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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

1982 · 114 min · Director: Colin Higgins ★ IMDb 6.2 · 14,470 ratings

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When a Conservative TV crusader threatens to shut down beloved brothel, the Chicken Ranch, proprietress Miss Mona Stangley and her girls won't go down without a fight.

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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 38%, Smile 22%, Excitement 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

38%Humor
22%Smile
18%Excitement
  1. Humor38%
  2. Smile22%
  3. Excitement18%
  4. Empathy12%
  5. Satisfaction10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Smile, Excitement. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Smile and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Love
  • Joy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Humor
Love
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorLoveJoy
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor40 %40 %5 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Humor38 %36 %11 %20 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Humor46 %44 %29 %28 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Humor57 %56 %36 %29 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Humor57 %55 %20 %18 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Humor56 %51 %5 %10 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Humor60 %55 %5 %18 %
37.5 %≈ 43′Humor59 %54 %15 %28 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Humor55 %46 %24 %23 %
47.5 %≈ 54′Tension57 %43 %18 %21 %
52.5 %≈ 60′Joy57 %44 %9 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 66′Joy58 %43 %8 %40 %
62.5 %≈ 71′Tension66 %39 %10 %19 %
67.5 %≈ 77′Tension70 %38 %15 %6 %
72.5 %≈ 83′Sadness63 %43 %14 %6 %
77.5 %≈ 88′Humor61 %46 %13 %8 %
82.5 %≈ 94′Sadness68 %34 %23 %8 %
87.5 %≈ 100′Sadness72 %19 %44 %18 %
92.5 %≈ 105′Love73 %16 %61 %39 %
97.5 %≈ 111′Joy67 %18 %60 %52 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Burt Reynolds

DP
Dolly Parton

DD
Dom DeLuise

Dom DeLuise

Melvin P. Thorpe

CD
Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Governor of Texas

JN
Jim Nabors

RM
Robert Mandan

LN
Lois Nettleton

LN
Lois Nettleton

Dulcie Mae

TM
Theresa Merritt

TM
Theresa Merritt

Jewel

NB
Noah Beery Jr.

RB
Raleigh Bond

RB
Raleigh Bond

Mayor

Barry Corbin

C.J.

KM
Ken Magee

Mansel

MJ
Mary Jo Catlett

Rita

ML
Mary Louise Wilson

Modene

HK
Howard K. Smith

Howard K. Smith

SJ
Sandy Johnson

Chicken Ranch Girl

GB
Gail Benedict

Chicken Ranch Girl

VL
Valerie Leigh Bixler

Chicken Ranch Girl

LC
Leslie Cook

Chicken Ranch Girl

CC
Carol Culver

Chicken Ranch Girl

Details

Directed by
Colin Higgins
Written by
Peter Masterson, Colin Higgins, Larry L. King
Type
Movies
Released
1982
Runtime
114 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 14,470 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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