The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

1982

Action / Comedy / Musical

18
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 68% · 29 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 68% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 14333 14.3K

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Plot summary

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 Photo
Colin Higgins

Top cast

Jim Nabors Photo
Jim Nabors as Deputy Fred
Wayne Heffley Photo
Wayne Heffley as TV Station Manager
Larry Gilman Photo
Larry Gilman as 50's Vignette
Helen Kleeb Photo
Helen Kleeb as Dora
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
840.51 MB
1280*544
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 54 min
Seeds 10
1.74 GB
1920*816
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 54 min
Seeds 28

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by jakethesnake-42007 7 / 10

Pure fun from start to finish

This movie deserves more credit then it gets. Very underrated and forgotten musical from the early 80's. The film is pure fun the musical numbers are fun and fast and the acting is good too. It's not the best musical out there but it's one of the funnest.
Reviewed by paulclaassen 6 / 10

Great original, really funny musical comedy

I decided to watch this after learning of Burt Reynolds' death. I can't believe it took me this long to finally watch the film! It was an utter delight watching this! I enjoyed every moment. I loved the music and the stunning costumes, and the film was really funny. It was good innocent fun with a hint of eroticism. The chemistry between Dolly and Burt was fantastic. 'The Best little whorehouse in Texas' made me smile from beginning to end!
Reviewed by blanbrn 7 / 10

A fun and funny touching heartfelt musical that advocates and fights for the world's oldest profession.

Finally watched "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" and I must say fun musical with a story that's funny and the acting was true to heart with a theme that's real. And that is who really cares that the world's oldest profession exist hey legalize it! Based on a play set in Texas a house of prostitution known as the Chicken Ranch is on the verge of being shut down by a gossip type TV traveling hype salesman named Melvin Thorpe(Dom DeLuise)as it's his first goal to expose it's scandal. Yet the house's leading lady Miss Mona(Dolly Parton)joins forces with the local sheriff Earl Dodd(Burt Reynolds)to stop it's closing yet along the way the two join in a romance hopefully this all works out to save the girls and their jobs as they need to shine in their sexy colored bras and attractive underwear! Overall it's a fun journey with some great tunes the Parton and Reynolds chemistry is unmatched and the wonderful Jim Nabors is a treat as the narrator and future sheriff. Overall good little fun comedy!
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