Anna Faris may be my favorite actress whose movies I never see. OK, that’s probably overstating the case a bit – I should say “screen presence” rather than “actress,” since I’m basing my statement on a small sample size that suggests her range consists of “cute and funny.” Still, on the rare occasions I do stumble upon her work – Lost in Translation, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, whichever Scary Movie installment I reviewed for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram – I thinks to myself, I thinks, “I like that there Anna Faris. Why isn’t she a bigger star?”
Well, her moment may have finally arrived with tomorrow’s release of The House Bunny. Sure, the movie sounds like a stupid retread of Legally Blonde – but then again, Legally Blonde didn’t exactly hurt Reese Witherspoon’s career. And although I’m sure she’d be delighted to learn I’m in her fan club, an even bigger honor was bestowed upon her this week as Hugh Hefner named Faris an honorary Playboy Bunny and put her on the cover (clothed, alas). We know what you’re thinking, but Faris denies it. “"I would like to say that I slept with Hef, but I'll dispel that rumour right now," Faris told Canada.com.
That’s not the only honor Faris has been awarded lately. High Times named her Stonette of the Year based on her work in Smiley Face and Entourage. “I’ve got my bong award on my fireplace,” Faris told Time Out New York. “It’s the only award I’ve ever won. I’m so, so proud. My parents are as well.” Clearly a star is born.
Related:
Anna Faris: The Meryl Streep of Bong Hits
Trailer Review: The House Bunny
