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Who Framed Roger Rabbit: Directed by Robert Zemeckis. With Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Charles Fleischer. When a cartoon rabbit is accused of murder, he enlists the help of a burnt out private investigator to prove his innocence.
- (219K)
- Animation, Adventure, Comedy
- Robert Zemeckis
- 1988-06-22
Its plot follows Eddie Valiant, a private investigator with a grudge against toons, who must help exonerate Roger Rabbit, a toon framed for murder. Walt Disney Pictures purchased the film rights for the story in 1981.
Jessica Rabbit : Roger, darling! Roger Rabbit : That's right, my dear. I'd love to embrace you, but first, I have to satisfy my sense of moral outrage.
Jan 22, 2016 · Christopher Lloyd’s Judge Doom delivers his vision in a two minute scene filled with stunningly prophetic exposition, and yet immediately after his speech the audience is whisked right back...
- It Was The Most Expensive Movie Ever made.
- The Film Also Broke The Record For Longest End Credits.
- Bob Hoskins Was Not The First Pick For Eddie Valiant.
- Christopher Lloyd Wasn't The Filmmakers' First Choice either.
- The “Dip” Is Real.
- The Film Sent Bart Simpson to Stardom.
- Early Drafts of The Script Were darker.
- Roger and Eddie Had Famous Stand-Ins For Test shoots.
- Roger Was Modeled After Big Stars.
- Jessica Was Inspired by Some A-Listers, too.
At the time of its release on June 22, 1988, Who Framed Roger Rabbit boasted the highest budget of any film to date: a whopping $70 million (nearly $150 million in today's dollars). It topped the previous record holder, Rambo III (which had come out less than a month earlier), by about $12 million. Roger Rabbit held the designation until July 1991,...
Recognizing a cast and crew of just over 800, Who Framed Roger Rabbitfeatured the longest closing credit reel ever upon its release. The film’s credits ran for over 10 minutes, even without attribution for Jessica Rabbit’s voice actor, Kathleen Turner.
Director Robert Zemeckis and producer Steven Spielberg communicated with a number of big name actors in regard to the casting of human protagonist Detective Eddie Valiant. Among those considered for the curmudgeonly private eye were Harrison Ford (who was too expensive), Chevy Chase (who was not interested in the part), and Bill Murray(who allegedl...
Before landing on Zemeckis’s Back to the Future colleague Christopher Lloyd as the nefarious Judge Doom, producers consideredTim Curry (who they deemed too scary), John Cleese (not scary enough), and Christopher Lee (who turned the role down). Also in early contention: Roddy McDowell, Eddie Deezen, and Sting.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit subverts the old maxim about cartoon characters never dying by introducing the one thing that proves fatal to the lot: a liquid concoction known as “dip.” There is actually a bit of science behind this plot device. The ingredients of the dip are revealed to be turpentine, benzene, and acetone, which are all paint thinners co...
One of the film’s most chilling sequences sees Judge Doom exacting his wrath upon an anthropomorphic cartoon shoe. The character never speaks, but it squeaks and whimpers as the Judge lowers it into a vat of dip. Those cries were the work of relatively unknown voice actor Nancy Cartwright, who would rise to fame one year later as the voice of Bart ...
The screen adaptation of Gary K. Wolf’s 1981 novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit?underwent quite a few changes before it hit the big screen. Some drafts involved Jessica Rabbit and Baby Herman each turning out to be the story’s villain, Judge Doom revealing that he was the hunter who shot Bambi’s mother, and even Roger’s death.
At various stages in the film’s development, animators put together test reels for studio presentation. An early go at the project employed the vocal talents of Paul Reubens, better known as Pee-wee Herman, for a variation of Roger marked by neurotic stammering. Some time later, Richard Williams (who eventually became Who Framed Roger Rabbit’s anim...
In designing Roger Rabbit, Williams wanted to incorporate elements from classic animation. He has expressed that Roger is meant to embody the production caliber of Disney, the character design of Warner Bros.’ Looney Tunes, and the personality and sense of humor of animator Tex Avery. Furthermore, Roger’s anatomy and attire can be broken up by stud...
While Jessica Rabbit’s principal aesthetic inspiration was the titular heroine of Avery’s famous short “Red Hot Riding Hood,” she had a few human influences as well. Among them were Lauren Bacall, Rita Hayworth, and Veronica Lake.
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Judge Doom (formerly known as Baron Von Rotten) is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit, portrayed by Christopher Lloyd. He is depicted as the much-feared, cruel, and evil judge of Toontown, who later in the film is revealed as the mastermind behind the framing of the titular character and the ...
May 1, 2020 · Christopher Lloyd says the scene in Who Framed Roger Rabbit that fans tell him disturbed them the most is actually his favorite.
