The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

114 mins | Comedy | July 23, 1982

The town sheriff and a madame team up to stop a television evangelist from shutting down the local whorehouse, the famed "Chicken Ranch."

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

114 mins | Comedy | July 23, 1982

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
The town sheriff and a madame team up to stop a television evangelist from shutting down the local whorehouse, the famed "Chicken Ranch."
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Universal Pictures, RKO Pictures LLC
Original title The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Directors Marshall Schlom, Colin Higgins
Writers Larry L. King, Carol Hall, Peter Masterson, Colin Higgins

Cast

Burt Reynolds

as Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd

Dolly Parton

as Mona Stangley

Dom DeLuise

as Melvin

Charles Durning

as Governor

Jim Nabors

as Deputy Fred

Robert Mandan

as Senator Wingwood

Lois Nettleton

as Dulcie Mae

Theresa Merritt

as Jewel

Noah Beery Jr.

as Edsel

Raleigh Bond

as Mayor

Barry Corbin

as C.J.

Ken Magee

as Mansel

Mary Jo Catlett

as Rita

Mary Louise Wilson

as Modene

Howard K. Smith

as Howard K. Smith

Gail Benedict

as Chicken Ranch Girl

Valerie Leigh Bixler

as Chicken Ranch Girl

Leslie Cook

as Chicken Ranch Girl

Carol Culver

as Chicken Ranch Girl

Lorraine Fields

as Chicken Ranch Girl

Trish Garland

as Chicken Ranch Girl

Sandi Johnson

as Chicken Ranch Girl

Lee Lund

as Chicken Ranch Girl

Paula Lynn

as Chicken Ranch Girl

Lily Mariye

as Chicken Ranch Girl

Andrea Pike

as Chicken Ranch Girl

Terry Calloway

as Chicken Ranch Girl

Jennifer Nairn-Smith

as Chicken Ranch Girl

Terri Treas

as Chicken Ranch Girl

Melanie Winter

as Chicken Ranch Girl

Stephen Bray

as Aggie

Brian Bullard

as Aggie

Jeff Calhoun

as Aggie

Gary Chapman

as Aggie

John Dolf

as Aggie

David Engel

as Aggie

Mark Fotopoulos

as Aggie

Joe Hart

as Aggie

Jeffrey Hornaday

as Aggie

Patrick Maguire

as Aggie

Ted Marriot

as Aggie

Jerry Mitchell

as Aggie

Steven Moore

as Aggie

Douglas Robb

as Aggie

Kevin Ryan

as Aggie

Tim Topper

as Aggie

Marvin Tunney

as Aggie

Randy Val Cupp

as Aggie

Robert Warners

as Aggie

Robin Lynn Funk

as Dogette

Larry Kenton

as Dogette

Mark Thomas McGee

as Dogette

Karen McLain

as Dogette

Benjamin Taylor

as Dogette

Arnetia Walker

as Dogette

Ty Whitney

as Dogette

Robert Briscoe Evans

as Melvin's Crew

John Walter Davis

as Melvin's Crew

Gregory Itzin

as Melvin's Crew

Timothy Stack

as Melvin's Crew

Larry B. Williams

as Melvin's Crew

Harvey Christiansen

as Old Farmer

Donald F. Colson

as Jeff Gerald

Helen Kleeb

as Dora

Mickey Jones

as Henry

Bobby Fite

as Dulcie Mae's Son

Paula Shaw

as Wulla Jean

Kenneth White

as Sheriff Jack Roy

Ted Gehring

as Sheriff Chapman

Wayne Heffley

as TV Station Manager

Verne Lundquist

as Verne Lundquist

Lee Grosscup

as Lee Grossip

Lee Ritchey

as Governor's Aide

Alice Drummond

as Governor's Secretary

Thomas Myers

as Senator's Aide

Victoria Wells

as Washing Girl

Karyn Harrison

as Chicken Girl

Randy Bennett

as Privates Boy

Willie T. Neely

as Nester

Harold Offer

as Nester

Kenneth Threadgill

as Nester

John Edson

as Male Reporter

Robert Ginnaven

as Male Reporter

Sharon Ammann

as Female Reporter

Claudette Gardner

as Female Reporter

Suzi McLaughlin

as Female Reporter

Christine Bridges

as Chicken Ranch Girl Raid (uncredited)

Anne Gaybis

as Chicken Ranch Girl (uncredited)

Larry Gilman

as 50's Vignette (uncredited)

Bob Harks

as Audience Member (uncredited)

Kay Parker

as World War II Girl (uncredited)

Catherine Wilkinson

as Young Whore Dancer (uncredited)

Bret Williams

as Silhouette Cowboy (uncredited)

Robbin Young

as Working Girl in Whorehouse (uncredited)

Chuck Dawson

as JukeBox Delivery Man (uncredited)

Kitten Natividad

as 1910 Working Girl