Burt Reynolds, Dolly Parton, Dom DeLuise

The town sheriff and a madame team up to stop a televison evanagelist from shutting down the local whorehouse, the famed Chicken Ranch.

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R, 1 hr. 54 min.

Directed by: Colin Higgins

Release Date: July 23, 1982

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DVD Release Date: January 7, 2003

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  • May 27, 2008
    Despite being around 7 years old when I first watched this film (and not completely understanding all of it's contents) I watched this film over and over and fell in love with the costumes (how naive? ha ha).

    Country music isn't particular my thing, but this film is fun and ...( read more)I still remember pretty much every word throughout the film (yes, I was an even worse film addict as a kid).

    I have to rate this film fairly high, the nostalgia's sake.
  • July 7, 2007
    A rousing good time at a Texas Whorehouse with silly country-flavored songs which I found catchy. There's plenty of antics going on, but nothing nude is shown. Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton have some fun chemistry. He can't sing too well, but she belts out some good tunes. Dom D...( read more)eloise plays a crazy TV news examiner who tries to expose the Whorehouse and get it closed down. There are some slow bittersweet moments near the end. It's a slice of the 80's.
  • March 26, 2007
    One of the WORST damned musicals EVER made!
  • December 31, 2006
    Good Flick, better than average.
  • December 29, 2006
    funny movie
  • October 29, 2009
    love the shower scene
  • October 23, 2009
    I HATE ALL musicals except for this 1 so I did not expect to like this movie but I did
  • September 14, 2009
    I caught this on television last night. It was funny and Dolly is her usual busty self. Deluise was hilarious and Reynolds was pretty good. An okay time waster.
  • September 7, 2009
    This film in hilarious and so funny throughout!!! Dolly Parton makes really good films and is a really funny actress. There are so many good parts of this film. I think everyone should check it out at least once!!!
  • September 4, 2009
    This movie is quite a bit of entertainment, wrapped in a bit of romance. I think it is well worth watching. Sometimes the old movies are the best.

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  • kvncttn
    September 21, 2008
    Love this movie! I was 6 when I first saw this and fell head over heels in love with Miss Dolly! The music, songs and costumes were immaculate.
  • GymNetic25
    January 22, 2008
    A great film with an All Star Cast to back it up. Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds act fantastically in this film. Some of the songs are worth remembering. I would have to say not my favorite musical but it still was good to watch. Dom DeLuise is hilarious as along with Jim Nabors and Charles Duming. Who was a real treat to see was the housekeeper of the chicken coop + played by the same woman that was the maid in "Billy Madison"= PRICELESS RANDOM MOMENT IN FILM. But who took the whole show was of course Dolly Parton. She wrote most of the songs. "Hard Candy X-Mas" and who can not forget the famous song that made Whitney Houston a superstar "I Will Always Love You". I have to say Dolly Parton is a smart woman and can write songs really well. Def see this film.. it is a lot of fun!!! 3 STARS
  • trucks101
    June 16, 2007
    Ha,ha, very funny movie. Not about anything.

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