'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. Groundbreaking interaction between the live and animated characters, and lots of references to classic animation.
Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
With an estimated production budget of $70 million at the time of its release,
Who Framed Roger Rabbit was the most expensive film produced in the 1980s and had the longest on-screen credits for a film.
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Goofs
Continuity:
When Maroon is trying to coax Eddie to take the detective job during their first meeting, Eddie goes for the glass whiskey decanter on the right. He pours himself a few sips of whiskey, an amount so small that the bottle's still very full when he puts it down. However, after Dumbo scares him and makes him drop to the floor, you see the whiskey decanter again, now missing a significantly noticeable amount of whiskey.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Mrs. Herman:
Mommy's going to the beauty parlor, darling, but I'm leaving you with your favorite friend, Roger. He's going to take very, very good care of you, because if he doesn't... HE'S GOING BACK TO THE SCIENCE LAB. See more »
Crazy Credits
After the end of the credits, the Amblin logo plays cut-short.
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