The House Bunny |  | Actor: Anna Faris
Studio: Sony
Category: DVD
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Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 97 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: 25299
UPC: 043396252998
EAN: 0043396252998
ASIN: B0018CNNV2
Theatrical Release Date: November 7, 2008
Release Date: December 19, 2008
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"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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Product Description
Genre: Comedy
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 23-DEC-2008
Media Type: DVD
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 56
 unpredictably predictable February 23, 2010
petzzz
It was late at night, I was flipping thru channels to look for something worthy to watch. This movie just started so I gave it a try. I waited quite a while for the movie to try to be funny but even those moments were not funny. But I kept watching hoping it would surprise me with some twists. But the plot was flat predictable. I'm amazed how I watched till the end.
Anna Faris had a superb body in this movie. She did a great job in playing her character. She gave it a 100% in being as goofy as she could be. I just wish the others like the director, the writer etc would have done well too in planning the story. It's way overdone in past movies already.
This movie reminded me of "Legally Blonde" especially when Faris character confronted the panel in the hall. But no doubt "Legally Blonde" was a much better flim.
 FUN! February 15, 2010
J. K. Jackson (Grass Valley, CA USA)
'Member me?? "I love movies"???
I'm proud of Anna Faris for her work on this project & Colin Hanks could NOT be sweeter. It's the first role I've watched him in. Neat to see actors with famous Dads.
Great movie for teenage girls and young women February 4, 2010
Laura M. Throop (Pennsylvania)
Housebunny is hilarious! More important though is the some of the themes in the movie. She transforms supposedly "ugly" college girls into popular, pretty women. I loved how it showed that "ugly" isn't always ugly. I was an ugly teenager and I wish this movie had been out then - it would have given me hope. The movie even goes further to point out that girls should also be themselves. The college girls take what they learned from the housemother and created looks for themselves that were more natural and more like them.
I would recommend this movie for any woman!
Oh, I absolutely love this cute movie! January 4, 2010
J. Arena (Williamsburg, VA)
This is one of the best, cutest, funniest romantic chick flicks I've ever seen! The good chicks are just sooo good, and the nasty girls are just soooo bad -- it's hilarious! The geeky girls are all so endearingly cute, you just have to love them -- no matter how odd they all are before their "makeovers."
Yes, it's true that you can just about see the script writer's sure-fire outline for a winner of a screenplay, but who cares? It's not Gone With The Wind, but it all works! I watched this movie with a room full of women of varying ages, and we all fell in love with The House Bunny!
Highly recommended if you're looking for a truly fun DVD for a girls' night in!
 See it for the Very Good Comedic Turn of Anna Faris November 1, 2009
Tsuyoshi (Kyoto, Japan)
Though largely formulaic and predictable, "The House Bunny" remains a pretty enjoyable watch, thanks to the star (and co-executive producer) Anna Faris, best known for her turns in the "Scary Movie" franchise. Watch the film for her performance and maybe, just maybe you will not be disappointed.
In "The House Bunny" Anna Faris plays a 27-year-old Playboy bunny named Shelley Darlington, whose dream is to be a centerfold of the magazine. Actually, Shelley is an ex-Playboy bunny now because she got recently kicked out of Hugh Hefner's mansion on the day she turned 27 because, she thinks, that is like 59 in bunny years.
Shelley finds her new home in the sorority house Zeta Alpha Zeta. She also learns that Zeta will get the charter revoked unless they get 30 new pledges. As house mother Shelley first teaches the "misfit" girls there how to change their outward appearances. Well, as you expect, it works. Maybe not as smart as the heroine of "Legally Blonde," Shelley remains confident, optimistic, and most importantly, likable.
It is Anna Faris and her undeniable talent as comedienne that makes "The House Bunny" barely watchable. Colin Hanks appears as Oliver, a good-natured student working as volunteer staff at senior citizen's home, but his role as Shelley's love interest is rather unmemorable. Two veterans Christopher McDonald and Beverly D'Angelo are wasted.
As I said before, watch "The House Bunny" for the leading lady's brilliant performance. I know she deserves a better script, and she will be terrific in much more "serious" movies, but that is another story.
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