![]() ![]() A noir mystery and living, breathing cartoons, what’s not to love? Marvin Acme owned Toon Town, a ’toon-only world, and the true motive for his murder hinges on who will inherit the property if his missing will resurfaces. Marvin Acme turns up dead, Roger’s the number one suspect, and he drags Eddie back into the case to clear his name. Valiant finds Jessica playing patty-cake with Marvin Acme (actual patty-cake, no euphemisms here), and when Roger sees the photos, he’s devastated. That’s right, as a cartoon star, because in this Hollywood, Roger, Jessica, not to mention Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, and both Daffy and Donald Duck and company are all real, living beings. Eddie Valiant is hired by Maroon Cartoons to get incriminating photographs of nightclub vamp Jessica Rabbit in order to get her husband, cartoon star Roger Rabbit, to focus on his work as a cartoon star. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? is a 1940s-style, film noir private detective mystery. Yes, at eight, I dug up the source material.įirst, a refresher on the movie. Not the Golden Books novelization of the movie, but the original novel. Because how many kids knew that Roger Rabbit was based on a book? Not only did I know, I actually read it. But in one way, maybe I took my obsession a little further. The merchandise, toys, comics, board games, posters, buttons, not to mention a whole section of Disneyland. My excitement was a focused ball in my chest dimming out the world around me, making me lightheaded, imprinting the experience forever in my brain.Īnd I don’t think I was the only one who felt this way. To say that I was ecstatic that Who Framed Roger Rabbit? was one of the options is an understatement. We were given the choice of several movies and split into groups accordingly. Then later in the summer, there was a rain day at camp, and once a summer on a rain day, the campers were piled onto buses and taken to the movies. It’s-still-one-of-my-favorite-movies-twenty-five-years-later loved it. My parents had taken me to the movie, and I had loved it. Seeing a movie twice in the theater was unprecedented. I’m looking for the iconic, the rare or the just plain cool behind the scenes shots to feature here.Watch out!I saw Who Framed Roger Rabbit? twice in the theater. If you have a pic you think should be included email me. I hope you guys enjoy the image and make sure to click for the mega-version of it. He got it from Cinefex and makes sure to point out that the human stand in for Jessica Rabbit is an actress named Betsy Brantley. The photo comes from reader Steve Abramson and was one of my top contenders for the recent Making of Empire Strikes Back book contest I just ran. I’m sure Jessica swings, so whatever floats your boat. Jessica Rabbit was an unapologetic sex symbol, her animated cleavage causing more than a few young boys to see the light. As I grew older the references became more clear, but I recall even at a young age thinking how different this movie was from others of its type. I can vividly remember watching this in the theater with my mom. ![]() ![]() In fact, it’s an early movie memory for me. This particular title is bound to have plent of interesting behind the scenes potential due to the crazy technique used to bring the hybrid live action/cartoon worlds together. ![]() Stepping clear of the all horror/movie monster centric October run of BtSPotD we find ourselves with a rather interesting (and a bit risqué) picture from the filming of WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT? Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with today’s Behind the Scenes pic! ![]()
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