Even by the incredibly low standards of American-International Pictures, "Bunny O'Hare" is a very bad film--with terrible writing, terrible direction and comedy that is about as subtle as "Hee-Haw"! This is pretty sad, but what makes it worse is that this dopey film stars a duo who have earned both a Best Actress (multiple times) and Best Actor Oscars!
Bette Davis (the title character) and Ernest Borgnine star in this crap-fest. Davis, is a middle-aged housewife whose life has been turned upside down when her home and all its possessions are taken from her by the evil bank. When her good-for-nothing children call her to try to borrow money, she does exactly what any good mother would do--hold up banks with the help of a professional bank robber (Borgnine). To avoid detections, they dress as hippies and the cops are completely inept and unable to stop them.
The biggest problem with the film is the incredibly broad writing--like it was written for stupid people who couldn't understand the smallest hint at subtlety. So, when the cops chase the duo, the film makers insert banjo chase music to let everyone know it's a kooky chase. When the police (especially Jack Cassidy--whose character is too dumb to be in a "Police Academy" film) are stupid, they are sub-humanly stupid and complete reactionaries. In effect, they come off as caricatures--as do Davis' kids. None of them are the least bit real and it's sad that Davis and Borgnine (dressed as hippies) are the most believable part of the story as they rob, try drugs and experiment with 'free love'!! My question is this--were Borgnine and Davis this desperate for money that they were willing to to participate in a film they knew was terrible OR did they actually think this would be funny?! Or, did Samuel Z. Arkoff (the head of AIP) hold one of their family members hostage to force them to appear in the film?! Yes, it is THAT bad. The only way I could recommend it is if you are a bad movie buff and want to see the actors completely embarrass themselves.
By the way, this is an example of some of the kooky elements in the film. One of Davis' daughters is married to a man who is a butcher with an aversion to meat and needs 'meat therapy'. My sides are still splitting with laughter...
Bette Davis (the title character) and Ernest Borgnine star in this crap-fest. Davis, is a middle-aged housewife whose life has been turned upside down when her home and all its possessions are taken from her by the evil bank. When her good-for-nothing children call her to try to borrow money, she does exactly what any good mother would do--hold up banks with the help of a professional bank robber (Borgnine). To avoid detections, they dress as hippies and the cops are completely inept and unable to stop them.
The biggest problem with the film is the incredibly broad writing--like it was written for stupid people who couldn't understand the smallest hint at subtlety. So, when the cops chase the duo, the film makers insert banjo chase music to let everyone know it's a kooky chase. When the police (especially Jack Cassidy--whose character is too dumb to be in a "Police Academy" film) are stupid, they are sub-humanly stupid and complete reactionaries. In effect, they come off as caricatures--as do Davis' kids. None of them are the least bit real and it's sad that Davis and Borgnine (dressed as hippies) are the most believable part of the story as they rob, try drugs and experiment with 'free love'!! My question is this--were Borgnine and Davis this desperate for money that they were willing to to participate in a film they knew was terrible OR did they actually think this would be funny?! Or, did Samuel Z. Arkoff (the head of AIP) hold one of their family members hostage to force them to appear in the film?! Yes, it is THAT bad. The only way I could recommend it is if you are a bad movie buff and want to see the actors completely embarrass themselves.
By the way, this is an example of some of the kooky elements in the film. One of Davis' daughters is married to a man who is a butcher with an aversion to meat and needs 'meat therapy'. My sides are still splitting with laughter...