Actors - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a stage and film musical written by Larry L. King based on the Texas Chicken Ranch. The original play was actually based on true events and addresses the issue of 'Sin vs. Law'. Like the play and filk, the real events had an overly zealous reporter who ended up overseeing the closing of the Chicken Ranch. When the play was made, the writers sent this reporter an exclusive ticket. Commonly, the reporter would sign off his evening news report with a snappy comment, but after seeing the show, his mood was somber.

The stage musical opened in 1978 and the film was released in 1982. Both versions feature songs by Carol Hall; the movie version also featured two songs by its star, Dolly Parton, including "I Will Always Love You", which reached #1 on the country music charts, and would be recorded as a cover version by Whitney Houston a decade later, becoming a huge mainstream hit. The movie version also starred Burt Reynolds. The original Broadway cast starred Carlin Glynn and Henderson Forsythe.

The story is about a brothel in Texas in the late 1970s. It has operated for more than a century but a crusading television reporter calls for it to be shut down, leading to its demise. Marvin Zindler is the Houston reporter whose coverage led to the closing of the Chicken Ranch.

Censorship issues

The film version of Best Little Whorehouse in Texas provided some challenges for its producer, Universal Studios, particularly with regards to advertising the film. In 1982 America, the word "whorehouse" was considered mildly obscene, resulting in the film being renamed The Best Little Cathouse in Texas in some advertisements, while television advertisements for the film were either banned outright in some areas, or the offending word was censored.

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