The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)

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R | 1 hr 54 mins | Comedy, Musical | Released: 7/23/1982

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Synopsis:

The town sheriff and a madame team up to stop a televison evanagelist from shutting down the local whorehouse, the famed "Chicken Ranch."

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
7/23/1982

Studio	Credit
Universal	Studio
Director	Credit
Colin Higgins	Director
Cast	Credit
Burt Reynolds	Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
Dolly Parton	Mona Stangely
Dom DeLuise	Melvin P Thorpe
Charles Durning	Governor
Jim Nabors	Deputy Fred
Robert Mandan	Senator Wingwood
Lois Nettleton	Dulcie Mae
Theresa Merritt	Jewel
Noah Beery Jr	Edsel
Raleigh Bond	Mayor Rufus
Barry Corbin	C J
Ken Magee	Mansel
Mary Jo Catlett	Rita
Mary Louise Wilson	Modene
Howard K Smith	Himself
Gail Benedict	Chicken Ranch Girl
Valerie Leigh Bixler	Chicken Ranch Girl
Leslie Cook	Chicken Ranch Girl
Carol Culver	Chicken Ranch Girl
Lorraine Fields	Chicken Ranch Girl
Trish Garland	Chicken Ranch Girl
Sandy Johnson	Chicken Ranch Girl
Lee Lund	Chicken Ranch Girl
Paula Lynn	Chicken Ranch Girl
Lily Mariye	Chicken Ranch Girl
Andrea Pike	Chicken Ranch Girl
Terrie M Robinson	Chicken Ranch Girl
Jennifer Nairn-Smith	Chicken Ranch Girl
Terri Treas	Chicken Ranch Girl
Melanie Winter	Chicken Ranch Girl
Stephen Bray	Aggie
Brian Bullard	Aggie
Jeffrey Calhoun	Aggie
Gary Chapman	Aggie
John Dolf	Aggie
David Engel	Aggie
Ed Forsyth	Aggie
Mark Fotopoulos	Aggie
Michael Fullington	Aggie
David Warren Gibson	Aggie
Joe Hart	Aggie
Jeffrey Hornaday	Aggie
Patrick Maguire	Aggie
Ted Marriot	Aggie
Jerry Mitchell	Aggie
Steve Moore	Aggie
Douglas Robb	Aggie
Kevin Ryan	Aggie
Tim Topper	Aggie
Marvin Tunney	Aggie
Randy Val Cupp	Aggie
Bob Warners	Aggie
Robin Lynn Funk	Dogette
Larry Kenton	Dogette
Edie Lehmann-Boddicker	Dogette
Mark McGee	Dogette
Karen McLain	Dogette
Benjamin Taylor	Dogette
Arnetia Walker	Dogette
Ty Whitney	Dogette
Robert Briscoe	Melvin's Crew
John Walter Davis	Melvin's Crew
Gregory Itzin	Melvin's Crew
Timothy Stack	Melvin's Crew
Larry B Williams	Melvin's Crew
Harvey Christiansen	Old Farmer
Donald F Colson	Jeff Gerald
Helen Kleeb	Dora
Mickey Jones	Henry
Bobby Fite	Dulcie Mae's Son
Paula Shaw	Wulla Jean
Kenneth White	Sheriff Jack Roy
Ted Gehring	Sheriff Chapman
Wayne Heffley	TV Station Manager
Vern Lundquist	Football Announcer
Lee Grosscup	Football Color Man
Lee Ritchey	Governor's Aide
Alice Drummond	Governor's Secretary
Thomas R Myers	Senator's Aide
Victoria Wells	Washing Girl
Karyn Harrison	Chicken Girl
Randy Bennett	Privates Boy
Willie T Neely	Nester
Harold Offer	Nester
Kenneth Threadgill	Nester
John Edson	Male Reporter
Robert Ginnaven	Male Reporter
Sharon Ammann	Female Reporter
Claudette Gardner	Female Reporter
Suzi McLaughlin	Female Reporter
Cadence Cloggers of Austin Texas	Themselves
Southwest Texas State University Marching Band	Themselves
Production Credits	Credit
Peter MacGregor-Scott	Co-Producer
Thomas L Miller	Producer
Dow Griffith	Associate Producer
Edward K Milkis	Producer
Robert L Boyett	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
RKO Pictures Distribution	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
UIP The Film Consortium	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Universal Studios Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Universal	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Writer	Credit
Peter Masterson	Book as Source Material
Larry L King	Screenplay
Larry L King	Play as Source Material
Colin Higglins	Screenplay
Peter Masterson	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
William Rodenbaugh	Production Accountant
Iris Hedrick	Assistant Accountant - accountant assistant
Bruce Ehrlich	Auditor
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Stevie Myers	Animal Trainer
Bobby J Davenport	Animal Trainer
Art Department	Credit
Arthur J Parker	Set Decorator
Frank Richwood	Assistant Art Director - art direction assistant
Ken Peterson	Lead Person - leadman
Norman Newberry	Art Director - art direction
Robert F Boyle	Production Designer
Arthur Schneider	Assistant Art Director - art direction assistant
Casting	Credit
Terry Leibling	Casting
Liz Keigley	Casting
Shari Rhodes	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Chris Karamanos	Catering - caterer
Willie Radcliff	Craft Service - craft services
Film Camera	Credit
Lindsay Hill	Video Playback - video playback operator
Jack Garsha	Color Timer
Nick McLean	Camera Operator
William A Fraker	Director of Photography
Bobby Byrne	Photography
Keith Peterman	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Cal Roberts	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Bill Becker	Video Playback - video playback operator
Steve Bridge	Camera Operator
Steven Poster	Photography
Carl Fischer	Video Playback - video playback operator
Bill Taylor	Photography - matte photography
Bobby Thomas	Camera Operator
Robbie Robinson	Photography - stills
Music	Credit
Patrick Williams	Music - background music
George Brand	Music Editor
Herbert Spencer	Orchestrations
Greg Perry	Music Supervisor
Greg Perry	Music Arranger
Carol Hall	Song - songs
Jack Hayes	Orchestrations
Michael Fowler	Music Editor
Richard Baskin	Music - music consultant
Bob Alcivar	Music Arranger
Dolly Parton	Song - songs
Dolly Parton	Music Supervisor
Dan Wallin	Music - music rerecording mixer
Shorty Rogers	Music Arranger
Billy May	Orchestrations
Physical Effects	Credit
Eddie Hice	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Marshall Schlom	Script Supervisor
Jack Frost Sanders	Assistant Director
Peter MacGregor-Scott	Production Manager
Nicholas Eliopoulos	Production Coordinator - pre-production coordinator
Jim van Wyck	Assistant Director
Emmitt-Leon O'Neill	Assistant Director
Lindsay Hill	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Stanley Brossette	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
John Stacy	Sound Editor - sound editor supervisor
Earl F Sampson	Boom Operator
William B Kaplan	Sound - sound recording mixer
Bruce Stambler	Sound Editor
John J Stephens	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Stanley H Polinsky	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Glenn Hoskinson	Sound Editor
Walt Jenevein	Sound Editor
Kyle Wright	Sound Editor
Gil Hudson	Sound Editor
Craig P Herring	Sound Editor - sound editor assistant
Roger Jaep	Sound Editor - sound editor assistant
Visual Effects	Credit
Albert Whitlock	Special Effects - special visual effects
Phill Norman	Titles - title design
Fred Gebler	Special Effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Colleen Owens	Hair - hairstyles
Shirlee Strahm	Wardrobe
Marvin G Westmore	Makeup
Theadora Van Runkle	Costume Designer
Norman Salling	Wardrobe
Lorraine Roberson	Hair - hairstyles
Peter Altobelli	Makeup
Brad Wilder	Makeup
Lynda Gurasich	Hair - hairstyles
Bruce R Hogard	Wardrobe
Tom Ellingwood	Makeup
Barbara Lorenz	Hair - hairstyles
Michael Lynn	Wardrobe
Bruce Ericksen	Wardrobe
Irene De'Atley	Hair - hairstyles
Cindy Baggett	Makeup - body makeup
April Ferry	Wardrobe
Kathleen Gale	Wardrobe

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