Dolly Parton Movie Retrospective Set At AMC Theatres
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Key Points:
- AMC Theatres is honoring the late Dolly Parton with a retrospective screening of her films "Steel Magnolias" (1989) and "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" (1982) from Friday through September 2 at about 200 U.S. locations, including theaters in Tennessee.
- Tickets for the screenings will be offered at AMC’s Fan Faves value pricing, making the tribute accessible to a wide audience.
- "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," directed by Colin Higgins and starring Parton alongside Burt Reynolds and others, was a commercial success, grossing nearly $70 million domestically and briefly dethroning "E.T." at the box office.
- "Steel Magnolias," directed by Herbert Ross and featuring a star-studded female cast including Julia Roberts and Sally Field, earned Roberts a Supporting Actress Oscar nomination and grossed $86.4 million domestically.
- Dolly Parton, a two-time Oscar nominee and 11-time Grammy winner, received her Oscar nods for Original Song for "9 to 5" (1981) and "Travelin’ Thru" (2006).
