30-Second Bunnies Theatre
| 30-Second Bunnies Theatre | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jennifer Shiman |
| Produced by | Jennifer Shiman |
| Written by | (adapted by) Jennifer Shiman |
| Starring |
Douglas McInnes Jennifer Shiman John Mathot Shannon Torrence Michael Dougherty Bryan Singer Kevin Spacey |
| Distributed by |
Angry Alien Productions FEARnet Starz |
Release dates | June 21, 2004 (Titanic)-2011; 2012-2015 |
Running time | 30 sec. (some films run over one minute) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
30-Second Bunnies Theatre is a Flash cartoon 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.
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, the site 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 in 2012 to make more horror movie shorts. The first season of shorts is complete,[4] and the second season is in production as of September 16, 2013.
In mid-March 2014, Angry Alien Productions ventured into new bunny territory by re-enacting the life of Kevin Spacey (with bunny voices by Kevin Spacey himself) to celebrate the launch of his new website.[5] In Spring 2015 the staff of Angry Alien Productions informed that they would indefinitely stop making re-enactments after Blade Runner.[6]
List of films
- Alien (1979)
- Back to the Future (1985)
- Batman (1989)
- 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 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)
- The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2010)
- Insidious (2011)
- 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)
- 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)
- Saw (2004)
- Scream (1996)
- Sixteen Candles (1984)
- The Shining (1980)
- 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)
- 30 Days of Night (2007)
- 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)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- The Wolf Man (1941)
References
- ↑ "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. 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. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- ↑ "Kevin Spacey's Life in 30 Seconds and Re-Enacted by Bunnies". 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
- ↑ "Swan Song of the Bunnies: We Re-Enact Blade Runner. Then We Pack It in". Spring 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-02.