The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas ★★ 1982 (R)

Parton is the buxom owner of The Chicken Ranch, a house of illrepute that may be closed down unless Sheriffboyfriend Reynolds can think of a way out. Strong performances don't quite make up for the erratically comic script. Based on the longrunning Broadway musical, in turn based on a story by Larry McMurtry. 115m/C VHS, DVD . Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Charles Durning, Jim Nabors, Lois Nettleton; D: Colin Higgins.

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