The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

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American film film musical comedy film stage musical

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a hit 1982 musical comedy film adaptation of the stage musical, starring Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds and set around a famed Texas brothel.

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instanceOf American film →
film →
musical comedy film →
stage musical →
basedOn The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (stage musical) →
boxOfficeGross over $60 million worldwide →
boxOfficePerformance hit →
cinematographyBy William A. Fraker →
countryOfOrigin United States →
director Colin Higgins →
distributedBy Universal Pictures →
editedBy David Bretherton →
featuresCharacter Melvin P. Thorpe →
Mona Stangley →
Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd →
featuresSong I Will Always Love You →
featuresSongPerformer Dolly Parton →
filmingLocation California →
Texas →
genre comedy film →
musical film →
language English →
MPAARating R →
musicBy Carol Hall →
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score →
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor →
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas →
producer Colin Higgins →
R. W. Goodwin →
productionCompany RKO Pictures →
Universal Pictures →
releaseDateUS 1982-07-23 →
releaseYear 1982 →
runningTime approximately 114 minutes →
screenwriter Colin Higgins →
Larry L. King →
Peter Masterson →
settingLocation Texas →
fictional town of Gilbert, Texas →
stars Burt Reynolds →
Charles Durning →
Dolly Parton →
Dom DeLuise →
Jim Nabors →
subject brothel →
media scandal →
prostitution in Texas →
title The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas →
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Dolly Parton →
Dolly Parton ("Steel Magnolias") →
Dolly Parton →
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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (film) ("The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (stage musical)") →
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