The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
Overview
When a big TV crusader Melvin P. Thorpe threatens to expose the Chicken Ranch to public scandal and close it down, Miss Mona doesn't go down without a fight.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $27,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $69,700,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.532 |
Directed By
Colin Higgins
Crew
Colin Higgins
Larry L. King
Larry L. King
Peter Masterson
Peter Masterson
Carol Hall
Dolly Parton
Colin Higgins
April Ferry
William A. Fraker
Patrick Williams
Terry Liebling
Marshall Schlom
William B. Kaplan
Robert L. Boyett
Edward K. Milkis
Thomas L. Miller
Peter Macgregor-Scott
David Bretherton
Nicholas Eliopoulos
Walter Hannemann
Pembroke J. Herring
Jack Hofstra
Eddie Hice
Carol Hall
Shirlee Strahm
TOP 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
Howard K. Smith
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
Sandi Johnson
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
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