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"The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" quotes

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas poster
A town's Sheriff and regular patron of a historical whorehouse fights to keep it running when a television reporter targets it as the Devil's playhouse.

Director: Colin Higgins
Writer: Larry L. King, Peter Masterson, Colin Higgins
Production: N/A
Genre: comedy, musical
Year: 1982
MetaScore: 40/100
ImdbRating: 6.0
BoxOffice: $69,701,637
Released: 23 Jul 1982
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 nominations total

29 video clips

Sheriff Ed Earl DoddMona StangleyDeputy FredFemale ReporterJewelC.j.
Me Jumpin' up and down I'd black both my eyes - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:04 Me Jumpin' up and down I'd black both my eyes They want me to close her down - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:12 They want me to close her down Be like puttin' two bowling balls in a marble bag - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:05 Be like puttin' two bowling balls in a marble bag Well I always just thought if you see somebody without a smile - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:07 Well I always just thought if you see somebody without a... Good You know it's always a business - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:05 Good You know it's always a business I love to dance a little sidestep - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:17 I love to dance a little sidestep Don't feel sorry for me - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:09 Don't feel sorry for me So fora while as the story goes - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:15 So fora while as the story goes I couldn't be a ballerina now I'm too top heavy - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:08 I couldn't be a ballerina now I'm too top heavy Well one of these nights when you ain't on duty you drop in out there - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:16 Well one of these nights when you ain't on duty you... Boys I got myself a pretty good bullshit detector - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:10 Boys I got myself a pretty good bullshit detector Governor what do you think of the crisis in the Middle East - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:14 Governor what do you think of the crisis in the Middle East I saw a picture once - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:23 I saw a picture once Honey we see everything in this profession - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:08 Honey we see everything in this profession Of course if you grew up anywhere in Texas - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:11 Of course if you grew up anywhere in Texas The power of television of public exposure is so great it scares me - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:11 The power of television of public exposure is so great it... Everybody liked Ed Earl - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:06 Everybody liked Ed Earl I'm gonna knock you so flat you're gonna - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:06 I'm gonna knock you so flat you're gonna Ed Earl I believe the thing for you to do is - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:13 Ed Earl I believe the thing for you to do is It's just a little bitty pissant country place - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:10 It's just a little bitty pissant country place Well fine Then I'm gettin' dressed and goin' home - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:09 Well fine Then I'm gettin' dressed and goin'... Was the best ratin' we ever had - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:04 Was the best ratin' we ever had You know what burns my ass - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:08 You know what burns my ass All we wanted to do was keep it quiet - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:09 All we wanted to do was keep it quiet It's a Japanese slingshot - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:04 It's a Japanese slingshot Now that's what the little silver snaps are for - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:07 Now that's what the little silver snaps are for The best part - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:04 The best part 'cause you ain't never gonna be no more than you are right now - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:14 'cause you ain't never gonna be no more than you... High ratings Lots of letters He doesn't listen to anybody - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 00:06 High ratings Lots of letters He doesn't listen to...

Cast

Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd - Burt Reynolds
Mona Stangley - Dolly Parton
Melvin - Dom DeLuise
Governor - Charles Durning
Deputy Fred - Jim Nabors
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