Happy, Texas
Escaped convicts disguised as beauty pageant experts? This could get ugly.
1999 | 98m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Mark Illsley |
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| Writer: | Phil Reeves, Mark Illsley, Ed Stone |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 03, 1999 |
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| Director: | Mark Illsley |
| Writer: | Phil Reeves, Mark Illsley, Ed Stone |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime |
| Keywords | small town, texas, con man, fraud, beauty contest, escaped convict, mistaken identity, in the closet, fish out of water, stolen identity, small town sheriff, ruse, confidence man, pretending to be gay, gay theme |
| Production Companies | Miramax, Marked Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,943,649
Budget: $1,700,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jillian Berard | Madison |
| Scarlett Pomers | Jency |
| Melissa Arnold | Other Happy Girl |
| Cassie Silva | Other Happy Girl |
| Tiffany Takara | Other Happy Girl |
| Tim Bagley | David |
| Michael Hitchcock | Steven |
| Ed Stone | Alton |
| Rance Howard | Ely |
| Derek Montgomery | Bully Boy |
| Kiva Lawrence | Pageant Judge |
| Carley Fink | "Little Light Girl" |
| David Shackelford | Varnel |
| Kim Story | Guard |
| Mark Illsley | Guard on Horse with Shotgun (uncredited) |
| Tim Cowgill | Local Cowboy (uncredited) |
| Krista Lewis | Bank Teller (uncredited) |
| Keo Woolford | Cabana Boy Kimo (uncredited) |
| Guy J. Graves | Tow Truck Driver (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Julia Schklair | Costume Design |
| Phil Reeves | Screenplay |
| April Littlejohn | Stunts |
| Mark Illsley | Screenplay, Director |
| Ed Stone | Screenplay |
| Bruce Douglas Johnson | Director of Photography |
| Maurin L. Scarlata | Production Design |
| Norman Buckley | Editor |
| Tobey Bays | Art Direction |
| Jody Spilkoman | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Michael Leahy | Additional Photography |
| Peter Harris | Music |
| Joe Garcia | Casting |
| Phoebe O'Connor | Set Decoration |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Glenn S. Gainor | Co-Producer |
| Jason Clark | Executive Producer |
| Rick Montgomery | Producer |
| Norman Buckley | Associate Producer |
| Mark Illsley | Producer |
| Ed Stone | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15 | 42 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 5 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 4 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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