The House Bunny

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 den mother to an unpopular L.A. sorority in this Happy Madison production directed by Fred Wolf. ...more

Beyond eliciting big laughs, The House Bunny's subtle wit often takes the form of understated social commentary. Consider one early scene in the newest Happy Madison comedy, where our main gal, Shelly Darlingson (Anna Faris), chats with two guys by the Playboy Mansion's infamous Grotto. Suddenly, Shelly's soon-to-be-nemesis Cassandra (Monet Mazur) walks up and asks, "Shelly, why are you keeping all the rich, good looking guys to yourself?" Shelly, being the hapless sweetheart that she is, passes ...more

Awesome, raucous, and totally hilarious, The House Bunny breaks brave new ground by being completely typical. Allow me to explain. Hollywood is just about full to the brim with heavyweight comedians who mostly make their careers on vehicle movies written just for them to show up and work their schtick. Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller, Steve Carell, Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Jack Black -- these funnymen have brought such a sense of commonality to comedy that they're collectively known as the Frat ...more