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Dolly NEVER Says Whorehouse!

posted 13 years ago by HarlowMGM
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Has anyone noticed that Dolly Parton never says the word Whorehouse when she refers to this movie, she always says "Best Little Chickenhouse in Texas" when referring to the film in interviews. It often gets a little laugh when there's a studio audience there but I think beyond that she's not that comfortable saying the word; she is kind of prudish when it comes to swear words quite often, I remember when she recorded "Sweet Music Man" she chose to say "heck" rather than "hell" as the original lyrics read. And when Loretta Lynn guested on her 1980's show and they sang a melody of Loretta's hits together, Dolly kind of sat out during performance of "The Pill" and sang at one point "Loretta's got the pill" rather than "now I've got the pill"!!

[–] funnyguyla 13 years ago

I remember once in a Barbara Walters interview she referred to it as "The Whorehouse Picture" as she talked about how conflicted she was about doing it with her religious upbringing. She still wasn't too prudish to use profanity in the film.

[–] Miss_Kitae 13 years ago

I don't remember there being all that much profanity in the movie itself, maybe a damn or two at most, a girl lamenting *beep* when the Aggies win the game.

Porn Stars have feelings too.

[–] larpine 13 years ago

Dolly wouldn't say Whore for the female negative connotation.

In the movie, Dolly used the term Hell Far, the phrase "You know what burns my ass?', and calls Reynolds "a chicken $hit sheriff in a chicken $hit town".

This has been the case in all her films, for she may say damn, but never with God in from of it, nor ever drop the F bomb.

[–] jefgg 12 years ago

Dolly is a Southern lady from Tennessee. I don't think someone like her would say "whore" in polite conversation. It is somewhat ironic because I read years ago that Dolly was fascinated with prostitutes when she was a young woman. She liked their long red nails, short skirts, high heels and wigs. And she made that her own look. She has a great sense of humor. She once said "it takes a lot of money to make me look this cheap".

[–] jefgg 12 years ago

The film version presented some difficulties for Universal, particularly with advertising for the film. In 1982, the word "whorehouse" was considered obscene in parts of the United States, resulting in the film being renamed "The Best Little Cathouse in Texas" in some print ads, while television ads were either banned outright in some areas or the offending word was censored. During interviews, Parton sometimes referred to the film as "The Best Little Chicken House in Texas".

[–] WarpedRecord 12 years ago

That's one of the things that made it safe to see this film with my parents: For a "bawdy" movie, it's surprisingly family-friendly.

Though, if it matters (which it probably doesn't), Dolly does sing "piss-ant" in the main song. But still, there's nothing dirty goin' on!