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Happy, Texas
“Escaped convicts disguised as beauty pageant experts? This could get ugly.”
5.7 / 10• 1999• 1h 38m•NR• 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
Harry Sawyer
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mark Illsley's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Happy, Texas is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
