The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

When Sheriff Dodd punches Melvin P.

Thorpe and sends him sliding across the floor, Thorpe slides across a design in the floor and stops with his head and shoulders outside the design.

The following aerial shot shows him with his head centered perfectly in the middle of the design.

During the song "Little Bitty Pissant Country Place", Dolly welcomes some gentleman callers.

She says "well howdy boys" and walks towards them smiling.

Her mouth is clearly visible and she is not speaking but we hear her saying.

"It's good to see you.

Nice to meet you.

" When dancing to "Sneaking around with you" Ed Earl has a blanket wrapped around him.

It changes length and the way it's tied several times.

The girl who explains why Miss Mona doesn't allow tattoos has a tattoo on her right shoulder.

In the scene where Burt is telling Dolly to shut down for 2 months her hair is parted on the left, but when she walk in the hallway it is parted on the right.

Miss Mona tells Sheriff Dodd she "has not been on the 11 o'clock news" before.

Being in the central time zone, all Houston TV stations run their news at 10 o'clock, not 11.

When the sheriff is confronting Thorpe and is being photographed, the camera is on the side.

In the TV news cast, the view is of the sheriff face on looking at the camera.

Movie-version of the popular stage success (which derived from a factual article in Playboy magazine) about how a Texas bordello was brought down by a crusading TV newsman (in reality, a journalist fighting organized crime, in the film a hypocritical advocate for decency). With Burt Reynolds cast as the local sheriff and madam Dolly Parton as his unspoken lady-love, this seemed to have the right ingredients for a big, raucous musical hit.

The Texas county where Burt Reynolds is sheriff has only one thing that makes it stand out from all the other counties in the state. And I'm not referring to Dolly Parton's 40Ds.

I used to call this the "Who-House" because I couldn't believe that there would be a musical with the "offending" word in its title. It is what it is, however, an apparently true story of something that happened in Texas many years ago, and I can't help but go back and look at it for what works and what didn't.

Colorful, tuneful, lively, and, above all, good-natured, "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" delivers. While certainly not as good as it could have been, director Colin Higgins adaptation of the Broadway musical hit seldom falters and fondly recreates most of what delighted audiences on stage.

When I read the opening paragraph from Lechuguilla's review, I thought "That's exactly what I was thinking!" It reads (abridged): "Maybe when it was first released, this film...

OK. (IMO) - This flick rates exactly 2 stars.

As musicals go, this one is pretty typical of its time: the musical numbers are claustrophobic and badly spaced. All of the good songs come near the beginning.

I've always loved this musical, and it is sooo much fun watching Charles Durning dance. The songs and choreography are also really great!

So many outstanding performances:I Will Always Love you" "Rock Candy Christmas" and "It's Just a Little Old Itty Bitty P*** Ant Country Place", to name just a few of the songs. All well-done by Dolly and the girls, who just are gorgeous and often scantily undressed.