Happy, Texas

Happy, Texas

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

1999•1h 38m•5.7/10

ComedyCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.7/10(123)

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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Production

Marked Entertainment, Miramax

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Jeremy Northam

Jeremy Northam

Harry Sawyer

Steve Zahn

Steve Zahn

Wayne Wayne Wayne Jr.

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Sheriff Chappy Dent

Ally Walker

Ally Walker

Josephine "Joe" McClintock

Illeana Douglas

Illeana Douglas

Doreen Schaefer

M.C. Gainey

M.C. Gainey

Bob Maslow

Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman

Marshal Nalhober

Mo Gaffney

Mo Gaffney

Mrs. Bromley

Paul Dooley

Paul Dooley

The Judge

Jillian Berard

Madison

Scarlett Pomers

Scarlett Pomers

Jency

Melissa Arnold

Other Happy Girl

Cassie Silva

Cassie Silva

Other Happy Girl

Tiffany Takara

Other Happy Girl

Tim Bagley

Tim Bagley

David

Michael Hitchcock

Michael Hitchcock

Steven

Ed Stone

Alton

Rance Howard

Rance Howard

Ely

Derek Montgomery

Bully Boy

Kiva Lawrence

Pageant Judge

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