*Who Framed Roger Rabbit* is AMAZING!! 

when he ask Betty "she's married to Roger Rabbit?!" and Betty says "what a lucky gal" people tends to laugh without giving it a second tought, they're toons and their most appealing quality is their ability to make you laugh, so from toons' perspective, Jessica is hella mid and Roger a 10/10

To this day, 35 years later, I still think it was kind of criminal that Bob Hoskins didn’t get an Oscar nomination.

There was a lot of negotiation that went into allowing Disney and WB characters to appear together, and there were three main things that they agreed to: 1) Bugs and Mickey get equal screen time 2) Mickey never harms anyone so Bugs had to be the one to give Eddie the "spare" 3) Both Porky and Tinkerbell had to give their outros. They didn't need to negotiate anything regarding Daffy and Donald because that scene practically wrote itself and all parties involved were very happy with out it turned out.

The reason Eddie was nice to Betty was because if you slow it down when he’s in his office you can see a little statue of Betty on his brother’s desk Plus that “but I still got it Eddie.” Is even touching and heartwarming is that the voice actress for her is the same as the one in the 30s Mae questel

Still blows my mind seeing Disney and WB characters together. This movie is a licensing phenomenon!

One of many cool things about this movie: The pan shot from Eddie looking at pictures and across Teddy Valiant's old desk to Eddie sleeping and being awakened by lt. santino is done in one single shot. One. Shot. Just think about it. They had to relight the set from night to day, place an empty bottle in Bob Hoskins hand, and Hoskins had to place himself on the desk, all without disrupting the running camera! That's a definite movie achievement!

Bob Hoskins deserved an Oscar nod for this performance. Nothing like it was ever tried before and he pulled it all off flawlessly.

The effects in this movie are mind blowing. Especially when you realize that the cartoon characters are always holding real objects. The weasels for example, are not holding cartoon guns but real guns. They also did such an incredible job trying to light the toons in such a way that they fit into the scene. This is especially noticeable when Valiant is trying to cut the handcuffs and the light is moving back and forth, or during Jessica Rabbit's performance, where at some point she moves in front of a light and becomes backlit. It is insane.

This animation was pretty innovative for it's time. The toons look so "realistic" because of the shading. If you pause and pay attention you can tell each toon is shaded to have shadows on it's body in relation to wherever the light source actually is in the real life set. So every shot of a camera, and shading of light on characters, had to be in perfect synchronization the entire movie.

This film was groundbreaking when it first came out & still to this day is an absolute marvel to behold. It was the first time Disney, Warner Bros., Fleischer Studios, King Features Syndicate, Felix the Cat Productions, Turner Entertainment, and Universal Pictures/Walter Lantz Productions characters all appeared together in the same feature. Also, stipulations on how those characters were portrayed; for example, Disney's Donald Duck and Warner Bros.' Daffy Duck appear as equally talented dueling pianists, and Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny also share a scene. Fun Fact: Mae Questel, who voice Betty Boop between 1931 & 1938 in more than 50 animated shorts; along with Olive Oyl from 1933, reprised her role as Betty Boop for one last time in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Mae Questel final non voice role was the iconic Aunt Bethany in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. VistaVision cameras installed with motion-control technology were used for the photography of the live-action scenes, which would be composited with animation. Rubber mannequins of Roger Rabbit, Baby Herman, and the Toon Patrol portrayed the animated characters during rehearsals to teach the actors where to look when acting with "open air and imaginative cartoon characters". Many of the live-action props held by cartoon characters were shot on set with the props either held by robotic arms or manipulated with strings, similar to a marionette. The actor who played the voice of Roger, Charles Fleischer, insisted on wearing a Roger Rabbit costume while on the set, to get into character. Although the film is set in 1947 Los Angeles, the live action footage & outdoor locations were filmed at Elstree Studios, England & also on Hope Street in LA. The Acme Factory is the Dimco Building which is located in Shepard’s Bush, West London & stands next to the Westfield Shopping Centre. The Dimco Building also doubled for the British Museum in The Mummy Returns (2001). Other locations included Grays State Theatre in Essex, UK, the Glendale-Hyperion viaduct, LA, & also the Griffith Park Tunnel (also seen in Back to the Future).

What really puts the cherry on top for Jessica Rabbit is that she's voiced by Kathleen Turner.

Watching Vicky struggle to grin through Judge Doom's transformation and bear the horror (after her delight for this character throughout) is a joy to witness lol

I saw this as a kid in theaters in the 80's and was blown away. Not by Jessica Rabbit, not by the seemless blending of live action with top notch animation, no that wasn't what blew my child mind. What I was wowed by was that there were Waner Brothers, Disney and Fleisher cartoon characters all existing in the same place at the same time. Like Mikey Bugs, Donald and Daffy were hanging out together, going sky diving and almost killing each other during duel piano performances, just blew my mind

25:41 It _is_ a Disney ride! It's called _Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin._ If you're interested, on RU-vid, there are all kinds of behind-the-scenes footage and at least one full documentary on the making of this movie. They show the puppetry used and the actors miming. I think the most remarkable thing was how they seamlessly animated the characters into the world, even when the camera was moving around (which was often).

"A better lover than a driver huh?" "You'd better believe it buster." I had to be an adult before I was enlightened to the fact that Roger and Jessica were F*cking like Rabbits.

I always thought of Dolores and Jessica as being mirrors of each other. Tall, beautiful, chesty, strong redheads who were with shorter guys with opposite personalities that they loved dearly.

Bob Hoskins did almost all this acting without a visual refrence to took or act this is amazing how he did that

The behind the scenes are awesome to watch and see how they did this movie. The amount of effort and enginuity that went into this movie is fascinating.

You're right, Vicky. Valiant's short tie _is_ historically accurate. Before "low rise" pants (what we now consider standard) became fashionable in the 1960s, men's pants (excepting blue jeans) had waist lines at the "natural waist" -- i.e., at navel level or slightly higher. So it made sense for neckties to be shorter than what we're now accustomed to. Also, going back in time a little further: Up through the 1920s/'30s, it was essentially a social/fashion requirement for a man to wear a vest beneath his suit coat. In this environment, ties only had to be a bit longer than the vest's "v-neck" opening. Additionally, it was (and still is) a fashion _faux pas_ for the bottom tip of a necktie to be visible poking out lower than a vest. A man didn't need to worry about that with the short ties. 🙂

kinda sad to think that there will probably never be another movie like this.. just in terms of how it was made and getting the rights to all the characters

“A French dip for fifty cents?! What a steal!” And I’m dead.

This film is in fact a tribute to the Jack Nicholson classic CHINATOWN (1974) (this film is filled with references to that movie). As a matter of fact, this film's main plot regarding the highway was originally intended to be part of one of 2 planned sequels to CHINATOWN before it was shelved and the plot was evolved to this film.

I was about 10 when this came out, and the reveal that Judge Doom was the toon who killed Eddie's brother was a shock. But that was nothing compared to the trauma moments later, when his real face and voice were revealed. The way he says that he "talked just... like... THIS!" is still seared into my memory all these years later. This movie was the talk of the schoolyard for quite a while after it came out. And yes, Jessica Rabbit was extremely popular with us. 😆

VKunia, seeing toon being erased: That was a murder! Also VKunia, seeing the Singing Sword: I don't like this, can you dip him?

Harvey, the invisible rabbit, who was besties with a drunk, was a popular 1940s cartoon - so that joke was actually well placed to protect Roger and make a mockery of the judge at the same time

Richard Williams was the animation director, he wrote one of the most definitive guides to animation (the animator's survival kit) and was one of the most talented, innovative, dedicated animators ever, yet tragically masochistically and inefficiently perfectionist to the extreme - working on his intended masterpiece "The thief and the cobbler" for over 3 decades, hand drawing incredibly complex shots, yet never finishing it

I met Joanna Cassidy who plays Dolores on 06/24 at Greater Austin Comic Con 2023. She was so nice and sweet. Joanna explained to me that that she's still in touch with many of the animators of WFRR and that they get together for brunch so often. Also, Joanna told during a conference that they shooted at least 40 takes per scene because everything had to look precise on frame for the animator. She signed me an original lobby card of "WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?" From 1988 💖.

My brother grew up with this movie. When he showed it to me I absolutely loved it. The main villain (I wont spoil it if you aren't at the end yet) still scares me to death. The blend of live action and cartoons still holds up pretty well.

The back room sceen where Rodger keeps hitting the light is an amazing scene for Rodgers animation and the light keep moving for the shadows

Also the "dip" the Judge uses basically amounts to paint thinner so it'd only affect toons.

VKunia has such expressive eyes which are so great for these react style vids, the fact that her soft voice complements her inquisitive personality or that she's so pretty is just a welcome bonus.

This movie isn't ahead of its time, it is iconic in its excellence. It has never been done before this well, and though people have tried, it's never been done as exquisitely since. Bob Hoskins is underrated as an actor simply because he wasn't considered an absolute master after this performance.

“Did you ever find Bugs Bunny attractive when he put on a dress and played a girl bunny?”

Even to this day, seeing so many Cartoon properties getting screen time in this film together is mindblowing, having Warner Bros and Disney side by side is wild. Well, now that You've seen Who Framed Roger Rabbit, next stop should be Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers.

If you're wondering about Judge Doom's true identity, there was a graphic novel about him published after the movie, and according to that, he was once known as "Baron Von Rotten", the Toon answer to Lon Chaney, a man of a thousand faces who specialized in playing villains. One day a gag that went horribly wrong left him amnesiac, and he started thinking he was a real villain. IIRC, under the rubber mask he looks basically the same, like a cartoon caricature of Christopher Lloyd.

For a movie over 30 years old it still breaks ground to this day. If it came out today it would still blow my mind

I'm delighted you enjoyed this! I'm a huge fan of animation and this is THE MOVIE for me. There'll never be another one quite like it. In addition to the tremendous task of getting the rights for all of those characters to appear in the same movie, consider this: There was no computer animation done in this movie! All the animation was done with hand painted cells! This was a HUGE undertaking! And I think you can tell, it was made by people who loved these cartoons. I had fun watching your reactions. Thanks for choosing this one!

80s and 90s were the peak times of movie making in my opinion. Still heavily invested in practical effects. And this masterpiece in mixing media is a great example. Hand drawn art.

Lots of great things came out in the 80s. And you answered the question of why everyone had a crush on Jessica. Them things were HUGE

My older cousin took me to see this movie. She almost took us out after the patty cake scene, but started laughing uncontrollably when they showed the patty cake pictures

I was 3 when this came out. My father said I was laughing at the movie so much he had to take me out of the theatre. I love this movie.

This movie has a special place in my heart.

Great reaction, V! Thanks for enjoying a great and historic film from my childhood! "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" is impressive in so many ways, far beyond the technical mastery involved in convincingly blending animation with real life environments. As others have noted, Bob Hoskins' ability to act with cartoon "co-stars" was nothing short of amazing, and the feat of getting WB, Disney and other studios to cooperate on this level is not likely to be repeated in my lifetime. In addition to all that, the movie manages to offer subtle commentary on multiple serious topics, including the Hollywood film industry and social racism. It's the sort of thing I never noticed as a kid -- I was simply too wowed by seeing all these toons in the "real world". Watching it again as an adult, I can pick up on those themes now, and they make the movie that much more enjoyable to me. Take care!

9:50 A lot of it is rotoscoping. They built mechanical arms or had an actress do the singing/dancing and then they just draw overtop of that. The thing is that it's just done super well and this is animated on 1s, so it matches the framerate of the live action people. They also hand drew shadows that the toons cast onto real life objects. This is a masterpiece of animation.

I believe this was the only time Daffy and Donald Duck shared screen time together up to this day. Such a great movie.

Ah the Judge's big reveal, one of the top 10 moments that traumatized 80's kids lol. I'm so glad you enjoyed the movie! It's such an old movie now but the effects still hold up because they put so much work into it. The more you watch the movie, the more you notice the little things they did to make it all blend together. Lighting on the cartoons change with the real-world lights, cartoons move real-world objects, etc. It's crazy how much they thought about the details of it all.

Bob Hoskins had a son who was 4 years old at the time, and got mad at him for not bringing any of his co-stars home for supper.

Christopher Lloyd is arguably the greatest character actor of all time. He played everything from Uncle Fester on the Addams Family to a Klingon on Star Trek. When I heard him use the slight quiver of his voice like he used on the great TV show, Taxi, that’s when I knew. (I’d say, “Hey! It’s Iggie!!”) Also, Bob Hoskins was English. I never knew that until well after I saw this movie.

This was crazy to see in the theater. It still holds up today imo. I used to pull this out for the good ole VHS over the years when we all just wanted a laugh. Good times and great memories. Thanks for sharing and another fun reaction. 🐾

With a Disney ride there’s actually a Roger Rabbit attraction in both Disneyland, and Tokyo Disneyland.

Before Roger Rabbit, Chris Lloyd had played the villain in Star Trek III. So he did have plenty of experience in playing evil.

"I hit him with a frying pan and put him in the trunk, so he wouldn't get hurt!" Amazing xD It's easy to forget she operates on toon-logic as much as the rest of them do. Great reaction!

Weird fact, this film plays off of China Town. Los Angeles was on its way to having the best public transit system ever and the auto and oil industries actively killed it. So there is some Truth in Television here which just makes the movie even better!

Enjoyed your reaction so much! This is such a great movie, an intriguing mystery, fantastic filmmaking, and really engages the viewer. You will get a lot of comments from folks about the technical details, the behind the scenes documentary, etc. There is a rich tapestry here. Just for one thing, the piano duel between Daffy and Donald was something thrown in to showcase the animation. Indeed, "bumping the lamp" came from this as a description of the highest level of detail to enhance the realism (coming from the rotgut room scene with the moving light casting dynamic shadows from and on Roger). I had a great time with your post.

"this would be such a fun disney ride" Roger Rabbit's Cartoon spin was indeed the signature ride of Toontown in Disneyland, and Toontown itself was based off this movie.

One thing I love about this movie is that, just like Pixar movies, kids and adults can watch it and enjoy it for différent reaseons : kids will enjoy the humour, the toons, etc. while adults will enjoy the story and the "film noir" athmosphere...

Great reaction VKunia! It's safe to say this kind of movie won't happen again. The licensing nightmare. Also, it was mostly hand-drawn by an army of artists. The shadowing was added by computers, but all the Toons were drawn on Cels, just like they did in the 40s. It's an amazing effort, never to be repeated.

Invisible rabbit Harvey is reference to play Harvey from 1944 about giant invisible rabbit of the same name. It was made to movie in 1950 starring James Stewart.

Christopher Lloyd voices one of the greatest cartoon villains ever- RASPUTIN in Don Bluth’s “Anastasia”. And his song still slaps.

I always enjoy a good detective story😃

One of the stipulations that Disney and Warner Bros. had for including their characters in the movie was that their characters had to be on screen for an equal amount of time. Hence why Daffy and Donald, Bugs and Mickey appeared at the same time, so that they could be sure that they were on screen for the same amount of time as each other.

I still think it's hilarious that This was one of my favorite movies as a child not because there was anything wrong with it but because of Jessica rabbit😂🤣🤣🤣

The reason we don't have more movies like this was it was a groundbreaking endeavor that cost millions, and then shortly after it was made, CGI was invented. It was a masterpiece made at exactly the right time when it could be, and will never be done again because the cost would be insane compared to the cost of CGI. Also, yes... I thought the same thing bout Christopher Lloyd when I first saw this movie when I was kid in 80s... in fact he ACTUALLY SCARED ME. I still to this day think this is Christopher Lloyd's best performance.

The effects in this movie were incredible. They had to rig up real life objects to react like they were being held or moved by cartoon characters. Somewhere out there is a documentary just on the special effects for this film.

The reason you typically see the disney and wb characters on screen together is the deal required both studios got equal screen time

"I need the hat and glasses to come off" No you don't, trust me.

You missed the adult innuendo. "I've loved you more than any woman has ever loved a rabbit" 😂

If you go back and watch, the twist with the Judge is foreshadowed a bit - dip only hurts toons, but he wears a glove when he dips his hand into it. He also jumps back when it gets spilled over in the bar so it doesn't touch him. As for how they did the toons interacting with physical objects - the hard way! Planning the scene out, moving the prop or person with wire or another method, then physically hand animating the cartoons over the film frame by frame. (Fun fact - the bar with the penguins was done by having puppeteers under the floor with the trays mounted on poles, I believe, so they could move and bob around).

0:27 Don't forget Holli would from Cool world I'll be at that's a little bit more of an adult version of this movie not necessarily showing anything but more adult themes. She's another one of those animated characters that a lot of young men in the '90s fell in love with. 😂

They really did a great job with the subtle special effects in this movie when the tunes are interacting with humans. Stuff you don’t even notice until you really think about it like Jessica lifting up his tie in the club or the wolf splashing real water at him in the sink.

"That baby is defying the laws of physics." "Oh, that's actually dangerous." Welcome to the world of classic cartoons. XD

"I have the urges of a 50yr old and a 3yr old dinkie.", how in da faq did Disney give the 👍 approval for that line?😂

Everyone: "Who Framed Roger Rabbit is sooo good." VKunia: "Oh, I haven't seen that one." Everyone: "Fuck You."

I was obsessed with this concept as a kid. Made me believe that cartoon characters were real.

I went on the Who Framed Roger Rabbit ride at Tokyo Disney a decade ago. Best ride there, hands down. It was the cab on a rail, but also functioned like the teacup ride with a wheel to spin the car. Walls would move and spin, characters would come out of nowhere. It was tantamount to an intense acid trip. Would go again, 100%.

And you gotta love how Roger Rabbit values the power of laughter or making people laugh

The novella "Who Censored Roger Rabbit" was an allegory to the treatment of Blacks in the entertainment industry and the gentrification of formerly black communities into commercial properties. The deal between WB and Disney was that the Looney Tunes characters couldn't have less screen time than their Disney counterparts, so that's why they're usually on screen together. This would be the last time Mel Blanc would voice the Looney Tunes, as he died shortly before this film's release. Part of the reason Robert Zemeckis cast Christopher Lloyd as Doom was because he was afraid that Universal would make _Back to the Future 2_ without him and made sure Lloyd was busy so Zemeckis could direct both films.

Jessica Rabbit can be credited for me growing up heterosexual. Because she was such a BOMBSHELL of a character, that even as a six year old boy, seeing this film when it first came out, I had the HOTS for her, and she basically defined my sexual attraction mechanism for the remainder of my life!

My favourite fact about this film is that Gary K. Wolf, the author of the original novel "Who Censored Roger Rabbit?" preferred the film to his own book. In fact he preferred it to such a degree that he wrote two novels that were sequels to the film, and not his original book.

The best line in who framed Roger Rabbit is from Jessica Rabbit " I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way,!"

Hey V i'm glad you are watching Roger Rabbit and after this movie came out everyone started calling me Roger Rabbit but I really enjoyed especially the voice actors of the animated characters, Thanks for watching it and i enjoyed your reactions, have a great Wednesday and take care Thank You very much V.🐰🐰 🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇

Christopher Lloyd also played a villain in star trek 3 the search for spock

26:06 "I'm gonna RAAAAM 'im" your impression is spot on, love it. Great reaction!

Something we would do was to see who could identify the most characters and where they are from, and extra points if you could name the voice actors. Mae Quenzel came out of retirement to voice Betty Boop in her mid-90's, she also voiced the original Olive Oyl with Popeye. Jessica was voiced by Kathleen Turner, but her singing voice was the actress Amy Irving, and she was supposedly based on Lana Turner, who I've had a crush on forever. The "dip" was a real thing. When animators would make a boo-boo, they used a solvent to erase the inks and they called it dip. Great reaction as always, V.

This movie came out when I was 10, and it was one of my favorites as a kid. I appreciate it so much more as an adult, though. One of the things that went over my head when I was a kid is that the humans and toons are segregated, the toons are second-class citizens and discriminated against.

Jessica Rabbit is widely considered an asexual icon. Whether or not it was intended by the scriptwriters or not, everything she says and does... We aces 110% identify with her.

"I never knew Christopher Lloyd could do a evil character." May I introduce you to Star Trek 3?

Notice how in the bar scene when the barrel of dip is turned over and it's spilled that judge doom backs away from it leading you to believe that he could be a toon

Love this movie! My dad recorded this PREDATOR, and Honey I Shrunk The Kids on the same VHS tape!

V, if you think the judge is horrifying now, imagine seeing this as a kid. He was the source of many a child's nightmares, including mine.

so many little details Eddie showing exactly what kind of man he is in ten seconds. Hates toons, is an alcoholic, and favors booze over personal safety Him having a legit reason for falling into that state. He's a broken man at the beginning. His soft spot for Betty shown by his brother's desk having a little betty boop doll, mean he's respecting his late brother's favorite. The images of him with his brother showing their past, which foreshadows how he's able to pull off that vaudeville act. the portable hole and punch hammer being chekov's guns The oddness of Judge Doon. Notice his cape seems to always flap lightly in a wind, even indoors? Or how he takes great care not to touch dip at all, which that mix is literally paint thinners that were used to clear film. The backroom of the bar when Roger bumps the lamp, not only adding further to the special effects having him interact with reality, but the shifting lights being portrayed in his shadows to match reality too. and that's just what i remember off the top of my head. oh and, fun fact, they originally wanted to cast Tim Curry as the Judge, but they felt he was too scary.

That bit at the end where the bad guy blew himself back up scared the crap out of me as a kid.

such a great movie. glad to see you react to this one. so many memories from my younger days to sharing this with my daughter as a single father. always a blast watching this one.

Hey VKunia, so glad you got to this classic and iconic film of mixtured cartoon characters. Bob Hoskins was great as the human hero, but Roger was great as the cartoon one. Kathleen Turner was the voiceover for Jessica Rabbit, perfectly casted. I watched Mary Cherry and Ashleigh Burton's reactions to this and absolutely loved it. Nice reaction. Christopher Lloyd played the perfect villain. As an actor, that isn't his forte to be one. If you can find it, he played a hilarious role in one episode of the Canadian TV series Road To Avonlea.

Fun fact, Hoskin (Eddie Valiant) took a lot of beatings during the stunts to the point the director didn't tell Hoskin what they were going to do on the next day of filming because he was afraid Hosking woulnd't show up anymore.

It took a couple of rewatches before I caught the Chekov's Gun when Roger said, "A laugh can be a very powerful thing. It's the only weapon we have." And of course, that's what Eddie used to defeat the weasels.

Loved your crash of Nat gold's channel Ilove you guys

Awesome movie

25:45 There IS a ride at Disneyland based around this concept. It's called "Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin".

Funny little tidbit about the movie is that the "dip" is actually just various chemicals artists would use to remove ink from animation cells.