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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Cast
- Jeremy NorthamHarry Sawyer
- Steve ZahnWayne Wayne Wayne Jr.
- William H. MacySheriff Chappy Dent
- Ally WalkerJosephine "Joe" McClintock
- Illeana DouglasDoreen Schaefer
- M.C. GaineyBob Maslow
- Ron PerlmanMarshal Nalhober
- Mo GaffneyMrs. Bromley
- Paul DooleyThe Judge
- Jillian BerardMadison
Recommendations
- 100
San Francisco Chronicle
Anybody with a soft spot for fakers, who either identifies with them or just admires their chutzpah, is going to get a kick out of Happy, Texas. - 90
Film.com
Sweet and hilarious, a classic crowd-pleaser which elevates rather than eviscerates the homespun eccentrics who make up its cast of characters. - 80
Salon
So full of winning performances and so disarmingly uncynical in its affection for its characters, it manages to leave you with a Texas-size grin on your face anyway. - 75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
A fresh, well-written comedy that doesn't lag, casts its actors against type and has a real love for its characters. - 70
Variety
Steve Zahn shines throughout Mark Illsley's feature debut, Happy, Texas, elevating this eccentric small-town comedy a notch or two above its level of writing. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
A comedy of '90s sexual inclusiveness as effervescent as a cold sody pop -- and about as intoxicating. - 65
TNT RoughCut
Zahn, however, is definitely the star of the film, with his quirky portrayal of Wayne Wayne Wayne Jr. getting all of the laughs, and none of the credit. - 63
San Francisco Examiner
It's soft-edged fun that loses direction (or, given the scattershot plot, directions).
