A Bunny's Tale
A Bunny's Tale is a 1985 American made-for-television comedy-drama film based on American feminist icon and journalist Gloria Steinem's experiences working as a Playboy Bunny in 1963, as described by her 1963 article "A Bunny's Tale" (published in Show magazine in two parts, Part I and Part II.)
| A Bunny's Tale | |
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| Genre | Biography comedy-drama |
| Written by | Deena Goldstone Lynn Roth |
| Directed by | Karen Arthur |
| Starring | Kirstie Alley |
| Theme music composer | Paul Chihara |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Stan Margulies Joan Marks Janette M. Webb |
| Cinematography | Gayne Rescher |
| Editor(s) | Millie Moore |
| Running time | 104 minutes |
| Production company(s) | ABC Circle Films |
| Distributor | ABC |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Mono |
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It stars Kirstie Alley as Steinem.
Plot summary
Engaged by a magazine to write an investigative article on publisher Hugh Hefner's nightclub chain, Ms. Steinem poses as a young girl named "Marie" and enters the Bunny training program at the New York City Playboy Club. Outfitted with phony ears, a fuzzy tail, and a revealing costume, Gloria learns the proper method of serving drinks, the "bunny dip", and how to fend off customers who ignore Hefner's "look but don't touch" policy. She also concludes that being a sex object, even a chaste one, is depressingly demeaning—an "awakening".
Cast
- Kirstie Alley as Gloria Steinem
- Cotter Smith as Ned Holcomb
- Deborah Van Valkenburgh as Pearl
- Joanna Kerns as Andrea
- Lisa Pelikan as Lee
- Delta Burke as Margie
- Mary Woronov as Miss Renfro
- Diana Scarwid as Toby
- Romy Windsor as Bobbi
- Randi Brooks as Marybeth
- Dee Dee Rescher as Hazel
- Chick Vennera as Frankie
- Stanley Kamel as Jerry
- James T. Callahan as Phil
- Katie Budge as Gwen
- Madison Mason as Luther Baines
- Lela Rochon as Charlotte
- Chanelle Lee as Sherry
- Charles Winters as Greg
- Randy Hamilton as David
- Richard Lefevre as Willie
- Keith Mills as Doctor
- Teddy Wilson as Older Club Employee (as Theodore Wilson)
- Patricia Ayame Thomson as Playboy Bunny (as Patricia Thomson)
External links
- A Bunny's Tale on IMDb
- O'Connor, John J. (1985-02-25). "'BUNNY'S TALE' FROM GLORIA STEINEM". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-10-11.