Happy, Texas

Happy, Texas (1999)

03/12/1999
Comedy, Crime
1h 38m

Escaped convicts disguised as beauty pageant experts? This could get ugly.

Overview

Two escaped convicts roll into the village of Happy, Texas, where they're mistaken for a gay couple who work as beauty pageant consultants. They go along with it to duck the police, but the local sheriff has a secret of his own.

  • Mark IllsleyDirector, Screenplay
  • Phil ReevesScreenplay
  • Ed StoneScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $1,700,000

  • Revenue

    $1,943,649

Keywords

  • small town
  • texas
  • con man
  • fraud
  • beauty contest
  • mistaken identity
  • escaped convict
  • in the closet
  • fish out of water
  • stolen identity
  • small town sheriff
  • ruse
  • confidence man
  • small town thieves
  • pretending to be gay
  • gay theme

Top Billed Cast

Jeremy Northam

Jeremy Northam

Harry Sawyer

Steve Zahn

Steve Zahn

Wayne Wayne Wayne Jr.

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Sheriff Chappy Dent

Ally Walker

Ally Walker

Josephine "Joe" McClintock

Illeana Douglas

Illeana Douglas

Doreen Schaefer

M.C. Gainey

M.C. Gainey

Bob Maslow

Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman

Marshal Nalhober

Mo Gaffney

Mo Gaffney

Mrs. Bromley

Paul Dooley

Paul Dooley

The Judge

Jillian Berard

Madison

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