The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

With Burt and Dolly, this much fun just couldn't be legal!

R 1982 · 114 min · ★ 6.2 · Comedy

When a Conservative TV crusader threatens to shut down beloved brothel The Chicken Ranch, proprietress Miss Mona Stangley and her girls won't go down without a fight.

Directed by Colin Higgins · Written by Peter Masterson

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