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THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS

Label: Kino Lorber. 

Physical Media Release Date: 09/23/25.

Form of Release: Blu-ray. 

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THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS SYNOPSIS:

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.

 

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas documents in rousing song and dance, a new Texas legend, which now joins the Alamo as a historical institution, immortalized in story, song, book, play and movie. The demise of the real-life Chicken Ranch inspired the hit stage musical, and now this boisterous big-screen adaptation headed by superstar Burt Reynolds (Smokey and the Bandit) as Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd and red-hot country legend Dolly Parton (9 to 5) as the Chicken Ranch’s proprietress, Miss Mona. The two join together not only in romance, but to fight big-city TV crusader Melvin P. Thorpe (Dom DeLuise, The Cannonball Run) in his efforts to expose the Chicken Ranch to public scandal, and thus close it down. The mighty Charles Durning (The Sting) earned an Oscar nomination (Best Supporting Actor, 1982) as the Governor of Texas in this irresistible Southern-fried classic from filmmaker Colin Higgins (Harold and Maude, Foul Play, 9 to 5). Show-stopping musical numbers include “Sneakin’ Around,” “Hard Candy Christmas,” and Dolly’s eternal ballad, “I Will Always Love You.” Y’all come back now, you hear?

OUR FILM REVIEW

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SPECIAL FEATURES 

  • DISC ONE - Blu-ray

    • NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Paul Anthony Nelson and Perri Cummings

    • NEW Audio Commentary by Entertainment Journalists/Authors Bryan Reesman and Max Evry

    • The Making of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas: Featurette (7:18)

    • Outtakes (4:06)

    • Theatrical Trailer (Newly Mastered in 2K)

THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS

RT Critic Score (as of 09/23/25)

50%.

RT Audience Score (as of 09/23/25)

68%.

MPAA

R.

Runtime 

114 minutes.

Original Release 

1982.

Video 

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1

Audio

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)

Subtitles 

English SDH

Discs

Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD-50)

Digital 

N/A

Packaging

Slipcover in Original Pressing
Reversible cover

Playback
2K Blu-ray: Region A​​​

OUR VERDICT:

+ First Time on Blu-ray

+ A Dolly Parton / Burt Reynolds Musical!

+/- Mixed Critical Reception

x5 Special Features

+ X2 Audio Commentary

- NO Digital Code Included

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