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Who Framed Roger Rabbit

  • 1988
  • PG
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
209K
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POPULARITY
986
67
Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
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A toon-hating detective is a cartoon rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder.A toon-hating detective is a cartoon rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder.A toon-hating detective is a cartoon rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder.

  • Director
    • Robert Zemeckis
  • Writers
    • Jeffrey Price
    • Peter S. Seaman
    • Gary K. Wolf
  • Stars
    • Bob Hoskins
    • Christopher Lloyd
    • Joanna Cassidy
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    209K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    986
    67
    • Director
      • Robert Zemeckis
    • Writers
      • Jeffrey Price
      • Peter S. Seaman
      • Gary K. Wolf
    • Stars
      • Bob Hoskins
      • Christopher Lloyd
      • Joanna Cassidy
    • 345User reviews
    • 144Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 24 wins & 22 nominations total

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    Robert Zemeckis and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
    Bob Hoskins and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
    Bob Hoskins and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
    Kathleen Turner, Bob Hoskins, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
    Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
    Kathleen Turner, Bob Hoskins, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
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    Bob Hoskins and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
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    Top cast

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    Bob Hoskins
    Bob Hoskins
    • Eddie Valiant
    Christopher Lloyd
    Christopher Lloyd
    • Judge Doom
    Joanna Cassidy
    Joanna Cassidy
    • Dolores
    Charles Fleischer
    Charles Fleischer
    • Roger Rabbit
    • (voice)
    • …
    Stubby Kaye
    Stubby Kaye
    • Marvin Acme
    Alan Tilvern
    Alan Tilvern
    • R.K. Maroon
    Richard LeParmentier
    Richard LeParmentier
    • Lt. Santino
    • (as Richard Le Parmentier)
    Lou Hirsch
    • Baby Herman
    • (voice)
    Betsy Brantley
    Betsy Brantley
    • Jessica's Performance Model
    Joel Silver
    Joel Silver
    • Raoul
    Paul Springer
    Paul Springer
    • Augie
    Richard Ridings
    Richard Ridings
    • Angelo
    Edwin Craig
    • Arthritic Cowboy
    Lindsay Holiday
    • Soldier
    Mike Edmonds
    Mike Edmonds
    • Stretch
    Morgan Deare
    • Editor…
    Danny Capri
    • Kid #1
    Christopher Hollosy
    • Kid #2
    • Director
      • Robert Zemeckis
    • Writers
      • Jeffrey Price
      • Peter S. Seaman
      • Gary K. Wolf
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This movie is the first (and only, as of 2022) time cartoon characters from Walt Disney and Warner Bros. have appeared together on-screen.
    • Goofs
      The Hollywood sign is visible through Eddie Valiant's office window. In 1947, the sign would read HOLLYWOODLAND, the "LAND" part of the sign was taken off in 1949.
    • Quotes

      Jessica Rabbit: You don't know how hard it is being a woman looking the way I do.

      Eddie Valiant: You don't know how hard it is being a man looking at a woman looking the way you do.

      Jessica Rabbit: I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way.

    • Crazy credits
      Porky Pig closes out the movie telling the characters "That's All, Folks" and then saying the same thing to the viewers. Tinkerbell then appears fading the entire screen to black.
    • Alternate versions
      Some versions include an extra sequence (called the "Pig Head Sequence"): Eddie Valiant had gone into Toontown, ambushed by the weasels and had a pig's head "tooned" onto his. He went home and took a shower during which Jessica walks into his apartment. This scene was cut from the original release, but did appear in theatrical trailers and a television broadcast. A scene cut from the theatrical version where Jessica rolls up her dress to reveal her stockings as she sits cross-legged is included in this sequence.
    • Connections
      Edited from The Merry Dwarfs (1929)
    • Soundtracks
      Why Don't You Do Right?
      Written by Joe McCoy

      Vocal by Amy Irving

    User reviews345

    Review
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    Featured review
    Great fun film for both adults and older kids
    Down on his luck Eddie Valiant is hired by cartoon studio producer RK Maroon to help get his main star, Roger Rabbit, to focus on the job rather than his wife. To do this Valiant is told to get photographs of Jessica Rabbit with another man. He does this but it only serves to send Roger into a rage and he storms off the lot. When the man that was photographed with Jessica turns up dead the next day, Roger is wanted by the police and the toon hating Judge Doom. Roger goes to Valiant to help him, but is there more to the story than meets the eye?

    I saw this film years ago in the cinema as a child and loved it then just as much as I do now. The plot is a classic bit of noir - complete with drunken, bitter private dick, a beautiful but untrustworthy femme fatale, plot twists and a patsy. The twist here is that this is a kids film (more or less) and that it features cartoon characters! This works well - making it accessible for kids but still clever enough for adults.

    That's not to say that the adults won't like the cartoons too. With so many famous characters making cameos there is plenty of cartoons for adults to enjoy. The humour of the film is quite violent and may not be appropriate for younger children - especially the steamroller scene near the end which I found a little upsetting when I saw this as a preteen. Regardless of that the film is still pretty funny and can be enjoyed by most, even if kids won't get the plot or references to other movies.

    Hoskins is good - he fits the rundown noir mould well but can also clown when he has to. Lloyd is a great bad guy - scary enough to bother kids but not comic to the point that he is a clown character to adults. Jessica Rabbit sticks in the mind, likely one of the best femme fatales if she were real, she is voiced really well by Turner and the animation fits her voice well. Fleischer's Roger is good for a cartoon character but it is often the other cartoon characters that are more enjoyable; not only the various cameos but also the weasels and the taxicab.

    Overall this is a good movie but maybe not for young kids due to the dark edge and some scary scenes. However for older children and adults this is real good fun - a good plot, a noir atmosphere and a clever twist on the creation of cartoons in the real world.
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    • Dec 28, 2003

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    FAQ5

    • When Dolores loans the camera to Eddie Valiant, she brings up that the film hasn't been developed since the trip to Catalina. Eddie says jovially "we should do that again." Delores however looks despondent (or mealcholy). Why?
    • Does Donald Duck say something distasteful to Daffy Duck?
    • Is there ever going to be a sequel?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 22, 1988 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Qui veut la peau de Roger Rabbit?
    • Filming locations
      • 3280 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA(end of car chase scene where Roger, Eddie Valiant, and Benny the Cab escape police and weasels)
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Amblin Entertainment
      • Silver Screen Partners III
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $70,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $156,452,370
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,226,239
      • Jun 26, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $329,803,958
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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