The opening cartoon upstages the movie that emerges from it.
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09/03/08
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:7
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: 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.
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: The time is Hollywood in its heyday, and cartoons are king. But falling star Roger Rabbit's about lose his place as ruler of the empire. Distracted by his wife's alleged infidelities, Roger is one... [More]
Starring: Bob Hoskins, Chris Fleischer, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy
Director: Robert Zemeckis
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Reviews for Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
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Top CriticA Hollywood entertainment that lived up to its hype.
11/14/07
Top CriticThe real stars are the animators, under British animation director Richard Williams, who pull off a technically amazing feat of having humans and Toons seem to be interacting with one another.
11/14/07
Top CriticRoger looks terrific after 15 years.
06/14/03
Top CriticAlthough this isn't the first time that cartoon characters have shared the screen with live actors, it's the first time they've done it on their own terms.
05/20/03
Top CriticNot only a technical tour de force, it crackles with entertainment.
01/01/00
Top CriticA mix of live action and animation, the $45 million movie is as cunning as Wile E. Coyote and chipper as a flock of cartoon bluebirds.
01/01/00
Top CriticSheer, enchanted entertainment from the first frame to the last -- a joyous, giddy, goofy celebration of the kind of fun you can have with a movie camera.
01/01/00
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Latest News for Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
November 02, 2009:
Zemeckis Says Roger Rabbit Sequel Is in the Works 
There's still no telling whether it'll actually get made, but Robert Zemeckis is apparently serious about that "Roger Rabbit" sequel -- as he tells MTV, the original's writers... More...
May 19, 2009:
Cannes 2009: Carrey and co. Present A Christmas Carol
Big, fat flakes of white snow suddenly began tumbling down in the roasting afternoon heat of the Cannes Film Festival yesterday. It wasn't global warming. It was just Cannes.... More...
April 30, 2009:
Roger Rabbit Sequel "Buzzing Around" in Zemeckis' Brain
It's been over 20 years since the original came out, and rumors of a follow-up have long since dried up -- until yesterday, that is, when Robert Zemeckis told MTV that he's... More...
June 25, 2007:
New News on Pixar's "John Carter of Mars"
The property's been bouncing around Hollywood for quite some time, but "John Carter of Mars" has finally settled at Pixar / Disney. Now the question is: Will it be... More...
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