The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)

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Directed by	Colin Higgins
Cast	Burt Reynolds, Dolly Parton, Dom DeLuise, Charles Durning, Jim Nabors, Barry Corbin, Dom De Luise, Robert Mandan, Theresa Merritt and Lois Nettleton
Theatrical Release	July 23, 1982
DVD Release	January 7, 2003
Running Time	115 minutes
MPAA Rating	R (Restricted)
UPC Code	025192022029
Buy this item	$7.49 at Amazon.com As of Oct 12 22:03 EDT (details) 1 DVD, Universal Studios, Usually ships in 24 hours, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Languages: English (Original Language) Or 43 new from $4.54, 16 used from $4.60, 2 collectible from $15.50

About The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

This is an energetic, but ultimately mediocre adaptation of the play, directed on Broadway by Tommy Tune. Burt Reynolds is the town sheriff and a regular patron of a local bordello. He wages a public battle to keep it open after it is targeted as the devil's den by a television minister. Charles Durning was nominated for a Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and there are some lively song and dance numbers featuring Dolly Parton as the madame of the Chicken Ranch. However, this becomes bogged down in too many serious moments for it to be more than a lightweight musical comedy. --Rochelle O'Gorman Amazon.com

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User Reviews

Average user review:

(68 reviews)

Love this movie

I loved it - For its time it was a great movie, great music and of course the chemistry between Dolly and Burt is excellent. September 8, 2008

Great Movie

This is truly a wonderful movie, one of my favorites.
The plot, the music, everything about it is great. August 22, 2008

Entertaining

This movie is a timeless statement of the stupidity of human nature and the nature of Government Representatives. Some so-called 'doooo-gooder'decides that the house of pleasure must be closed and brings it to the attention of a nation. The Establishment has only been in existence for a hundred years and locals are gobstopped that there a 'whorehouse' in their town. Well hush my mouth!!!
Dolly Parton fans will love this movie - the part was made for her and she was gorgeous in it. May 18, 2008

BLWIT is alot of fun!

The greatest thing about it is that it not really that far off from the true story! The real name of the TV watchdog is Marvin Zindler, who passed away recently.

Just buy it and enjoy! May 7, 2008

One of the best musicals!

This movie is a classic! The music is wonderful and entertaining, the acting is subperb! I have loved this movie since it's release! May 3, 2008

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