Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Average Rating: 8.4/10
Reviews Counted: 59
Fresh: 58 | Rotten: 1
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? is an innovative and entertaining film that features a groundbreaking mix of live action and animation, with a touching and original story to boot.
Average Rating: 8.2/10
Critic Reviews: 14
Fresh: 13 | Rotten: 1
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? is an innovative and entertaining film that features a groundbreaking mix of live action and animation, with a touching and original story to boot.
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In Robert Zemeckis's trailblazing combination of animation and live-action, Hollywood's 1940s cartoon stars are a subjugated minority, living in the ghettolike "Toontown" where their movements are sharply monitored by the human power establishment. The Toons are permitted to perform in a Cotton Club-style nightspot but are forbidden to patronize the joint. One of Toontown's leading citizens, whacked-out Roger Rabbit, is framed for the murder of human nightclub owner Marvin Acme (Stubby Kaye).
Jun 22, 1988 Wide
Sep 28, 1999
Buena Vista Distribution Compa
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Cast
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Bob Hoskins
Eddie Valiant -
Christopher Lloyd
Judge Doom -
Joanna Cassidy
Dolores -
Stubby Kaye
Marvin Acme -
Charles Fleischer
Benny the Cab, Greas... -
Alan Tilvern
R.K. Maroon -
Richard Le Parmentie...
Lt. Santino -
Joel Silver
Raoul Raoul Director -
Betsy Brantley
Jessica Rabbit perfo... -
Kathleen Turner
Jessica Rabbit (uncr... -
Amy Irving
Jessica Rabbit's (Si... -
Lou Hirsch
Baby Herman -
Mel Blanc
Bugs Bunny, Daffy Du... -
Morgan Deare
Editor Bongo the Gor... -
Mae Questel
Betty Boop -
Tony Anselmo
Donald Duck -
Joe Alaskey
Yosemite Sam -
June Foray
Wheezy Lena Hyena -
Richard Williams
Droopy -
Wayne Allwine
Mickey Mouse -
Russie Taylor
birds, Minnie Mouse -
Tony Pope
Goofy Wolf -
Cherry Davis
Woody Woodpecker -
Peter Westy
Pinocchio -
Frank Sinatra
Singing Sword -
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Pat Buttram
Bullet -
Danny Capri
Kid -
Edwin Craig
Arthritic Cowboy -
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Ed Herlihy
Newscaster -
Lindsay Holiday
Soldier -
David L. Lander
Smart Ass -
Billy Mitchell
Forensic -
Richard Ridings
Angelo -
Paul Springer
Augie -
April Winchell
Mrs. Herman -
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Michael Edmonds
Midget -
Jim Cummings
Bullet -
Joel Cutrara
Forensic -
Laura Frances
Blonde Starlet -
Jim Gallant
Bullet -
Eugene Guirterrez
Teddy Valiant -
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Fred Newman
Stupid -
James O'Connell
Conductor -
Les Perkins
Toad -
Mary T. Radford
Hippo -
Eric B. Sindon
Mailman -
John-Paul Sipla
Kid -
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All Critics (59) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (58) | Rotten (1) | DVD (46)
For audiences who grew up with cartoons as a natural part of their moviegoing, the shock may not be the mix of live and animated folk--it may come from the truly revolutionary sight of great icons of rival studios cheerfully rubbing shoulders.
Top CriticImagine watching cartoon characters and relating to them as if they were flesh-and-blood instead of paint-and-ink. This is the slap-happy effect of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and - please - a 24-carrot salute to director Robert Zemeckis.
If the pleasures of Who Framed Roger Rabbit are mostly incidental, they are certainly more than considerable.
This is a movie that demands to be seen twice. The first time, one is likely to be dazzled to the point of exhaustion; the second time, one can appreciate the artistry and good humor more easily.
More than a technological wonder, Who Framed Roger Rabbit? is brilliantly funny, bracingly smart and surprisingly moving.
The opening cartoon upstages the movie that emerges from it.
An ingenious blend of hand-drawn animation and live action, spliced with humour that's by turns madcap, surreal and violent, Roger Rabbit demonstrates that it's possible to push the technical boundaries while still cooking up decent characters and plots.
This whizz-bang breakthrough in mixing live action with cartoon characters won a special achievement Oscar for animator Richard Williams.
Motion pictures may never be the same again, now that the fascinating and utterly miraculous Who Framed Roger Rabbit has come to the screen.
The feats performed by director Robert Zemeckis and director of animation Richard Williams are pretty amazing.
Your eyeballs have no choice but to go boinnnnng.
For sheer movie excitement, this is the easy winner so far this season.
Watching "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" is like spending a weekend locked in a room with the looniest Looney Tunes characters. But it's hard not to admire every aspect of filmmaking that contributed to this wacky classic.
The best film directed by Zemeckis; the best of the many great high-concept '80s popcorn-comedies; the best American film of 1988.
Deceptively adult movie is fun, but not for kids.
The combination detective noir story, slightly adult humour, crazy toon characters from both Warner & Disney's vaults (a one-off which is unlikely to ever repeat) and overall technical wizardy yielded a film which set a precedent.
Groundbreaking and thrilling
Great fun to watch -- and not just for kids.
It has become deservedly recognized as a cinema classic.
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Movies Like Who Framed Roger Rabbit
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- Porky Pig: Th-Th-Th-That's All, Folks!
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- Psycho: Time to kill the rabbit!
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- Benny the Cab: Hey, Roger, what do you call the middle of a song?
- Roger Rabbit: Gee, I don't--A BRIDGE!
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- Jessica Rabbit (uncredited): Oh, Honey Bunny!
- Roger Rabbit: Oh, Love Cup.
- Jessica Rabbit (uncredited): Oh, Roger! You were a pillar of strength.
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- Baby Herman: My stogie!.... WAAAAAAAA-HAHAHAHAAAAAA! WAAAAAAAAAAAAH! WAAAAAA...
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- Baby Herman: The problem is I got a fifty year old lust and a three year old dinky. Look, Valiant, the rabbit didn't kill Acme. He's not a murderer, I should know, he's a dear friend of mine. I tell ya Valiant, the whole thing stinks like yesterday's diapers. Look at this. The papers said Acme left no will. That's a load of succotash. Any toon knows Acme had a will. He promised to leave Toontown to us toons. That will is the real reason he got bumped off.
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Last week I was picking up some DVDs and figured I would look at the shelf of Blu rays and see what they had. Low and behold I saw this sitting there and immediately thought "I must show this to Grant!" It's been years since I've seen this(I saw it in the theater and we had it on VHS growing up), and I'm happy to say this movie hasn't aged a bit. Especially on Blu-Ray, it still looks fantastic and it's as funny and wacky as ever. For those don't know about this movie, go get a copy at the video store or watch on Netflix(it just got added the other day) as soon as possible. Grant laughed a few times, but he's 2 and doesn't yet understand most of it. Actually, this movie has a lot more curse words than I remember, so just beware before showing to kids. I'm no father of the year, but I still think kids should see this because it's awesome(I was 5 when it came out and I turned out alright). I've had a bunch of debates on who's hotter, Jessica Rabbit or Smurfette(yeah my coworkers and I are sick),and Jessica takes it by a long shot after re-watching this. Also interesting note, this is the only movie that Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse share a scene together. Go back and re-watch this for a laugh and a reminder of how awesome animation used to be and can still be.