The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Director: Colin Higgins Colin Higgins

Overview

"Colin Higgins directs Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton in the musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, which comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. Spanish and French subtitles are accessible, and the soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include the theatrical trailer, a making-of featurette, and outtakes. This is a solid release from Universal that should please genre enthusiasts as well as fans of the lead performers."

Product Details

Release Date:	01/07/2003
UPC:	0025192022029
Original Release:	1982
Rating:	R
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:55:00
Sales rank:	463

Special Features

Closed Caption;The making of the Best Little Whorehouse in Texas ; Outtakes ; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Burt Reynolds	Sheriff
Dolly Parton	Mona Stangley
Dom DeLuise	Melvin
Charles Durning	Governor
Jim Nabors	Deputy Fred
Robert Mandan	Sen. 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	Himself
Paula Shaw	Wulla Jean
Lee Ritchie	Governor's Aide
Alice Drummond	Governor's Secretary
Karyn Harrison	Chicken Girl
Randy Bennet	Privates Boy
Stanley DeSantis	Actor
Lily Mariye	Chicken Ranch Girl
Terri Robinson	Chicken Ranch Girl
Terri Treas	Chicken Ranch Girl
Melanie Winter	Chicken Ranch Girl
Stephen Bray	Aggie
Jeff Calhoun	Aggie
David Engel	Aggie
Joe Hart	Aggie
Jerry Mitchell	Aggie
M. Ryan	Aggie
Tim Topper	Aggie
Arnetia Walker	Dogette
John Davis	Melvin's Crew
Gregory Itzin	Melvin's Crew
Tim Stack	Melvin's Crew
Larry Williams	Melvin's Crew,Composer
Harvey Christiansen	Old Farmer
Helen Kleeb	Dora
Mickey Jones	Henry
Bobby Fite	Dulcie Mae's Son
Kenneth White	Sheriff Jack Roy
Ted Gehring	Sheriff Chapman
Wayne Heffley	TV Station Manager
Lee Ritchey	Governor's Aide
Randy Bennett	Privates Boy
John Edson	Male Reporter
Robert Ginnaven	Male Reporter
Suzi McLaughlin	Female Reporter
Carol Hall	Composer

Technical Credits

Colin Higgins

Peter Masterson

Larry L. King

Colin Higgins	Director,Screenwriter
Peter Masterson	Screenwriter,Playwright
Larry L. King	Screenwriter,Playwright
Robert Boyett	Producer
Edward Milkis	Producer,Producer
Thomas Miller	Producer,Producer
Albert J. Whitlock	Special Effects
William Kaplan	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

A rollicking, good-natured 1982 film adaptation of the 1978 Broadway stage smash, Whorehouse was tailor-made for the personas of top-billed Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton. Burt, who had long appealed to rural and southern audiences, snugly filled the shoes of small-town Texas sheriff Ed Earl, an easygoing fellow under increasing pressure to close down a legendary local brothel known as "The Chicken Ranch." Country-music favorite and newly minted screen star Dolly Parton was ideally cast as Miss Mona Strangely, the formidable proprietress of that august establishment. These enormously popular and gifted stars were very nearly upstaged, though, by character actor Charles Durning, whose showstopping number, "Sidestep," remains one of the movie's highlights. Even after two decades, everything about this mildly naughty tune fest still impresses: Parton's numbers are uniformly good, especially "A Li'l Ol' Bitty Piss-ant Country Place," which gets the story off to a rousing, toe-tapping start. What's often forgotten is that Whorehouse also contains the first screen rendition of Dolly's 1974 hit song, "I Will Always Love You," which Whitney Houston covered spectacularly in her 1992 film, The Bodyguard. A bubbly supporting cast includes Dom DeLuise, Jim Nabors, Robert Mandan, and Lois Nettleton. Colin Higgins, who had previously directed Parton in her breakout film, Nine to Five, stages comedy set pieces and elaborately choreographed production numbers with equal brio. This is one of those movies you can't help but like, if only because everybody seems to be having so much fun. For high-spirited entertainment it can't be beat -- believe us, this is one Whorehouse you shouldn't be afraid to patronize.