April 24 - Hop

Today’s movie is a fantasy film with a scene that takes place on April 24. I hope you will enjoy this film and watch it tonight.

HOP                                            

The Easter Bunny takes his young son, E.B. on a tour of the chick run factory on Easter Island that manufactures all the candy put into Easter baskets. While delivering an Easter basket, the Easter Bunny is seen by young Fred O’Hare. Twenty years later Fred is an unemployed twenty something, while EB does not want to take over as ‘the’ Easter bunny and instead wants to be a rock –n-roll drummer. Fred is kicked out by his parents, while EB runs way to Hollywood. Fred’s sister Sam lets him take over her part time job as a housesitter for her boss’s mansion. On the way there Fred almost runs over EB, who guilt trips him into letting EB stay at the mansion. After creating a mess, Fred is going to dump EB in the wilderness until EB claims to be the Easter Bunny. Fred’s job interview is ruined by EB fleeing from the Pink Berets, an elite group sent by his father to return him to Easter Island.  Fred takes EB to an audition for the TV show ‘Hoff knows talent”, where he is invited to appear in the finals. EB disrupts Fred’s sister’s Easter pageant, but Fred saves the day and decides he wants to be the Easter Bunny. EB laughs this off and leaves to be on TV. Then the Pink Berets attack, capture Fred and take him to Easter Island.  He convinces everyone he did not kill EB, but then the chick leader Carlos whose resentment has been building launches a coup d’etat against the Easter Bunny. At the studio EB starts to feel guilty and when he finds Fred has been captured goes to Easter Island. EB uses his drumming skills to cause the chicks that magically pull the Easter sleigh to crash, allowing Carlos to be captured. Fred and EB are made co-Easter Bunnies. On April 24, 2011 [1:19:38 to 1:29:35] Fred and EB deliver the Easter baskets. After his family sees the Easter sleigh they are reconciled, as Fred now has a job with a lot of responsibility.

This is an amusing film. It is mainly for kids, but some of the jokes are funny for adults also. If you want some mindless entertainment, this film fits the bill perfectly. 

Producers - Chris Meledandri and Michele Imperato Stabile

Director - Tim Hill

Screenplay - Ken Daurio, Brian Lynch and Cinco Paul

Runtime – 1 hour 35 minutes

Released – April 1, 2011

Cast –

James Marsdenas Fred O'Hare                             

Hugh Laurie as E.B.'s dad

Russell Brand as E.B.                                             

Tiffany Espensen as Alex O'Hare

Kaley Cuoco as Samantha "Sam" O'Hare              

David Hasselhoff as Himself

Hank Azaria as Carlos and Phil                              

Chelsea Handler as the job interviewer

Gary Cole as Henry O'Hare

Elizabeth Perkins as Bonnie O'Hare

Copyright by Ivan Walters 2014.