Musical

Peter Masterson

Musical

Colin Higgins

Screenplay

Colin Higgins

Director

April Ferry

Wardrobe Master

Marshall Schlom

Script Supervisor

Terry Liebling

Casting

William B. Kaplan

Sound mixer

William A. Fraker

Director of Photography

Patrick Williams

Original Music Composer

Robert L. Boyett

Producer

Edward K. Milkis

Producer

Thomas L. Miller

Producer

Nicholas Eliopoulos

Editor

Peter Macgregor-Scott

Co-Producer

Walter Hannemann

Editor

David Bretherton

Editor

Pembroke J. Herring

Editor

Jack Hofstra

Editor

Eddie Hice

Stunt Coordinator

Carol Hall

Songs

Shirlee Strahm

Costumer

Mary Vance

Casting

Robert F. Boyle

Production Designer

Norman Newberry

Art Direction

Arthur Jeph Parker

Set Decoration

Theadora Van Runkle

Costume Designer

Pete Altobelli

Makeup Artist

Cindy Baggett

Makeup Artist

Irene De'Atley

Hairstylist

Tom Ellingwood

Makeup Artist

Marvin G. Westmore

Makeup Artist

Lynda Gurasich

Hairstylist

Barbara Lorenz

Hairstylist

Colleen Owens

Hairstylist

Lorraine Roberson

Hairstylist

Brad Wilder

Makeup Artist

Emmitt-Leon O'Neill

Second Assistant Director

Jack Frost Sanders

First Assistant Director

Jim Van Wyck

Second Assistant Director

Daniel Maltese

Set Designer

Curtis A. Schnell

Set Designer

Glenn Hoskinson

Sound Editor

Walt Jenevein

Sound Editor

Stanley H. Polinsky

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Earl Sampson

Boom Operator

John Stacy

Supervising Sound Editor

Bruce Stambler

Sound Editor

John J. Stephens

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Kyle Wright

Sound Editor

Fred Z. Gebler

Special Effects

Henry Schoessler

Visual Effects

Albert Whitlock

Visual Effects

Dave Anderberg

Grip

Steve Bridge

Camera Operator

Gary H. Holt

Gaffer

Nick McLean

Camera Operator

Doug Pentek

Gaffer

Keith Peterman

First Assistant Camera

Cal Roberts

First Assistant Camera

Bobby Thomas

First Assistant Camera

Jeff Zimmerman

Assistant Camera

Lawrence Grauman

Assistant Camera

Tony Stevens

Choreographer

Phill Norman

Title Designer

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Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$27,500,000

Revenue

$69,702,172

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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)

Larry L. King, Peter Masterson, Colin Higgins

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