Happy, Texas


Two escaped convicts arrive in the town of Happy, Texas, where they are mistaken for a gay couple who are to host the town's Little Miss Fresh Squeezed beauty pageant. Enjoying the celebrity and using their skill as con-men, the two adopt those personas to take on the task. Of course, as the two are heterosexual, their interest in the involved ladies intensifies...


96 minutes.
Parental Guidance (Language) .
Comedy

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Jeremey Northam, Steve Zahn, William H. Macy, Ally Walker, Illeana Douglas
Director
Mark Illsley
ScreenplayEd Stone, Mark Illsley
MusicPeter Harris
CinematographyBruce Douglas Johnson
Sound formatsDolby Digital
Made in1999
Produced byMarked Entertainment

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Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

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10
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Sunday Times
Barry Ronge
10
TV3 Screenplay
Barry Ronge
16
SAfm Saturday Wired
Alan Swerdlow
14
Box Office
Wade Major
18
Rough Cut
Bill MacLochlin
15
Total Film
Emma Cochrane
10
Film Review
James Cameron-Wilson
15

What the People say

Internet
312 Netizens
14

Average .. 62%

12

Visitor Ratings

Scale (Max)20
Guinevere Vos (22) 12
Andrew Simpson 8

Average .. 50%

10

Visitor Comments

Ian Douglas: Somewhat over-the-top comedy in which the two cons realise that there is more to life than crime, thanks to two good women. The gays in the preview audience seemed to enjoy it, even though it parodied some aspects of gay life.

Shaun Myburg (21): A funny, touching story that doesn't try to be more than it is, however I see this as something that perhaps should have been sent straight (excuse the pun) to video as there is no way it will draw a big box-office, solid performance by Jeremy Northam and radiant performances by Illeana Douglas and the always entertaining William H.Macy.

Guinevere Vos: A tried and obvious theme with a few good laughs. Zahn and Macy are two of the best actors Hollywood has to offer- watch the film just to see them do their thing!

Andrew Simpson (17): This film had poor acting from Jeremy Northam, Steve Zahn and Ally Walker. William H. Macy was entertaining in his strange role but why he made this film, I'll never know. It is a comedy which is not funny and it is to stupid to be called a drama.






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