Bunny

1998 0h 7m EN

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6.6

SOLID

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6.7

IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 71★6.7IMDB · 2,111

AnimationDramaFantasyComedy

Synopsis

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Bunny, an elderly rabbit who uses a walker, is in her kitchen one night baking a cake. A pesky and persistent moth bangs about the kitchen. Nothing is what it seems.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Elsa Keka
Bunny Speaking (voice)
Isabella Linney
Moth (voice)
Chris Wedge
Bunny (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chris Wedge
Writers: Chris Wedge
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 6

RUNTIME

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Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 6

ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 6

DIRECTOR

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Editor Tim Nordquist shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Elsa Keka and Isabella Linney and Chris Wedge carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0179011 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 71 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Chris Wedge directs. Tim Nordquist cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Editor Tim Nordquist shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Elsa Keka and Isabella Linney and Chris Wedge carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0179011 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 71 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Tim Nordquist
Sound: Robert Kessler
Runtime: 7 min · 0h 7m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Bunny (1998)
IMDB rating: 6.7/10 · 2,111 votes
MPAA: Unrated

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 1 nomination total

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film

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What people are saying

CinemaSerf2026-01-26
★ 7/10
Perhaps it was “Donnie Darko” (2001) or maybe even “Watership Down” (1978) but I’ve sometimes found rabbits in movies actually quite menacing! It is probably safe to say, however, that this “Bunny” has seen the last of her hopping days as she prepares some cake mix in her kitchen. There’s a pesky moth hovering about which she manages to coax out of the window but then it returns - only to find itself now an integral part of the mixture. Rather than fish it out, she shoves it all in a tin and into the oven. Extra protein, I suppose. Anyway, she’s a bit zonked now so retreats to her chair for a nap. At this point her oven starts to have delusions it’s a washing machine and the ensuing racket and bright light wakes her up and entices her in for a bit of reminiscing of nimbler days with her beau. It might be sacrilegious to say, but I couldn’t really tell that this was CGI crafted. The attention to the detail wasn’t quite Beatrix Potter, and I’m not sure just how aerodynamic the bug was, but there’s imagination at work here and maybe just a little bit of sadness too. Given the last few scenes, it’s perhaps not one for younger children just in case they are tempted to go exploring…

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