A smart, lighthearted romantic comedy, happy, texas uses its wellwritten script and exceptional cast to prove theres still life left in the fishoutof. Happy, texas 1999 stream and watch online moviefone. The pacing is a little too slow and it gets a little boring at times, but its a cute and fairly original movie. Not ones to let a good con pass them by, the pair masquerade as lovers. 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. There is a moment early in happy, texas when an escaped convict looks at a roomful of 5yearold beauty pageant contestants and asks them if they know the words to ninetynine bottles of beer on the wall.
While driving a stolen winnebago, two escaped convicts are mistaken as consultants to the little miss freshsqueezed preteen beauty pageant in the town of happy, texas. To properly celebrate texas movies weve partnered with the museum of fine arts, houston to create a film series showcasing some of the selections on this list. All in all, happy, texas is a pretty average comedy. The happy state bank and trust company, based in amarillo, serves fourteen communities in the texas panhandle, including happy. Happy, texas 1999 backdrops the movie database tmdb. Reviewed in the united states on september 11, 2019. Staring ally walker, illeana douglas, steve zahn and jeremy northam. Happy is a town in randall and swisher counties in the u. Happy, texas 1999 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. My happy place cafe happy, texas restaurant facebook. Two runaway convicts disguise themselves as gay pageant directors in a little texas town. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. Financial analysis of happy, texas 1999 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability.
Happy, texas is a buddy movie with a twist two escaped convicts find themselves mistaken for two homosexual beauty pageant consultants in a small town in texas. Happy, texas is a fishoutofwater comedy about two con men who escape from prison, then pose as gay lovers to hide out in a small texas town. Released october 8th, 1999, happy, texas stars jeremy northam, steve zahn, william h. Two escaped convicts steve zahn and jeremy northam steal a winnebago from a couple of gay men on their way to happy, texas to choreograph. But it sure aint all sweet, as foul language and sex is comic parts of the story, as are two supposedly gay men they have stolen a camper belonging to two gay mane, so they, two escaped convicts, have to impersonate these guys for. In the sleepy town of happy, texas, the biggest event is the annual little miss freshsqueezed beauty pageant. Happy texas movie 1999 jeremy northam, steve zahn, william h. Among veteran names, standouts include emmylou harris, who trills ordinary heart. Town named happy the town is labeled for photoop cheer, but many businesses are well past happier times. Two escaped convicts roll into the village of happy, texas, where theyre mistaken for a gay couple who work as beauty pageant consultants. Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and lines from all your favorite films. Happy, texas is a 1999 american comedy film directed by mark illsley and starring steve zahn, jeremy northam and william h.
Popular stars steve zahn forces of nature, youve got mail, out of sight, jeremy northam an ideal husband, mimic and william h. Much like the indie comedy from which this soundtrack sprang, happy, texas is a delightful mix of veteran and newbie performers whose contributions effortlessly flow together. An ideal husband 1999 singles 1992 drop dead gorgeous. They go along with it to duck the police, but the local sheriff has a secret of his own. They arrive in a town called happy in texas and proceed to steal the rv of a young gay couple, and are later forced to assume their identities as beauty pageant experts. Happy, texas was an audience favorite at the sundance film festival but didnt do as well in wide release, probably because viewers expected a nonstop farce. Most of us typically lead double lives one for those who think were normal, and then there is our real world. Better than most of its kind and pretty entertaining.
Happy texas on dvd 717951004833 from disney buena vista. When escaped convicts harry sawyer northam and wayne wayne wayne, jr. Happy, texas is one of these films that you know from the beginning will end well, where everything work out, eventually, and nobody gets killed. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. After all, he is the outoftown pageant consultant, hired to prepare them for the little miss freshsqueezed preteen beauty pageant. Happy, texas tells us the story of two escaped inmates, wayne wayne wayne jr. When my husband i first watched this movie, we both laughed through the whole movie. The agricultural town of happy is in northern texas, on highway 87 in randall and swisher counties, part of the wider metropolitan area of amarillo.
Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. Harry jeremy northam and wayne steven zahn are scraping a sunripened armadillo off a lonely texas highway when. But though the movie is a comedy, and a very funny one, its humor springs more from nuances of character than broad wackiness. Happy, texas comedy popular stars steve zahn forces of nature, youve got mail, out of sight, jeremy northam an ideal husband, mimic and william h. There are some good humorous moments, but they come somewhat few and far between. The performances of jeremy northam, steve zahn and william h macy are worth the price of this movie alone, but add in a cast of real characters like mo gaffney, paul dooley and illeana douglas and you have a real winner. Happy, texas is a comedy film released in 1999 directed by mark illsley, and starring steve zahn, jeremy northam and. Happy, texas is a hoot, a hilarious comedy thats smart and caring, yet sexy and ingenious enough that it just might stir up some of that elusive full montystyle boxoffice appeal.
Macy mystery men, a civil action, fargo enliven a hilarious comedy where a case of mistaken identity leads to. Joe fortenberry, a long, tall texan from the little panhandle town of happy, was a member of the first u. If you find that sidesplittingly hilariousand, judging from the films wildly positive reception at this years sundance film festival, many dothen brace yourself for the edgiest fishoutofwater comedy since police academy. Funny, mistaken identity comedy about escaped convicts posing as gay beauty pageant professionals in a small texas town.
When bank robbers harry jeremy northam and wayne steve zahn escape from prison and stumble into the tiny texas panhandle town of happy, theyre mistaken for the gay couple who were scheduled. Macy, ally walker the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr. Unfortunately, this year community support is waning. Macy, ally walker the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 44 min, and received a score of 62 out of 100. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. Joan osborne and randy scruggs, who offer a soulful duet on the chugging passin thru, and flaco jimenez on the. When bank robbers harry jeremy northam and wayne steve zahn escape from prison and stumble into the tiny texas panhandle town of happy, theyre mistaken for the gay couple who were scheduled to help plan the towns child beauty pageant. The person who mistakes them happens to be the town sheriff, who also considers himself a homosexual and takes a romantic interest in one of the convicts. There is a moment early in happy, texas when an escaped convict looks at a roomful of 5yearold beauty pageant contestants and asks. Happy elementary studentsparents please continue to check school facebook groups for learning opportunities.
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