Bunny Whipped

www.bunnywhipped.com

STATUS:
Completed

DIRECTOR / WRITER:
Rafael Riera

PRODUCER:
Ty Donaldson

PRINCIPAL CAST:

Joey Lauren Adams - Chasing Amy, The Break-up

Brande Roderick - The Nannie Diaries, Starsky & Hutch

Rebecca Gayheart - Ugly Betty, Earth 2

Laz Alonso - This Christmas, Jarhead

Ike Barenholtz - MADtv, Meet The Spartans

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPY:
Bob Brill

PRODUCTION DESIGN:
Josh Ritcher

SCORE:
Jessika Zen

GENRE:
Comedy

COUNTRY:
United States

LANGUAGE:
English

RUNNING TIME:
90 miutes

YEAR OF PRODUCTION:
2006

SYNOPSIS:
Bob Whipple (Esteban Powell) is a successful sportswriter who feels his life is going nowhere, mostly because of a recent failed relationship he’s still obsessing over. His life changes when he meets Joe (Ike Barinholtz), a star in the popular reality dating show ‘Mr. Right.’ In the hopes of being enlightened by Joe’s philosophical meanderings (as seen on TV…), they get together for drinks. That evening they learn that Cracker Jack, America’s most beloved white rapper, has been murdered. Sparked by Joe’s “sage” advice, Bob decides to take matters into his own hands to find Cracker Jack’s killer by becoming “The Whip”, a vigilante super-hero… albeit without any real superhero powers.

Bob's escapades as The Whip earn him notoriety but still leave him feeling empty and unfulfilled. After his exploits are featured on a popular television show hosted by Casey Cox (Brande Roderick), he gets a phone call from Ann (Joey Lauren Adams), his high-school girlfriend, whom he has not seen in over ten years. At lunch, Ann, now an avid animal-rights crusader asks for Bob’s help in saving some rabbits destined to be put to sleep. As the two begin to spend more time together, Bob’s emotions are further clouded. However, just when things start looking up, Bob finds out that rap star Kenny Kent (Laz Alonso),the person he believes killed Cracker Jack, has kidnapped his ex-girlfriend Jennifer.

Just in the nick of time, Joe’s words of wisdom finally sink in, and with a little help from beauty queen Beatriz Magdalene Johnson, the reigning Miss Most Awesomely Awesome Woman (Rebecca Gayheart), and a lot of help from Ann, Bob comes to the realization that life begins to have meaning when he stops acting out of fear, and starts acting out of love, and only then will he finally find meaning to the perceived emptiness in his life. Bob now knows he must face all of his fears, and save Jennifer’s life. He confronts his sworn enemy Kenny Kent, and thus completes his transformation from zero to superhero.

“Bunny Whipped” is a quirky comedy that follows Bob’s search for purpose,
and the equally confused characters that help him find the answers he’s looking for.