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Anna Faris, Colin Hanks, Emma Stone, Kat Dennings, Katharine McPhee ... see more see more... , Rumer Willis , Tyson Ritter , Christopher McDonald , Beverly D'Angelo , Hugh Hefner , Holly Madison , Kimberly Makkouk , Monet Mazur , Dana Min Goodman , Kiely Williams , Bridget Marquardt , Sarah Wright , Rachel Specter , Kendra Wilkinson , Owen Benjamin , Kellan Rhude , Lauren Hill

When Playboy playmate Shelley (Anna Faris) is unceremoniously evicted from Hugh Hefner's lavish mansion in order to make room for some younger beauties, her quest for employment finds her serving as d... read more read more...en mother to an unpopular L.A. sorority in this Happy Madison production directed by Fred Wolf. Colin Hanks, Rumer Willis, Katharine McPhee, Monet Mazur, and Beverly D'Angelo co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: December 19, 2008

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  • May 25, 2009
    You know i was completely surprised at the giggles I had watching this movie. While not great it was fun in a strange strange way.
  • February 28, 2012
    Good to see Anna Faris in something else other than a Scary Movie for a change. Although there isn't a great difference in the type of role she plays here. Kicked out of the playboy mansion she decides to become a house mother to a sorority house of misfits, hoping to make them m... read moreore popular. Nothing original here, but it is funny at times in a cheesy, feel good way. Good soundtrack to and Anna Faris looks hot in every scene!
  • January 13, 2012
    Saw this movie on TV. Laughed once at Emma Stone's awkward character, and that's all. Didn't expect much going in, didn't get much coming out.
  • November 18, 2011
    The acting talent in The House Bunny is amazing for a chick flick but the weak plot is a big distraction and the humour and script is a bit too mild for the premise.
  • June 23, 2011
    Funny at times and Anna Faris is hilariously funny as usual.
  • June 12, 2011
    Terrible movie, Great for dumb laughs.
  • December 4, 2010
    This movie is neither great nor is it terrible. It's really not all that remarkable in any kind of capacity. It is watchable though. I will give it that. It's actually better than I thought it would be. I only watched it because I was bored, it was on TV, because I and couldn't g... read moreet compeleld to work on my Master's seminar paper because I really suck.

    I chuckled a few times, grinned a lot, and had a nice good laugh or two with a couple of scens, but, even though this movie is funnier than I thought, it's still really not all that funny. This is mostly because of the bad script and lackluster direction. Anna Faris has never been a great actress, but she's okay here, and is fun to watch, even if just a little bit of the airhead schtick goes a very long way. Emma Stone is pretty good, but I'm biased because I'm in love with her. I'd think she's a good actress even if I wasn't really into her, though. Kat Dennings and Rumer Willis are also not too bad. I like Christopher McDonald and Beverly D'Angelo, but they're both underused here and have been far better in past roles.

    I'm okay with the fact that htis movie is almost completely run of the mill and predictable, because we need movies like this to keep the balance of things. I would love it if there wasn't so much mediocre generic garbage like this around, but I'm not in charge. Could this movie have been a lot better and far more ocmpetent? Of course. I'm not the target audience, but even if I was I'd still say the same thing. If you need a few laughs and have nothing else to do, shut the brain off, have a few drinks, and give this a shot.
  • August 9, 2010
    08/08/2010 (TELEVISION)

    Another flick I initially was never going to see but as it turns out, I did. It was on TV last night and I didn't have the remote on me and just kept on watching with no interest. As it progressed, I found myself giving into the hilarity and started to ... read moreenjoy it.

    It's not as bad as I thought it was going to be, I mean the cover is actually a turn off for my liking which is why I wasn't interested before. Poor "Anna Faris" always plays the same idiot in all the films she's been in, she should try to do something new now.

    I hate to admit it, but I liked watching this and it is quite the amusing therapy I like to be treated with.
  • July 28, 2010
    i liked this movie. i thought it was really funny. not a great movie but i liked it. B
  • July 15, 2010
    Another bad Anna Farris flick. Annoying comedy with barely any good jokes. Anna Farris is a terrible actress and this is yet another statement to that effect. Who ever wrote this film should retire, or better yet, be put out of his misery because this is a tired out, virtually la... read moreugh free film. You end cringing every time Farris opens her mouth. The House Bunny is not funny, it's crap

Critic Reviews


J. R. Jones
December 17, 2008
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

The result isn't very funny, and its sexual politics are as muddled as you'd expect, but Faris is sweet and likable as the sort of wise dumbbell Judy Holliday used to play. Full Review

Ruth Hessey
September 26, 2008
Ruth Hessey, MovieTime, ABC Radio National

It takes sexism to a new low, and it manages to attack women in the last place on earth where they continue to outperform men -- in universities. Full Review

Lisa Schwarzbaum
August 28, 2008
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

[Faris] gives an A performance in the kind of farce from which she's more than ready to graduate. Full Review

Stephanie Zacharek
August 22, 2008
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

The House Bunny gets the difference between being openhearted and empty-headed. Full Review

Nathan Lee
August 22, 2008
Nathan Lee, New York Times

Puts a cheerful spin on its many cliches. This particular wheel hasn't been reinvented, but at least it gets a nice fresh coat of bubblegum-pink paint and a star to pilot it with aplomb. Full Review

Joanne Kaufman
August 22, 2008
Joanne Kaufman, Wall Street Journal

House Bunny's Legally Blonde roots show. Full Review

Linda Barnard
August 22, 2008
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star

The House Bunny may be what some boys like, but there are doubtless moviegoers out there of both sexes who would like to see Faris hop into some decent onscreen material. Full Review

Dana Stevens
August 22, 2008
Dana Stevens, Slate

Let's hope Anna Faris' next project looks past her outer beauty and unleashes her inner weirdo. Full Review

Peter Hartlaub
August 22, 2008
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle

The plot is beyond predictable. Seriously, write down every scene from Legally Blonde and Revenge of the Nerds on index cards, shuffle and then deal your movie. Full Review

James Berardinelli
August 22, 2008
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

[A] hodgepodge of unfunny, sophomoric humor and PG-13 T&A, frosted by a sheen of appallingly nauseous 'drama.' Full Review

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Facts


    • Shelley Darlington: The eyes are the nipples of the face.
    • Shelley Darlington: Instead of the Mahi-Mahi, can I get just the one Mahi, because I'm not that hungry?
    • Shelley Darlington: Picatta, that's another word I like... picatta sounds like atta.
  • The lead singer for the band "The All American Rejects", Tyson Ritter, has a role in the film as frat boy Colby, who is Natalie's (Emma Stone) crush.
  • Some scenes were really shot in the Playboy Mansion.
  • In one scene, Joanne (Rumer Willis) breaks out of her back brace in homage to the film "Forrest Gump". Colin Hanks, who plays Oliver, is the son of Tom Hanks, who played the adult Forrest.

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  • According to the movie "The House Bunny", 27 is how many years in bunny years ?   Answer »
  • Which Pink songs appears in the comercial for 'The House bunny'?  Answer »
  • Who plays "Shelley Darlingson" on The house bunny?  Answer »
  • MOVIES NOT STARRING JOHNNY DEPP Yes, there are movies Johnny Depp is not in! This movie features the following actors/actresses, but does not star Johnny Depp: Anna Faris Colin Hanks Rumer Willis Beverly D'Angelo Hugh Hefner  Answer »

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