Where was Happy, Texas filmed?
1999 film, directed by Mark Illsley.
- Piru
The story is set in Texas, about 1,116 miles (1,796 km) from where it was filmed.
Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed
- Set in
- Texas
- Filmed in
- Piru
- Distance
- About 1,116 miles (1,796 km) between Texas and the nearest filming location.
About Happy, Texas
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- Released
- 1999
- Director
- Mark Illsley
- Cast
- Steve ZahnJeremy NorthamWilliam H. MacyAlly WalkerIlleana DouglasM.C. GaineyRon PerlmanPaul DooleyMo Gaffney
- Genre
- ComedyLgbtq-related
- Awards
- Sundance Special Jury Prize for Acting
The story
Three prisoners escape from a chain gang, and two of them, Wayne and Harry, steal an RV.
They discover that the RV actually belongs to two gay men who travel around Texas as consultants for beauty pageants.
Posing as the organizers, Wayne and Harry proceed to help out with the pageant while hiding from the law and waiting for an opportunity to rob the local bank.
Filmed nearby
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