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Welcome to The Movie Guide. I am Brendan Dando of
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the Four Finger Discount Network, joined right now, of course,
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by Guy Davis. Hey there, Dando. And the Leonard Moulton.
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How are you today, my good sir?
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Present.
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He is present and accounted. Living long and prosper. Indeed, indeed. Look,
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we're as cheerful as ever here, but look. We have
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to admit that at the time of recording, the world
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is a little less light today. It is a little
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dimmer because, unfortunately, we lost Dolly Parton at the age
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of 80. The multi-talented singer, songwriter, actor, performer, and just
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a general ray of sunshine is no longer with us. And, look,
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we thought we should pay tribute because, quite frankly, when
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I saw the news upon waking up this morning, I
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was really bummed. This is a loss to the creative
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community and to the community in general.
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Properly so, Guy. She was one of a kind. There's
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no one like Dolly Parton. There's no one emulating Dolly Parton,
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because you can't. Her story, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and her
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ability to be creative in a number of different settings
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is remarkable to me. She was indefatigable. She got two
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Oscar nominations for writing songs, and one of them I
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saw her perform in 2005. at a little press conference
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at a hotel here in Beverly Hills. It was just
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her and a guitar, no amplification. The room wasn't huge.
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It wasn't like an arena or a nightclub. And she
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brought such heart and tenderness and a feeling of communicating
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out of that simple little performance in the song. A
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sweet song it was, too. And I'll never forget her
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for that. But of course, she co-starred in 9 to 5,
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a memorable film with her two equally appealing co-stars.
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You wouldn't think that Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin and
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Dolly Parton would be this fantastic trio, but they worked
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so well together.
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They did. And then Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin did
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a whole series called Grace and Frankie for HBO, which
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ran like nine seasons. Dolly's first two films, her two
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starring films, with Sylvester Stallone and The Best Little Whorehouse
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in Texas with Burt Reynolds are not going to go
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into the time capsule, I'm afraid. She deserved better.
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That's true. Rhinestone is kind of regarded as a bit
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of an all-time flop. But there was a wonderful comment
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that I read by her this morning, a wonderful quote
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saying that she found Stallone just so engaging and so
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energetic and so entertaining to work with. She considered the
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process of making it one of her favorites. Yeah. That
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strikes me as quintessential Dolly Parton. She was just absolute
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bright side. She was 100% optimism and positivity all the time.
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I think that came through in just about everything that
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she did. I found it to be this wonderful combination
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of artifice and authenticity because she created this very large
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in life persona that also felt very real and very
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lived in and very of her nature. It's funny and
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also sad. I mean, looking at social media this morning,
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I cannot find one negative word about Dolly Parton. Everyone
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is talking about what her art and her music meant
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to them or what her philanthropic and charitable endeavors meant.
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I mean, she created the Imagination Library, which hands out
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free books to children all over the world. I think
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it's one of the most noble initiatives I've ever heard of.
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I donate to it myself. But you hear myriad stories
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about her financial generosity, but also her generosity with her
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time and her energy and her art, which strikes me
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as just one of the best things that you can
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do if you have a public platform and any degree
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of success in that. You've made enough to live a
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pretty comfortable lifestyle because she came from abject poverty. But
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in her later years, I don't think Dolly Parton went
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hungry or slept poorly, but she realized that she had
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enough and she just gave back to everybody. It's a terrific,
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terrific example of how to live your life, I think.
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So that's one of the reasons that I'm going to
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miss Dolly Parton.
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She is a role model. No question of that. A
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role model that would be hard to replicate.
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That's exactly right.
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Yeah.
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And a terrific screen performer as well. Oh, yeah.
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Completely natural in front.
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Of the camera.
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100%.
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She's fantastic in 9 to 5. The movies that you mentioned,
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I mean, yeah, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is
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a title that feels weird to say in 2026. It
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was a huge hit back in 1982 when it came out.
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And she appeared in a bunch of stuff. Try watching it.
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She appeared in Steel Magnolias. She could have chemistry with
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just about anyone. She was in a romantic comedy in
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the early 90s called Straight Talk opposite James Woods. Not
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necessarily the person you think of for romantic comedies. And
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they had chemistry together. It's insane. So yeah, Dolly Parton,
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we will miss you. Thank you for everything you gave us,
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everything you did for us.
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Welcome to The Movie Guide. I am Brendan Dando of
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the Four Finger Discount Network, joined right now, of course,
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by Guy Davis. Hey there, Dando. And the Leonard Moulton.
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How are you today, my good sir?
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Present.
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He is present and accounted. Living long and prosper. Indeed, indeed. Look,
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we're as cheerful as ever here, but look. We have
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to admit that at the time of recording, the world
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is a little less light today. It is a little
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dimmer because, unfortunately, we lost Dolly Parton at the age
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of 80. The multi-talented singer, songwriter, actor, performer, and just
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a general ray of sunshine is no longer with us. And, look,
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we thought we should pay tribute because, quite frankly, when
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I saw the news upon waking up this morning, I
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was really bummed. This is a loss to the creative
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community and to the community in general.
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Properly so, Guy. She was one of a kind. There's
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no one like Dolly Parton. There's no one emulating Dolly Parton,
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because you can't. Her story, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and her
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ability to be creative in a number of different settings
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is remarkable to me. She was indefatigable. She got two
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Oscar nominations for writing songs, and one of them I
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saw her perform in 2005. at a little press conference
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at a hotel here in Beverly Hills. It was just
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her and a guitar, no amplification. The room wasn't huge.
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It wasn't like an arena or a nightclub. And she
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brought such heart and tenderness and a feeling of communicating
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out of that simple little performance in the song. A
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sweet song it was, too. And I'll never forget her
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for that. But of course, she co-starred in 9 to 5,
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a memorable film with her two equally appealing co-stars.
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You wouldn't think that Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin and
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Dolly Parton would be this fantastic trio, but they worked
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so well together.
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They did. And then Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin did
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a whole series called Grace and Frankie for HBO, which
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ran like nine seasons. Dolly's first two films, her two
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starring films, with Sylvester Stallone and The Best Little Whorehouse
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in Texas with Burt Reynolds are not going to go
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into the time capsule, I'm afraid. She deserved better.
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That's true. Rhinestone is kind of regarded as a bit
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of an all-time flop. But there was a wonderful comment
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that I read by her this morning, a wonderful quote
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saying that she found Stallone just so engaging and so
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energetic and so entertaining to work with. She considered the
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process of making it one of her favorites. Yeah. That
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strikes me as quintessential Dolly Parton. She was just absolute
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bright side. She was 100% optimism and positivity all the time.
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I think that came through in just about everything that
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she did. I found it to be this wonderful combination
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of artifice and authenticity because she created this very large
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in life persona that also felt very real and very
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lived in and very of her nature. It's funny and
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also sad. I mean, looking at social media this morning,
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I cannot find one negative word about Dolly Parton. Everyone
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is talking about what her art and her music meant
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to them or what her philanthropic and charitable endeavors meant.
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I mean, she created the Imagination Library, which hands out
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free books to children all over the world. I think
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it's one of the most noble initiatives I've ever heard of.
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I donate to it myself. But you hear myriad stories
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about her financial generosity, but also her generosity with her
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time and her energy and her art, which strikes me
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as just one of the best things that you can
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do if you have a public platform and any degree
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of success in that. You've made enough to live a
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pretty comfortable lifestyle because she came from abject poverty. But
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in her later years, I don't think Dolly Parton went
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hungry or slept poorly, but she realized that she had
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enough and she just gave back to everybody. It's a terrific,
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terrific example of how to live your life, I think.
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So that's one of the reasons that I'm going to
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miss Dolly Parton.
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She is a role model. No question of that. A
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role model that would be hard to replicate.
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That's exactly right.
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Yeah.
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And a terrific screen performer as well. Oh, yeah.
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Completely natural in front.
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Of the camera.
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100%.
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She's fantastic in 9 to 5. The movies that you mentioned,
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I mean, yeah, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is
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a title that feels weird to say in 2026. It
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was a huge hit back in 1982 when it came out.
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And she appeared in a bunch of stuff. Try watching it.
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She appeared in Steel Magnolias. She could have chemistry with
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just about anyone. She was in a romantic comedy in
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the early 90s called Straight Talk opposite James Woods. Not
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necessarily the person you think of for romantic comedies. And
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they had chemistry together. It's insane. So yeah, Dolly Parton,
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we will miss you. Thank you for everything you gave us,
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everything you did for us.
