Bunny O'Hare (1971)

Bunny is a penniless widow who blackmails a robber into teaching her the trade. Soon the pair starts a successful crime spree, and the cops aren't turning a blind eye.

Director:

Gerd Oswald

Writers:

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

Stars:

Bette Davis, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Cassidy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bette Davis	...	Bunny O'Hare
Ernest Borgnine	...	Bill Green (Gruenwald)
Jack Cassidy	...	Lieutenant Horace Greeley
Joan Delaney	...	R.J. Hart
Jay Robinson	...	John C. Rupert
John Astin	...	Ad O'Hare
Reva Rose	...	Lulu
Robert Foulk	...	Commissioner Dingle
Brayden Linden	...	Frank
Karen Mae Johnson	...	Lola (as Karen Rae Johnson)
Francis R. Cody	...	Rhett (as Francis Cody)
Darra Lyn Tobin	...	Elvira (as Darra Lynn Tobin)
Hank Whickham	...	Speed
J. Rob Jordan	...	Policeman Nerdman
Herb Marlis	...	Lloyd

Storyline

Aged Bunny O'Hare has just lost everything, the Bank of New Mexico which has foreclosed on her mortgage and demolished her house. What possessions of hers that were not repossessed by creditors were destroyed in the demolition. Bunny feels she cannot ask her adult children, Ad and Lulu, for help, as they depend on her. In reality, Ad and Lulu are ungrateful and selfish, wallowing in financial holes of their own making. The one person who seems to provide her some help in at least offering to drop her off wherever she may need or want to go is the man who gutted the house of the plumbing fixtures to sell in Mexico, while she doesn't know that he's really just trying to lose her anywhere. Things change when she discovers that he is William Gruenwald, an escaped convict who was behind bars for bank robbery. She offers him a blackmail deal which he has no choice but to accept: she won't turn him into the police in return for he teaching her how to rob banks. She figures that the Bank of ...

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Plot Keywords:

character name as title | widow | apostrophe in title | two word title | bank robbery | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

GP

Did You Know?

Trivia

The shopping mall in the chase scene is the Winrock Town Center in Albuquerque, although the area now looks drastically different-fifty years later.

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Goofs

As Bunny is being tossed around in the back of Bill's camper when he tries to sneak away from her, the three cans of beer on the little table remain firmly in place.

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Quotes

Bunny O'Hare: [to Bill] I didn't rob the bank for myself. I did it for my kids. Their father died when they were very young and I've always felt doubly responsible for them.

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Connections

Referenced in This Is Your Life: Bette Davis (1971)

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Soundtracks

Monday Man
Written by Billy Strange & Keith Roberts
Vocal Performed by The Mike Curb Congregation

User Reviews

Great Movie

All Young Home Buyers Should Watch This Before They Buy a Mortgage. I wish I had seen It, If I did I wouldn't have bought a House. Bette Davis Ernest Borgnine, Masters of Their Craft. An Honest View of What Hard working Americans will experience after they retire if they do not develop a solid financial plan from 18 years old on to old age. Very Entertaining Movie, I also like the message of staying away from marijuana This is were its at then Im getting the heck otta here ..lol Anyone that appreciates good movies will like this one. Not hard to follow, Great Actors with a good plot. The Banksters May they all fall too ruin, when the well runs dry.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

18 October 1971 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bunny und Bill

Filming Locations:

Belen, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$900,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

American International Pictures (AIP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min (theatrical)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1