They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious. Based on the 1981 mystery novel who censored roger rabbit. The eddie of the book and the one in the film are very similar menthe one in the movie has his brothers murder to. Bob hoskins, christoper lloyd, based on the book who censored roger rabbit. The book itself reads as an even more straightlaced noir, though i think this makes the characters less likeable. Maroon had wanted to blackmail acme, and promised jessica that if she didnt go along with his scheme, roger would never work in pictures again.
Theres really a lot of possible reasons he hates other toons. Roger turns to a down and out detective named eddie valiant, who has a vendetta for toons. Who framed roger rabbit received nearuniversal acclaim from critics, roger made business insiders best comedy movies of all time, according to critics list. In human disguise hes also seen as merciless and is just punishing toons to maintain law and order, etc. Jessica rabbit x oc story addeline rey, was a prototype in an agency where they were to get the secrets of bringing toon to life however, the agency has been caught and she was brought to a general to take care of her, in which he did. The rabbit hires valiant to find out why his employers, the degreasy brothers, the sleazy owners of a cartoon syndicate, have reneged. Who framed roger rabbit is an american media franchise owned by the walt disney company and amblin entertainment.
The originalfilm was released through disneys touchstone pictures banner on june 22, 1988, and became a blockbuster hit. A toon hating detective is a cartoon rabbit s only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder. This is probably the hottest kathleen turner has ever been. The 25th anniversary edition of who framed roger rabbit is now available on bluray. Who framed roger rabbit is one of those films that is great for both kids and adults. Recognising the painstaking amount of work that goes into making certain films just isn t what kids do. Popeye, bluto, and others appear only in this storyboarded.
In the film, hes greedy and wants to destroy toon town to build the freeway to make more money. Wolf found his idea hard to sell this time to publishers. The franchise started out as a book titled who censored roger rabbit. It is based on the 1981 novel who censored roger rabbit. But this question drives the movie, although it is a teeny bit of a spoiler. Roger rabbit was a comic book series by disney comics starring characters from the 1988 film, who framed roger rabbit, as well as following continuity from the film. At first glance, these two stories might not seem to have much in common, but now hopefully you can see that who framed roger rabbit is a brilliant parody of chinatown. Who framed roger rabbit is a 1988 american liveactionanimated comedy film directed by robert zemeckis, produced by frank marshall and robert watts and written by jeffrey price and peter s. I never got into the games or the shows so can someone explain, is this supposed to be the pikachu or just a pikachu detective pikachu is a spinoff game series, similar to the ranger and mystery dungeon series. Roger made business insider s best comedy movies of all time, according to critics list. Here we find two different living arrangements or ghettos.
Film is a column comparing books to the film adaptations they spawn, often discussing them on a. The world may never have gotten to see the continuing adventures of zany cartoon roger rabbit and curmudgeonly detective eddie valiant on the big screen in a proper who framed roger rabbit sequel, but if you look to other media, there are options abound. A maroon cartoon in color baby herman and roger rabbit in somethins cookin. This segment follows eddies first few minutes in toontown and lasts three minutes and seven seconds. They work within clearly defined parameters set up by flesh and blood. Enjoy and please make post your requests via the comment section, or on my channel page. Doom has both roger and jessica hung at the far end. But im making the movie sound like homework for a film class. The books is almost nothing like the film only the characters names, attributes and the baby herman line here i sit with a thirtysixyear old lust, and a threeyearold dinky altered in the film to the problem is ive got a 50 year old lust and a 3 year old dinky are retained. Judge doom from who framed roger rabbit is in actual. Downonhisluck private eye eddie valiant bob hoskins gets hired by cartoon producer r. Make the world laugh golden looklook by justine korman dec 1, 1988. Christopher lloyd recalls favorite scene and more from who framed roger rabbit this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. It was later adapted by disney and amblin entertainment into the critically acclaimed 1988 film who framed roger rabbit.
Like who framed roger rabbit it assumes that humans and cartoon characters can exist within the same reality, and it gives us human beings who find themselves in the cool world in another dimension beyond the animators pen. Wolf, the film stars bob hoskins, christopher lloyd, charles fleischer, stubby kaye, and joanna cassidy. The movie that popularized the term toon, who framed roger rabbit rightly deserved the four oscars it won for its imaginative visual effects. Wolf penned a followup the films source novel, who censored roger rabbit. When jessica appears on stage, eddie has betty boop standing next to him in all closeup shots, except for a wide shot of the public behind jessica where boop is missing. Who framed roger rabbit by englentine on june 28, 2011. Published october 12th 1982 by ballantine books first published 1981.
This piece provides glimpses of shots that include animation. Who framed roger rabbit original soundtrack allmusic. Shes just drawn that way if you want more jessica rabbit in a totally pg sense, check out her fan site. Theres a whole roger rabbit book and comic book series that explain dooms background more. Kathleen turner and bob hoskins in who framed roger rabbit 1988. The rabbit hires valiant to find out why his employers, the degreasy brothers rocco and dominic, who are owners of a cartoon syndicate, have reneged on a promise to give roger his own strip and potentially sell his contract to a mystery buyer. Frank marshall talks who framed roger rabbit 2 sequel, the. Who framed roger rabbit 1988 downonhisluck private eye eddie valiant bob hoskins gets hired by cartoon producer r. Littlefoot and his friends along with ash, spongebob, and their friends timetravel to hollywood in 1947, when some of their allies were just starting out and others had hit it big, and none more so. Jun 24, 20 who framed roger rabbit is one of those films that is great for both kids and adults. Opening logo and credits touchstone pictures and amblin entertainment in association with silver screen partners iii present, who framed roger rabbit ending credits and logos directed by. His innovative concept was the basis for the novel who censored roger rabbit. When i first saw who framed roger rabbit in the cinema, i would only have been eight years old and very probably didn t appreciate the sheer magnitude of what i was seeing. Sep 09, 2014 who framed roger rabbit is a lighthearted story about one mans redemption, which he earns by helping a cartoon rabbit prove his innocence.
Its 1947 hollywood, and eddie valiant bob hoskins, a downonhisluck detective, is hired to find proof that marvin acme, gag factory mogul and owner of toontown, is playing hankypanky with femme fatale jessica rabbit, wife of maroon cartoon superstar roger rabbit. Also, there is a cartoon rabbit that makes his face like a whistle. The films credits ran for over 10 minutes, even without attribution for jessica. Directed by robert zemeckis and starring bob hoskins, christopher lloyd, joanna cassidy and charles fleischer. Who framed roger rabbit read along story book youtube. Mar 25, 2003 with bob hoskins, ed jones, christopher lloyd. Watch the movie trailer for who framed roger rabbit 1988. Movie details its the story of a man, a woman, and a rabbit in a triangle of trouble. Private detective eddie valiant bob hoskins has been living in a bottle these past few years, scrounging for any bit of dirty money he can find, when hes offered the latest in what we can assume is a long line of sleazy cheating spouse jobs. It was simply a plot device used to demonstrate a mans breakdown following the death of his brother, his struggles with the drink and his eventual rebirth as he gets. Private detective eddie valiant bob hoskins, whose prejudice against toons stems from the time that his brother was killed by a falling cartoon piano, reluctantly agrees to clear roger of the accusation. Ah, long before the days of pixar was who framed roger rabbit.
List of cameos in who framed roger rabbit disney wiki. Cool world is a seriously troubled film, so ragged i doubt if even the director can explain the story line. Jessica further goes onto explain that the pictures that valiant took were setup. One of toontowns leading citizens, whackedout roger rabbit, is framed for the murder of human nightclub owner marvin acme stubby kaye. Maroon alan tilvern to investigate an adultery scandal involving jessica rabbit kathleen turner, the sultry wife of maroons biggest star, roger rabbit charles fleischer. Who framed roger rabbit 2 2018 filmtranscript who framed roger rabbit 2 2019 live action2d3d animated movie who framed roger rabbit 2 2019 liveactioncgi film. It also helped to set the scene for the roger rabbit comic book series by disney comics. While many people believe that judge doom is just a mysterious toon whom we will never know the identity of, an easter egg that comes earlier. Eddie valiants a private eye whose latest gig involves investigating the nightclubsinging wife of a famous cartoon rabbit. If any part of that previous sentence seems weird to you, youve obviously never been to l. In the opening of the film, when roger cant produce the correct reaction to. A famous toon known as roger rabbit has life easy, until he discovers that his wife, jessica rabbit is having fun with the head of maroon cartoons, then things take a turn for the worse for roger as he is know accused of murdering mr. There also maybe some reallife situations to add into this as well, like how the original book who censored roger rabbit an allegory to the mistreatment of black people, and the idea that a freeway can be misconstrued it of being inspired by hitler. This list does not contain the characters mentioned in the film or the character cameos from the roger.
Who framed roger rabbit creators on how they broke all. It spawned a spinoff series entitled roger rabbit s toontown, which lasted five issues the series continues the adventures of roger rabbit, who has since returned to working for maroon cartoons, now. It also makes who framed roger rabbit a film whose best moments are so novel, so deliriously funny and so crazily unexpected that they. A third book, who wacked roger rabbit, is due this fall. Who framed roger rabbit had nothing to do with this book except the names of certain characters. The world of who framed roger rabbit is seriously messed up. The saying entered the lexicon thanks to a scene that involved bob. Hey, we know its rude to answer a question with a question.
For the film loosely based off the novel, see who framed roger rabbit. More for who framed roger rabbit mistakes continuity mistake. Spielberg academy award winning film who framed roger rabbit. Both are spectacular movies in their own right, but roger rabbit is really the last great film noir in the old school of john huston. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Wolf write the book the film was based on, he posed as eddie valiant on the cover of the book s paperback edition. Thought to contain the ultimate in technical innovation at the time of its release, the films landmark mixture of live action and animation is not as impressive today in light of the more sophisticated and complex computergenerated animation featured. Differences between who framed roger rabbit book vs movie. Littlefoot asks who framed roger rabbit is another land before timesteven spielberg crossover film planned to be made by daniel esposito. With its noir murdermystery plot and abundance of cartoon characters, the film seemed to float somewhere in between adult and child audiences, too childish for the former and too risque for the latter.
Roger rabbit hires vallient to find out why raco wants to sell his contract to another stuido. Eddie valiant is a hardboiled private eye, and roger rabbit is a second banana comic strip character. I dont mean the neonoir of brick or the scifi noir trappings of blade runner. Who framed roger rabbit is a 1988 american liveactionanimated mystery comedy film directed by robert zemeckis, produced by frank marshall and robert watts, and written by jeffrey price and peter s. Mar 07, 2015 apparently there are also several sequels and related short stories. They said they were going to see it for the second time in two days. Who framed roger rabbit 1988 questions movie mistakes. See the toons who would have appeared in roger rabbits. Roger isnt framed until about fifteen minutes into the movie, when marvin acme, who was caught pattycaking with roger s wife, jessica, is killed. Despite presiding over a city of toons, he is total without mirth and passes capital punishment on toons who break the law, placing them in a chemical vat of turpentine, acetone, and benzene essentially oil, paint. Who framed roger rabbit 1988 robert zemeckis synopsis. Who framed roger rabbit is sheer, enchanted entertainment from the first frame to the last a joyous, giddy, goofy celebration of the kind of fun you can have with a movie camera. Animation director williams explained roger was a combination of tex. Who framed roger rabbit read along no book youtube.
Who framed roger rabbit is directed by robert zemeckis, also responsible for the back to the future trilogy 1985, 1989 and 1990. But im leaving you with your favorite friend roger. Wolf in 1981 which would later inspire the creation of the film who framed roger rabbit in 1988 plot. Maroon alan tilvern to investigate an adultery scandal involving. Oct 09, 2011 as requested by 1993joshualiu, heres the read along for who framed roger rabbit.
Roger rabbit renewed viewers interest in animation especially the work of richard williams. Who framed roger rabbit received nearuniversal acclaim from critics. The morning watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. For the children, the premise is about cartoon characters who live in the real world, which is basically every. The film takes place in hollywood in 1947, in a world where humans and toons exist side by side.
I stopped off at a hot dog stand before the screening of who framed roger rabbit, and ran into a couple of the other local movie critics. With charles fleischer, april winchell, tony anselmo, lou hirsch. So, while who framed roger rabbit my appear like a straight kids move to most, and it is rated pg, some parents of younger kids wanting to see the movie should be aware of the some of the films innapropriate content that really isnt particularly suitable for young kids, so, here i go. Several scenes feature cartoon violence, including one in which characters are thrown into the dip an acidlike concoction that will erase toons. Hopefully somebody will release an actual the art of who framed roger rabbit book.
New laws of gravity twist humor, too, in roger rabbit. Wolf, it stars bob hoskins, christopher lloyd, charles fleischer, stubby kaye and joanna cassidy. Overall, though, its a really good read and a great example of how to adapt a good novel into a great movie. It brought a renewed interest in the golden age of american animation.
Christopher lloyd recalls favorite scene from who framed. One disney comic book once showed a relative of donald duck. Its a good book if youre a roger rabbit fan, but you could instead just pause the blu ray during your favorite scenes for bigger images. Maroon of maroon cartoons to investigate jessica rabbit.
These characters had either appeared in animated features or cartoon shorts made by various studios, presented here. Who framed roger rabbit 25th anniversary ed dvdbrcomboff dvd pkg its 1947 hollywood and eddie valiant bob hoskins, a downonhisluck detective, is hired to find proof that marvin acme, gag factory mogul and owner of toontown, is playing hankypanky with femme fatale jessica rabbit, wife of maroon cartoon superstar, roger rabbit. Film 88 talks to robert zemeckis and richard williams about the making of who framed roger rabbit. Parents need to know that some of the nuances of who framed roger rabbit s storyline and much of the films innuendoladen humor will go right over childrens head. Eddie valiant is a hardboiled private eye, and roger rabbit is a secondbanana cartoon character. All the toon characters on this list have either appeared physically or in another form in who framed roger rabbit. Marron hires vallient to take pictures of jessica rabbit. Eddie valiant is a hardboiled private eye, and roger. The resurrection of doom isbn 08755930 is a graphic novel sequel that takes place between the film who framed roger rabbit and the roger rabbit short film tummy trouble.
Who framed roger rabbit is a 1988 american liveactionanimated mystery comedy film directed by robert zemeckis, produced by frank marshall and robert watts and written by jeffrey price and peter s. Roger gets killed in the book and the toons are graphic. Differences between who framed roger rabbit book vs movie page 1. Oct 25, 2011 who framed roger rabbit 1988, 2003 disc 1 dvd menu walkthrough. Ending spoiler for who framed roger rabbit 1988, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Rent who framed roger rabbit 1988 on dvd and bluray dvd.