In 2008, the comedy The House Bunny was released, in which many famous actors played afterwards (âBoys Like Itâ - the film was shown under this name in the Russian box office). Let's talk about the film in more detail.
The film "Boys Like It": the plot
In this film, the plot pretty much resembles tales of beautiful princesses expelled from their fairytale castle due to the envy and intrigue of one of the rivals or stepmother. Only instead of a magic castle is a magnificent mansion of the legendary founder of Playboy magazine Hugh Hefner. And the role of the princess was played by a blue-eyed blonde named Shelley Darlingson (Anna Faris). Due to the intrigues of one of the inhabitants of this mansion, the good-natured Shelley was forced to leave her "castle".
Finding herself all alone on the street, she realized that she was absolutely not adapted to real life with its problems and hardships. Indeed, all her life, from the moment she grew up, Miss Darlingson spent in the world of Playboy sexy models and beautiful things, where everyone treated her like a queen because of beauty. But life outside Hefner's âcastleâ turned out to be completely different.
Due to a confluence of circumstances, Shelley becomes the head of the Zeta Alpha Zeta society in the blue dormitory for women. Its inhabitants invited the former "Miss Playboy" to help improve the image of their society. Otherwise, they can all be evicted.
Communicating with her new friends (the president of the society, Natalie, Mona, Harmony, Joanna and others), Shelley helps them get rid of complexes that prevent them from finding guys, as well as open up and become more full-fledged personalities. In turn, the girls help their sexy, but completely uneducated manager get a job in life, as well as find and maintain their true love - Oliver.
The main character Shelley Darlingson performed by Anna Faris
Shelley Darlingson is the main character in this film. She is an orphan that no one has adopted. However, when the girl grew up and blossomed, she was invited to live in the Playboy mansion. Now she is twenty-seven years old, and she knows almost everything about sex and parties, but Shelley is rather naive and looks at the world with kindness and responsiveness. Even in an unpleasant situation, the girl does not become hardened and continues to help others.
This sexy blonde was performed by Anna Faris, star of the Scary Movie series.
From childhood, the actress raved about the theater, and parents in every possible way encouraged the daughter's hobby. However, after graduation, the actress began studying English literature at the University of Washington. After graduation, Anna dreamed of continuing her studies in London. But suddenly she was invited to star in Hollywood, and the girl did not give up such a chance. And not in vain, because her participation in the first part of the parody horror "Very Scary Movie" brought the beginning actress worldwide fame.
The following year, the actress starred in the continuation of the project, and a few years later in the third and fourth films.
Soon, a pretty Anna, who has a lively facial expression and remarkable talent, began to be invited to other serious projects. In the first decade of the two thousandths, Anna Faris starred in "The Chick" with Rob Schneider, in several episodes of the series "Friends", in the Oscar-winning films "Translation Difficulties" and "Brokeback Mountain", as well as in the comedy about superheroes "My Super Ex."
In addition, the track record of Faris has many other, less well-known films. Anna also voiced the heroine of the cartoon "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," and a little later she became the voice of one of Janet's chipmunks in films about the adventures of Alvin and his brothers.
Today, this bright actress is removed much less often, but she still remains in demand. Since 2013, admirers of talent can enjoy playing Anna Faris in the sitcom âMommiesâ.
Joanna and the actress who played her. Willis' daughter
Along with Anna Faris, there were other actors (âBoys Like Itâ - the cast of this particular picture we are considering), who became famous before participating in the filming of this film. Among them - the daughter of a star Hollywood couple, Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, the beautiful Rumer Willis.
Thanks to parental ties, this young talent managed to get movie roles at an early age. So, the first significant work for Rumer was the film "Strip", where the main character was played by Demi Moore.
Miss Willis' next screen appearance came four years later in the movie Nine Yards. The role was episodic, but it is noteworthy that her own father Bruce played in the same film.
The next significant appearance of Rumer on the screen in 2005 in the film âHostageâ is connected with the star dad. In this project, the young star played hostage to the daughter of the protagonist. The participation of the actress in this project pretty much ruined the nerves of her father. Later, in an interview, he admitted that because of Rumer during the filming, sometimes everything that happened seemed real to him.
Miss Willis became a landmark for her career in 2008, because then there were as many as seven projects with her participation. Among them is the film âBoys Like Itâ. The heroine Rumer in this film is Joanna.
She is smart and has a nice appearance, but since childhood, due to health problems, the girl wore a special metal corset. As a result, she developed a phobia, and after so many years she still doesnât remove her metal âarmorâ. Only thanks to the efforts of Shelley, Joanna was able to abandon her complexes and corset.
Despite the success of the film and the fact that the actress began to appear actively on the pages of socialite chronicles, Rumer Willis did not receive much further development. However, the girl does not despair and continues to try to act in films. In addition, recently she has often been invited to appear for photo shoots, so maybe Miss Willis will find herself as a model.
The legendary Hugh Hefner as himself
So, what other actors in the movie we are describing have starred? âThe Boys Like Itâ is a project that involved the ageless Hugh Hefner. This legendary director and chief editor of the most famous magazine for men in the world, âPlayboyâ, played himself in the picture.
It is not known how much his character in the film matches the real character of Hugh Hefner, but the cinematic version of the owner of a fabulous mansion with beauties appealed to the audience. Hefner in the movie - a good-natured and caring dad for many beauties in a bikini. But just to put together the Playboy empire and skillfully manage it for many years, you need to have a steel character. And given that Hefner got married again in 2012, it becomes clear that the real Hugh does not look much like an old man who is as easy to fool as was done in the film.
Other project actors
The project helped to advance the career of not only Faris and Willis, but also others. What other actors have played here ? âBoys Like Itâ - a film in which Emma Stone was nominated for an Oscar for the film âBirdmanâ (in her filmography, participation in new films about Spider-Man, as well as in the films âWelcome to Zombielandâ, â Servant â,â Excellent student of easy virtue âand others).
The film starred Kat Dennings, known to viewers on the TV series âTwo Girls Agroundâ, as well as episodic roles in films about Torah, the son of Odin.
Another star who starred in the film is Monet Mazur - an American fashion model. In most cases, she gets secondary roles, but the actress already has more than forty projects and several awards.
It is impossible not to mention Colin Hanks - another star offspring who played in this project. Colin is the son of Tom Hanks, who, like his father, starred in the movie. He also established himself well as a producer. In recent years, men are often removed in sitcoms. Among them are Fargo and Life in the Details.
According to the majority of viewers, the film âBoys Like Itâ is not a film for all centuries that can enter the treasury of the classics of world cinema. However, it was shot very well and was liked by most viewers. Despite the apparent superficiality, it raises important issues of friendship and relationships, and viewing it can not only become a pleasant pastime for one evening, but also make viewers think.