The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

When a Conservative TV crusader threatens to shut down beloved brothel The Chicken Ranch, proprietress Miss Mona Stangley (Dolly Parton) and her girls won't go down without a fight. Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd (Burt Reynolds), who has been in a 12-year relationship with Miss Mona, teams up with the feisty madam to take on the TV crusader, Melvin P. Thorpe (Dom DeLuise). Despite mixed reviews, Dolly Parton was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Charles Durning was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Governor of Texas.