'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>
Eddie Valiant's initial 30 second stroll through Maroon Cartoon Studios, was so complex that it involved over 180 individual elements, that when assembled with the film pieces, created stacks 8 feet in height.
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Goofs
Revealing mistakes:
To escape Lena Hyena, Eddie Valiant removes the lane divider on the road to send her crashing into a wall. As the camera pans to the wall, the divider does not move with the camera.
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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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