Bunny O'Hare (1971)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Gerd Oswald

Writers:

Stanley Z. Cherry (story)
Coslough Johnson (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 October 1971 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

ENJOY those 'GOLDEN YEARS' with the most profitable pension plan any sweet little mother ever devised

Plot Keywords:

Bank Robbery | Widow | Independent Film | Character Name In Title

Cast

Bette Davis	...	Bunny O'Hare
Ernest Borgnine	...	Bill Green (Greenwald)
Jack Cassidy	...	Lieutenant Greeley
Joan Delaney	...	R.J. Hart
Jay Robinson	...	John C. Rupert
Reva Rose	...	Lulu
John Astin	...	Ad
Robert Foulk	...	Commissioner Dingle
Brayden Linden	...	Frank
Karen Mae Johnson	...	Lola
Francis R. Cody	...	Rhett
Darra Lyn Tobin	...	Elvira
Hank Whickham	...	Speed
David Cargo	...	State Trouper (as Governor David Cargo)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Ball	...	Bellhop
Robert Baur	...	Sensitivity Group
Ed Call	...	Sensitivity Group
Bud Ekins	...	Cedar Crest Bank Guard
Cordy Garcia	...	Officer Gonzales
Tony Genaro	...	Collector #2
Grady Hill	...	Gas Station Attendant
Robert Isenberg	...	Collector #3
J. Rob Jordan	...	Policeman Officer Nerdman
Buck Kartalian	...	Sensitivity Group
Gene Krischer	...	Hippie With Bird
Ann La Fan	...	Scared Lady
Larry Linville	...	Max (Collector #1)
Robert Mader	...	Officer At Road Block (as Sergeant Robert Mader)
Herb Marlis	...	Lloyd
Randi Proctor	...	Ad's Girlfriend #2
David Rain	...	Teller
Barbara Raines	...	Ad's Girlfriend #4
Jose Ramirez	...	Border Guard (as Carlos Jose Ramirez)
Roberta Reeves	...	Sensitivity Group
Luanne Roberts	...	Ad's Girlfriend #3
Madeline A. Russo	...	Little Old Lady
Carol Smith	...	Ad's Girlfriend #1
Bruno VeSota	...	Lab Technician

Runtime:

Spain:88 min | USA:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG | Sweden:Btl | USA:GP

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

American International Pictures (AIP)

Trivia:

Star Bette Davis brought suit claiming the production company censored her dialogue and destroyed the film. The lawsuit was later dropped.

Quotes:

Bunny O'Hare: [to Bill] I didn't rob the bank for myself. I did it for my kids.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Prime Cut (1972)

Soundtrack:

The Ballard Of Bunny O'Hare

Wildly inept

As a lifelong Bette Davis fan, I have been curious to see this for a long time. In the book 'Mother Goddam', the author states that in response to Borgnine's question 'What about your family'?, Bette says 'f--k them'! So hearing her say THAT word was another reason to want to see this movie.

Well Showtime aired it yesterday morning and I was glad to have my chance to see this, but boy is it lame. There is nothing to enjoy really, not a single thing. Davis is extremely subdued and SHE DOESN'T EVEN SMOKE or scream or use any of her famous mannerisms, and this movie could've used a little something to make it less painful. Borgnine tries hard but the odds were against him from the start.

And to top it, the line I was waiting to hear was dubbed (badly, I might add)! She says 'screw them' instead..somehow fitting, but boy was I disappointed.