Happy, Texas (1999)
Escaped convicts disguised as beauty pageant experts? This could get ugly.
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.
- Date of release
- 1999-12-03
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (129)
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime
- Director
- Mark Illsley
Casting
- Jeremy Northam — Harry Sawyer
- Steve Zahn — Wayne Wayne Wayne Jr.
- William H. Macy — Sheriff Chappy Dent
- Ally Walker — Josephine "Joe" McClintock
- Illeana Douglas — Doreen Schaefer
- M.C. Gainey — Bob Maslow
- Ron Perlman — Marshal Nalhober
- Mo Gaffney — Mrs. Bromley
- Paul Dooley — The Judge
- Jillian Berard — Madison
- Scarlett Pomers — Jency
- Melissa Arnold — Other Happy Girl
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Piru
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Sundance Special Jury Prize for Acting
Happy, Texas is a 1999 American comedy film directed by Mark Illsley, and starring Steve Zahn, Jeremy Northam and William H. Macy. The film premiered at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival and was acquired by Miramax. It had a limited release in North American theaters on October 1, 1999.
Production
With the exception of a few scenes, the film was shot entirely on location in Piru, California. One scene was filmed at Oil Can Harry's in Studio City, Los Angeles.
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