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Often Faris will breathlessly misunderstanding an innuendo before deftly pulling a comedic 180, growling, cursing, and pratfalling in increasingly more ridiculous ways. It’s both sides of Faris’ lovely, vulgar brand of comedy wrapped up in one tube top-wearing role. And standing in the middle of this is Faris’ wonderful Shelley. More comedies need to take a page out of Shelley’s weird and pink diamond encrusted notebook.
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Shelley is living a carefree life until a rival gets her tossed out of the Playboy Mansion. With nowhere to go, fate delivers her to the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. Unless they can sign a new pledge class, the seven socially clueless women will lose their house to the scheming girls of Phi Iota Mu. In order to accomplish their goal, they need Shelley to teach them the ways of makeup and men; at the same time, Shelley needs some of what the Zetas have - a sense of individuality.
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They walk by on campus with all the guys looking at them. Hugh Hefner — Obviously, it’s impossible to make a movie about a Playboy bunny — even a fictional one — without Hugh Hefner. Beverly D’Angelo — Every movie needs a villain, and in “The House Bunny,” that was Beverly D’Angelo. D’Angelo most recently starred alongside David Harbour in “Violent Night,” the surprise Christmas hit of 2022.
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However, because the distributor demanded a PG-13, The House Bunny limits its sexual references to innuendo and the only nudity is a quick shot of a body-double's backside. And is Hugh Hefner so desperate for publicity that he can't resist being a party to this? Admittedly, the PG-13 makes sense because it's impossible to conceive of an adult finding anything in this film palatable, never mind entertaining. Most of the film's humor comes from taking standard makeover and college sorority tropes and exaggerating them to point of light parody, while still playing them straight. It’s also a role that wonderfully capitalizes on Faris’ comedic talents. More than any other actress, Faris is an expert at playing funny, wide-eyed, and clueless princesses, but The House Bunny capitalizes on her grittier side as well.
The actress talks about taking on this very different role, working with Woody Harrelson, Thor and more. Miles Teller stars in this comedy about a 21st birthday that gets wildly out of control the night before the birthday boy's big job interview. A modern re-telling of "Snow White" and sort of a response to "Sydney White", a story of a psuedo-princess cast out and taken in by 7 societal misfits. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 19, 2008.[16] It was also released in a 6-movie collection called The Laugh Out Loud Collection with other Happy Madison films in 2013. The Zetas then feel guilty and decide to give themselves a second makeover, this time being "Half-Shelley and Half-Themselves". They also decide to draw the pledges out at random instead of judging them for their looks and popularity.
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One wonders if there's a special place in hell reserved for filmmakers who foist this kind of tripe on the public. The film released in 2008 and, you might remember, had a pretty stacked cast. So, let’s look back on where they’re at these days, after their time in the Zeta house. The House Bunny opens in the Playboy Mansion, with bunny Shelley (Anna Faris) dreaming not of Prince Charming but of a shot at becoming Miss November. Alas, a scheming member of Hef's bevy of busty beauties wants the staple for herself and orchestrates Shelley's ouster from the Mansion. Facing the loss of their charter and house, the Zetas are in dire need of pizzazz.
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So Shelley gives the girls makeovers, organizes a blow-out party, and generally acts as Fairy Godmother to these Cinderellas. One might assume that a film featuring Hugh Hefner, the Playboy Mansion, and a centerfold photo shoot would be enough to guarantee an R-rating. The Playboy culture, after all, is built on a foundation of naked women.
Directed by Fred Wolf and written by Kirsten Smith and Karen McCullah Lutz, you probably remember The House Bunny as the Playboy sorority movie. After getting kicked out of the Playboy mansion for being too old at the ripe age of 27, Shelley (Anna Faris) has to find a new place to live. Through a series of misunderstandings and parade of college girls, Shelley finds herself on the doorstep of Zeta Alpha Zeta house, the lowest-ranked sorority on campus that’s in danger of having its charter pulled. The only thing that can save Zeta and the home these misfit young women love is if the sorority recruits 30 new members. That’s when Shelley with her all-pink wardrobe, luscious blonde hair, and bubbly personality decides what she needs to do.
They decide to start over with their relationship and Oliver is looking forward to getting to know the "real" Shelley. Having gotten a makeover and lessons on how to attract guys and be popular, the Zetas throw a party, which is a huge success. Later, the Zetas are reviewing the girls who are hoping to pledge to Zeta.
Kiely Williams — At the time of “The House Bunny,” Kiely Williams was well known for her singing abilities, both in 3LW and The Cheetah Girls. She largely retired from acting in 2013, but maintains a close friendship with her fellow Cheetah Girl, Sabrina Bryan. The network has added six new dramas and six new comedies to their lineup, and they have also pushed the comedy 30 Rock to a midseason debut.
They prove themselves worthy of popularity (and love) despite being nerds. It's sad that two decades after Gilbert, Lewis, and Booger proved that nerds are cool, these girls have to resort to objectifying stereotypes to save their sorority. At a time when so many filmmakers are attempting to do new and interesting things with comedies, a forgettable throw-back like this is intolerable. The House Bunny deserves credit only for reminding viewers what it's like to lose two hours of one's life and get nothing in return.
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