Happy, Texas

Happy, Texas

1999

When bank robbers Harry (Jeremy Northam) and Wayne (Steve Zahn) escape from prison and stumble into the tiny Texas Panhandle town of Happy, they're mistaken for the gay couple who were scheduled to help plan the town's child beauty pageant. As the criminals take advantage of the misapprehension to lie low while planning their next heist, complications include the local sheriff (William H. Macy) and his attraction to Harry, and Wayne's feelings for schoolteacher Ms. Schaefer (Illeana Douglas).

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

JBscale
69
Good

Film Detail

Genre
Crime - Comedy
Length
1 hr. 38 mins.
US Theatrical Release
October 1, 1999
US Box Office
$1,955,933 (#5496 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Language, Sexual Content, Some Violence

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Lions Gate Films
Released
January 6, 2012
Acquired Date
February 25, 2020
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
Haven't seen it yet.

Actors

Jeremy Northam
Jeremy Northam
Steve Zahn
Steve Zahn
William H. Macy
William H. Macy
Ally Walker
Ally Walker
Illeana Douglas
Illeana Douglas
M.C. Gainey
M.C. Gainey
Ron Perlman
Ron Perlman
Mo Gaffney
Mo Gaffney
Paul Dooley
Paul Dooley
Michael Hitchcock
Michael Hitchcock
Tim Bagley
Tim Bagley
Rance Howard
Rance Howard

Directors

Mark Illsley
Mark Illsley

Producers

Mark Illsley
Mark Illsley
Rick Montgomery
Rick Montgomery
Ed Stone
Ed Stone

Writers

Ed Stone
Ed Stone
Mark Illsley
Mark Illsley
Phil Reeves
Phil Reeves

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
82%
Tomatometer
55 votes
RT Stale
55%
Popcornmeter
254 votes
METASCORE
62
31 votes
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
10,402 votes

Additional Info

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  3. Common Sense Media