Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 12/19/2008 Run time: 97 minutes Rating: Pg13
"I'm an expert in parties and boys. I'm a Bunny! Men write to me from prison--sometimes in their own blood!" So declares ex-Playboy Bunny Shelley, tossed out of the Mansion by a rival for her advanced age (27--"59 in bunny years," she's told). As played by the utterly fearless and appealing Anna Faris, Shelley becomes an unlikely post-feminist heroine, who finds a great use for her not-too-considerable expertise: being sexy. With nowhere else to live, Shelley finds herself as the house mother for a dying sorority, the Zetas, who are the audience for the rallying cry above. And the slightly misfit sisters, though wary, end up giving Shelley a sisterhood she could never have built back at the Grotto. To help build up the sorority, Shelley gives the young women her own peculiar tutorials in charm school--helping them raise their campus profile and recruit new pledges in the process. "When I'm done, every girl on campus will want to pledge Zeta!" Ignore her at your peril, girls. If the formula is a bit predictable, the pace is lively and the cast, headed by the wide-eyed Faris, is aces. American Idol contestant Katharine McPhee is a natural on camera, as is Rumer Willis, daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis. The supporting cast includes the capable Colin Hanks and Beverly D'Angelo, and a bit too much screen time for the real-life Hugh Hefner, who maybe should have stayed on the set of The Girls Next Door. Still, Faris channels the cheerful, girly determination of Reese Witherspoon's Elle Woods--no surprise since The House Bunny was cowritten by Kirsten Smith, who wrote Legally Blonde. Fans of silly romances, hop to it.--A.T. Hurley
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Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Good Premise with Promise, but Didn't Deliver.:
Let me say "I really was looking forward to seeing this movie and wanted to like it." That being said "If I was grading it, I'd give it a C minus." The House Bunny is an Adam Sandler produced comedy that sounded great when I saw it as a trailer in the movie theater. Cameos by assorted big-name athletes and Hugh Hefner with The Girls Next Door, combined with a true underdog story with a happy ending. It should've been great... but it wasn't. Poor acting and inconsistent character development and humor... more info
The funniest movie this year!!!:
I think that this is one of the funniest movies that I have ever seen if not the funniest. I don't think anyone would have ever thought of Anna Farris as a playboy bunny but she played the part very well (and looked very good I might add). This is definitely classic Anna if you liked her other films. She is a comedic genius. This is one movie that you can watch over and over and never get tired of it. It is just as funny over and over again. This is Anna's project since she came up with the story, produced,... more info
So Funny!!!!!! I loved it:
I shall The house bunny at the movies, and I loved it, it was so funny, the story line was pretty good. A great gift to give!!!! I am buying the blu ray when it comes out!!!!!
THE HOUSE BUNNY', think `Legally Blonde' meets `Revenge of the Nerds'. A hilarious, enjoyable comedy featuring Anna Faris!:
Anna Faris is one of the popular comedic actresses with her roles in "Scary Movie" films but also showed us how versatile of an actress that she is through roles in films such as "Lost in Translation" and "Brokeback Mountain". But this time, Faris has dual roles as executive producer and actress for "THE HOUSE BUNNY", a comedy film written by the creators of "Legally Blonde" and produced by Happy Madison Productions. And with that being said, if you are a fan of Happy Madison style of films such as "50... more info