Happy, Texas (1999)
Popularity4/5
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2025-09 to 2026-08
Directors
Mark Illsley
Cast
Steve Zahn, Jeremy Northam, William H. Macy, Ally Walker, Illeana Douglas
The story
Three prisoners escape from a chain gang, and two of them, Wayne and Harry, steal an RV. They discover that the RV actually belongs to two gay men who travel around Texas as consultants for beauty pageants. They are apprehended by Chappy Dent, the sheriff of Happy, Texas, who mistakes the escapees for the pageant organizers.
Genres
Komödie, LGBTQ-related film, comedy film
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