The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Opens Friday, September 25, 2026

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When a big TV crusader Melvin P. Thorpe threatens to expose the Chicken Ranch to public scandal and close it down, Miss Mona doesn’t go down without a fight. With the help of Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd, the two join together to keep it open and find romance along the way. Sing along through this extraordinary story about passion, scandal and romance.

Screening as part of our series Dolly Parton: IFC Center Will Always Love You.

• Year 1982
• Running Time 114 minutes
• Format DCP
• Distributor Universal
• Director Colin Higgins
• Cast Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Charles Durning, Jim Nabors

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