A pair of classic Dolly Parton films are returning to 200 theaters nationwide in honor of the country star following her death this week, AMC Theatres announced Thursday. The chain will play 1989’s “Steel Magnolias” and 1982’s “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” in select locations from Friday through next Wednesday, at discounted prices. Where possible, participating theaters will offer two daily matinees—one of each film. In the comedy-drama “Steel Magnolias,” which also stars Sally Field and Julia Roberts, Parton plays a Louisiana hair salon owner whose business is a gathering point for a circle of women supporting one another through life’s joys and losses. In the musical comedy “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” a brothel owner (Parton) and sheriff (Burt Reynolds) work to keep the brothel running amid a moralizing television personality’s attempts to shutter it. For that role, Parton received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a musical or comedy film.
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