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Happy, Texas
Directed by: Mark Illsley
Starring: Jeremy Northam
Genre:
Comedy
Run Time: 98
min.
Release Date:
October 1999
On The Web:
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Teaser:
Movie Trailer
Reviewed by
Byron Merritt |
HAPPY TEXAS is one of
the greatest comedies you've probably never heard
of. Shot in just 29 days on a shoestring budget,
this film's acting, directing, script and comedic
timing are so clever and incisive that it has
attracted an almost cult following, especially among
Steve Zahn fans.
There are plots within plots that all pull together
in the end to make a perfect film. Starting with
escaped convicts (Wayne Wayne Wayne played by Steve
Zahn and Harry Sawyer played by Jeremy Northam) who
have to hide and steal an RV belonging to two gay
pageant designers, to discovering the gay lifestyle
in a small Texas community (Happy), to finding love
in the arms of a doe-eyed banker (Ally Walker
...sorry for the cliché, but she really does have
doe-eyes), this movie hits on all aspects of life
and puts a hilarious spin on them.
The greatest things about this film were Steve
Zahn's acting while trying to teach pre-teen girls
how to dance, and William H. Macy's stunning
performance as Happy's town sheriff who comes out of
the closet.
Always sharp, incredibly funny, superbly paced, this
movie's small budget belies its excellent acting and
directing.
Few films will tickle your funny bone as perfectly
as Happy Texas. Watch it. Buy it. Live it!
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Newsworthy:
William H. Macy's
character has a discussion on the phone where he complains he cannot
read a smudgy fax, and the message should be mailed, not faxed. This is
exactly like a conversation his character has in the movie Fargo (1996).
Movie Quote: "I've
got my weight in my hip, my weight in my hip."
Other Actors/Actresses
from Happy, Texas
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