| Jeeter Buford's (Jim Hanks) never been
with a woman, and for good reason; every time one touches him, he goes
into a psychotic convulsion. He's spent the better part of his youth in
mental institutions until the day he got released to his father, fast
food mogul Harry Buford (Barrett Cooper) - owner of "The Bunny Hole,"
the only barbecue bunny burger restaurant in the valley.
Harry is thrilled to see Jeeter has returned and
believes his son has been cured; "I don't wet my bed anymore - I've wet
other peoples' though." Of course, the first encounter Jeeter has with
a woman causes him to go right back into his convulsions. Having always
been a "no nonsense" kind of guy, Harry puts an offer out to his
beautiful, sexy waitresses: whomever can cure his son gets a personal
check for $100,000. Well, the race is on to see who can collect.
"Buford's Beach Bunnies" was produced in 1992 by Axis
Films International, a soft core sex film company who had made their
mark on cable television by creating a series of erotic thrillers and
dramas. When Axis approached Mark Pirro, they had a desire to produce a
movie which had the sexy elements of their earlier films with the
comedic elements of Pirromount films. Unfortunately, the marriage
didn't work for either Axis or Pirromount, as Axis wanted more sex and
Pirromount wanted more comedy. An unsatisfactory compromise was made
when the film was released on tape by Imperial Home Video:
approximately 20 minutes of the "comedy" was cut to make the shortage
of sex seem...well, less short.
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Although the uncut version is tough to find, USA Network runs a version
which is closer to the director's original vision. Naturally, the sex
is cut for television, but a bit more of the comedy is there. The film
was also marred by some inept casting by an auctioneer turned "casting
director."
In 1995, "A Current Affair" did a cover story on how Tom
Hanks' portrayal of Forrest Gump seemed to have derived itself from
Jim's (Tom's brother) 1992 portrayal of Jeeter - both similiar type
characters.
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