The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

1982 · 115 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 13,869 VOTES · DIR. Colin Higgins

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Overview

When a big TV crusader Melvin P. Thorpe threatens to expose the Chicken Ranch to public scandal and close it down, Miss Mona doesn't go down without a fight.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,440 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:40 It was the nicest little whorehouse you ever saw.
00:05:07 Y'all come back now, you hear?
00:09:20 } And don't hang around the town café and say hi on the street
00:12:27 ...until that famous college football celebration.
00:16:56 Well, you don't look real sexy.
00:20:34 } Friendship that don't ever change
00:24:45 ...that they put less peanuts in than they said. He made 'em change their ways.
00:28:34 - Sock. - Beg your pardon?
00:32:08 ...that has been allowed to exist for close to a hundred years.
00:36:03 Mm-hm.
00:39:55 I'm gonna give you 30 seconds, you fancified fart.
00:44:17 Think I busted his jaw.
00:47:55 I couldn't now. I'm too top-heavy.
00:51:54 ...that I have from one of your stag parties at the legionnaire hall.
00:55:45 Aggies have the ball, second down at eight. Time is winding down.
01:01:56 } Where history and Aggie boys get made
01:10:13 - Jewel, what in hell is goin' on? - Call the sheriff!
01:16:08 - (applause) - Thank you. Thank you very much.
01:19:52 ...it's your duty to expose it!
01:24:28 - Aren't you afraid of payoffs and bribes? - Melvin, I'm sorry.
01:28:47 Show's over, Sheriff. Close it down!
01:34:02 } Maybe I'll just get drunk on apple wine
01:40:11 Oh, Ed Earl, I've loved you since I was 16 years old.
65:00:00 here at Kyle Field...

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,440
Dialogue density12.5 lines / min
First line00:00:40
Final line65:00:00

Production Record

DirectorColin Higgins
LanguageEnglish
Budget$27,500,000
Revenue$69,700,000
IMDb votes13,869