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Ed Earl Dodd, the Sheriff of Lanville County, Texas, has been in a 12-year relationship with Miss Mona Stangley, who runs the "Chicken Ranch", a brothel outside the town of Gilbert in his jurisdiction. He does not interfere with her business, which has been a fixture of the town since 1910, regardless of legality. Occasionally interrupted by Deputy...
Development
Originally, Larry L. King and Peter Masterson were going to write the screenplay and Masterson and Tommy Tune, who had directed the stage production, were to direct together. King recommended Shirley MacLaine, Dyan Cannon, Carlin Glynn (Masterson's wife, who had originated the role of Mona on Broadway) and Jill Clayburghas the possibles to star but was told they were not a sufficient box office draw. When Dolly Parton was cast, King suggested Willie Nelson as a co-star and Universal executive...
Adaptation
The book of the play was restructured to make it a vehicle for Parton and Reynolds. The plot is basically the same as that of the stage production, with one significant difference. In the original, Ed Earl and Miss Mona had a one-night stand 15 years earlier, but in the film, they maintain an ongoing affair. In August 1980 King wrote a letter to Frank Rich where he said: The relationship in the film brings about not only the accusatory scene, when the sheriff – disappointed that Mona has brok...
Filming
Parton described her experience as "a nightmare."She later wrote in her memoirs, Parton wrote Reynolds was in a bad mood during filming because he had broken up with Sally Field, alleging ,"Sometimes he would just walk off the set, unable to deal with things, and I would be called upon to go to his dressing room and try to cheer him up. That was a little like the blind leading the blind, since I was in an emotional and physical turmoil of my own."She added, "On top of that, people were being...
Marketing
The film presented some difficulties for Universal, particularly with advertising. In 1982, the word "whorehouse" was considered obscene in parts of the United States, resulting in the film being renamed The Best Little Cathouse in Texas in some print ads, while television ads were either banned outright in some areas, or the offending word was censored; on WXYZ-TV in Detroit, the announcer on the station's "Now Showing" segment merely clicked his tongue to eliminate the offending word: "The...
Box office
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas opened in 1,400 theaters on July 23, 1982, and earned $11,874,268 in its opening weekend, ranking number one in the United States box office, dethroning E.T. The Extra Terrestrial's six-week run at the top of the box office. It was the biggest weekend for a musical film ever.The film grossed $69,701,637 domestically.
Critical reception
The film received mixed reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 48% of 27 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5/10. The website's consensus reads: "It has its moments -- and a couple of appealing stars -- but this misguided movie musical largely lacks the crowd-pleasing appeal of the stage version." Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two out of four stars, stating, "If they ever give Dolly her freedom and stop packaging her...
The film and the original Broadway musical it was based on were spoofed in the 1982 pornographic film Memphis Cathouse Blues, which starred Annette Haven in the Dolly Parton role of the madam and Mike Horner in the Burt Reynolds role as the sheriff. Porn star Kay Parker, who played one of the prostitutes in the film, had an uncredited bit role in T...
The house used in the film is located at Universal Studios in Hollywood and can be viewed as part of the backlot tram tour. The inspiration for the set came from a real ranch house located outside Austin, Texas, which is featured in scenes from the movie. The house was shown in the Ghost Whisperertelevision series episode "The Lost Boys". The house...
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas at IMDbThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas at the TCM Movie DatabaseThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas at Box Office MojoThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas at Rotten TomatoesThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) ← Back to main. Cast 99. Burt Reynolds. Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd Dolly Parton. ... Gail Benedict. Chicken Ranch Girl
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2001 U.S. Tour. 2011 London Fringe Revival. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a musical with a book by Texas author Larry L. King and Peter Masterson and music and lyrics by Carol Hall. It is based on a story by King that was inspired by the real-life Chicken Ranch in La Grange, Texas .
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas - A Lil' Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place: Miss Mona (Dolly Parton) explains the rules of her house.BUY THE MOVIE: https:/...
