Bunny ohare 1971 3811 movieart original film posters. Bunny ohare is a 1971 american comedy film directed by gerd oswald, starring bette davis and ernest borgnine. In 1968, new mexico became the first state in the country to establish a state agency whose primary goal was to enhance economic development via motion picture production. Starring bette davis, ernest borgnine, jack cassidy. Indomitable bette davis in gimmick comedy the new york times. Before this film, i had never seen a bette davis film that i liked a fan of ernest borgnine. Title bunny ohare contributor names gerd oswald director billy strange composer. Bad buzz had generated around the film from day one and, once released, the critics generally dismissed it although, oddly, vincent canby seemed to think it was one of davis better performances. When that heist ends up paying off, rather than take off for the border, bunny opts. Thanks to a mistake by her bank, bunny is evicted from her home, which is quickly torn down, but not before one bill green can repossess her commode. Bunny ohare 1971 rarefilmm the cave of forgotten films. Bette davis, ernest borgnine, jack cassidy, joan delaney bette davis handles the title role in this highly offbeat crime comedy about two aging hippies who elect to rob a bank to restore bunny ohares financial affairs after shes been unjustly evicted and rendered homeless.
Bunny ohare bette davis is an older woman who has her house demolished out from under her and hooks up with a crook named bill ernest borgnine to learn his trade. Bunny ohare is an elderly woman living in new mexico who is trying to keep herself afloat financially while supporting her two grown children, both of whom have fallen into bad straits. Bunny o hare 1971 full movie online free english youtube. Cherry focuses on a pair of senior citizens who, disguised as hippies, engage in a crime spree. Bunny ohare is now more of a curiosity in bette davis career than a benchmark. An almost complete list of both the psychotronic video guide and the encyclopedia. She finds herself broke and homeless after her adult children lulu reva rose and ad john astin. Bunny ohare, directed by gerd oswald, a man whose strengths.
Original american international pictures one sheet poster 27x41 for the gerd oswald comedy, bunny ohare 1971 starring bette davis, ernest borgnine, and jack cassidy. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. Bunny ohare and bill dress up as hippies and rob the banks that took her home. So i was surprised, but not overly so to find this super campy, obscure film on. Bunny ohare is a comedy film that follows the antics of a widow, bunny ohare bette davis.
Bunny ohare is nonsense of a quite acceptable order, filled with absurd chases and stock characters who have been conceived and played with affection. Bunny is a penniless widow who blackmails a robber into teaching her the trade. Bunny ohare also features jack cassidy, john astin, and jay robinson. Davis plays a penniless widow who blackmails a robber borgnine into teaching her the trade, and together they go on a. A man in hell transformed into a rabbit for his sins.
Bunny ohare 1971 bette davis and ernest borgnine in bunny ohare 1971 bunny ohare 1971. Frederick dickinson rabbit transformed human judecca. Investigating this film, i was stunned to find an ad the size of my thumb nail in microfilmed copies at my local library. And yet the material is so offensively bad given the combined talents of the cast including a postaddams family john astin that this pity quickly gives way to frustration. Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate. Bunny ohare 1971 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. Bunny ohare 1971 is a silly comedy that gets its steam from the legendary davis and borgnine, and although seeing bette davis and ernest borgnine dressed as hippies robbing banks is fun, their charisma alone cant keep afloat this lacklustre comedy. Historical records and family trees related to bunny ohare. Bunny ohare bette davis is an elderly woman living in new mexico who is trying to keep herself afloat financially while supporting her two grown children, both of whom have fallen into bad straits.
I just found a press release from a great video news site. An aging widow bette davis in new mexico is left homeless after the bank forecloses on her property and tears down the house. Bette davis is bunny ohare, an elderly lady whos evicted from her home, and then her home is. The grey hounded hare is a 1949 looney tunes short directed by robert mckimson. Over a long career spanning six decades, she had made appearances in several successful and top grossing films, such as the man who played god 1932, dangerous 1935, and the little foxes 1941. Bette davis and ernest borgnine are starring, alongside jack. High resolution official theatrical movie poster for bunny ohare 1971. Amazingly, borgnine and davis have a nononsense chemistry that is perfect. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of bunny ohare with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Action thriller melodrama disaster film family drama ensemble film police detective film. Records may include photos, original documents, family history, relatives, specific dates, locations and full names. A web page featuring information about bunny ohare.
Davis was initially seen as unappealing by studio executives, and was assigned to a string of bmovies early in her career. Bunny ohare 1971 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Davis is humble and real and desperate after having had her house repossessed. Bunny ohare is one of those films by the establishment about the counter culture of. Bugs bunny filmography to be complete on dvd forum. Kelly ohare, a special agent for the united states, based in washington, d. While the dogs are eating, he checks some of them out. This september, bugs bunnys entire filmography will finally be completely remastered and released on dvd and bluray with the complete bugs bunny collection, an 8disc collection 4discs for the bluray containing every bugs bunny short from 1940s a wild hare to 2004s daffy duck for president. What possessions of hers that were not repossessed by creditors were destroyed in the demolition. Find films and movies featuring ernest borgnine on allmovie. Among bette davis fans, bunny ohare seems to have a reputation as her worst film, but its not nearly as bad as, say, return from witch mountain or wicked stepmother. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing bunny ohare near you. Aged bunny ohare has just lost everything, the bank of new mexico which has foreclosed on her mortgage and demolished her house. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
Bunny ohare 1971, a film by gerd oswald theiapolis. Dressed as hippies, bunny and bill pull the job, but rather than escape to mexico, bunny decides to stay in the southwest and rob more banks with bill to help keep her kids out of hock. Superwabbit or superrabbit debuted in 1943, the same year as timelys super rabbit. Davis began acting in films in 1931, initially as a contract player with universal studios, where she made her film debut in bad sister 1931. Bunny bette davis, a widow, turns to a life of crime after. Read the full synopsis of bunny ohare, 1971, directed by gerd oswald, with bette davis, ernest borgnine, jack cassidy, at turner classic movies. Bunny ohare shows the gap between the next generation vs.
Ruth elizabeth bette davis was a famous american film, television and theatre actress. Superwabbit would be higher on the list cause lets be honest, bugs bunny is a pretty cool guy. See the full list of bunny ohare cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. An aging widow bette davis in new mexico is left homeless after the bank forecloses on her property and tears. This movie stars ernest borgnine as a mexican toilet thief. Bunny ohare 1971 bunny bette davis, a widow, turns to a life of crime after the bank forecloses on her house and she discovers that her grown children have frittered away her lifes savings. Bunny ohare is an elderly woman living in new mexico who is trying to keep herself afloat financially while supporting her two grown children. This little movie is so tight and cute and simplereally fun. Bunny feels she cannot ask her adult children, ad and lulu, for help, as they depend on her. Soon the pair starts a successful crime spree, and the cops arent turning a blind eye. Bunny ohare also known as provaci ancora mamma is a comedy film directed by gerd oswald, released on october 18 of 1971 in the usa.
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