The House Bunny

The House Bunny (2008)

For the girls of ZETA house college life was no party, until Shelley showed up.

Release:2008
Runtime:1h 37m
Country:United States
Director:Fred Wolf
Language:English

Keywords

VirginPregnancyCollegeYogaBikiniPlayboyJailSorority

The House Bunny rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb5.6/10· 94K votes
Rotten Tomatoes43%
Metacritic55%
TMDb5.7/10· 2K votes

With 43% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.6/10 on IMDb and 55/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About The House Bunny

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. The combination leads all the girls to learn how to stop pretending and start being themselves.

Cast of The House Bunny

  • Anna Faris

    Anna Faris

    as Shelley

  • Colin Hanks

    Colin Hanks

    as Oliver

  • Emma Stone

    Emma Stone

    as Natalie

  • Kat Dennings

    Kat Dennings

    as Mona

  • Hugh Hefner

    Hugh Hefner

    as Hugh Hefner

  • Christopher McDonald

    Christopher McDonald

    as Dean Simmons

  • Beverly D'Angelo

    Beverly D'Angelo

    as Mrs. Hagstrom

  • Katharine McPhee

    Katharine McPhee

    as Harmony

  • Rumer Willis

    Rumer Willis

    as Joanne

  • Kiely Williams

    Kiely Williams

    as Lilly

  • Dana Goodman

    Dana Goodman

    as Carrie Mae

  • K

    Kimberly Makkouk

    as Tanya

The House Bunny facts

Budget
$25M
Box office
$70.4M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • Comedy romance uses fish-out-of-water premise for consistent humor
  • College sorority setting provides relatable young adult comedy backdrop
  • Light-hearted tone delivers feel-good entertainment without pretension

What the audience disliked

  • Plot formula relies on familiar sorority movie tropes and character stereotypes
  • Critics find comedy shallow and character development superficial overall

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