The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (film)

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Colin Higgins
Screenplay by	Colin Higgins; Larry L. King; Peter Masterson;
Based on	The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas; by Larry L. King; Peter Masterson;
Produced by	Thomas L. Miller; Edward K. Milkis; Robert L. Boyett;
Starring	Burt Reynolds; Dolly Parton; Dom DeLuise; Charles Durning; Jim Nabors;
Cinematography	William A. Fraker
Edited by	David Bretherton; Pembroke J. Herring;
Music by	Carol Hall; Dolly Parton; Patrick Williams;
Production; companies	Miller-Milkis-Boyett Productions; RKO Pictures;
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	July 23, 1982;
Running time	114 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20.5 million – $35 million
Box office	$69.7 million

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a 1982 American musical comedy film co-written, produced and directed by Colin Higgins (in his final film as director). An adaptation of the 1978 Broadway musical of the same name, the film stars Burt Reynolds, Dolly Parton, Jim Nabors, Charles Durning and Dom DeLuise.

Despite mixed reviews, Durning was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the Texas governor. Golden Globe Award nominations went to the film for Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) and Parton for Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical). It was the fourth highest-grossing live-action musical film of the 1980s, and the top grossing of 1982.^[4]

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^ "The Unstoppables". Spy. November 1988. p. 92.
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^ "Musical, 1974–present". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved July 28, 2012.