Happy, Texas (film)

Infobox Film
name = Happy, Texas


image_size =
director = Mark Illsley
producer = Mark Illsley
Rick Montgomery
Ed Stone
writer = Ed Stone
Mark Illsley
Phil Reeves
starring = Steve Zahn
Jeremy Northam
William H. Macy
Ally Walker
Illeana Douglas
music = Peter Harris
cinematography = Bruce Douglas Johnson
editing = Norman Buckley
distributor = Miramax Films
released = 1999
runtime = 98 min.
amg_id = 1:176031
imdb_id = 0162360

"Happy, Texas" is a LGBT comedy film released in 1999 directed by Mark Illsley, and starring Steve Zahn, Jeremy Northam and William H. Macy.

Plot

Three prisoners escape from a chain gang, and two of them, Wayne and Harry (Zahn and Northam) run away to Happy, Texas, where they pose as as the gay organizers of a beauty pageant. They put on a show with the small girls of the town while hiding from the law and waiting for the opportunity to rob the local bank.

Their scheme is complicated by the fact that the local sheriff (Macy) is gay, and, believing that Wayne and Harry are also gay, he is attracted to Harry.

Cast

*Steve Zahn as Wayne Wayne Wayne Jr. (David)
*Jeremy Northam as Harry Sawyer (Steven 'Steve')
*William H. Macy as Sheriff Chappy Dent
*Ally Walker as Josephine 'Joe' McClintock the Banker
*Illeana Douglas as Doreen Schaefer
*M. C. Gainey as Robert 'Bob' Allen Maslow
*Ron Perlman as Marshal Nalhober
*Mo Gaffney as Mrs. Bromley
*Paul Dooley as The Judge

Production

With the exception of a few scenes, the film was shot entirely on location in Piru, California.

oundtrack

Infobox Album
Name = Happy, Texas: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture
Type = soundtrack
Longtype =
Artist = various artists


Cover size = 0
Released = September 14, 1999
Recorded =
Genre = Country
Tejano
Exotica
Length = 49:08
Label = Arista
Producer =
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://wm04.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:jpfixqukldde link]
Last album =
This album =
Next album =The soundtrack album for "Happy, Texas" features a mix of mostly country music by such artists as Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Lee Roy Parnell, Pam Tillis, Brad Paisley and BR5-49. There are also with bits of Tejano (Flaco Jimenez) and exotica (Yma Sumac).

Track listing

#"Passin' Through" (Randy Scruggs and Joan Osborne) – 5:16
#"Good at Secrets" (Kim Richey) – 4:20
#"This Little Light of Mine"/"Fort Davis Contestant" (Carly Fink) – 0:17
#"Are You Happy Baby?" (Lee Roy Parnell and Keb' Mo') – 2:27
#"Ordinary Heart" (Emmylou Harris) – 2:58
#"Baila Este Ritmo" (Flaco Jiménez) – 3:17
#"After a Kiss" (Pam Tillis) – 4:10
#"Me Neither" (Brad Paisley) – 3:22
#"Stay" (Alison Krauss) – 3:26
#"Half a Man" (Shannon Brown) – 2:35
#"Gopher Mambo" (Yma Sumac) – 2:17
#"Honky Tonk Song" (BR5-49) – 2:38
#"That Buckin' Song (Saddle Sore Mix)" (Robert Earl Keen) – 3:51
#"Hurdy Gurdy Monkey Shine" (Road Kings) – 2:17
#"Happiness" (Abra Moore) – 4:28
#"It's Oh So Quiet" (Happy Girls) – 1:29
#*Cover of song popularized by Björk

External links

*imdb title|id=0162360|title=Happy, Texas
*rotten-tomatoes|id=happy_texas|title=Happy, Texas
*mojo title|id=happytexas|title=Happy, Texas