<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $1 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $25 million (USA) </Td> </Tr> <P> Harper Valley PTA is a 1978 American comedy film inspired by the popular 1968 country song "Harper Valley PTA" written by Tom T. Hall and performed by country singer Jeannie C. Riley . The film starred Barbara Eden, Nanette Fabray, Ronny Cox, Louis Nye and Susan Swift, directed by Richard Bennett, and primarily released to drive - in theaters throughout the summer of 1978 . The film has a cult following in fans of the original song . The film's promotional tagline is: "The song was scandalous . The movie is hilarious!" </P> <P> Stella Johnson is a beautiful widowed single mother who lives in the town of Harper Valley, Ohio . She sells cosmetics door - to - door for the fictitious AngelGlo Cosmetics and is not afraid to enjoy life . Her fourteen - year - old daughter, Dee, is a student at Harper Valley Junior High School . </P>

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