Comedy ·Crime · United States of America · 1999 · 1h 38m

Happy, Texas

Happy, Texas poster
Director
Mark Illsley
Cast
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
Crew
Bruce Douglas Johnson — Director of Photography Norman Buckley — Editor Peter Harris — Original Music Composer Mark Illsley — Screenplay Phil Reeves — Screenplay Ed Stone — Screenplay
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
small towntexascon manfraudbeauty contestmistaken identityescaped convictthiefin the closetfish out of waterstolen identitysmall town sheriff
Key Collaborators
Mark Illsley Director Bruce Douglas Johnson Director of Photography Norman Buckley Editor Peter Harris Original Music Composer Mark Illsley Screenplay Phil Reeves Screenplay Ed Stone Screenplay Rick Montgomery Producer Ed Stone Producer Mark Illsley Producer Maurin L. Scarlata Production Design Julia Schklair Costume Design
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