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Happy, Texas

Happy, Texas

Dec 3, 1999
98 min
ComedyCrime
5.7/ 10
121 votes

Overview

Two escaped convicts roll into the village of Happy, Texas, where they're mistaken for a gay couple who work as beauty pageant consultants. They go along with it to duck the police, but the local sheriff has a secret of his own.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
5.7/10
121 votes
IMDB
6.3/10
10,403 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
82%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
62/100
Metascore

Media

Trailers, videos, posters and backdrops

Performance & Recognition

Financial performance and accolades

Box Office & Budget

Budget$1,700,000Production cost
Box Office$1,943,649Worldwide gross
Profit$243,649Profitable
ROI
+14.3%Return on investment
US Box Office$1,955,933Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

6 wins & 6 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Escaped convicts disguised as beauty pageant experts? This could get ugly."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$1,700,000

Revenue

$1,943,649

Production Companies

Marked EntertainmentMiramax

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