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 | 17.735 |
Directed By
Colin Higgins
Crew
Larry L. King
Carol Hall
Peter Masterson
Dolly Parton
Colin Higgins
Peter Masterson
Larry L. King
Colin Higgins
April Ferry
Marshall Schlom
Patrick Williams
William B. Kaplan
William A. Fraker
Terry Liebling
Jack Hofstra
Peter Macgregor-Scott
Thomas L. Miller
Pembroke J. Herring
Edward K. Milkis
David Bretherton
Walter Hannemann
Robert L. Boyett
Nicholas Eliopoulos
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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