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Who Framed Roger Rabbit
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MPAA RATING: PG
Starring Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Charles Fleischer, Stubby Kaye, Alan Tilvern, Richard LeParmentier, and Kathleen Turner
Gumshoe detective Eddie Valiant (Hoskins) is on the job in both Hollywood and Toontown, and the line between reality and fantasy gets blurred as Eddie tries to solve a major "who dunnit." He's thrown for quite a set of curves when he meets Jessica Rabbit, the sultry "toon" who whispers "I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way." When Eddie gets mixed up with the fast-talking "toon" Roger Rabbit (Fleischer) he finds himself crossing paths with such characters as the hilarious Baby Herman, Benny the Cab, the sinister Judge Doom and more, in a wacky adventure of a lifetime. (Buena Vista)
| GENRE(S): | Noir |
| WRITTEN BY: |
Jeffrey Price
Peter S. Seaman Gary K. Wolf (novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit?) |
| DIRECTED BY: | Robert Zemeckis |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: March 25, 2003 Video: February 18, 1997 Theatrical: June 21, 1988 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 103 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | USA |
The film picked up Oscars at the 1989 Academy Awards for Sound Effects Editing, Visual Effects, and Film Editing. Richard Williams also received a Special Achievement Award for animation direction and creation of the cartoon characters.
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The average user rating for this movie is 9.2 (out of 10) based on 18 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
[Anonymous] gave it a9:
I had so much fun with this movie. A classic.
J B gave it a9:
A great film. Ignore Stanley Kauffmann's remarks, this movie is a funny, fresh little wonder that amazed the world with its images and captured the heart with its characters.
Caleb D. gave it a10:
Animation and real life combined together to make an astounding movie!
R Coley gave it a10:
I can't think of any film in history that is more deserving of a sequel, but only if they can make it as brilliant as the original.
Dan C. gave it a 10:
After seeing this film, I couldn't believe that Bob Hoskins was British! Everyone in this film is excellent. Hoskins always seems like he's talking to another actor, as opposed to a cartoon. Christopher Lloyd is great here too. I love the cameos by Bugs and Mickey.
Pat C. gave it a 10:
Unimitated before or since. Q: How do you score a film that you can't compare to anything else? A: With 2 digits.
Gilbert Mulroneycakes And Friends gave it a 10:
To not like this film, you do have to be some sort of twat. I'm glad Stanley Kauffman's review is now inaccessible; it seems to be the most tragic thing you could ever read (er, on the subject of family movies). This movie is FUN. Remember fun? It's got everything you need for a magnificent family movie, and adds some more things as well, just for the sake of it. Oh, and Mike's right: it's a technical tour de wossname which still hasn't really been equalled.

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