AMC Plans Two-Film Dolly Parton Retrospective
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- AMC Theatres plans to screen “Steel Magnolias” and “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” at about 200 U.S. locations from Friday through September 2, including theaters throughout Parton’s home state of Tennessee.
- Dolly Parton, described as a two-time Oscar nominee and 11-time Grammy winner, is the artist being honored by the retrospective following her death Tuesday.
- The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas was based on a Broadway musical adapted from a 1974 Playboy article, starred Parton with Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Charles Durning and Jim Nabors, and grossed close to $70 million domestically.
- Steel Magnolias featured Parton with Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Daryl Hannah and Julia Roberts, whose performance earned a Supporting Actress Oscar nomination; the film grossed $86.4 million domestically.
- Dolly Parton received two Original Song Oscar nominations, for “9 to 5” and “Travelin’ Thru” from “Transamerica.”
Why it matters: For Parton fans, the roughly 200-location, Tennessee-inclusive AMC run makes two commercially successful films available at Fan Faves value pricing, creating a defined nationwide showcase of her screen career through September 2. The schedule also includes locations throughout Tennessee, Parton’s home state.
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