Description
Harry Sawyer (Northam) and Wayne Wayne Wayne Jr. (Zahn) are two escaped convicts who find themselves in Happy, Texas. When they are mistaken for a gay couple who are in town to host a local beauty pageant, they use the opportunity to slip into character and avoid the authorities. Obviously, the bumbling, heterosexual criminals don't have a clue as to what they're doing, and when romance appears in the form of a distraught banker (Walker) and a tacky teacher (Douglas), their real personas threaten to emerge and blow their cover. Zahn's hysterical performance won him a Special Jury Award at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.
Rolling Stone:
10/14/1999
"...HAPPY, TEXAS keeps the laughs coming..."Total Film:
06/01/2000
"...Anyone who likes comedies with a twist should put this on the top of their to-rent list..."Box Office:
07/01/1999
"...An irresistibly winsome and winning comedy....HAPPY, TEXAS is arguably the funniest American film in years..." — 4 1/2 out of 5 starsLos Angeles Times:
10/01/1999
"...HAPPY, TEXAS is a hoot, a hilarious comedy that's smart and caring....It sparkles with deliciously spot-on, career-advancing performances..."Chicago Sun-Times:
10/08/1999
"...Macy's performance as the quietly, earnestly in love sheriff is the most touching in the movie, another role in which he gets laughs by finding the truth beneath the humor..."
CAST
| Jeremy Northam | Actor/"The Net" |
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| Steve Zahn | Actor |
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| Ally Walker | Actress/"Seventh Coin" |
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| Michael Hitchcock | Writer/Actor |
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| Mo Gaffney | American Actress |
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| Paul Dooley | American actor |
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| Tim Bagley | Actor |
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| Illeana Douglas | Granddaughter of Melvyn Douglas |
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| M.C. Gainey | Actor |
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| Ron Perlman | Actor, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST series, HELLBOY |
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| William H. Macy | Stage/Film Actor, STATE AND MAIN (2000) |
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CREW
| Producer | Mark Illsley (Writer/Director) |
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| Production Designer | Maurin L. Scarlata (Production Designer) |
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| Costume Designer | Julia Schklair (Costume Designer) |
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| Composer | Peter Harris |
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| Editor | Norman Buckley (American Editor) |
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| Producer | Rick Montgomery (CASTING) |
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| Screenwriter | Ed Stone (Screenwriter) |
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| Screenwriter | Phil Reeves (Actor) |
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| Director of Photography | Bruce Douglas Johnson |
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Edition: CollectorsEdition
Video: Color, LetterBoxed
Audio: Dolby Surround AC-3
Subtitles:
English (Closed Captioned), Spanish (Subtitled)
Weight factor: 1 item(s)
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| Area |
Runtime |
Box |
| USA |
98 min |
(normal) |
| Rating |
PG-13 (MPAA)
Language; Sexual Content; Mild Violence |
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Catalog #: 2032949
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UPC: 717951004833 |
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Distributor Notes
Happy, Texas
Popular stars Steve Zahn (FORCES OF NATURE, YOU'VE GOT MAIL, OUT OF SIGHT), Jeremy Northam (AN IDEAL HUSBAND, MIMIC), and William H. Macy (MYSTERY MEN, A CIVIL ACTION, FARGO) enliven a hilarious comedy where a case of mistaken identity leads to a beauty of a con game! When escaped convicts Harry Sawyer (Northam) and Wayne Wayne Wayne Jr. (Zahn) are pulled over in the town of Happy, Texas ... while driving a stolen Winnebago ... they think they are being arrested. Rather, they're immediately welcomed as the vehicle's owners: a gay couple who've come to orchestrate the "Little Miss Fresh-Squeezed Pre-Teen" beauty pageant! Not ones to let a good con pass them by, the pair don't hesitate to adopt flamboyant new personalities ... and quickly meet with outrageously unpredictable consequences! With a great cast of stars playing an unusually offbeat collection of characters -- you'll be more than happy you picked up this laugh-out-loud comedy treat!
Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
Release Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Single Side - Dual Layer
Collectors Edition
Letterbox - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround - English
Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround - French
Additional Release Material:
Music Video
Featurette
Alternate Scenes: Deleted Scenes/Outtakes
Audio Commentary:
1. Mark Illsley - Director
2. Ed Stone - Writer
Production Interviews:
1. Mark Illsley - Director
2. Ed Stone - Writer
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Titles
| Title |
Category |
Language |
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Happy Texas
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Also Known As |
English |
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