Happy, Texas

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Satire Action Comedy Crime Drama Romance

3 prisoners escape. 2 end up in Happy, Texas, where they're mistaken for a gay couple expected there to help with the small girls beauty pageant. As the 2 are paid $1000, they decide to stay... Read all3 prisoners escape. 2 end up in Happy, Texas, where they're mistaken for a gay couple expected there to help with the small girls beauty pageant. As the 2 are paid $1000, they decide to stay until the heat is gone.3 prisoners escape. 2 end up in Happy, Texas, where they're mistaken for a gay couple expected there to help with the small girls beauty pageant. As the 2 are paid $1000, they decide to stay until the heat is gone.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

10K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 6 wins & 6 nominations total

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Trivia
With the exception of a few scenes, the film was shot entirely on location in Piru, California.

Goofs
There are no mountains or vineyards anywhere near Happy, Texas.

Quotes
Sheriff Chappy Dent: Give me the meanest steak you got! Rare, and I mean rare! Just de-horn it, wipe its butt and send it in.

Crazy credits
Thanks to the people in Happy, Texas... even though we shot entirely on location in Piru, California. Sorry.

Alternate versions
The version shown on Comedy Central tones down some of the profanity and violence.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Three Kings/Happy, Texas/Guinevere/Mystery, Alaska/Drive Me Crazy (1999)

Soundtracks
Passin' Thru
Performed by Randy Scruggs with Joan Osborne
Written by Johnny Cash and Randy Scruggs
Published by Mighty World Music LLC
(A division of Mclachlan-Scruggs International (BMI)) /
Song of Cash Inc. (Adm. by Bug) (ASCAP))
Randy Scruggs appears courtesy of Reprise Records
Joan Osborne appears courtesy of Blue Gorilla / The Island Def Jam Music Group

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Featured review

9/10

Small Texas Town Lives Up To Its Name

Happy Texas is one of the greatest comedies you've probably never heard of. Shot in just 29 days on a shoestring budget, this film's acting, directing, script and comedic timing are so clever and incisive that it has attracted an almost cult following, especially among Steve Zahn fans.

There are plots within plots that all pull together in the end to make a perfect film. Starting with escaped convicts (Wayne Wayne Wayne played by Steve Zahn and Harry Sawyer played by Jeremy Northam) who have to hide and steal an RV belonging to two gay pageant designers, to discovering the gay lifestyle in a small Texas community (Happy), to finding love in the arms of a doe-eyed banker (Ally Walker ...sorry for the cliché, but she really does have doe-eyes), this movie hits on all aspects of life and puts a hilarious spin on them.

The greatest things about this film were Steve Zahn's acting while trying to teach pre-teen girls how to dance, and William H. Macy's stunning performance as Happy's town sheriff who comes out of the closet.

Always sharp, incredibly funny, superbly paced, this movie's small budget belies its excellent acting and directing.

Few films will tickle your funny bone as perfectly as HAPPY Texas. Watch it. Buy it. Live it!