Happy, Texas
E1026836
Happy, Texas is a 1999 American comedy film about two escaped convicts who pose as gay beauty pageant organizers in a small Texas town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Happy, Texas canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13038688 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Happy, Texas Context triple: [Jeremy Northam, notableWork, Happy, Texas]
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A.
Hutto, Texas
Hutto, Texas is a rapidly growing small city in Central Texas known for its family-friendly community and distinctive hippo-themed local culture.
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B.
Whitehouse, Texas
Whitehouse, Texas is a small city in East Texas that functions primarily as a residential community within the greater Tyler metropolitan area.
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C.
Hurst, Texas
Hurst, Texas is a suburban city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area known for its residential communities and regional shopping centers.
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D.
Henderson, Texas
Henderson, Texas is a small East Texas city that serves as the commercial and cultural hub of Rusk County.
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E.
New Hope, Texas
New Hope, Texas is a small incorporated town in North Texas known for its rural residential character within the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Happy, Texas Target entity description: Happy, Texas is a 1999 American comedy film about two escaped convicts who pose as gay beauty pageant organizers in a small Texas town.
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A.
Hutto, Texas
Hutto, Texas is a rapidly growing small city in Central Texas known for its family-friendly community and distinctive hippo-themed local culture.
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B.
Whitehouse, Texas
Whitehouse, Texas is a small city in East Texas that functions primarily as a residential community within the greater Tyler metropolitan area.
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C.
Hurst, Texas
Hurst, Texas is a suburban city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area known for its residential communities and regional shopping centers.
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D.
Henderson, Texas
Henderson, Texas is a small East Texas city that serves as the commercial and cultural hub of Rusk County.
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E.
New Hope, Texas
New Hope, Texas is a small incorporated town in North Texas known for its rural residential character within the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy film
ⓘ
film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Sundance Film Festival Audience Award nomination ⓘ |
| boxOfficeRegion | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Harry Sawyer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sheriff Chappy Dent NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Wayne Wayne Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jeff Jur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Mark Illsley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Miramax Films ⓘ |
| editedBy | Stephen Semel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresElement | children's beauty pageant ⓘ |
| festival | 1999 Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
crime comedy film ⓘ |
| hasLGBTElement | features characters posing as gay men ⓘ |
| hasTagline | Small town. Big trouble. Huge laughs. ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
imposture
ⓘ
mistaken identity ⓘ small-town life ⓘ |
| hasType | independent film ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Peter Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Happy, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | 1990s American comedy films ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two escaped convicts pose as gay beauty pageant organizers in a small Texas town. ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Ed Stone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Illsley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Tribeca Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1999-10-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 98 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayBasedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ed Stone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Illsley NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Reeves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Ally Walker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Illeana Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremy Northam NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Perlman NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Zahn NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Macy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Happy, Texas Description of subject: Happy, Texas is a 1999 American comedy film about two escaped convicts who pose as gay beauty pageant organizers in a small Texas town.
Referenced by (2)
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