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Features: DVD, Aspect Ratio 1.33:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), French, Spanish
It's 1947 Hollywood and Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins) a down-on-his-luck detective, is hired to find proof that Marvin Acme, gag factory mogul and owner of Toontown, is playing hanky-panky with femme fatale Jessica Rabbit, wife of Maroon Cartoon superstar, Roger Rabbit. When Acme is found murdered, all fingers point to Roger, and the sinister, power-hungry Judge Doom (Christopher Lloyd) is on a mission to bring Roger to justice. Roger begs the Toon-hating Valiant to find the real evildoer and the plot thickens as Eddie uncovers scandal after scandal and realizes the very existence of Toontown is at stake! Who Framed Roger Rabbit is deliciously outrageous fun the whole family will enjoy.
"Extraordinary." Los Angeles Times
"Brilliantly funny..." Chicago Tribune
"Two thumbs up and two jaws dropping open in admiration for the animated, live-action extravaganza." Siskel & Ebert
"A landmark. An adult movie that blazes across the ages so that even kids will love it." Gene Shalit, Today Show
Editor's Note
Someone is out to steal "Toon Town" from cartoon characters -- and to get their hands on the valuable property, they have framed its biggest cartoon star for murder. Detective Eddie Valiant comes out of self-enforced "retirement" to solve the case and save the toons in this technically magnificent film. Academy Award Nominations: 4. Academy Awards: Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Effects Editing.
Plot Summary
The time is Hollywood in its heyday, and cartoons are king. But falling star Roger Rabbit's about lose his place as ruler of the empire. Distracted by his wife's alleged infidelities, Roger is one falling anvil away from being fired -- and studio head R.K. Maroon wouldn't mind hastening the process. So the befuddled bunny hires down-and-out detective Eddie Valiant to help him get back the sultry, bosomy Jessica Rabbit. At first Valiant refuses -- he's got his own reasons for hating the 'toons. But when the studio tycoon Maroon is found dead, Roger's one marked rabbit. So Valiant ignores his better judgment and tries to save the harassed hare from a nefarious Judge just aching to terminate him. For Roger's sake, he ventures into a dangerous and tempting space, the place where anything can happen and imagination rules... the magical, maniacal 'Toontown.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dts 5.1; Spanish: Dolby Digital Stereo; French: Dolby Digital Stereo | | Split-Screen Comparison | | Companion Booklet | | 2 Collectible Glossies | | "Toon Stand In" Featurette-Rehearsing With Stand-Ins For The Toons | | Toontown Confidential: Pop-Up-Style Trivia | | The Valiant Files: Interactive Set-Top Gallery | | Audio Commentary With The Filmmakers | | Deleted Scene | | "Behind The Ears: The True Story Of Roger Rabbit" | | The Hilarious Roger Rabbit Shorts: "Tummy Trouble," "Rollercoaster Rabbit" And "Trail Mix-Up" | | "Who Made Roger Rabbit" Featurette | | "Trouble In Toontown": Set-Top DVD Game |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 2/3/2004 |
| Running Time: 103 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1988 | | Catalog ID: 24398 | | UPC: 00786936073386 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1988) |  | Charles L. Campbell, et. al., Winner, Best Sound Effects Editing | | George Gibbs, et. al., Winner, Best Visual Effects | | Arthur Schmidt, Winner, Best Film Editing | | Richard Williams, Winner, Special Achievement Award For Animation Direction & Cartoon Character Creation | | | Peter Howitt, et. al., Nominee, Best Art Direction - Set Decoration | | | Dean Cundy, Nominee, Best Cinematography | |
Golden Globe (1988) | | | Bob Hoskins, Nominee, Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical |
| Memorable Quotes| "I'm not so bad. I'm just drawn that way." ---- Voice of Kathleen Turner (Jessica Rabbit).|"Do you mean to tell me you could've taken your hand out of that cuff at any time?" ---- Bob Hoskins (Eddie Valiant) |"No, not any time only when it was funny." ----Voice of Charles Fleischer (Roger Rabbit) |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"...One of the sneakier satires ever made....Vibrant..." -- Rating: B 02/12/1999 pp.84-5New York Times
"...A film whose best moments are so novel, so deliriously funny and so crazily unexpected that they truly must be seen to be believed....Magical..." 06/22/1988 p.C17 Los Angeles Times
"...ROGER RABBIT has a different fascination for each age....The gags are rich and funny....There are surprises and treasures at every turn..." 06/22/1988 p.C1 USA Today
"...The result still enthralls..." 10/15/1999 p.10E People Magazine 9 of 10
Disney is always out front when it comes to combining cartoons with live action... But Uncle Walt's animators, this time headed by Richard Williams, have outdone themselves. Sound the trumpets: Here is historic, hot-ziggety entertainment with humans and Toons blending seamlessly and three-dimensionally... The sexual innuendo in the script by Jeffrey Price and Peter Seaman will probably sail over kids' heads. More worrisome for parents of younger children is the villain, a sinister judge played by Christopher Lloyd, who kills beloved cartoon characters by immersing them in a bubbling acid solution he dubs the "Dip". Adults may better appreciate the film's oddball humor. But all ages will thrill to the pure enchantment of the visuals. There's Hoskins joyriding through L.A. in a cartoon cab, Daffy and Donald Duck uniting for a piano duet and a knockout finale featuring the starry likes of Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Porky Pig, Snow White, Bambi and Dumbo. Your eyeballs have no choice by to go boinnnnnng. - Peter Travers
New York Times 8 of 10
The best, purest motion picture fantasy since E.T. A movie of such pure, dizzy entertainment that one watches it from start to finish with a smile so wide that the facial muscles ache when it's over. - Vincent Canby
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