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Synopsis: Founded in 1910 just outside of the city limits of Gilbert located in Lanville County, Texas, the Chicken Ranch has for generations been known as the best whorehouse in Texas for its wholesome fun, strict moral code and cleanliness, all perpetuated by its original owner, Miss Wulla Jean. Seven years ago, Miss Wulla Jean passed on, leaving the Chicken Ranch to her favorite working girl, Miss Mona Stangley, who wants to keep the same traditions of Miss Wulla Jean. The Chicken Ranch has always had the unofficial blessing of the local authorities, who see the ranch providing an important community service, one which most in local authority have used at one time or another in their life. In fact, Miss Mona and Lanville County Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd have been in a relationship for years, Ed Earl who is Miss Mona's protector, albeit one with a hot temper and good ol' boy attitude that doesn't exactly match the needs of his law upholding position. That blessing may change when television persona
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Director(s): Colin Higgins
Actors: Burt Reynolds, Dolly Parton, Dom DeLuise, Charles Durning
Production: Universal Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.8
Rotten Tomatoes:
56%
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R
Year:
1982
114 min
2,015 Views

# If I should stay

# Well, I would only be in your way

# And so I'll go

# And yet I know

# That I'll think of you

each step of the way

# And I

# Will always love you

# I will always

# Love you

# Bittersweet memories

# I guess that's all

I'll be takin' with me

# Goodbye

# Oh, please, don't cry

# Cos we both know

that I'm not what you need

# But I

# Will always love you

# I will always

# Love you

I know you're gonna get your dream.

And I know you're gonna do

a real good job in the legislature.

- But if you was to marry me...

- Wait a second.

I love you.

I don't give a damn what people say.

Jewel! Hold it right there!

What's that, Sheriff?

- Which one of them bags is hers?

- That one.

And that one there, there...

Oh, Sheriff!

I always knew you'd come through!

Whoa!

Well, that's pretty darn close

to the way it happened.

The old Watchdog, Melvin P Thorpe,

got what he wanted.

Miss Mona married Ed Earl,

and they got what they wanted.

And the people of Texas,

well, they got what they wanted:

Another legend.

The legend of the Chicken Ranch.

# It's just a little bitty

pissant country place

# Nothin' much to see

# No drinkin' allowed

we get a nice quiet crowd

# Plain as it can be

# It's just a piddly, squattin'

old-time country place

# Nothin' too high-toned

# Just lots of goodwill

and maybe one small thrill

# But there's nothin' dirty goin' on

# It's just a little bitty

pissant country place

# Nothin' much to see

# No drinkin' allowed,

we get a nice quiet crowd

# Plain as it can be

# It's just a piddly, squattin'

old-time country place

# Nothin' too high-toned

# Just lots of goodwill

and maybe one small thrill

# Just lots of goodwill

and maybe one small thrill

# Just lots of goodwill

and maybe one small thrill

# But there's nothin' dirty goin' on

# Nothin' dirty goin' on

Y'all come back now, you hear?

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Larry L. King

Larry L. King (January 1, 1929 –December 20, 2012) was an American playwright, journalist, and novelist, best remembered for his 1978 Tony Award-nominated play The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, which became a long-running production on Broadway and was later turned into a feature film starring Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning and Dolly Parton. more…

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