The Making of Who Framed Roger Rabbit

[@lesagatson21]

What's crazy is the fact that this movie STILL looks as real as it did back then... there are some recent movies that pale in comparison. These guys were geniuses.

[@gabe_s_videos]

This was the movie that made me want to be an animator, but it was this documentary that confirmed it.

[@realar]

In short, this film was an ABSOLUTE miracle. This film will be infinitely timeless. One of THE most important films for film & animation PERIOD!

[@Solar_sigma_]

Every single time I watch this movie I’m floored by the effort and attention to detail invested by the creators.

[@WitchmanDumb]

Today Bob Hoskins has died at the age of 71. He was not only a great actor but a great man.

[@BrandonKohout]

Erik Nelson RIP Bob Hoskins.

[@troyandrew6154]

And Richard Williams died a few days ago

[@JustExistingforsomereason]

@@troyandrew6154 more like a year ago…🥲

[@realchristian77010]

Both are geniuses. Btw Bob was basically british which was pretty surprising for me.

[@chuumon95]

@@BrandonKohout Hard to believe he died before Christopher Lloyd. If we ever get a sequel it is going to have a completely new human cast.

[@faith4jesus]

I remember seeing this on I think HBO as a kid. I was in awe of cartoons & people interacting & living together. I'm still in awe of this movie.

[@gocsa]

Bob Hoskins was simply amazing, it's unbelievable how good he was. Looking at those dailies is eye opening. The whole movie could work without the animation, it would really be an invisible man movie or the story of a crazy guy who hallucinates a rabbit haha. A lot of actors had to deal with acting with CGI characters in later years but it's important to remember that they had guys in green or blue suits there or puppets that would be simply erased by computers. It's a whole different thing when you have nothing to look at and Bob just looks away and then finds the spot to look at flawlessly again.

[@DoctorPhileasFragg]

Roger Rabbit Minus Roger Rabbit?

[@jcharmaine1]

So no judge doom? bc hes a toon

[@jcharmaine1]

And plus does that mean that Jessica and roger aren't really tied up by judge doom?

[@DwRockett]

Man, the way they managed to do this, still incredibly impressive

[@boondockcleric9018]

DwRockett Always wondered. This and T2 really raised the bar for computer effects. I realize this isnt cgi but hand drawn which blows my mind. But you look at this and T2 with what they had and I think nothing today should look fake. This documentary cements Roger Rabbit in my top 10

[@thegreatagitator4675]

Boondock Cleric This movie was actually pretty old fashioned when it comes to special effect techniques...and it's completely done with optical compositing while T2 entirely uses digital compositing. But these are great movies, no matter what went into making them.

[@joseanl]

​@@thegreatagitator4675 @Boondock , yep, basically its done with the same tech as Star Wars and Jedi had premiered 5 or 6 years before when Roger finally hit the movie theatres so..its almost no difference between A New Hope in 1977 and this one in '88

[@nilsgustafson6067]

This movie holds up. It will for 1,000,000,000+ years. timeless.

[@HalfEatenMedia]

To this day this is the most impressive animation work I’ve seen. Has not been topped.

[@JR-ju3kj]

I've seen some good movies that combined animation with live-action like Space Jam,Looney Tunes:Back In Action,Enchanted,Tom And Jerry,Cool World(Cool World was a truly insane underrated movie that a lot of people just didn't understand at all)and so on but Who Framed Roger Rabbit has not been topped to this day,I would absolutely agree with that.

[@CommonCentrist82]

Great film... the scene where Lloyd put the shoe in the acid, crushed me as a child.

[@ptcreations8947]

I STILL cant watch that scene... so sad. :(

[@jcharmaine1]

@@ptcreations8947 same ☹️

[@jcharmaine1]

He could of used a non living toon object like that mallet with the extractable armed boxing glove

[@mattghost456]

The thought of having Disney and Looney Tunes characters together was amazing

[@JR-ju3kj]

I don't think that a movie like Who Framed Roger Rabbit could be made today.

[@glenbush2008]

I agree and is actually why I looked up the making of. Because I seen bugs bunny and Mackey mouse 🤯

[@marshroanoke]

One of the biggest surprises in this documentary is that Bob Hoskins is British

[@wandererofthewastelandxXx]

This is by far one of the best films I’ve ever seen. I still can’t comprehend how they put this all this together despite this amazing behind the scenes. I love this movie!

[@ToriHiragana]

Would anyone else love to see the film without the toons just to appreciate all the practical effects?

[@BingBangPoe]

Part of what makes this film so special is how far the production team went to make it work. It was a combined effort of everyone involved which resulted in the masterpiece this is. I don't think we'll ever get a movie this good that combines animation and live action in such a masterful way.

[@coolrib]

This movie is just superb - Grandiose - even 25 years after.

[@BrandonKohout]

If my calculations are correct, when Who Framed Roger Rabbit hits 30th Anniversary, you're gonna see some serious shit.

[@leila9024]

Brandon Kohout we haven’t seen anything at all ...

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

I don't know how the effects still hold up so well 34 years later. Meanwhile CGI for movies 5 years ago don't hold up anymore.

[@MsGegemon]

Richard Williams is a great animator until now learning from his books the rules of animation!

[@bigboomer1013]

engy.K I don't know what book it is but now I must have it becuase I would looooooooooove to animate like him and draw like him. What is the name of the book?

[@sonicfreak04]

@@bigboomer1013 he said the title "the animators survival kit"

[@sonicfreak04]

@@bigboomer1013 you should also get disney's "illusion of life"

[@JR-ju3kj]

I'm taking a lot of his advice and applying it to comic books that I'll be writing(in some of the comics that I'll be writing,I'm going to have characters who are ''real people'' interacting with cartoon characters and there'll also be a dimension of living cartoon characters).

[@elcanaldeshackra]

The way that Jazz band did the music theme for Jessica Rabbit... they nailed it! haha

[@JR-ju3kj]

The makers of the film were kind of tip-toeing around it with Jessica Rabbit but I'm sure that it occurred to the filmmakers and the animators that there were people who wanted to.... well,you get the idea. It was the same thing at play with the movie ''Cool World'' and the character ''Holli Would''. So of course that Jazz band would have that kind of music theme for Jessica Rabbit.The music theme for her is pretty much porno music(fittingly, I guess).

[@heyitsel1160]

Who framed Roger rabbit is like one of my favourite films. Watching it yesterday. Love it every time I see it

[@The_Mimewar]

The special effects are so perfect as to blend, so you DONT NOTICE the physical interaction. The rooms seem physical

[@kevonicus]

Never would have expected such a complicated rig for the cigar.

[@M27UNDERGROUND]

fr........i was thinking it on some springy type thing

[@johnoakes34]

I was 11yo when I saw this movie. I loved it then.... I still love it now. A forever classic.

[@lobiethecartoonist5285]

Behind the scenes, the production with the dummies looked really hilarious to me for some reason XDDD

[@justjobooggee]

SHIT WAS INCREDIBLE!! Who framed Roger Rabbit is a fucking classic

[@vinceniederman3235]

Damn Right This Film Set The Tone For The Little Mermaid a Year Later in 1989 With Who Framed Roger Rabbit Was a Box Office Hit!

[@stardragonblast15]

i cant help but re-watch this. This is just so AMAZING!!!!!

[@gregoryrome2751]

The transition from cartoon to live action in the opening scene still floors me me. It’s just so impressive the way it was shot.

[@Smalltowncutie2388]

I loved this movie! I think Bob Hopkins did a wonderful job in this movie :) I wish they would of made a Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2...i think it would of been an amazing movie to see. But im sad that Bob Hopkins died because he was an amazing guy and actor.

[@bigboomer1013]

CountryGirl2388 they was going to make a second movie but the toons are going to be cgi. It got canceled

[@geraldhiggens8283]

Nostalgia... Life has changed.

[@i_never_asked_for_an_alias]

Absolutly fantastic. Where there is a vision, there is a way.

[@elvisfan_beatlesfan14]

This movie turns 30 this year!

[@94ejackAYTUser]

Rest in peace, Bob Hoskins.

[@MrEOM41]

This movie is one of a kind 🎥

[@merpo2806]

Seeing the gun floating in the middle of air just made me giggle.

[@zingeuron5094]

the animation was brilliant. kids probably thought that you could go to CA and there would be toontown where toons live amongst people. Even the shadows on the animated characters was perfect.

[@BrandonKohout]

If they think I'm wearing a diaper, they got another thing coming. XD This is no way I'm walking around on the set with a diaper on. 12:02 that cracks me up

[@JR-ju3kj]

I think that the voice actor for Roger Rabbit came across as being a little....off. Especially with wearing that ridiculous bunny outfit and that look in his eyes in the interview. Just because you're voice-acting a character doesn't mean that you have to dress up like them,I'm sorry but that's absurd and idiotic, quite frankly and it makes him sound crazy.... BUT hey,I guess whatever works for you and he did give a great performance voicing Roger Rabbit so I guess it worked out in the end.

[@rosemaryfarell5264]

Went cinema to see this as a kid. Brilliant memory. Love it still. Bob Hoskins pure Genius.

[@PassiveSmoking]

Nobody knew it at the time but this movie laid a lot of the groundwork for future films where CG characters had to interact with live actors. So Roger Rabbit, JAR JAR BINKS IS YOUR FAULT!

[@danbam3411]

It's basically responsible for all animation that came forward after its release. It basically jumpstarted the Second Golden Age of Animation like Disney Channel, Kids WB, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and so fourth. Not to mention the Disney Renaissance, the boom of other studios releasing cartoon movies and shaping up the modern day live action/animated movies (including Space Jam, Rocky and Bullwinkle movie, Looney Tunes Back in Action), etc. Yeah it's safe to say its influence is pretty significant haha. A massive movie ahead of its time. It deserved to be preserved by the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 2016.

[@ZhoRZh37]

And now, after 3 years of your comments, when the Last Jedi came out, JarJar doesn't seem as bad as before :) enter: Rose Tico, Snooke Admiral Holdo and worst of all... . . . (drumroll) . . . (the new) Leia "Spacewalk" Organa

[@turkhimself]

this film was indeed a breakthrough, and way ahead of it's time!

[@Demullete]

I watch this movie in 2020, and search this documentary, to make more appreciate the movie and to know how make this possible? and the answer is "all great because hard work".

[@kylekeller3398]

Happy 35th Anniversary to my favorite Disney movie of all-time, WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@arc7375]

Amblin.

[@kylekeller3398]

@@arc7375 Yes. Roger Rabbit is owned by both Disney and Amblin.

[@electricsoul8624]

Bob Hoskins should've won an Oscar for Who Framed Roger Rabbit. And the fact that he wasn't even nominated, proves that the Academy Awards doesn't respect animation at all.

[@abhiramakella7146]

_Who Framed Roger Rabbit_ actually won the Oscar for the Best Film Editing.

[@seanagulan9481]

Well, at least he was nominated into the Saturn Awards.

[@94ejackAYTUser]

Alan Silvestri also worked on other films, such as the "Back to the Future" trilogy, "Forrest Gump", "Stuart Little", "Stuart Little 2", "Captain America: The First Avenger", "Marvel's The Avengers", and "The Croods."

[@leetylr]

Its lovely to see bob Hoskins again(26 October 1942 - 29 April 2014), sadly missed R.I.P Bob.

[@Brumak421]

thank you for this amazing upload :)!

[@liannechristie1987]

Dose any1 realise how much the actors had 2 focus on a cartoon that isn’t real it’s amazing god bless bob hoskins. This film made me love bob hoskins he’s amazing what a great loss

[@Izzy_Gyrl]

I never know Bob Hoskins was British! AND I DIDN'T KNOW HE DIED. DARN IT!

[@iLLWiLLTheMiCK]

What a great movie, and very impressive how they made it. Between roger rabbit and home alone, there are no movies i have spent more time watching. lol

[@richfictionfighter]

Rest in Peace Arthur Schmidt, editor, who died yesterday

[@Otisboy121]

This alone is the reason that this specific movie alone was revolutionary and one of a kind!

[@M27UNDERGROUND]

Bob Hoskins 10:10 reactions to roger are so believable that even i can imagine there being a roger there

[@myenemysenemy1043]

Holy shit. Never realised the voice of Roger Rabbit was also a potential Zodiac suspect!

[@one7decimal2eight]

I had no idea Hoskins was not an american. His accent fooled me.

[@Giuliジュリー]

Wow, never knew the Zodiac suspect did the voice for Roger Rabbit.

[@matthewpaul6904]

Everybody worried the project would never see completion. Richard Williams must have been rolling his eyes "Oh, please"

[@leyah6857]

"If they think I'm wearing a diaper....they have another thing coming"😂😂😂😂😂

[@KendrickHarrisKenfinity]

We definitely have "no pain, no pain" when we reconnect with our favorite crime solving toon star and changing of heart detective. Stay safe everyone!

[@CanterlotCrusader]

TL;DR "IT WAS FUCKNG HARD!" Appreciate this masterpiece guys, it took a LOT of hard work and talent to pull off.

[@tawogtrailers]

Exactly lol! They did something and used techniques that had never been done or even created before so there was a lot of trial and error.

[@flutelover8637]

20:43 is Jessica rabbit part

[@BrandonKohout]

flute lover She’s not bad, she’s just drawn that way.

[@melissawickersham9912]

Tron and Who Framed Roger Rabbit were both groundbreaking films of the 1980s because they were pioneers in special effects. Both films were made by the Walt Disney Company.

[@christopherrichards2350]

Exactly

[@TheAmerind]

love this movie, saw it I theaters

[@truesonic669]

a cinematographic technique whereby the camera is repeatedly stopped and started, for example to give animated figures the impression of movement.

[@ebefl]

who's here from RLM?

[@db153yt]

Wow Eddie is British

[@collgoff]

His actor is British not Eddie.

[@BrandonKohout]

Dajuon Bowen That’s because that’s Bob Hoskins. RIP Bob.

[@BrandonKohout]

RIP Bob Hoskins

[@Lmix211]

This is amazing even so many years later

[@mortal.mortal.mortal]

1. 5:39 實景拍攝 2. 24:19 在實景照片上繪圖 側拍 13:23 (32:09) 成品 3. 25:10 上色+拍成底片

[@jcharmaine1]

Thank you so much! I couldn't find the animating part and this helped alot. I use flipaclip

[@mortal.mortal.mortal]

@@jcharmaine1 you're welcome!

[@jcharmaine1]

@@mortal.mortal.mortal 👍👍👍

[@Katieclaireh]

This movie was absolutely fantastic..........

[@jenelaina5665]

Who's here after Red Letter Media Just me That's okay I didn't know this behind the scenes existed and I'm happy it does

[@chezuz1981]

When GOD EMPEROR Rich Evan´s recomends to watch something you do as he wishes. that makes now two

[@jenelaina5665]

@@chezuz1981 internet high five 🙏

[@OrphanedZombie]

Same here

[@TheSkullKlownTSK]

I LUV THIS MOVIE.

[@Retro-Fez]

Love this movie so much bob hoskins is amazing really miss him

[@mauricioszwerdszarf1455]

I so much LOVE this movie!!!!!!!

[@liannechristie1987]

Yes Steven it was a brake though amazing film when it was made plus the toons really look like there right with the real actors amazing & plus the late great bob hoskins best man & actor every 2 play Eddie

[@timrob12]

Bob Hoskins was amazing in this, going in and believing in the animation the whole thing through.

[@claytonbouldin9381]

Bob Hoskins and Christopher Lloyd were incredible in this movie

[@mr.twannab]

Rip Richard Williams

[@tylerthompson1842]

This movie was absolute milestone never to be done again

[@Nina-fp3jv]

This was my first movie I saw at the Drive Inn in Illinois.

[@EricHowl]

So wonderful

[@OptimusPrime298]

The greatest movie ever made in 1988 Rest In Peace Bob Hoskins

[@stardragonblast15]

yay this is so amazing!

[@aaronjenkins815]

This movie was so amazing on so many levels

[@Youstolemysmile420]

People are just not this extraordinary and creative anymore

[@tawogtrailers]

I would suggest you check out The Amazing World of Gumball. This was a big inspiration for the creator of that show as it uses mixed media as well and is very creative

[@rhyancoleman6462]

RIP Richard Williams

[@warmrollsforthetable]

Richard Williams, greatest animator to have ever lived

[@joelfennell4852]

My Childhood Wonderful Movie

[@bryazz]

Can someone please tell me what edition of the film this is from?Many thanks.

[@BoomDYadda]

Mr. Fleischer's method acting is so tame by todays standards in comparison to the like of, say, Jared Leto's Joker. Imagine that, a cartoon rabbit being more believable than a clown? Wacky!

[@OneHippiesMusings]

The bit with Roger's actor at 12:15 is so similar to Andy Serkis and Golem from LotR.

[@melissawickersham9912]

They didn’t want to make Jessica Rabbit too realistic...and they didn’t want to make her too cartoony.

[@jcharmaine1]

*Visible confusion*

[@JR-ju3kj]

James Cameron once said of Neyteri in Avatar to the concept designer of the movie and special effects people that ''the audience has to want to f*** her''. There's absolutely no way that I'm going to ever believe that the filmmakers and animators weren't thinking that about Jessica Rabbit when they made Who Framed Roger Rabbit. It must have crossed their minds with designing the character that way. They never say anything even close to that in the interviews but I'm sure that was part of their logic with drawing Jessica the way that they did-it's the same thing with ''Holli Would'' in ''Cool World''.

[@Liz86000]

Those guys are geniuses!

[@BrandonKohout]

This is the live action/animated film to end all live action/animated films.

[@94ejackAYTUser]

Ken Ralston also worked on "Forrest Gump" and "Men in Black 3."

[@spookerredmenace3950]

would be interesting in how they would make Who Framed Roger Rabbit now a days.. same actors everything.. would it be more like Toy Story 3 and such...

[@JR-ju3kj]

I don't think that it could be made now. Mixing all of the Intellectual Properties would be really hard nowadays. I think that it could be done with public domain characters but not with trademarked characters the way that Who Framed Roger Rabbit did it.

[@spookerredmenace3950]

@@JR-ju3kj no it would not be made today, just look at sony and Marvel in how they deal with each other about who own spiderman lol this movie is a once in a life time event

[@BenJabituya]

Just how did they use the real world actors to interact with celluloid cartoon characters?! For example, If I appeared in a movie scene interacting with Mickey Mouse and Pluto. Pluto comes and greets me by licking my face and Mickey is telling me that he's just saying hello.

[@jcharmaine1]

Well after they filmed the movie without the toons first they took the real life frames and drew over them with cels

[@DennisTamayo]

Daws Butler passed away near the end of production of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, although he never voiced characters in the film.

[@BrandonKohout]

Before Robert Zemeckis directed Forrest Gump, Disney’s A Christmas Carol, Beowulf, and The Polar Express.

[@BenJabituya]

You can't forget "Back To The Future", either.

[@BrandonKohout]

@@BenJabituya Actually, that was AFTER Robert Zemeckis directed Back to the Future. Seriously.

[@BenJabituya]

@@BrandonKohout I was talking about all 3 "BTTF" titles.

[@BrandonKohout]

@@BenJabituya You don't understand. Back to the Future was made FIRST before the other two Back to the Future. While Who Framed Roger Rabbit was made FIRST before Back to the Futures 2 & 3.

[@BenJabituya]

@@BrandonKohout I was talking about the second and third Back To The Future movies.

[@tobbs5410]

12:23 Looks like working in London rubbed off on Charlie.

[@Mollexi]

I think it is fantatic how they made this movie

[@bernayildiz4338]

amazing