The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

1982
R
1h 54m

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6.1/10

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Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, and Dom DeLuise in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)

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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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.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.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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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

14K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 nominations total

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Trivia
While filming the ending scene, Burt Reynolds got a double hernia from picking up Dolly Parton. He often joked to Dolly that he'd think of her every time he got a pang of pain.

Goofs
When Miss Mona and the girls are singing the rules of the house, one of the rules is "no tattoos, because brands belong on cattle", but one of the girls clearly has a tattoo on her shoulder blade.

Quotes
Ed Earl: They want me to close her down, run her out of town. How can I ask her to leave when all I want her to do is stay?

Alternate versions
When this movie was first released in theatres, and on its first ABC TV airing, it featured Burt Reynolds singing a song (the song is in the scene immediately following his confrontation with Miss Mona, in which he orders her to shut down the Chicken Ranch). In the video release, and in the current TV version, that sequence has been removed. In the new version, Burt is seen briefly in a "contemplation" link sequence. The tune (written by Dolly Parton) which Burt originally sang on the movie was used in Dolly's "Rhinestone" movie. She wrote totally new words to the music and titled the song "God Won't Get You" (also a single release for Parton on RCA).

Connections
Featured in The Best Little Special in Texas (1982)

Soundtracks
20 Fans
Written by Carol Hall
Performed by Jim Nabors and Cast

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Featured review

8/10

One of the most fun and upbeat musicals ever made.

How could anyone not love this movie? Being a big fan of musicals myself, I love this movie for the fun, campy performances, larger then life, sassy, characters,smalltown southern charm, the surprisingly sweet romance between Reynolds and Parton(I'm a big fan of both) and the homage to the south in general-YEEHAW!!! This is a perfect movie to watch directly after you've watched a heavy movie and want to "come down". It's bright, fun and filled with wicked gaiety. Anyone who's a fan of musicals should see this, I've seen many a stage show as well, my one big regret is I never saw the play version of this.

I don't see how anyone could fault Burt Reynolds performance in this, in my opinion the casting choices-all of them-were as close to perfect as there is. Although I do not live in Texas, I have visited and hold a deep admiration for Texas and all it has to offer. I love movies about one of my favorite states in the country, as well as musicals, so this was a double plus. And everyone played their roles with such charm, Dolly was so lovable, Reynolds, the tough sheriff yet so decent at heart and Charles Durning as mentioned by nearly EVERYBODY was amazing.

This ranks up there as one of my all time top musicals, it's got so much gaiety and is so infectiously warm, inviting and a celebration of fun! A must see. 8 of 10.