Director: Colin Higgins

Writers: Larry L. King; Peter Masterson; Colin Higgins

From a play: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas by Larry L. King, Peter Masterson

Music and Lyrics by: Carol Hall

Producers: Thomas L. Miller; Edward K. Milkis; Robert L. Boyett

Keywords: Musical Comedy, Prostitution, Texas

The Chicken Ranch is a beloved institution, enjoying the support of the county sheriff and productively servicing the community for well nigh a century; the Ranch comes under fire from a grandstanding television preacher. Stand-out performances from both Dolly Parton and Charles Durning, whose performance as the Texas Governor earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Noah Beery, Jr.	Actor	10-Aug-1913	1-Nov-1994	Rocky on The Rockford Files
Barry Corbin	Actor	16-Oct-1940		Maurice Minnifield on Northern Exposure
Dom DeLuise	Actor	1-Aug-1933	4-May-2009	Cannonball Run
Charles Durning	Actor	28-Feb-1923	24-Dec-2012	The Muppet Movie
Gregory Itzin	Actor	20-Apr-1948		President Charles Logan on 24
Verne Lundquist	Sports Journalist	17-Jul-1940		Sportscaster
Robert Mandan	Actor	2-Feb-1932		Chester Tate on Soap
Jim Nabors	Actor	12-Jun-1930	30-Nov-2017	Gomer Pyle USMC
Lois Nettleton	Actor	6-Aug-1929	18-Jan-2008	Butterfly
Dolly Parton	Country Musician	19-Jan-1946		Jolene
Burt Reynolds	Actor	11-Feb-1936	6-Sep-2018	Moustached Cannonball Run actor
Howard K. Smith	Journalist	12-May-1914	15-Feb-2002	Face the Nation

CAST

Burt Reynolds	...   Sheriff
Dolly Parton	...   Mona Stangley
Dom DeLuise	...   Melvin
Charles Durning	...   Governor
Jim Nabors	...   Deputy Fred
Robert Mandan	...   Sen. Wingwood
Co-Starring
Lois Nettleton	...   Dulcie Mae
And
Theresa Merritt	...   Jewel
Noah Beery, Jr.	...   Edsel
With
Raleigh Bond	...   Mayor
Mary Jo Catlett	...   Rita
And
Barry Corbin	...   C.J.
Howard K. Smith	...   Himself
Mary Louise Wilson	...   Modene
Andrea Pike	...   Chicken Ranch Girl
Ken Magee	...   Mansel
Chicken Ranch Girls
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
Sandi Johnson	...   Chicken Ranch Girl
Lee Lund	...   Chicken Ranch Girl
Paula Lynn	...   Chicken Ranch Girl
Lily Mariye	...   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
Aggies
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
Steven Moore	...   Aggie
Douglas Robb	...   Aggie
Kevin Ryan	...   Aggie
Tim Topper	...   Aggie
Marvin Tunney	...   Aggie
Randy Val Cupp	...   Aggie
Robert Warners	...   Aggie
Dogettes
Robin Lynn Funk	...   Dogette
Larry Kenton	...   Dogette
Edie Lehmann	...   Dogette
Mark McGee	...   Dogette
Karen McLain	...   Dogette
Benjamin Taylor	...   Dogette
Arnetia Walker	...   Dogette
Ty Whitney	...   Dogette
Melvin's Crew
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
Verne 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

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