Happy, Texas

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Happy, Texas is a 1999 American comedy film about two escaped convicts who pose as gay beauty pageant organizers in a small Texas town.

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Happy, Texas canonical 5

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instanceOf comedy film
film
awardReceived Sundance Film Festival Audience Award nomination
boxOfficeRegion United States
character Harry Sawyer
Sheriff Chappy Dent
Wayne Wayne Wayne Jr.
cinematographyBy Jeff Jur
countryOfOrigin United States
director Mark Illsley
distributor Miramax Films
editedBy Stephen Semel
featuresElement children's beauty pageant
festival 1999 Sundance Film Festival
filmingLocation California
genre comedy film
crime comedy film
hasLGBTElement features characters posing as gay men
hasTagline Small town. Big trouble. Huge laughs.
hasTheme imposture
mistaken identity
small-town life
hasType independent film
medium 35 mm film
mpaaRating R
musicBy Peter Harris
narrativeLocation Happy, Texas
originalLanguage English
partOf 1990s American comedy films
plotSummary Two escaped convicts pose as gay beauty pageant organizers in a small Texas town.
premieredAt Sundance Film Festival
producer Ed Stone
Mark Illsley
productionCompany Tribeca Productions
linked to: TriBeCa Productions
releaseDate 1999-10-01
releaseYear 1999
runningTime 98 minutes
screenplayBasedOn original screenplay
screenwriter Ed Stone
Mark Illsley
Phil Reeves
setIn Texas
starring Ally Walker
Illeana Douglas
Jeremy Northam
Ron Perlman
Steve Zahn
William H. Macy
timePeriodOfSetting late 20th century

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Jeremy Northam notableWork Happy, Texas
M. C. Gainey notableWork Happy, Texas
Illeana Douglas appearedIn Happy, Texas
Mo Gaffney notableWork Happy, Texas
Mo Gaffney appearedIn Happy, Texas