Happy, Texas (1999)

12/03/1999 (US) • 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.

Happy, Texas (1999)

12/03/1999 (US) • 1h 38m

Comedy, Crime

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.

Top Billed Cast

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

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,700,000.00

Revenue

$1,943,649.00

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

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