The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (film)
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a 1982 American musical comedy film co-written, produced and directed by Colin Higgins. An adaptation of the 1978 Broadway musical of the same name, the film stars Burt Reynolds, Dolly Parton, Jim Nabors, Charles Durning and Dom DeLuise.
Theatrical release poster
Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. was an American actor and considered a sex symbol and icon of 1970s American popular culture. Reynolds first rose to prominence when he starred in television series such as Gunsmoke (1962–1965), Hawk (1966), and Dan August (1970–1971). He had leading roles in films such as Navajo Joe (1966) and 100 Rifles (1969), and his breakthrough role was as Lewis Medlock in Deliverance (1972).
Reynolds in 1991
Reynolds (right) with Darren McGavin in Riverboat
Reynolds (left) with John Williams as William Shakespeare in The Twilight Zone featuring Reynolds parodying look-alike Marlon Brando
Reynolds as Quint Asper in Gunsmoke, 1962