Adam Rehmeier, director of controversial feature The Bunny Game, is preparing to shoot a “hardcore” Western with the exec producer of Robert Redford’s The Company You Keep.
Vancouver-based Brightlight Pictures (The Company You Keep) has teamed with UK producer Mark Sandell to co-produce the ‘Western’ action horror Save a Bullet For Me.
It marks the latest feature from writer-director Adam Rehmeier, who sparked controversy with torture film The Bunny Game in 2010.
Brightlight Pictures’ Shawn Williamson joins Mark Sandell (A Liar’s Autobiography) to produce.
Save a Bullet For Me is due to be shot in British Columbia in late 2014.
Set in the 19th century, the film focuses on the aftermath of a brutal massacre, where two wounded frontiersmen make a desperate last stand against a native American war party.
Rehmeier said: “This is not your grandfather’s Western. There are no heroes or morality tales. This is a visceral, animal of a film...
Vancouver-based Brightlight Pictures (The Company You Keep) has teamed with UK producer Mark Sandell to co-produce the ‘Western’ action horror Save a Bullet For Me.
It marks the latest feature from writer-director Adam Rehmeier, who sparked controversy with torture film The Bunny Game in 2010.
Brightlight Pictures’ Shawn Williamson joins Mark Sandell (A Liar’s Autobiography) to produce.
Save a Bullet For Me is due to be shot in British Columbia in late 2014.
Set in the 19th century, the film focuses on the aftermath of a brutal massacre, where two wounded frontiersmen make a desperate last stand against a native American war party.
Rehmeier said: “This is not your grandfather’s Western. There are no heroes or morality tales. This is a visceral, animal of a film...
- 4/8/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Digging into the dark underbelly of the human psyche can be an ugly business. Just ask any of those involved in the making of some of horror’s most notorious movies. As filmmaking and storytelling methods evolve, it allows more freedom to those who choose to explore areas that many would prefer remain hidden. But this often prompts us to ask rabidly debated questions like, ‘Just how far is too far?’
Way before the days when watching a film banned in your country was simply a matter of a quick illegal download to side step the censors, the MPAA and BBFC were much more of a force to be reckoned with. Now it seems that films are usually old news way before the censors can even touch them.
We have highlighted seven films that were particularly contentious for audiences and censors alike. Most are from those dark days before the internet,...
Way before the days when watching a film banned in your country was simply a matter of a quick illegal download to side step the censors, the MPAA and BBFC were much more of a force to be reckoned with. Now it seems that films are usually old news way before the censors can even touch them.
We have highlighted seven films that were particularly contentious for audiences and censors alike. Most are from those dark days before the internet,...
- 12/12/2013
- by Aaron Williams
- FEARnet
With cinematographer and 2nd unit director credits already under his belt, Adam Rehmeier burst onto the indie film scene with his feature film directorial debut, The Bunny Game (2012), in which Rodleen Getsic plays a desperate prostitute who ends up fighting for her life after hooking up with a maniacal trucker. The critically-acclaimed black and white film is somber, gritty, and saturated with panic and dread. Rehmeier's follow-up feature is something of a companion piece: Jonas (2013) is a brooding, sinister, and intelligent film that's as fascinating as the director's methods in creating it. Gregg Gilmore plays Jonas, who mysteriously washes up on a beach, then proceeds to gather an audience for "God's Big Message." Jonas will be released September 11th, and you can watch it in its entirety, absolutely free, at jonasmovie.com. Rehmeier generously took some time to discuss with FEARnet his unique films and his intriguing filmmaking tactics. FEARnet:...
- 9/2/2013
- by Eric Stanze
- FEARnet
The name Rodleen Getsic might not jump out at you, but she's the star, co-writer, and producer of the controversial and award-winning film The Bunny Game, and she needs a bit of help from the horror community.
Rodleen’s family and friends have begun a campaign to help raise money for medical equipment, assisted care, and the doctor bills she has accumulated as a result of an accident she had in March of 2010 at a restaurant in West Hollywood. She slipped on a mat and landed on the back of her head, sustaining a traumatic brain injury and damage to her upper spine and brainstem. Because of her severe symptoms, Rodleen has difficulty with mobility, body, and brain function as well as with balance, walking, and doing normal activities. She is in severe chronic disabling pain centered from her brainstem.
This tragic event has changed Rodleen's life forever: She is disabled and unable to work,...
Rodleen’s family and friends have begun a campaign to help raise money for medical equipment, assisted care, and the doctor bills she has accumulated as a result of an accident she had in March of 2010 at a restaurant in West Hollywood. She slipped on a mat and landed on the back of her head, sustaining a traumatic brain injury and damage to her upper spine and brainstem. Because of her severe symptoms, Rodleen has difficulty with mobility, body, and brain function as well as with balance, walking, and doing normal activities. She is in severe chronic disabling pain centered from her brainstem.
This tragic event has changed Rodleen's life forever: She is disabled and unable to work,...
- 4/23/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
This week’s Must Read is a rarity: Underground icon Damon Packard being interviewed in a major newspaper, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, on the occasion of his genius new film Foxfur screening at Craig Baldwin’s Other Cinema last night.And, you know it, it’s also not every day an underground film is profiled in the New York Times, so super congrats to director Adam Rehmeier and particularly Rodleen Getsic for this Nyt piece about the controversial nature of their The Bunny Game.Here’s a new “Must Bookmark” blog: A movie journal site by Melanie Wilmink, formerly of the $100 Film Festival, where she now hopes to open up discussion generated by indie films — and she’s doing a fantastic job so far!Also to bookmark: Eric Krasner has a blog regarding his in-progress documentary on legendary Yiddish comedian Mickey Katz.The Huffington Post reports on the totally...
- 9/16/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Over the past few years of my movie watching career, a film has never tripped me up quite the way that The Bunny Game has.
No need to regurgitate all my ramblings and questions from that experience (go read it you wanker) but in case you missed it (you wanker) here is a summary...I don't know what to do with The Bunny Game. I'm truly still at a loss as to where I stand on it. Obviously there is no better way to try to solve your misgivings or confusion by talking directly to one of the stars of the film.
Rodleen Getsic is one of those rare human beings that isn't afraid to seize life by the balls and hold on. Her performance was one of the few things in The Bunny Game that did not leave me clueless and confused about myself and my stance on morality.
No need to regurgitate all my ramblings and questions from that experience (go read it you wanker) but in case you missed it (you wanker) here is a summary...I don't know what to do with The Bunny Game. I'm truly still at a loss as to where I stand on it. Obviously there is no better way to try to solve your misgivings or confusion by talking directly to one of the stars of the film.
Rodleen Getsic is one of those rare human beings that isn't afraid to seize life by the balls and hold on. Her performance was one of the few things in The Bunny Game that did not leave me clueless and confused about myself and my stance on morality.
- 8/11/2012
- by Andre Dumas
- Planet Fury
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Experience Total Recall the way it was meant to be seen with a pristine Director approved 1080P HD transfer! Action star extraordinaire Arnold Schwarzenegger is perfectly cast as Quaid, a 2084 construction worker haunted by dreams of Mars in this crowd-pleasing science fiction spectacle. Against the wishes of his sexy blonde wife (Sharon Stone), Quaid goes to Rekall, a company that implants artificial memories, so he can “remember” visiting the red planet that is...
- 7/31/2012
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Directed by: Adam Rehmeier
Starring: Rodleen Getsic, Jeff Renfro
Junkie hooker Sylvia Grey turns the wrong trick in demented trucker Jr. After knocking her out cold and taking her to a desolate place where no one can hear her cries, Jr subjects Sylvia to a series of increasingly twisted, sadistic "games". But will she survive the ultimate test when she wakes up with her head sealed in a white bunny mask?
I've heard a lot of uncomfortable whispers about Adam Rehmeier's The Bunny Game lately. The kind of whispers where people boast of its power to disturb and then the even quieter displays of acclaim and meaning the film just might have. Whether or not The Bunny Game does hold within its running time a symbol of deeper meaning is hindered by the fact that at least 75% of the horror movie watching population probably won't make it past the first 35 seconds.
Starring: Rodleen Getsic, Jeff Renfro
Junkie hooker Sylvia Grey turns the wrong trick in demented trucker Jr. After knocking her out cold and taking her to a desolate place where no one can hear her cries, Jr subjects Sylvia to a series of increasingly twisted, sadistic "games". But will she survive the ultimate test when she wakes up with her head sealed in a white bunny mask?
I've heard a lot of uncomfortable whispers about Adam Rehmeier's The Bunny Game lately. The kind of whispers where people boast of its power to disturb and then the even quieter displays of acclaim and meaning the film just might have. Whether or not The Bunny Game does hold within its running time a symbol of deeper meaning is hindered by the fact that at least 75% of the horror movie watching population probably won't make it past the first 35 seconds.
- 7/29/2012
- by Andre Dumas
- Planet Fury
We've been hearing about how controversial The Bunny Game is for a while now. Think you're tough enough to handle it? Then enter our contest to win an autographed copy of the Blu-ry/DVD courtesy of our friends at Autonomy Pictures!
In order to enter for a chance to win one of the five copies we have available, just send an Email Here (contests@dreadcentral.com), including your full name and mailing address. We'll take care of the rest.
Synopsis:
Banned in the UK and partially inspired by a real-life experience of star Rodleen Getsic, The Bunny Game is an unflinching descent into torment and madness. Junkie hooker Sylvia Grey (Gestic in a brave, award-winning performance) turns the wrong trick in demented trucker Jr (Jeff Renfro). After knocking her out cold and taking her to a desolate place where no one can hear her cries, Jr subjects Sylvia to a series of increasingly twisted,...
In order to enter for a chance to win one of the five copies we have available, just send an Email Here (contests@dreadcentral.com), including your full name and mailing address. We'll take care of the rest.
Synopsis:
Banned in the UK and partially inspired by a real-life experience of star Rodleen Getsic, The Bunny Game is an unflinching descent into torment and madness. Junkie hooker Sylvia Grey (Gestic in a brave, award-winning performance) turns the wrong trick in demented trucker Jr (Jeff Renfro). After knocking her out cold and taking her to a desolate place where no one can hear her cries, Jr subjects Sylvia to a series of increasingly twisted,...
- 7/27/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
The Bunny Game Trailer. Adam Rehmeier‘s The Bunny Game (2010) movie trailer stars Rodleen Getsic, Norwood Fisher, Gregg Gilmore, Paul Ill, and Loki. The Bunny Game‘s plot synopsis: “A prostitute looking for her next meal hitches a ride with a trucker that leaves her praying for her next breath.” This movie looks insane. Very few movies are [...]
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- 6/3/2012
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
If I had to describe Adam Rehmeier's The Bunny Game using only one word, I think I'd have to go with the word "controversial" for obvious reasons. Banned in the UK and partially inspired by a real-life experience of star Rodleen Getsic, The Bunny Game is an unflinching descent into torment and madness. Junkie hooker Sylvia Grey (Gestic in a brave, award-winning performance) turns the wrong trick in demented trucker Jr (Jeff Renfro). After knoc…...
- 6/1/2012
- Horrorbid
We recently learned when Adam Rehmeier's The Bunny Game will be getting its Blu-ray/DVD release by Autonomy Pictures (July 17, 2012), and now we have the box art and special features to share.
Limited theatrical dates (in theaters brave enough to screen it) and more teaser posters are forthcoming. Keep up-to-date via The Bunny Game Facebook page.
Synopsis:
Banned in the UK and partially inspired by a real-life experience of star Rodleen Getsic, The Bunny Game is an unflinching descent into torment and madness. Junkie hooker Sylvia Grey (Gestic in a brave, award-winning performance) turns the wrong trick in demented trucker Jr (Jeff Renfro). After knocking her out cold and taking her to a desolate place where no one can hear her cries, Jr subjects Sylvia to a series of increasingly twisted, sadistic “games”. But will she survive the ultimate test when she wakes up with her head sealed in a white leather bunny mask?...
Limited theatrical dates (in theaters brave enough to screen it) and more teaser posters are forthcoming. Keep up-to-date via The Bunny Game Facebook page.
Synopsis:
Banned in the UK and partially inspired by a real-life experience of star Rodleen Getsic, The Bunny Game is an unflinching descent into torment and madness. Junkie hooker Sylvia Grey (Gestic in a brave, award-winning performance) turns the wrong trick in demented trucker Jr (Jeff Renfro). After knocking her out cold and taking her to a desolate place where no one can hear her cries, Jr subjects Sylvia to a series of increasingly twisted, sadistic “games”. But will she survive the ultimate test when she wakes up with her head sealed in a white leather bunny mask?...
- 6/1/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Autonomy Pictures sent over the second of four teaser posters for the upcoming Us release of Adam Rehmeier's relentless horror film The Bunny Game and also provided us with the film's Blu-ray/DVD release date, which is July 17, 2012.
Disc extras, limited theatrical dates (in theaters brave enough to screen it) and more teaser posters are forthcoming. Keep up-to-date via The Bunny Game Facebook page.
Synopsis:
Banned in the UK and partially inspired by a real-life experience of star Rodleen Getsic, The Bunny Game is an unflinching descent into torment and madness. Junkie hooker Sylvia Grey (Gestic in a brave, award-winning performance) turns the wrong trick in demented trucker Jr (Jeff Renfro). After knocking her out cold and taking her to a desolate place where no one can hear her cries, Jr subjects Sylvia to a series of increasingly twisted, sadistic “games”. But will she survive the ultimate test when...
Disc extras, limited theatrical dates (in theaters brave enough to screen it) and more teaser posters are forthcoming. Keep up-to-date via The Bunny Game Facebook page.
Synopsis:
Banned in the UK and partially inspired by a real-life experience of star Rodleen Getsic, The Bunny Game is an unflinching descent into torment and madness. Junkie hooker Sylvia Grey (Gestic in a brave, award-winning performance) turns the wrong trick in demented trucker Jr (Jeff Renfro). After knocking her out cold and taking her to a desolate place where no one can hear her cries, Jr subjects Sylvia to a series of increasingly twisted, sadistic “games”. But will she survive the ultimate test when...
- 5/25/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
The image you see positioned below this needlessly verbose introduction is kind of hard to look at if you have a fear of being suffocated. I used to have dreams where I couldn’t breathe, and they terrified me. So the first teaser poster for director Adam Rehmeier’s controversial horror movie “The Bunny Game” is a little distressing. A tad unoriginal and familiar, but distressing nonetheless. Apparently the film was banned in England, though it’s supposed to arrive here in the States completely uncut. That should be interesting. Here’s what the flick is about: In The Bunny Game, junkie hooker Sylvia Gray (performance artist Rodleen Getsic) is abducted by trucker Jr (Jeff Renfro). He subjects her, and the audience, to a sadistic journey into madness. A few theaters are supposed to screen “The Bunny Game” later this year, though, if I were you, I’d just wait...
- 4/28/2012
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
The first in a series of new one-sheets for Autonomy Pictures' controversial release The Bunny Game is here, and it makes us a bit uncomfortable just looking at it. Check it out along with new stills and a trailer!
From the Press Release
Autonomy Pictures presents the first of four teaser posters for the upcoming Us release of Adam Rehmeier's relentless horror film The Bunny Game. The unflinching indie film was recently banned in England but will see an uncut, uncensored North America limited theatrical (in states that will permit it) and DVD/Blu-ray release in July. Dates and additional information will be announced soon.
In The Bunny Game junkie hooker Sylvia Gray (performance artist Rodleen Getsic in a fearless turn) is abducted by trucker Jr (Jeff Renfro). He subjects her, and the audience, to a sadistic journey into madness. Partly inspired by a real-life experience that Getsic endured,...
From the Press Release
Autonomy Pictures presents the first of four teaser posters for the upcoming Us release of Adam Rehmeier's relentless horror film The Bunny Game. The unflinching indie film was recently banned in England but will see an uncut, uncensored North America limited theatrical (in states that will permit it) and DVD/Blu-ray release in July. Dates and additional information will be announced soon.
In The Bunny Game junkie hooker Sylvia Gray (performance artist Rodleen Getsic in a fearless turn) is abducted by trucker Jr (Jeff Renfro). He subjects her, and the audience, to a sadistic journey into madness. Partly inspired by a real-life experience that Getsic endured,...
- 4/27/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Autonomy Pictures presents the first of four teaser posters for the upcoming Us release of Adam Rehmeier's relentless horror film The Bunny Game. The unflinching indie film was recently banned in England but will see an uncut, uncensored North American limited theatrical (in states that will permit it) and DVD/Blu-ray release in July.
Dates and additional information will be announced soon.
In The Bunny Game, junkie hooker Sylvia Gray (performance artist Rodleen Getsic) is abducted by trucker Jr (Jeff Renfro). He subjects her, and the audience, to a sadistic journey into madness. Partly inspired by a real-life experience that Getsic endured, The Bunny Game pushes the boundaries of extreme realism in horror cinema.
Head inside for a larger look and keep tabs on the Facebook page for more.
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Dates and additional information will be announced soon.
In The Bunny Game, junkie hooker Sylvia Gray (performance artist Rodleen Getsic) is abducted by trucker Jr (Jeff Renfro). He subjects her, and the audience, to a sadistic journey into madness. Partly inspired by a real-life experience that Getsic endured, The Bunny Game pushes the boundaries of extreme realism in horror cinema.
Head inside for a larger look and keep tabs on the Facebook page for more.
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- 4/27/2012
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Laurie Strode. Ellen Ripley. Nancy Thompson.
Many of the great horror movies are great precisely for the heroines whom audiences can identify with and root for. And it’s almost always better to have a heroine rise up to defeat pure evil much more so than a male hero. Even more, it’s the rare horror movie that successfully subverts the heroine’s role, such as Marion Crane being killed just when we realize we are even watching a horror movie at all.
The nameless prostitute (Rodleen Getsic) at the center of Adam Rehmeier‘s The Bunny Game subverts the heroine’s role in entirely different ways. First of all, she’s a prostitute, not the typical chaste leading lady we are to expect. When we first see her, she is being debased and dominated by an overly aggressive client in graphic detail, in a way not unlike one might...
Many of the great horror movies are great precisely for the heroines whom audiences can identify with and root for. And it’s almost always better to have a heroine rise up to defeat pure evil much more so than a male hero. Even more, it’s the rare horror movie that successfully subverts the heroine’s role, such as Marion Crane being killed just when we realize we are even watching a horror movie at all.
The nameless prostitute (Rodleen Getsic) at the center of Adam Rehmeier‘s The Bunny Game subverts the heroine’s role in entirely different ways. First of all, she’s a prostitute, not the typical chaste leading lady we are to expect. When we first see her, she is being debased and dominated by an overly aggressive client in graphic detail, in a way not unlike one might...
- 3/26/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
It's been a long road getting the controversial little film The Bunny Game domestic distribution, but finally a light is showing at the end of the tunnel. Read on for all the details and a new still from the flick.
From the Press Release:
Producer Derek Curl (Tla Releasing/ The Innkeepers, Stake Land) announces the launch of the new label, Autonomy Pictures, a filmmaker-driven company dedicated to producing and distributing boundary-pushing, uncompromising cinema on a worldwide scale. The company, spearheaded by Curl, David Gregory (Severin Films/ Plague Town, The Theatre Bizarre), and Lewis Tice (Danger After Dark), has acquired all U.S. rights to Adam Rehmeier¹s The Bunny Game, a shockingly explicit cinematic experience about the abduction of a prostitute and the terror she is subjected to at the hands of her captive. Featuring a fearless performance by actress Rodleen Getsic, who also co-wrote the film with Rehmeir based on her own experiences,...
From the Press Release:
Producer Derek Curl (Tla Releasing/ The Innkeepers, Stake Land) announces the launch of the new label, Autonomy Pictures, a filmmaker-driven company dedicated to producing and distributing boundary-pushing, uncompromising cinema on a worldwide scale. The company, spearheaded by Curl, David Gregory (Severin Films/ Plague Town, The Theatre Bizarre), and Lewis Tice (Danger After Dark), has acquired all U.S. rights to Adam Rehmeier¹s The Bunny Game, a shockingly explicit cinematic experience about the abduction of a prostitute and the terror she is subjected to at the hands of her captive. Featuring a fearless performance by actress Rodleen Getsic, who also co-wrote the film with Rehmeir based on her own experiences,...
- 3/9/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The Bunny Game is a shockingly explicit cinematic experience about the abduction of a prostitute and the terror she is subjected to at the hands of her captive. Featuring a fearless performance by actress Rodleen Getsic, who also co-wrote the film with Rehmeir, based on her own experiences, The Bunny Game was recently banned in the UK but will be released in the Us uncut in July 2012.
- 3/9/2012
- Best-Horror-Movies.com
Producer Derek Curl (of Tla Releasing) has announced a new label, Autonomy Pictures, a filmmaker-driven company dedicated to producing and distributing boundary-pushing, uncompromising cinema on a worldwide scale.
The company, spearheaded by Curl, David Gregory (Severin Films) and Lewis Tice (Danger After Dark) has acquired all U.S. rights to Adam Rehmeier's The Bunny Game, a shockingly explicit cinematic experience about the abduction of a prostitute and the terror she is subjected to at the hands of her captive. Featuring a fearless performance by actress Rodleen Getsic, who also co-wrote the film with Rehmeir, based on her own experiences, The Bunny Game was recently banned in the UK but will be released in the Us uncut in July 2012.
Head inside for a look at the trailer.
Read more...
The company, spearheaded by Curl, David Gregory (Severin Films) and Lewis Tice (Danger After Dark) has acquired all U.S. rights to Adam Rehmeier's The Bunny Game, a shockingly explicit cinematic experience about the abduction of a prostitute and the terror she is subjected to at the hands of her captive. Featuring a fearless performance by actress Rodleen Getsic, who also co-wrote the film with Rehmeir, based on her own experiences, The Bunny Game was recently banned in the UK but will be released in the Us uncut in July 2012.
Head inside for a look at the trailer.
Read more...
- 3/9/2012
- by ryanrotten@shocktillyoudrop.com (Ryan Turek)
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The Bunny Game, which has been described as ‘taking psychological and physical terror to new extremes’ was banned by the BBFC back in October of last year on the grounds that “the principal focus of The Bunny Game is the unremitting sexual and physical abuse of a helpless woman, as well as the sadistic and sexual pleasure the man derives from this.”
The film, which centres around a drug-addicted prostitute, Bunny, played by Rodleen Getsic, who is kidnapped by a truck driver (Jeff Renfro) and subjected to a harrowing series of sadistic and torturous games, will never see the light of day here in the UK, but thanks to the folks at Melon Farmers (who pointed us in the right direction) we can see a little of what director Adam Rehmeier’s The Bunny Game had in store for it’s audience:...
The film, which centres around a drug-addicted prostitute, Bunny, played by Rodleen Getsic, who is kidnapped by a truck driver (Jeff Renfro) and subjected to a harrowing series of sadistic and torturous games, will never see the light of day here in the UK, but thanks to the folks at Melon Farmers (who pointed us in the right direction) we can see a little of what director Adam Rehmeier’s The Bunny Game had in store for it’s audience:...
- 2/14/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
The 2011 PollyGrind Film Festival recently wrapped up in Las Vegas, and the madman behind the scenes, Chad Clinton Freeman, checked in with Dread Central to share with us exclusively the winners of this year's fest.
Reveling in everything from arthouse to grindhouse to everything in between, PollyGrind has quickly made a name for itself as one of the up-and-coming premiere genre fests out there due to the success of each year of programming. This year's big winners (and flicks that will no doubt go on to find audiences soon) include the highly controversial The Bunny Game, The Super, Dear God No!, The Gruesome Death of Tommy Pistol and Ratline.
"I was very happy with the quantity of quality films and the diversity I was able to program this year," Freeman said. "Being able to world premiere films like Mondo Sexxxx: The Terry Kobrah Story and The Gruesome Death of Tommy Pistol,...
Reveling in everything from arthouse to grindhouse to everything in between, PollyGrind has quickly made a name for itself as one of the up-and-coming premiere genre fests out there due to the success of each year of programming. This year's big winners (and flicks that will no doubt go on to find audiences soon) include the highly controversial The Bunny Game, The Super, Dear God No!, The Gruesome Death of Tommy Pistol and Ratline.
"I was very happy with the quantity of quality films and the diversity I was able to program this year," Freeman said. "Being able to world premiere films like Mondo Sexxxx: The Terry Kobrah Story and The Gruesome Death of Tommy Pistol,...
- 10/27/2011
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
Jeff Renfro, Rodleen Getsic, The Bunny Game Adam Rehmeier's The Bunny Game, a mix of explicit sex and physical and psychological abuse, has been banned by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), reports Total Film. A few weeks ago, the BBFC stirred up quite a bit of talk after it decided to ban Tom Six's The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence), which opened (to disappointing business) via IFC Films in the United States last week. [See partial list of the BBFC's banned movies.] The BBFC explained its position in a statement that reads: "The principal focus of The Bunny Game is the unremitting sexual and physical abuse of a helpless woman, as well as the sadistic and sexual pleasure the man derives from this." BBFC director David Cooke added that “it is the Board’s carefully considered view that to issue a certificate to this work, even if confined to adults, would be inconsistent with the Board’s Guidelines,...
- 10/14/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Horror movie 'The Bunny Game' has been banned by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). The classification board has decided the film - which stars Rodleen Getsic - will not be given a certificate for release in the UK, either in theatres or on DVD, because of the graphic scenes of sexual and physical abuse, making the 13th movie in the Board's history to be banned. The movie's plot focuses on the terrifying ordeal of a drug addicted prostitute who is kidnapped by a truck driver and tortured and the classification body has decided the scenes are...
- 10/14/2011
- Virgin Media - Movies
Back in June Trinity announced that they had acquired the UK rights to Adam Rehmeier’s controversial film The Bunny Game and were set to release it through their new home entertainment label Trinity X early next year. Now that release will not happen thanks to a ban on the film by the BBFC who have denied it a release on the grounds that “the principal focus of The Bunny Game is the unremitting sexual and physical abuse of a helpless woman, as well as the sadistic and sexual pleasure the man derives from this.”
While BBFC director David Cooke added:
It is the Board’s carefully considered view that to issue a certificate to this work, even if confined to adults, would be inconsistent with the Board’s Guidelines, would risk potential harm within the terms of the Video Recordings Act, and would accordingly be unacceptable to the public.
While BBFC director David Cooke added:
It is the Board’s carefully considered view that to issue a certificate to this work, even if confined to adults, would be inconsistent with the Board’s Guidelines, would risk potential harm within the terms of the Video Recordings Act, and would accordingly be unacceptable to the public.
- 10/13/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
The Bunny Game is the latest horror film to be banned by the BBFC. The intense torture movie stars Rodleen Getsic as a drug-addicted prostitute kidnapped by a truck driver and subjected to a gruesome ordeal. The BBFC has a rejected the film meaning it won’t be released on DVD in the UK.In a statement issue the BBFC said “The principal focus of The Bunny Game is the unremitting sexual and physical abuse of a helpless woman, as well as the sadistic and sexual pleasure the man derives from this.”While BBFC director David Cooke...
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- 10/13/2011
- by Rosie Fletcher
- TotalFilm
So now it looks like our previous story about Trinity X acquiring UK rights to Adam Rehmeier's independent feature The Bunny Game might have become moot as the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has rejected the sexually violent film on DVD. What does that mean exactly? Read on for the details.
BBFC Guidelines state “A strict policy on sexual violence and rape is applied. Content which might eroticise or endorse sexual violence may require cuts at any classification level. This is more likely with video works than film because of the potential for replaying scenes out of context. Any association of sex with non-consensual restraint, pain or humiliation may be cut.” As the BBFC sees it, the principal focus of The Bunny Game is the unremitting sexual and physical abuse of a helpless woman, as well as the sadistic and sexual pleasure the man derives from this. The...
BBFC Guidelines state “A strict policy on sexual violence and rape is applied. Content which might eroticise or endorse sexual violence may require cuts at any classification level. This is more likely with video works than film because of the potential for replaying scenes out of context. Any association of sex with non-consensual restraint, pain or humiliation may be cut.” As the BBFC sees it, the principal focus of The Bunny Game is the unremitting sexual and physical abuse of a helpless woman, as well as the sadistic and sexual pleasure the man derives from this. The...
- 10/12/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
It was announced back in June that Trinity acquired UK rights to Adam Rehmeier's highly controversial film The Bunny Game and will be releasing it through their new home entertainment label Trinity X in early 2012. Unfortunately, it looks as if Rehmeier has a lot more in common with Tom Six than he knew. Much like The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence), The Bunny Game's DVD release has been rejected by the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification). I don't understand why they feel the need to publicly humiliate these films, like they're going to shame them into submission. Bunny Games follows a female prostitute (Rodleen Getsic) who hitches a lift with a truck driver. The truck driver (Jeff Renfro) kidnaps the woman, restrains and forcibly strips her, and proceeds to physically and sexually abuse and humiliate her. The abuse of the kidnapped woman takes up the greater part of the.
- 10/12/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
Trinity announced today that they have acquired UK rights to Adam Rehmeier’s controversial low budget horror film The Bunny Game and plan to release it through their new home entertainment label Trinity X in early 2012. One fly in the ointment is the fact the movie has yet to be certified in the UK, and if this gets through with an anything less than an “18” (Nc-17) certificate, without a few snips here and there, we’d be very surprised. The Bunny Game, which has been described as ‘taking psychological and physical terror to new extremes’ centres around a drug-addicted prostitute, Bunny, played by Rodleen Getsic, who is kidnapped by a truck driver (Gregg Gilmore) and subjected to a harrowing series of sadistic and torturous ‘games’. Mark Sandell, co-director of Trinity Films, said today: “Although The Bunny Game is acquired viewing and deals with disturbing issues, it fits the Trinity X brand...
- 6/30/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
Trinity have announced that they have acquired the UK rights to Adam Rehmeier’s controversial film The Bunny Game and will be releasing it through their new home entertainment label Trinity X in early 2012. Yet to be certified in the UK, The Bunny Game, which has been described as ‘taking psychological and physical terror to new extremes’ centres around a drug-addicted prostitute, Bunny, played by Rodleen Getsic, who is kidnapped by a truck driver (Jeff Renfro) and subjected to a harrowing series of sadistic and torturous games.
The first title to be released by Trinity X, in Sept 2011, is Simon Rumley’s acclaimed Red White & Blue, and you can read out review of that film right here.
The first title to be released by Trinity X, in Sept 2011, is Simon Rumley’s acclaimed Red White & Blue, and you can read out review of that film right here.
- 6/29/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Adam Rehmeier's independent feature The Bunny Game has found a home in the UK with Trinity X acquiring UK rights for the nasty little film we've been talking about for over a year now.
Mark Sandell, co-director of Trinity Films, said today: "Although 'The Bunny Game' is acquired viewing and deals with disturbing issues, it fits the Trinity X brand perfectly in that it is distinctive and independent film-making at its best, with strong performances and a highly original filmic eye".
Directed by filmmaker Adam Rehmeier from a screenplay by Rodleen Getsic and Rehmeier, the film follows a prostitute (played by a gutsy Rodleen Getsic) looking for her next meal who hitches a ride with a trucker (Jeff Renfro) that leaves her praying for her next breath.
For more about this disturbing new flick, you can become a fan of The Bunny Game on Facebook.
You can...
Mark Sandell, co-director of Trinity Films, said today: "Although 'The Bunny Game' is acquired viewing and deals with disturbing issues, it fits the Trinity X brand perfectly in that it is distinctive and independent film-making at its best, with strong performances and a highly original filmic eye".
Directed by filmmaker Adam Rehmeier from a screenplay by Rodleen Getsic and Rehmeier, the film follows a prostitute (played by a gutsy Rodleen Getsic) looking for her next meal who hitches a ride with a trucker (Jeff Renfro) that leaves her praying for her next breath.
For more about this disturbing new flick, you can become a fan of The Bunny Game on Facebook.
You can...
- 6/28/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
When we announced the 2010 Fright Meter Award nominations back in early January, we have several people ask about Sue Stevens and her nomination for Best Supporting Actress for The Wrong House. The common theme of these question was "who is she?" and "I have not heard of the film." It was a glaring inclusion for some, considering she other nominees in the category included performances from big budget, studio films, such as Katie Cassidy. While Sue's film may be the least seen film of those nominated for Best Supporting Actress for 2010, don't let that fool you; her performance as Sue, a seemingly typical soccer mom who becomes something quite different when her house is robbed and she seeks revenge on those involved, is a wonderful piece of acting. The film was obviously shot on a shoe-string budget, but Stevens' performance towers as she creates one of the most disturbing and...
- 3/12/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Troy)
- Fright Meter
We haven't heard anything about Adam Rehmeier's independent feature The Bunny Game for quite some time now, but the memories of the trailer still linger. Why? Because it was friggin' insane. Some teaser art has popped up to remind us of the depravity, and we have a quick peek of it here for ya!
Things go horribly awry for just one working lady in the new indie flick The Bunny Game. Directed by filmmaker Adam Rehmeier from a screenplay by Rodleen Getsic and Rehmeier, the film follows a prostitute (played by a gutsy Getsic) looking for her next meal who hitches a ride with a trucker (Jeff Renfro) that leaves her praying for her next breath.
For more about this disturbing new flick, you can become a fan of The Bunny Game on Facebook.
You can also check out both the teaser and full trailer below, but be warned...
Things go horribly awry for just one working lady in the new indie flick The Bunny Game. Directed by filmmaker Adam Rehmeier from a screenplay by Rodleen Getsic and Rehmeier, the film follows a prostitute (played by a gutsy Getsic) looking for her next meal who hitches a ride with a trucker (Jeff Renfro) that leaves her praying for her next breath.
For more about this disturbing new flick, you can become a fan of The Bunny Game on Facebook.
You can also check out both the teaser and full trailer below, but be warned...
- 1/21/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Actress Rodleen Getsic portrays Sylvia Gray in director Adam Rehmeier's The Bunny Game. The Bunny Game is about a prostitute looking for her next meal hitches a ride with a trucker that leaves her praying for her next breath. This is definitely one of my new favorite indie films. It's definitely not for everyone but for the fans who love shocking moments and torture you'll get your fair share with this one! Rodleen took some time with me to share her experience making this very intense film. Check out my latest "Versus" with the really cool Rodleen Getsic.
Brian S- Rodleen how did you get into acting?
Rodleen Getsic- I am a singer. Writing music all the time since age nineteen. I performed on hundreds of stages in the mid nineteen nineties. Had residencies at The Roxy, The Opium Den, The Mint, The Key Club, The Kibitz Room,...
Brian S- Rodleen how did you get into acting?
Rodleen Getsic- I am a singer. Writing music all the time since age nineteen. I performed on hundreds of stages in the mid nineteen nineties. Had residencies at The Roxy, The Opium Den, The Mint, The Key Club, The Kibitz Room,...
- 1/21/2011
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
Director Adam Rehmeier has this cool film called The Bunny Game coming to film festivals this year. The Bunny Game follows a prostitute looking for her next meal hitches a ride with a trucker that leaves her praying for her next breath. This film isn't for everyone but for the fans who love shocking moments and torture scenes this will be a treat for you. The cast and crew took this film past the limits. Actress Rodleen Getsic gives a standout performance and shows just how much she'll "Really Do" for a project she believes in! Check out my latest "Versus" with Adam Rehmeier as he gives GeekTyrant the first sneak peak at the making of The Bunny Game. Film Festival don't pass up this cool film!
Brian S- Hey Adam, first off how did you get into the film making biz?
Adam Rehmeier- I've always been interested in storytelling.
- 1/21/2011
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
Last year Bloody Disgusting came across an insane looking new indepenednt horror flick by the title The Bunny Game. After watching the insanely intense trailer for the Adam Rehmeier-directed pic, we've been watching the development like a hawk. From a screenplay by Rodleen Getsic and Rehmeier, The Bunny Game follows a prostitute (Rodleen Getsic) looking for her next meal who hitches a ride with a trucker (Jeff Renfro) that leaves her praying for her next breath. Adding more fuel to the fire, Bd scored an exclusive look at the grisly first poster for the film designed by artist Tom Neely. Check it out inside and watch this spot for festival announcements shortly.
- 1/21/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
Cautionary tales. You would think that by now someone would listen to at least one of them. Especially ones concerning the horrors of meeting up with strange people and offering ... let's just say your bodily services.
Things go horribly awry for just one working lady in the new indie flick The Bunny Game. Directed by indie filmmaker Adam Rehmeier from a screenplay by Rodleen Getsic and Rehmeier, the film follows a prostitute (played by a gutsy Getsic) looking for her next meal who hitches a ride with a trucker (Jeff Renfro) that leaves her praying for her next breath.
For more about this disturbing new flick, you can become a fan of The Bunny Game on Facebook. You can check out both the teaser and full trailer below, but be warned they are Very Not Safe For Work!
The Bunny Game - Teaser Trailer
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Things go horribly awry for just one working lady in the new indie flick The Bunny Game. Directed by indie filmmaker Adam Rehmeier from a screenplay by Rodleen Getsic and Rehmeier, the film follows a prostitute (played by a gutsy Getsic) looking for her next meal who hitches a ride with a trucker (Jeff Renfro) that leaves her praying for her next breath.
For more about this disturbing new flick, you can become a fan of The Bunny Game on Facebook. You can check out both the teaser and full trailer below, but be warned they are Very Not Safe For Work!
The Bunny Game - Teaser Trailer
Uploaded by dreadcentral. - Classic TV and last night's shows,...
- 2/22/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Bloody Disgusting stumbled (more like tripped) over a teaser and trailer for a new black and white indie flick that has me mesmerized. Directed by indie filmmaker Adam Rehmeier from a screenplay by Rodleen Getsic and Rehmeier, The Bunny Game follows a prostitute looking for her next meal who hitches a ride with a trucker that leaves her praying for her next breath. The trailers are gritty, mean and show some teeth. I'm quite curious to see the final product as this could go in any direction. Watch for more as it's revealed. What do you guys think of the two different trailers? The imagery definitely struck a nerve with me. Jeff Renfro and Rodleen Getsic star.
- 2/22/2010
- bloody-disgusting.com
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