The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
by Colin Higgins
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Actor: Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, Dolly Parton, Dom DeLuise, Jim NaborsDirector: Colin Higgins
Brand: Universal
Producer: Colin Higgins
Writer: Colin Higgins
Producer: Edward K. Milkis
Producer: Peter Macgregor-Scott
Producer: Robert L. Boyett
Writer: Larry L. King
Writer: Peter Masterson
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 114 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-01-07
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Movie Review: The best example of why Dolly Parton is so wonderfull...
Summary: 4 Stars
Despite the provocative title, I didn't really find the film to be that `provocative' if you get my drift. Instead, what I found was a nice light slice of fun, a comedy that is every bit as funny as it is charming; and so while I could have used a little vamping so-to-speak, I must admit that the finished product didn't disappoint.
So like I mentioned in the review I just wrote for `9 to 5', I love Dolly Parton. I don't know why, or maybe I do. I mean, she is charming like no other and just so delightfully warm and endearing. You want to watch her, and her genuinely sweet accent is another feature she has that is unique and all her own. She just epitomizes country charm and embodies the `good ol' southern belle' to a T, so for that and many other reasons I find myself smitten with her. This is no exception. In fact this may be her brightest moment, for this film would not work without her, and for that matter it works so well BECAUSE of her.
Parton plays Mona Stangley, the Madame of the Chicken Ranch. She is a lovely and lively lady who is carrying on an affair with the town Sheriff, which may be why her `ranch' is never shut down. That ends though when a television reporter named Melvin P. Thorpe attempts to discredit the ranch and have the doors closed for good. This ignites a fight that sends an entire town up in arms as the Sheriff joins Mona in the struggle to keep the ranch open for business.
It's not the most revolutionary musical, nor is it the most colorful, but it manages to make a lot of the song and dance numbers work thanks to some lively performances. I'm also a huge fan of Charles Durning, so watching him bring so much life to his few scenes (his particular song and dance number is probably they best in show) was just truly wonderful. He walked away with a much deserved Oscar nomination (especially when you consider his equally impressive yet drastically different performance within `Tootsie' that same year). Burt Reynolds is a little out of his league here, but he tries hard enough. He just cannot hold his own against the rest of the cast. Dom DeLuise is hilarious as Melvin P. Thorpe and manages to make his brand of snide evil refreshing.
The movie belongs to Dolly though, as I mentioned earlier, and so that is where this must end; on a Dolly note. This captivating entertainer struts her stuff on each and every frame of this film with a glow that draws us in and never lets us go. She may have missed out on the Oscar nomination (at least she got the Globe nod) but she is utterly unforgettable and goes down as one of the best performances of the year that was 1982.
Summary of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Texas madam miss mona and her sheriff boyfriend try to save her chicken ranch from a tv muckraker. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 08/01/2006 Starring: Randy Bennett Theresa Merritt Run time: 114 minutes Rating: R Director: Colin HigginsThis is an energetic, but ultimately mediocre adaptation of the play, directed on Broadway by Tommy Tune. Burt Reynolds is the town sheriff and a regular patron of a local bordello. He wages a public battle to keep it open after it is targeted as the devil's den by a television minister. Charles Durning was nominated for a Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and there are some lively song and dance numbers featuring Dolly Parton as the madame of the Chicken Ranch. However, this becomes bogged down in too many serious moments for it to be more than a lightweight musical comedy. --Rochelle O'Gorman
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