ACTRESS REACTS to WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (1988) *FIRST TIME WATCHING* MOVIE REACTION

[@callmeclariss]

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[@nsasupporter7557]

@Teddymoo2no it wasn’t! Shut the hell up. How can you say that? This movie is a classic… Space Jam 2 was only a cash grab for the “updated version” of Space Jam, Space Jam 2 was crap!

[@TheUnfulfilledOne]

Trust Jesus Christ 101% and ask him to forgive All of your Sins and try not to Sin Anymore and You have Absolutely Nothing to fear;not Old Age and not even Death itself!

[@EChacon]

@Teddymoo2 No one asks your opinion especially saying Space Jam 2 is "superior" than Roger Rabbit so your argument is moot.

[@nsasupporter7557]

@@EChaconright! But she said Space Jam 2… which was a shit film, no doubt. It’s one thing if she said the first Space Jam, but she said the sequel 😒

[@RetrofanFilms]

@callmeclariss Just subscribed to your channel. Love your reaction. Wish I could afford to see your reactions on Patreon, but the reactions here for KZbin are just as good. BTW, the voice of Jessica Rabbit was provided by Kathleen Turner.

[@benschultz1784]

The Doom reveal is pretty clever when you rewatch this a second time. You notice the judge never blinks, he has perfect teeth, too-pale skin, he makes dramatic movements, and there's always wind blowing his cape.

[@fynnthefox9078]

As well as Doom stepping away from the dip at the bar when Eddie spilled it

[@meheuck]

And it takes longer for The Dip to destroy him because he's got that latex/rubber human suit that it has to eat through first.

[@nikomatallana4102]

When you think about it, they’re kind of like clues for the audience to put together of who the toon is.

[@1stKindChris]

So what your saying is..... the bad guy, being revealed as the bad guy... is clever? 🤔🤔

[@nikomatallana4102]

@@1stKindChris No. All we’re saying is that his build up to being revealed is clever when you notice some of those personality traits of his.

[@BatmanFan76]

This movie is a legendary classic. Everything about it was truly amazing and memorable. Judge Doom’s evil animated eyes, the Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny skydiving scene, Jessica Rabbit making every boy gain puberty very quickly, all of it is an iconic 80’s movie that’s a cartoon film noir.

[@markcarpenter6020]

Jessica Rabbit caused spontaneous puberty in probably half of American children (male and female) when this movie came out.

[@jedcauffield1858]

It ushered boys of 80s into the 90s teens

[@andre1999o]

A masterpiece of comedy A masterpiece of VFX A masterpiece of visual storytelling A masterpiece of social commentary This movie is a fucking masterpiece.

[@earledmondsjr789]

🔥🔥💯💯💯

[@wolfen26]

This movie is a masterclass on traditional cel animation.

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

​@@wolfen26 And the best cartoon crossover (excluding the _Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue_ anti-drug PSA).

[@gryphman]

One of the only times the author of the book thought the movie was better.

[@damianstarks3338]

You said it all perfectly here

[@MrWhatdafuBOOM]

"Oh my gosh, his bed is in his home?" I'd be more shocked if it wasn't.

[@zincorium1]

Bob Hoskins was an absolute master of his craft. There is not a single movie I've seen him in which was not elevated, sometimes dramatically, by him agreeing to a role in it. I think he is the primary reasons Super Mario Bros became a cult classic rather than universally despised.

[@solblackguy]

And the irony with Super Mario Bros is he was drunk off his ass during the majority of the filming.

[@lifelover515]

A pity you edited out my fave Jessica line: "Let's go home, Roger. I'll bake ya a carrot cake.' Btw, she was voiced by Kathleen Turner, and what a helluva job she did. What a helluva job everyone did, both the fantastic cast and the amazing animators, who brought Disney, WB and Fleischer studios together after decades of bitter rivalry - a truly landmark film in so many ways. And a helluva job from you too, ma'am. RIP Bob Hoskins.

[@3912James]

RIP to Mel Blanc.

[@Pixelologist]

Her speaking voice was Kathleen Turner; her SINGING was performed by Amy Irving.

[@lifelover515]

@@Pixelologist Didn't know that - thanks for amendment

[@stevenroberts1392]

This was probably the last great feat in conventional animation. The reason the live-action and animations match so well is due to ever single frame of film having a hand-drawn animation cell that corresponds with it. This entire movie was then and still is a remarkable achievement in cinema.

[@po5283]

While I agree this is a great film and a remarkable achievement, this is far from the last great feat in conventional animation. Loving Vincent, will blow your mind, I also don't know how you overlook all the amazing films of Hayao Miyakazi, in particular, Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away.

[@c1ph3rpunk]

@@po5283since you’re the only person around that knows those, I’d say that’s proof enough.

[@po5283]

@@c1ph3rpunk LMAO!!! I'm far from the only person who knows Hayao Miyazaki's works, while I can certainly understand people not knowing, Loving Vincent, as it was an independent passion project, with very little promotion. Not knowing Miyazaki, his films or the studio he founded, aka Studio Ghibli, is the equivalent of not knowing Dreamworks, Pixar and or Disney!

[@chrisofstars]

I wouldn't call it the last, but I would call it the most innovative.

[@toddsmitts]

A few tidbits about this film: -You can thank Steven Spielberg (a producer on the film) for using his influence with WB and other competing studios to allow the use of their characters in a Disney film. (One of the conditions was that Bugs and Daffy had to have equal screen time with Mickey and Donald). -When Eddie and Roger are hiding in the back room of the bar, the overhead lamp gets bumped several times, which required the animators to adjust the shading on Roger several times. This gave rise to the term "bump the lamp", which was used to refer to animators going the extra mile to make something look convincing, even if the audience wouldn't consciously notice. -The only toon that Eddie is nice to is Betty Boop, presumably because his brother was a fan. (There's a Betty Boop doll on his desk). -Eddie said the toon who killed his brother had robbed the Bank of Toontown. Presumably, this is the money that Lt. Santino said Doom "spread around" to buy the election. -Charles Fleischer, the voice of Roger, was on set for every scene that had Roger in it, and would deliver his lines just off camera, while wearing a rabbit costume! -Roger and Jessica's designs were finalized until after the live action filming was finished. You can see early designs in the newspaper that Eddie reads. -Eddie and his brother working in the circus as kids explains the circus tumbling he later does to make the weasels laugh. -The "Harvey" gag is a reference to a movie with Jimmy Stewart where he has an imaginary rabbit friend named Harvey (although the movie hadn't come out yet in 1947, bu there was a stage show at the time). -The music score (including the jazz bits) was composed by Alan Silvestri. He also worked with director Robert Zemeckis on the "Back to the Future" films, "Forest Gump", "Cast Away", and "Polar Express". He also worked on several MCU films, including the first "Captain America", and three of the four "Avengers" films. -There was a deleted scene where Eddie sneaks into Jessica's dressing room to look for the will and gets caught by Jessica, the gorilla bouncer, and Doom and the weasels. Doom and the weasels try to scare him off the case by taking to Toontown and leaving him with a giant cartoon pig head over his his own head. He runs back home and washes it off in the shower with turpentine. This is right before Jessica visits him at his office. That's why he has no shirt on when coming out of the bathroom, and why the animation of Jessica's figure in the door window looks so awkward (it was added at the last minute). -The movie was based on a novel called "Who Censored Roger Rabbit" and is EXTREMELY different from the source material. The book doesn't involve cartoon characters, but characters from newspaper comic strips (who speak in speech balloons, like in comics). Roger is actually he VICTIM of a murder in the book (the murderer turns out to be a genie) and Eddie spends the novel working with a copy of Roger to solve the case.

[@supremedream1764]

Another fun fact: Tom Hanks was considered to play Eddie Valiant. Hanks ended up forming a long-term working friendship with Zemeckis on his other movies he made since working with him on Forest Gump.

[@shadowrush001]

another fun Tidbit (if i am remembering correctly) is they got the original VA for Betty Boop and the line "i still got it Eddie" was her very last line before passing.

[@battybuddy]

Personally, I can’t help but think that Betty boop doll is autographed by her. Possibly because of helping her with one of their earlier cases.

[@battybuddy]

Also Lena Hyena, the woman Eddy mistakes for Jessica is from L’il Abner, and she was notably never actually shown in the comic, but was supposedly the “ugliest woman alive” and anyone who saw her was supposed to go insane from the sight. There was also a contest to draw what she looked like that had a lot of famous cartoonists who entered.

[@DanGamingFan2406]

I adore this movie, especially the way it seamlessly blended animation with live action.

[@tommcewan7936]

It's amazing that they pulled it off. Before the days of CGI, there was was an accepted set of rules to follow when blending live action and traditional cel animation, in order to keep the project manageable and avoid breaking the illusion; when making *this* film, the crew consciously, deliberately set out to break every single one of those rules as much as they could.

[@chrisgiles6050]

I miss that, you don't see that many movies trying to seamlessly blend animation with live action anymore. I honestly think those types of movies need to make a comeback in this day and age.

[@adlirez]

6:30 They got an actress to perform Jessica's bit as a reference for the actors on set, and for the animators who would later animate Jessica herself. You can actually see the actress's real gloved hand for a split second as Jessica's hand slips away from Eddie's tie, concealed by Jessica's body since that'd normally be where your eyes would be looking to. You can tell it's the actress's real hand because there's a transition from the shine that Jessica's body has in the scene (including the hand), to a matte color with no light painted on. Actually, the entire film has a version where the actors do their scenes with rubber dummies as a study for the Toons' heights and how the actors would be interacting with the Toons overall, watching the behind-the-scenes of the film is very fascinating because Zemeckis was especially adamant in making the human-Toon interactions as believable as possible. The end product was so convincing that when the film came out, the late Bob Hoskins's son didn't speak to him for weeks on end, and when Hoskins finally managed to get him to talk, it turned out the son was pissed that his dad worked with Bugs Bunny in Who Framed Roger Rabbit and didn't even ask for his autograph XD

[@IDLERACER]

😎👍 More than anything else, what really blew people's minds about this movie when it first came out was seeing Disney, Warner Brothers, MGM, Paramount and Universal cartoons all together in one film. It took an obscene amount of behind the scenes business dealings to get that to happen, and it'll probably never happen again. Way too expensive and time consuming. Jessica Rabbit's speaking voice was Kathleen Turner. Her singing voice was provided by Spielberg's ex-wife Amy Irving.

[@cmlemmus494]

I would have said Spielberg's "then wife" rather than ex. The fact that the were married at the time of the film was possibly relevant. Not that she didn't have her own career before their relationship, but she did lose a part in Raiders because they were on the outs at the time.

[@jimmyboy7817]

The only other time I remember it happening was for the anti-drug cartoon special Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue. However, Who Framed Roger Rabbit had a more timeless cartoon all-star cast while Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue had a very 1980s cartoon All star cast.

[@cmlemmus494]

@@jimmyboy7817 There has also been a semi-similar example in comics in which DC & Marvel have occasionally done crossovers. The most notable of the was the Amalgam Comics imprint in the 90s when both companies merged and reimagined popular characters, such as Dark Claw (Batman + Wolverine). Not the same thing, of course, but kind of similar.

[@stevedavis5704]

One of the deals that was in place was the Disney and Warner Brothers cartoons would each have an equal amount of lines in the movie. If you check Donald and Daffy, and Mickey and Bugs have equal amounts of lines in the scenes they are in as well as equal screen time.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

21:45 In case you're not aware, that's a reference to a classic play and Jimmy Stewart film, Harvey (1951), which features a 6-foot tall invisible rabbit named Harvey.

[@Barb5001]

Keep in mind that this was made before the days of common commercial CGI , So, all tunes were hand drawn for the movie. In this respect this was a ground breaking movie

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

It's also why DIP - paint thinner & ink remover - can dissolve traditionally hand-drawn Toons, since this film, whilst loosely based on the politically-charged satirical novel "Who Censored Roger Rabbit", was not only a film noir murder mystery whodunit (complete with all of the standard tropes those types of down-on-his-luck detective/hard-nosed private eye stories generally include), but it was also a love letter to the Golden Age of Animation, hence why the film was set in the 1940's at the original peak of ink blot Toon's popularity (taking place ahead of the advent of nationwide television in the '50s-'60s, the rise of cable in the '80s, the eventual domination of CGI over 2D animation in the '90s going beyond the Y2K millennium, the death of Saturday Morning cartoons in the late '00s, and the creation of multi-purpose streaming platforms in the '10s), yet the discrimination from live action humans towards the wacky Toons (even human-like Toons like Roger's boxum wife Jessica, who was basically a glorified paid stripper at a nightclub that had parallels to the segregated Cotton Club in real-life, despite the fact that because of the strong PG rating this film had in spite of the adult jokes/sexual innuendos sprinkled in, it couldn't get as seedy nor as depraved as the similar _Cool World_ developed around the same time by another studio) was intended to be a thinly-disguised allegory rallying against the racial prejudices of the era the film was supposed to take place in that've sadly continued forward on into the present day.

[@Samgreen90]

(At 39:08) I actually remember this song. A very old one at that. I mean I wasn't around when it came out, but my parents have some vintage music.

[@OldManAlex719]

I remember my dad taking me to see this in theaters when it dropped. Damn near everything went over my head as a kid, but rewatching over the years, I can see why this film got all the accolades. This ranks near the top of my personal favorites.

[@AndersTeinhart-lz2sv]

5:09 fun fact: this is the first appearance of Donald Duck, current voice actor and the last appearance of Daffy duck old voice actor.

[@xellosxerxes]

20:58 Great line. makes me think of a good quote by Mark Twain, "The human race in all its poverty has only one truly effective weapon. Laughter. Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand. "

[@danielpopp1526]

Fun Fact: Director Robert Zemeckis was trying to get approval on making Back To The Future II when he agreed to direct this movie. He cast Christopher Lloyd as Judge Doom so if/when BTTF2 was approved, Lloyd wouldn't be busy with another project. Dirty Fun Fact: In the original print of the film, as was typical with animators back then, a few dirty frames were hidden in the scene where Jessica and Eddie were thrown from Benny The Cab. Said dirty frames revealed Jessica Rabbit likes to go commando, and whether or not she shaved (*cough*shedoesn't*cough*cough*). The frames were obviously edited out later when discovered, and can only be found on original VHS copies.

[@alexojideagu]

I think the Laserdisc version has it too and was used to prove it was true due to the high quality. Some claim it's a myth.

[@firedoc5]

'Jessica' was voiced by Kathleen turner, but her singing voice was the actress Amy Irving. This is a true classic that will be more appreciated in the future. For using both Warner Bros. and Disney characters they had to have equal screentime, so that's why you see Mickey & Bugs and Daffy & Donald together. Mae Questal who originally voiced 'Betty Boop' (and Olive Oyl) came out of retirement in her mid-90's to do Betty again just for this right before her passing. Another great animated/live action film is "Cool World" with Brad Pitt and Kim Bassinger.

[@Dj0287]

Mae Questel was born in September 1908, Roger Rabbit was released in June 1988 so she was 79 when this movie came out, she was also in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation as Aunt Bethany which was released in December 1989, and that was her final film role, but it wasn't right before her passing because she died in 1998 at the age of 89.

[@RothAnim]

@@Dj0287 I didn't realize she was Aunt Bethany! That's amazing. :)

[@itacryan]

Fun Facts: 😏 The tunnel to Toontown is the same tunnel from BTTF 2, because both movies were directed by Robert Z. And the three ingredients in THE DIP are ingredients to paint thinner to naturally erase the paint from the characters. And The person who plays Doc Brown the hero is the person who plays here the villain Christopher Lloyd.

[@bigredtlc1828]

The essential story is based on what was to be the third installment in the LA Trilogy, with Chinatown being the first and The Two Jakes being the second. Each movie was about one part of what made the LA we know today (1st was water, 2nd was natl gas/oil, 3rd was the highways). Third movie was called Cloverleaf. That became the name of the company that was trying to take over Toon Town in this film. Interesting back story. Thanks for reacting!

[@Sagitarria]

i came here to mostly say this. i'll add that cloverleaf was about how the highway and auto companies bought up the trolly systems in west coast cites in order to destory the public transportation system

[@wesmcinerny4524]

Say, there's additional Roger Rabbit short films made after this movie. You ought to check them out: Tummy Trouble, Roller Coaster Rabbit, and Trail Mix-Up.

[@RicoRaynn]

To this day, this is still the most seamless integration of live action and animation. Plus, it’s a damn entertaining film as well. I remember going to see this at the theater as a class field trip in grade school. Good memories.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

I would agree for "cartoony" animation, but not animation in general. Just look at, say, Rocket in the Guardians of the Galaxy films. Now _that's_ seamless integration!

[@RicoRaynn]

@@bigdream_dreambig yeah but that’s CGI where Roger Rabbit was hand drawn. Not to take anything away from the quality CGI we get today, even though I feel overall Hollywood is slipping backwards in the integration of it in most of their movies. It’s a different style of art these days compared to when they did it back then.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

@@RicoRaynn The difference is commitment (and the corresponding budget). Back then, they knew up-front that making this film would require a herculean effort, and they set aside the funds needed for the massive amount of time and work involved. These days, CGI can be fairly cheap -- as long as we're talking about low-quality CGI -- so that's become the default.

[@johnbowersox738]

In the club, they actually raised the floor and had handlers with long poles managing the trays and equipment. Definite old school before CGI. Thank you for such a fun reaction, reminded me of when I first saw this movie.

[@kirkdarling4120]

Okay, after seeing the movie, I caught the first instance of foreshadowing when the head weasel said the others would "die laughing." Only this time did I catch Roger telling Eddie, "A laugh can be very powerful...it's the only weapon we have." I enjoyed your reaction, Clariss.

[@tranatkikomi6873]

This movie is great with the subtle foreshadowing, the silent exposition and the Chekhov. A single line, a piece of paper, the panning over the desk that shows everything Eddie and Teddie did including their circus background being why Eddie was able to put on that clown show for the Weasels. This movie is full of Show, Don’t Tell and has a villain pay off with all of the subtle clues about Doom being inhuman. They even quickly got the whole “I caught you in a compromising situation” drama sorted through very quickly instead of letting it drag through the film. They freaking nailed so much and that’s just story wise! Then we get into the acting and the animation/live action integration. This movie is timeless.

[@kirkdarling4120]

@@tranatkikomi6873 I fully agree on all points.

[@BrianZatzke]

I absolutely love this movie! The way they did the blend of live action and cartoon is absolutely amazing. Like what’s the excuse for modern movies? The attention to detail with how the cartoons affect the environment around them is crazy. This movie is my fave to rewatch. Every time I watch it, I questioned my sexuality with Jessica, scared to death by the Judge, and to this day still say,”pppppplease!” Lol.

[@DanJackson1977]

As an actress, try to imagine what it was like for Bob Hoskins having to act for months.. to *nothing*. To maintain eye contact with imagiary animals. The man actually started hallucinating at one point. Bobs acting here is a special effect all by itself.

[@Sinnathan]

12:06 “His bed is in his home” - CLARISS 2023 😅

[@stephanginther9051]

5:35 If I remember correctly, the original voice actress reprized her role as Betty Boop for that scene. This actually reminds me, when I was a kid, we were in Tianjian China and there was a restaurant just outside the university where my dad worked. One of the waitresses SERIOUSLY looked like Betty Boop. Her hair even curled in a similar way. A very unique looking woman. Fun fact, wavy or curly hair is VERY rare in China except in certain minority regions. China has just under 60 recognized minority nationalities. Most with their own spoken language though interestingly, only a few have their own written language. Most just learned Chinese characters if they needed to read or write.

[@larasemerad2605]

The dip was use to take off paint animation off glass and thank God for Digital.

[@gmunden1]

"Harvey" is a reference to the film (1950) of the same name about an invisible six foot- tall rabbit befriended by a man played by James Stewart. Stewart is Elwood, whose family believes that he is insane. I recommend this film for you to watch.

[@IronTorch20]

Bob Hoskins and Christopher Lloyd crushed it in their roles. They got Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse to play together, this movie was a masterpiece.

[@Stratelier]

There is SO MUCH about how this movie was made, but you know it's a feat when it's (loosely) based on a book but the book's author actually liked the film _better_ than his book. As for "how" did they do the animation? - By hand. At 24 frames per second (same as the film; most film animation was 12fps) - Props/animatronics were used as placeholders for the live actors to interact with. - Properly shading toons to match the lighting of the scene was of key importance to making the result believable. In fact, this even coined an industry term -- "bump the lamp", after the scene in the rotgut room where the ceiling lamp is swinging back and forth, with Roger's lighting changing to match.

[@tundro27]

Jessica was voiced by Kathleen Turner.

[@charleslee8313]

33:33 -- well, yeah. Yes, he is. I was twelve when I saw this movie, on opening night. It was mind-blowing for me. The amount of red tape that Warner Bros and Walt Disney Productions had to go through, just to get their characters together... it was crazy. The tunnel into Toontown was the same tunnel that Biff chased Marty through at the end of Back To The Future Part 2.

[@josealmeida2842]

Touchstone Pictures is owned by Disney. It was their way of branching into PG-13 territory. It’s still amazing that they were able to get the rights for all the other characters they had. They even got original voice actress Mae Questel to voice Betty Boop! as well as legendary voice actor Mel Blanc to voice his. Looney Tune characters.

[@jeffreyfike3384]

Hey CLARISS, I hope you are doing well and that this movie helped you feel better about life. I enjoy watching you react to these old classic movies and animated movies. So thanks for the smiles and laughs.❤

[@jason42080]

Disney bought the rights to Rodger Rabbit in 1981 the other Character's that was owned by WB and Harvey Comics and other deferent comic companies in this movie were the surprise factor...It was Steven Spielberg who asked permission to Universal and all the other companies that owned Non-Disney Character's to be used in the film.....Which I'm pretty sure the Deal for Universal/WB and Harvey Comics was the ability to use the same way in this film of doing Live Action melding with Animation for a future movie Which WB's was the OG "Space Jam" and for Harvey Comics it was for the Movie "Casper"

[@CaddyJim]

A similar real world animation movie is *(Cool World)* starring *Kim basinger & Brad Pitt* (only other ones are *Space Jam 1&2)*

[@fynnthefox9078]

Chip and Dale?

[@CaddyJim]

@@fynnthefox9078 *Tom & Jerry* would have been a better one to point out. Because *Chip & Dale* is kind of in between their characters interact with both cartoon a real world but they're somewhere in between. In the end I should have listed them I guess

[@TwilightLink77]

@@CaddyJimChip n Dale is considered a spiritual sequel to Roger Rabbit.

[@CaddyJim]

@@TwilightLink77 yeah but they're not the same information but they are interacting with the Real worlds so he was technically right

[@ghostmkc4045]

looney tunes back in action, heavy traffic, last action hero, bustin loose, etc

[@tranatkikomi6873]

This movie is great with the subtle foreshadowing, the silent exposition and the Chekhov. A single line, a piece of paper, the panning over the desk that shows everything Eddie and Teddie did including their circus background being why Eddie was able to put on that clown show for the Weasels. This movie is full of Show, Don’t Tell and has a villain pay off with all of the subtle clues about Doom being inhuman. They even quickly got the whole “I caught you in a compromising situation” drama sorted through very quickly instead of letting it drag through the film. They freaking nailed so much and that’s just story wise! Then we get into the acting and the animation/live action integration. This movie is timeless.

[@Samuel_Gonzalez35]

3:35 the Disney characters were easy due to Touchstone Pictures already being owned by Disney. The other characters required breaking a lot of copyright rules, especially with the Looney Tunes characters. Nostalgia Critic has a better explanation about that.

[@redvince5627]

I love how she guesses who the villain ultimately is before he even shows up on screen 🤣

[@randommaster06]

This movie is a great example "there is no substitute for hard work." It looks amazing because the whole production crew spent the time and effort to make it look good.

[@15P3R14]

The toon interactions are way better than later films like space jam.

[@A113-p9e]

The rare time a movie adaptation of an author’s book doesn’t result in said author hating it, but loving it SO much in the sequel book(s) they retroactively re-wrote the continuity of the book the film was based on to fit more the film’s one.

[@toonman5099]

- Betty Boop: Not sure if someone said it but fun fact, that is her original voice. - The Jessica rabbit reveal: They basically drew over someone in a green screen costume. They used a good mix of practical and special effects. I believe for the toon side of things, they first drew it out like normally, but then used a bit of CGI to get the general edge "3D" shading definition you see on them. Like for the Roger drink scene, all they did was have a robotic arm hold and throw the glass and they simply drew over top of it, basically they had the filmed scenes already and used that as a lighting base, iirc. It's the same thing they did for even Baby Herman when he's at Eddie's office door, but someone would need to help me with this to make sure. - The desk shot: Fantastic example of "show, don't tell". And they literally did the "day to night" of the scene in that one shot, they were basically scrambling behind the scenes as the camera rolled. You can also slightly notice when they change to "day" I believe in the shot when it's on the right side of the desk when it's going over the newspapers. - Portable hole: I do believe that is from an actual old black and white cartoon, I forget exactly which one but I'm pretty sure it involved the noodle armed guy you see multiples of dancing as Eddie is driving into Toontown while they sing and greet him. - Christopher Lloyd: Fun bit depending how you look at it, he was told to never blink while the cameras were rolling, so he was struggling considering they had a fan under him constantly blowing wind under his robe, but like the champ he is, he pushed through it. - Eddie yelling at Roger when he was singing and dancing: Did you notice he was on a literal Soap Box when he was going on why laughter is important? XD - Catching Doom's teeth: Good eye. ;) - Merry-go Round Broke Down: I BELIEVE that's the classic Looney Tunes theme song? I don't remember, but I DO know it absolutely the song used for when Eddie is trying to make the Weasels laugh. - Jessica's involvement: She's the typical "femme fatale" you see in Noir themed stories, after all "she's not bad, she's just drawn that way." - Toontown entrace: Fun fact, that's the same tunnel used for Back to the Future Part 2 where Marty was trying to get the Sports Almanac from Young Biff. - The train that takes out the Dip Machine: Fun fact, if you pause and look at every window of that train, people are getting "kacked". XD

[@misterprickly]

Fun facts: The majority of actors were *Brits* playing Americans. -They got as many of the original voice actors to reprise their original characters. -The acting segments took three months to shoot... The animations took four years to complete! -The interactions were achieved through a uses of animatronics, marionation and *really skinny* humans ie Jessica's night club scene.

[@a.g.demada5263]

I like the fact they used the original voices. That's not something we have us french in particular for the live actions remake Disney movie

[@blakeholland7640]

This movie is my favorite film of all time. Not A favorite, not one of my favorites, but it's my favorite film. I got to introduce my nieces and nephew to this film a few years ago and now its one of their favorites. Getting to share that with them is amazing. This movie has everything one could love: romance, cartoons, laugh out loud comedy, jazz, noir, murder mystery, sex, takes place in the Golden Age of Hollywood, amazing cast, superb voice acting, unsurpassed animation for its time that doesn't juat hold up but puts modern animation on guard. I get so nostalgic when I see this movie and could watch it everyday.

[@ShawnBettasso-rn9kk]

I like this movie and I seen it when I was little and it's my favorite movie from my childhood and it's a good movie but not funny about this movie and it's still a good movie but not funny about this movie and do you agree with me about what I say and also what do you think about this movie same thing what I say right

[@fedos]

Who Framed Roger Rabbit was made by Touchstone, a Disney-owned studio, which gave them access to Disney IP. They negotiated rights to use other studios' characters, the most notable being Looney Tunes. There were some stipulations on use of these characters, so Mickey and Bugs get the same amount of screen time and Donald and Daffy are equally talented with the piano. Touchstone was also able to get original voice actors for the borrowed toons.

[@christophergreen6595]

Evie: "Is everything a joke to you Gordon?" Gordon: "Only the important things." ----------- "A laugh can be a very powerful thing. Sometimes, it's the only weapon we have." - R Rabbit

[@MGower4465]

Bob Haskins, Eddie, did not need the literal ball on a stick to interact with, in order to focus his eyea where the Toon will be inserted. This saved a stagehand crawling around trying to stay out of frame during Roger's frenetic scenes.

[@andyleclerc3600]

Production note: The soundtrack of the cartoon R.K. Maroon is looking at is a stock music piece called WILD CLOWN #1 by Henrik Nielsen for Ole Georg Music

[@ednafenton7558]

This was a trilling & amazing movie to watch in the theater. To see all these cartoon characters together in the same movie was like, "WOW!" I was in my late 20s & grew up watching them on tv & on the big screen (drive-in, full-length cartoons & the cartoons before the movie started). I got excited each time l saw another cartoon character l grew up with. Mickey, Bugs, Woody Woodpecker, Betty Boop, Tweety Bird, Daffy, Donald, Brer Bear, even the broom from Fantasia & so many others.

[@JDdiGriz]

Back in the 1940's resources were stretched pretty thin because of the World War 2, sometimes animation studios had to reuse animation cels. In order to get the ink and paint off of the cels, they used a mixture of turpentine, acetone, and benzine. I don;t know if the mixture had a name back then, but in this movie they called it "the Dip". The one thing that could kill toons is what the used to literally wipe them off the animation cel. Also, my understanding is that a lot of the smaller animation studios ended up getting bulldozed to make room for the freeway.

[@KennethSorling]

Kathleen Turner voiced Jessica Rabbit in her speaking parts. Amy Irving (Spielberg's wife at the time, I believe) sang "Why don't you do right".

[@jamesparker1127]

31:50 The only time that Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny have been in the same movie.

[@mindlessmeat4055]

I have a feeling you didn't get the "say hello Harvey" joke. An old movie about a drunk who had an invisible rabbit friend.

[@alexisgrunden1556]

Fun film fact: Dip is real! Back in the days of hand-drawn cell animation, a blend of turpentine, acetone and benzene was used to clean the paint off each animation cell so it could be re-used for another production. And we've used 'pulling a Jessica Rabbit 🍳' as a joke in my family for years (mom's protective of dad 😅) and he agrees that she absolutely _would_ do that to him if she had to~😂

[@MarceloRBottaro]

A total classic film. Not only a great mystery movie with great cartoon characters but this one’s one the what live action animated films to date.

[@trolleyfan]

Dolores's restaurant is loosely based on Coles P.E. Buffet, which is in the basement of the old PE Terminal in downtown L.A...and still open. It's nice how much is foreshadowed in this movie - and so well. For instance, that pan-info dump of Eddie's desk not only gives us backstory on him and his brother, but lets us know they grew up in the circus, explaining how Eddie could do his comedy dance bit to kill the Weasels.

[@ThatShyGuyMatt]

You can find a short clip aboput how they did this movie on KZbin. It's pretty ground break and amazing for its time. Alot of things various things like wires (for holding up a newspaper or a gun)...etc. They also managed to get a license from WB and Disney, despite being competition toon wise. It was and is still the only time the two toons have been together. Spielberg had to negotiate for certain toons he was looking for. Mickey and Bugs being the big ones. I was 8 when this came out in theaters. I seen it with my parents. Loved it... but had legit nightsmares for a for years because of Doom's cartoony evil eyes and voice. Many kids had this issue it seemed lol. None the less its a movie I've grown up with and love watching from time to time. They are finally working on a second one but we know little about it. I really don't know if they can catch the same magic as the first one. Even more so since mixing cartoon and real world is nothing new today. Fun fact, Jessica Rabbit woke me up inside as a 8 year old lol. ^_^ Though being kinda hyper and a funny kid, I was always pretending to be Roger.

[@madzec]

If they are working on it NOW during middle woke culture, we can already forget on it being anywhere near as good as this. It will all be not to insult anyone and all "equality" and similar...

[@neojc128]

the shoe assaulted the paramedic that was carrying Acme away. He kicked him in the nuts which made the ring fall which Valiant tried to pick up when Doom made his entrance. He probably watched the whole thing happen

[@rodentnolastname6612]

The drunk saying there was a rabbit in the bar "Harvey". Is a reference to an old Jimmy Stewart film "Harvey" involving a 6 foot invisible rabbit.

[@carlhartwell7978]

Jessica Rabbit was voiced by Kathleen Turner, she co starred in another Zemeckis film 'Romancing The Stone' with Michael Douglas. She also starred in Peggy Sue Got Married and many other iconic films.

[@timroebuck3458]

Toontown looks like something out of a child's nightmare.

[@peterseaboldt1250]

The whole thing about the freeway and the cable cars in L.A. isn't too far off base. The automobile industry was determined to suck every loose penny from the average Joes and Janes, so they made moves to dismantle the cable cars and evicted a lot of families from neighborhoods to develop freeways and force regular people to buy cars.

[@garybassin1651]

Back in the 1940s, the car companies bought up the Red Car Lines in Los Angeles just so they could dismantle it. This would force everyone to buy cars. All this wasn't discovered until decades later and the original parties were dead so no one could be punished. Since then, the old public transportation system in Los Angeles (trolleys and subways) have been restored.

[@supremedream1764]

Fun fact: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Rick Moranis were considered to play Eddie Valiant. All 3 of them previously starred on Ghostbusters(1984).

[@maskedhombre625]

This is my all time favorite movie and I’m happy to see someone enjoy it for the first time. I love your makeup too.

[@nsasupporter7557]

This movie was directed by Robert Zemeckis… which was the same director as Back to the Future and Forrest Gump

[@Anon-xd3cf]

Every single animated frame was animated by hand. 104 minutes long 55 minutes contained animation. There is SO MUCH history and groundbreaking work in this movie... It would be well worth your time to look into it a bit. It was nominated for multiple oscars... Took over two years to complete the animation. Every scene was filmed twice, once with props and once without to match up eyelines... There is SO MUCH to say about this movie.

[@bletheringfool]

Mel Blanc the original voice of Bugs Bunny Daffy Duck and most of the Looney Tunes, came back to do them for this movie, as did Mae Questel, who was the original Betty Boop and Olive Oil

[@Unversed333]

Mel did all the Looney Tunes in this film except Yosemite Sam, because it was too much of a strain due to how his voice aged.

[@davidmichaelson1092]

The best mix of live and animation action I have ever seen.

[@timothymorris157]

Alan Silvestri was responsible for the jazzy and sensational score of this contemporary classic but he’s also responsible for composing the music to the Back To The Future trilogy, Predator (1987), Captain America First Avenger, Van Helsing, Infinity War, Avengers Endgame, Polar Express, Forrest Gump, and the Father Of The Bride movies from the 90’s.

[@noelanderson969]

And Castaway

Since you were wondering how all these characters ended up in the same movie... There were actually quite a list of stipulations to get all licensing parties involved to sign off on the film. Some of the most notable one being that bugs bunny and mickey mouse had to have an identical amount of screen time, and that mickey wasn't allowed to hurt anyone, which is why buggs gives Valiant the spare tire.

[@mindlessmeat4055]

I grew up on this movie. It is where my love of noir comes from. The reason why Valiant was shocked about Jessica was he thought she was a rabbit like Roger.

[@theanimationcritictaylorri1264]

Nice Lola cosplay and this movie is phenomenal and odds are we’ll never see this movie this way ever again

[@52leveler]

The behind the scenes of this movie are great, so much work went itno making it feel alive and the movement to fit with the animation

[@candicelitrenta8890]

Harvey was first a play and then they did a film with a young Jimmy Stewart. It was about a guy who could see a life size rabbit where no one else could

[@fynnthefox9078]

And Angelo saw the play since the Jimmy Stewart version wouldn't come out for a few years

[@Grover1234]

It's one of my favorite animated live action hybrid films. Great animation great acting and AWESOME special effects. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@misterprickly]

*Sorry for the double post* I forgot to mention that the subplot to this movie was an unused second sequel to "Chinatown". The First movie being about water & power, the second movie being about Real estate & the oil industry, the third being about Mass Transit and the entertainment industry. Imagine Hoskin's Eddie Valiant substituted for Nicholson's Jake Giddies.

[@coletrickle-km7cl]

27:08 "well he didn't deserve to get his ears yanked." Jessica rabbit: "heaven above!, you aught see the ear yankin' goin' on during paddicake!!"

[@Clambamthankyoumam]

I find it weird yet fascinating that the last cartoon character that made an appearance of Who Framed Roger Rabbit was Tinkerbell and yet the movie was set in 1947 six years prior to when Peter Pan would be out in theaters back in 1953. All that aside, this movie was well performed, brilliantly acted, and masterfully scored by none other than Alan Silvestri (Predator, Romancing The Stone, Back To The Future, Forrest Gump, Father Of The Bride 1991 and Part II 1995, Cast Away, The Abyss, FernGully: The Last Rainforest, The Bodyguard, all the Avengers movies except Age Of Ultron, Captain America: First Avenger, Mouse Hunt, Stuart Little, Van Helsing, The Croods, The Polar Express, and many others. The acting from Bob Hoskins and Christopher Lloyd really sold this movie for audiences back in 1988 otherwise a lot of people would only consider this movie as merely a kids film as opposed to being a timeless classic as well as one of the greatest family films of all time. With that i close by saying thank you Disney, Warner Bros, Robert Zemeckis, Fleischer Brother cartoons, Amblin Entertainment, and Touchstone Pictures for making this all possible but most importantly of all thank you Clariss for reacting to such a monumental and most entertaining 80’s masterpiece simply known as Who Framed Roger Rabbit! 👍🏻👏🏻🎬🎥🏆

[@battybuddy]

Jessica is great. She’s beautiful genuinely loves her goofy husband, and is a complete reversal of the femme fetal. One thing I’ve been thinking about was there was a character in the book who was Rogers photographer- the equivalent of an “artist”. Her name was Carol Masters, and she was one of the people who believed Roger was innocent. In fact Roger was her favorite character she ever worked with- she said that he was a humble sweetheart who never gave her any problems. At this time, Carol would probably in the ink and paint department, and based on the description I imagined her being played by Amy Potts. So imagine if Janine from Ghostbusters was working in the dressing room touching up Roger’s makeup. Even though we don’t see that, I STILL IMAGINE IT. “JEEPERS, Carol- you outdone yourself, I look like a million bucks!” *Carol playfully musses Rogers hair* “i just work with what I’m given! Make em laugh, Rog, you’re the best!”

[@ragabashmoon1551]

Jessica Rabbit has become an ace icon. Which, may seem odd to those who are not ace, but if one is anywhere on the ace spectrum, you totally see it.

[@callmeclariss]

Oooh that makes A LOT OF SENSE! Thanks for that! 💜🤍🩶🖤

[@eblackwell]

The beginning shows Roger works in the cartoon shorts like Looney Toons and Tom and Jerry. You can even see other shorts they made. The film was a combination of Disney, Warner Brothers, Spielberg, and George Lucas. ( Lucas even created the effect of Jessica's dress shimmering). Afterwards, Spielberg fought for full control from Disney. He lost and started DreamWorks in protest. I like seeing different characters on screen like Mickey and Bugs. But imagine not knowing what Jessica looked like and being surprised she wasn't a rabbit. They kept talking how they were going to make a sequel and Bob hoskins said he'd love to do one, but they finally didn't give the go-ahead until the last few years. But when Zemeckis made Mars needs moms and it failed, Disney canceled the project. I still get mad at them for that 😊

[@christhornycroft3686]

PS - Kathleen Turner voiced Jessica Rabbit. She was in those Romancing movies with Michael Douglas (great films), War of the Roses and that raunchy one with William Hurt.

[@biguy617]

The voice of Roger appeared in Back to the Future 2. He is the old guy who got the manure out of Biff’s car and gave Marty the idea to buy the sports almanac.

[@Rainbow.Pegacorn.Cosplay]

The bear trap in Jessica's cleavage kills me every time. Especially with Edie's reaction to it: "Nice booby trap." 😂😂

[@PapasitoBustamante2585]

Everyone remembers Jessica, no one remembers Roger rabbit 😂😂😂😂

[@fynnthefox9078]

A real shame. Jessica is great in her own right, but Roger is literally the star

[@christophercrochet5454]

I remember both

[@d.k.t.3380]

Fun fact: this was the #1 movie of 1988. The only reason there wasn't a sequel was because apparently the disputes between Disney and Warner Brothers over their IP made production for the first film a war zone to the point it almost didn't get made, and mediating the rights between the two for a sequel to a top performing movie was impossible from the outset.

[@TwilightLink77]

Till the movie Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers which is a spiritual sequel to Roger Rabbit came out.

[@christineirving4491pluviophile]

After all the times I've seen this, I can't believe that this is the first time I've noticed that the street car that Eddie hops on is heading to Sunset Boulevard!

[@maddwitch]

The guy at the bar telling the judge that a rabbit named Harvey was sitting right next to him was a reference to the movie Harvey, in which Jimmy Stewart plays a drunk who's friends with an invisible, 6-foot tall, talking rabbit named Harvey.

[@TheCastellan]

Doom's death sure adds a twist to the old saying of "Live by the sword, die by the sword".

[@alexkaen1701]

Just realized, when Doom shoots Maroon through the window, his gun lines up with one of the posters. It's a toon carrying the same gun, and dressed the same.

[@davidyoung745]

I was lucky enough to see this in the theater when it came out. I still remember my best friend and I were the only ones who got the joke when Deloris meets the boys in the balcony at the movies and says “I would’ve been here right away, but I had to shake the weasels.” Man how we laughed. But maybe the best line ever written: “I’m not really bad Mr. Valiant. I’m just drawn that way.” Oh, by the way, that’s Cathleen Turner voicing Jessica.

[@infinity_flair]

You asked how they were able to get all of the various cartoon characters into the show. Two words: Steven Spielberg. He was able to help Robert Zemeckis get Who Framed Roger Rabbit made by using his industry clout to convince studios and rights holders to license their characters for the film. It's good to have friends in high places!

[@logantrimble006]

This movie is one of the few occasions where the author prefers the movie over his own book. Despite the fact that they're vastly different from one other.

[@ronfehr7899]

The voice of Jessica Rabbit was done by Kathleen Turner. She also played romance writer Joan Wilder in Romancing the Stone and Jewel of the Nile.

[@Unversed333]

And she played Chandler Bing's...dad.