| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) |
| Director | Robert Zemeckis |
| Writer | Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman; based on the novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf |
| Lead Actor | Bob Hoskins |
| Cast | Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Charles Fleischer, Stubby Kaye |
| Genre | Animation, Adventure, Comedy |
| Release Date | June 22, 1988 (USA) |
| Duration | 1h 44m (104 min) |
| Budget | $70 million (estimated) |
| Language | English |
| IMDb Rating | 7.7/10 |
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Anyone who thinks Andy Serkis broke new ground as the first real “animated actor” in 2003’s The Two Towers needs to check their history books. Charles Fleischer appeared on camera as Roger Rabbit in the 1988 classic while wearing rubber rabbit ears and providing the voice of the character, too.* He was later animated over in the studio, along with the rest of the animated characters in the film, which appear alongside the human actors and who accept them as perfectly real (only worthy of segregation in “Toon Town”).
Its story is archetypal whodunit interlaced with comedy the hotshot toon in 1947 Hollywood is Maroon Cartoon superstar Roger Rabbit, who becomes suspect #1 when a local bigwig is found murdered, namely because bigwig is getting on with possibly the hottest cartoon of all time Jessica Rabbit (voiced by an uncredited Kathleen Turner), Roger’s impossibly buxom wife.
What follows is an investigation as Roger enlists human P.I. Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins, really earning his paycheck here) to help find the real killer, all while Judge Doom (Christopher Lloyd) closes in on the bunny. Conspiracy follows and is uncovered.
But forget all that. The real joy of Roger Rabbit is its pioneering blending of live action and animation (roughly half of each this ain’t no Mr. Limpet), an effect which still looks spectacular and has become as widely copied as the double printing of every other frame effect made popular in Gladiator.
And then there’s the toonery. This is a Disney film, so we expect Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. But how did Warner Brothers’ Daffy and Porky get in the picture? In fact, just about every animated character under the sun (at least, every character around in 1947) makes a cameo in Roger Rabbit. After all, they live in Hollywood, so it’s natural for them to appear in the film.
You gotta love it. And even if you don’t, your kids will for sure.
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