Happy, Texas
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57% Critic Match

Happy, Texas

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

5.7 / 10 1999 1h 38mNR English
ComedyCrime

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Jeremy Northam

Jeremy Northam

Harry Sawyer

Lead
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

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mark Illsley's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Happy, Texas is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker