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Remember The Gay Deceivers, that campy little curiosity from the late '60s about two straight guys who have to pretend to be gay? It's sort of been updated for the '90s as Happy, Texas, a curious little comedy about two straight guys who have to pretend to be gay. Instead of trying to avoid the draft (as in Deceivers), here they try to avoid the law. There's a few laughs, and a wonderful performance by Macy (who gets the film's best line) as the sheriff of the small Texas town in which these two cons hide out; but ultimately it's a gay-themed comedy lacking any gay sensibility. You'd never know that New Queer Cinema had flourished since Deceivers was released. The handsome Northam and zany Zahn are the prison escapees who take the identity of two gay beauty pageant coordinators. Greeted with open arms by the town, they continue the charade with the intent of robbing the town's bank. It's a good premise, but the filmmakers never go far enough with it. They're content to have Zahn prim and pose, and Northam's romance with the local banker goes nowhere. It's innocuous fun that will make you no better or worse for having seen it.

Keywords

Comedy, Gay, Mistaken Identity

Genres

Comedy, Gay/Lesbian

Customer Reviews

Happy Comedy

Amos Lassen wrote on 02/14/2011:

“HAPPY, TEXAS”
Happy Comedy
Amos Lassen
Using one of the oldest tricks in the comedy box, “Happy, Texas” is about mistaken identity and causes consternation and conflict in a small Texas town. What ensues is hilarious and unexpected. It is a bold and brassy comedy of errors and shows exactly what can happen when trust is misplaced. When all is said and done there are those who will understand themselves better but it I will only be so after several hilarious laughs.
Harry Sawyer who plays Jeremy Northam and Wayne Wayne Jr. (Steve Zahn) are a pair of convicts who escaped from a chain gang. They steal an RV that belongs to a couple of gay guys who are en route to a place called Happy, Texas to produce a beauty pageant. The gay guys do not report the theft as they want the insurance money and this adds to the confusion. The pageant is a big event for happy and the sheriff (William H. Macy) is on the lookout for the entrepreneurs. When he spots their van, he happily escorts them into town and our convicts change places with the gay couple. They are given some cash and they go along with the ruse. The only problem that they have is being seen as a gay couple.
This movie is one big laugh fest—it is a comedy with a twist—especially in Happy where the word “macho” means real man and where fate has its way in every aspect and one cannot get away from what we call life.
William H. Macy is an amazing character actor and his portrayal of the sheriff reinforces that statement. His character is convincing and very real. Steve Zahn also wore his role like a glove.
This is just a fun movie. The comedic timing is incredible. There are sub-plots to the sub-plots and when everything comes together in the end, you feel as if you have seen a perfect film.
Beginning with the chain gang jailbreak, the comedy becomes funnier and funnier as time passes. All ends well, no one gets killed and the acting is excellent throughout.
I have read reviews that claim that the film lacks focus—which it does but that is what makes it so funny. There is nothing dark and no potty humor that we usually find in movies of this kind. The gay jokes are not offensive like some comedies of late. If you need a laugh or a pick up, this movie will give that to you and for me, that is quite enough to expect. Yet with “Happy, Texas” you get more than that.

Very funny...

KILLER wrote on 02/12/2003:

"That is one big dick cop" is my favorite line. This film was pretty funny. It's trying to tell you that even small town Texans have gay sensibilities. But it reminds of one of those movies for straight people to understand about being gay. The movie has cookie cutter, easy-to-follow life lessons in it to make it "cute". Still, i enjoyed the small town antics and the deceptions played out by the bank robbers.