Happy, Texas
1999 · Movie · 98 min · ★ 5.7
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1999
- Release date
- 1999-12-03
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 98 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 (127 votes)
Themes
- small town
- texas
- con man
- fraud
- beauty contest
- mistaken identity
- escaped convict
- thief
- in the closet
- fish out of water
- stolen identity
- small town sheriff
- +4 more
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Special Jury Prize — Acting · 1999
Cast & crew
Jeremy Northam
as Harry Sawyer
Steve Zahn
as Wayne Wayne Wayne Jr.
William H. Macy
as Sheriff Chappy Dent
Ally Walker
as Josephine "Joe" McClintock
Illeana Douglas
as Doreen Schaefer
M.C. Gainey
as Bob Maslow
Ron Perlman
as Marshal Nalhober
Mo Gaffney
as Mrs. Bromley
Paul Dooley
as The Judge
- JB
Jillian Berard
as Madison
Directed by Mark Illsley