Summary
30-Second Bunnies Theatre is a flash animated cartoon parody series featuring films re-enacted by anthropomorphic animated bunnies in 30 seconds. The series is produced by Angry Alien Productions, the one-woman company of creator Jennifer Shiman.
| 30-Second Bunnies Theatre | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Jennifer Shiman |
| Based on | All films |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | Unknown |
| No. of episodes | 91 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Jennifer Shiman |
| Running time | 30 sec. (some episodes run over one minute) |
| Production company | Angry Alien Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | FEARnet Starz PrimeTimer (YouTube) |
| Release | June 21, 2004 – March 11, 2020 |
The series debuted in 2004 when Shiman sought to create a humorous web series. She unveiled a version of The Exorcist, re-enacted by animated bunnies in 30 seconds. It received an overwhelmingly positive response online from a global audience, prompting Shiman to create more re-enactments. In 2005, the "bunny troupe" was commissioned by Starz! to make new shorts. Each Starz-commissioned re-enactment premiered on Starz on Demand before moving online. The series' take on Star Wars was featured on CNN on April 16, 2006.
Angry Alien Productions released a selection of the shorts on DVD on October 20, 2009. Previously, the Titanic short was included on that film's 4-Disc Special Collector's Edition DVD, released in 2005.
In 2007, Crackle became a distributing partner.[1]
In 2008, Shiman won two Webby Awards for Online Film and Video/Animation,[2] as well as the People's Voice award in that category.
On June 13, 2010, Shiman announced on the 30-Second Bunnies Theatre Website[3] that, after six years and 68 shorts, she was placing the series on hiatus to move on to other pursuits. The final short at the time was a re-enactment of the film Evil Dead II.
As of October 2011, Shiman completed three more re-enactments: Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, Freaks (1932) and Michael Dougherty's Trick 'r Treat.
Shiman teamed up with FEARnet from 2012-2013 to make 2 additional seasons of horror movie shorts.[4]
In Spring 2015 Shiman informed that she would indefinitely stop making re-enactments after Blade Runner.[5][6]
In January 2018, Shiman launched a Patreon page to crowdfund a season of new bunny re-enactments. In February 2018, Shiman released the first re-enactment of the new season, When Harry Met Sally, for Valentine's Day.[7]
In 2019, Shiman teamed up with TV news/gossip site PrimeTimer.com to create a unique bunny season in which the troupe re-enacts breakout episodes from popular TV series. In March 2020, the last reenactment was from The Twilight Zone episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet".[8]
List of films edit
- 30 Days of Night (2007)
- Alien (1979)
- Back to the Future (1985)
- The Big Chill (1983)
- The Birds (1963)
- Black Christmas (1974)
- Blade Runner (1982)
- Borat (2006)
- Brokeback Mountain (2005)
- The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
- Caddyshack (1980)
- Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
- Casablanca (1942)
- A Christmas Carol (1951)
- A Christmas Story (1983)
- Christmas Vacation (1989)
- A Clockwork Orange (1971)
- Die Hard (1988)
- Evil Dead II (1987)
- The Exorcist (1973)
- Fight Club (1999)
- The Fly (1986)
- Freaks (1932)
- Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
- Godzilla (1954)
- Gone With the Wind (1939)
- Goodfellas (1990)
- Grindhouse (2007)
- The Grudge (2004)
- Two-part Harry Potter Montage (2001–2007)
- Halloween (1978)
- Hellraiser (1987)
- Highlander (1986)
- House at the End of the Street (2012)[9]
- Insidious (2011)
- It (2017)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- James Bond Montage (1962–2006)
- Jaws (1975)
- Jurassic Park (1993)
- Kill Bill (Both volumes) (2003–2004)
- King Kong (1933)
- The Last Exorcism (2010)
- March of the Penguins (2005)
- The Monster Squad (1987)
- My Dinner With Andre (1981)
- Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
- Night of the Living Dead (1968)
- No Country For Old Men (2007)
- Office Space (1999)
- Paranormal Activity (2007)
- Pirates of the Caribbean, 2 and 3 (2003, 2006, 2007 respectively)
- Poltergeist (1982)
- The Princess Bride (1987)
- Pulp Fiction (1994)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- Reservoir Dogs (censored and uncensored versions) (1992)
- The Ring (2002)
- Rocky (1976)
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
- Saw (2004)
- Scream (1996)
- The Shining (1980)
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- Sixteen Candles (1984)
- Snakes on a Plane (2006)
- Spider-Man, 2 and 3 (2002, 2004, 2007 respectively)
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
- Star Wars (1977)
- Superbad (2007)
- Superman (1978)
- Suspiria (1977)
- Teeth (2007)
- The Terminator (1984)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
- Titanic (1997)
- Top Gun (1986)
- Trick 'r Treat (2007)
- Tucker & Dale vs Evil (2010)
- Twilight (2008)
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
- The War of the Worlds (1953)
- When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- The Wolf Man (1941)
- Young Frankenstein (1974)
List of shows edit
- Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
- Stranger Things (2016-present)
- The Walking Dead (2010-2022)
- Seinfeld (1989-1998)
- The Twilight Zone (1959-1964, 1985-1989, 2002–2003, April 2019-May 2019, June 25, 2020)
List of biographies edit
References edit
- ^ "Sony Pictures' Crackle Programs 'Moving Targets' Hilarity Ensues!". 2007-09-10. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ^ "Animation 2008 | The Webby Awards". Winners.webbyawards.com. 2014-11-13. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ^ "Thank you for six amazing years of 30-Second Bunnies Theatre!". Angryalien.com. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ^ "FEARnet.com Is Unleashing Over 30 Shocking Short Films In 2013, Featuring Star-Studded Festival Favorites, Rarely Seen Gems And Much More". 2013-01-28. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- ^ "Swan Song of the Bunnies: We Re-Enact Blade Runner. Then We Pack It in". Spring 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
- ^ Burton, Bonnie. "See animated bunnies re-enact 'Blade Runner'". CNET. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
- ^ "When Harry Met Sally in 30 Seconds and Re-Enacted by Bunnies". 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ^ "PrimeTimer Announcement". 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ "House at the End of the Street in 30 Seconds, Re-enacted by bunnies".
- ^ "Kevin Spacey's Life Told in 30 Seconds Through Animated Bunnies". 13 March 2014.
External links edit
- 30-Second Bunnies Theatre Official Website
- 30-Second Bunnies Theatre at IMDb
