Happy, Texas
Escaped convicts disguised as beauty pageant experts? This could get ugly.
Escaped convicts disguised as beauty pageant experts? This could get ...
Comedy, Crime
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1999
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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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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
98 min
Release date:
3 Dec 1999
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$1,700,000
Revenue:
$1,943,649
Awards:
6 wins & 6 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Steve Zahn shines in Illsley's feature debut, elevating this eccentric small-town comedy two notches above the level of writing. Using the fish out of water format, this Sundance premiere begins well but then declines rapidly.
– Emanuel Levy,
Variety,
29 Jan 2007
fresh:
A charming fish-out-of-water romantic comedy, the modestly budgeted Happy, Texas more than makes up in heart what it lacks in splash.
– Jeff Strickler,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
6 Nov 2002
fresh:
Happy, Texas is a hoot, a hilarious comedy that's smart and caring, yet sexy and ingenious enough that it just might stir up some of that elusive Full Monty-style box-office appeal.
– Kevin Thomas,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb 2001
fresh:
This is one of those comedies that doesn't pound us on the head with the obvious, but simply lets us share vast amusement.
– Roger Ebert,
At the Movies,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
...a wellspring of sweet, effervescent humor that reminds us that comedies don't have to be all about fart jokes and bathroom humor.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000