1988 Directed by Robert Zemeckis
'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.
Bob Hoskins Christopher Lloyd Joanna Cassidy Charles Fleischer Kathleen Turner Stubby Kaye Alan Tilvern Richard LeParmentier Lou Hirsch Betsy Brantley Mel Blanc Mae Questel Frank Sinatra Richard Williams Wayne Allwine Frank Welker Mickie McGowan Jack Angel Nancy Cartwright June Foray Joel Silver Amy Irving
It is amazing to think it has been 25 years since Who Framed Roger Rabbit first burst onto cinema screens, not only because I still have vivid memories of seeing the film as a child but because it hasn’t aged a day in all that time. Robert Zemeckis’ film is often remembered for its groundbreaking technical achievements and the novelty of seeing Disney characters rubbing shoulders with classic Warner Bros. toons, yet the real reason it has endured is simply because it is a great story brilliantly told. Technical wizardry and novelty gimmicks age quickly; great storytelling is timeless.
As concepts go Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a killer - set in a world where humans and much loved animated…
I've always struggled keeping an all time favorite film. It was something I realized around the time I started getting into the more mature side of film talk/viewing that, for awhile, I didn't really think about what my real, all time favorite film was. Like, the one set in stone.
Hell, even in the last two years of properly getting into the more underground side of the medium, my favorite film of all time shifted between literal months (going from "Monsters Inc", to "Pulp Fiction", to "Synecdoche, New York", to "Moon").
I don't know exactly why. I guess it's because my tastes keep evolving into new discoveries of different loves in various different types of films (especially during last year),…
This film really holds up, but I do not know why that woman thought Roger Rabbit would be a good babysitter. He's really well-intentioned, but patently unqualified for the position. That aside, it was quite swell.
Raise the roof movie fans for this groundbreaking phenomenon! For the first time ever Walt Disney and Warner Brothers cartoon characters shared the big screen in this technical marvel combining live action and animation!
I was tickled pink by its raucous and semi raunchy nature! When buxom Jessica Rabbit croons onscreen your eye's won't be the only thing going BOING!
Bob Hoskins was absolutely amazing in this!
I think I remembered every line of this. I think half of the lines were regularly regurgitated throughout my childhood. I think this movie had a bit more sexist humor than I would like. I think this movie has a lot of funny parts, too, though. And Bob Hoskins was a fantastic actor and shoulda lived 100 more years. And anyway, this is at least a bit sorta anti-capitalist even if it doesn't really go all the way. Also, for the first time in 30 years, I saw this with subtitles and finally realized the lyrics are "Smile Darn Ya Smile," and so now I can finally look that song up. Holy shit.
Nothing like watching your favorite movie with some long time friends. Happy 30th Anniversary, Roger. Thanks for making us laugh throughout these many years and the many to come after.
Anniversary screening in 35mm! First saw this when it came out in theaters in 1988, was obsessed with it for the remainder of my childhood, and 30 years later it’s still one of my favorites.
Damn, this is a film that really commits to its premise and themes. Outrageously zany and slapstick, its aim is decidedly over-the-top, its energy level stuck on 11. With countless references to classic animation, old Hollywood, and a creative take on the detective noir genre, I can understand why so many love this film. It’s unique in its connection to the silly joys of childhood, while at the same time wrapping all this craziness in an adult story of murder mystery.
Sadly for me, I’m not really into zany and slapstick cartoons, and I routinely struggle through noir-ish detective stories. I respect the boldness and risks that went into this film. And I did enjoy some moments, like when Roger…
Showed this to a friend who had never seen it, and yup, it's still perfect.
this is my childhood film even if i would hide my eyes from the climax where christopher lloyd gets all fucked up
Uh, I watch this one sooooo long ago, but only that I remembered it was that beautiful red hair and her abnormal sexy figure. And I believe that I am not the only one.
This film was directed by Robert Zemeckis, and stars Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, and Charles Fleischer.
The story revolves around a crime that the cartoon character, or "toon," Roger Rabbit has been, to quote the title, framed for.
Okay, let's get one thing out of the way (SPOILER): The villain "twist" for who they are and what they are is so painfully obvious from the moment of his introduction early on in the film. This is a huge problem, and would only fool me if I was a 6-year-old watching this.
The great news is, even without this, the film is a very solid and entertaining experience. The story, aside from the villain, is very creative. The characters…
Pieza de orfebrería que logra crear la ilusión en la que conviven personajes de carne y hueso con otros animados, personalmente ya solo por como combina ambos mundos y el realismo que logra ya me encanta, pero a eso hay que sumarle otro logro: reunir a todos los personajes animados más emblemáticos del cine de animación clásico. Ver a Donald y a Lucas peleándose sobre el escenario, a Mickey Mouse y Bugs Bunny tomándole el pelo al protagonista, a Betty Boop como vendedora porque el blanco y negro ya no está de moda y a otros personajes de diferentes productoras juntos es maravilloso.
Por supuesto es más que necesario destacar la entrega de Bob Hoskins y Christopher Lloyd, ya que sin ellos no sería lo mismo.
Quizá como único punto negativo es que el último tercio pierde ese toque adulto que sorprende tanto al principio de la peli, perdiendo algo de punch. Aún así sigue siendo fantástica.
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