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  Roger Rabbit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A boy posing with a man dressed as Roger Rabbit.
In the film, the voice of Roger was performed by comedian Charles Fleischer, who was known for electing to wear an actual rabbit costume on the set to get into the role.
Roger Rabbit was originally going to be the star of the animated series now known as Bonkers, however the show was forced to create original characters due to copyright issues.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roger_Rabbit   (284 words)

  
 Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the graphic novel Roger Rabbit: The Resurrection of Doom, it is revealed that Doom's real name was Baron von Rotten, and that he played villains in old cartoons, until one day, he was knocked unconscious and woke up thinking he was a real villain.
After Roger Rabbit, interest in the history of animation exploded, and such legends in the field as Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, and Ralph Bakshi were seen in a new light and received credit and acclaim from audiences worldwide.
Charles Fleischer, the voice of Roger Rabbit, appears as Terry the mechanic (soliciting donations for the clock tower in 2015 and returning Biff his car in 1955) in BTTF Part II.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Who_Framed_Roger_Rabbit   (3662 words)

  
 Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Roger Rabbit
Roger Rabbit would probably be an amusing footnote in modern literature, if The Walt Disney Company hadn't teamed with Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment (Animaniacs, Tiny Toon Adventures) to turn it into a feature-length film, displaying the most sophisticated melding of live action and animation ever seen.
As it is, Who Framed Roger Rabbit (the plot was modified to leave Roger alive at the end, and the title adjusted to match), which premiered June 21, 1988, sparked a new wave of modern animation, revitalizing Disney's position in that field.
Roger's first appearance in comic books was in a 1989 graphic novel published by Marvel Comics, titled The Resurrection of Doom (Judge Doom having been the villain in the movie).
www.toonopedia.com /roger.htm   (742 words)

  
 "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" -- by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman
ROGER RABBIT (continuing) She was on stage, so I found a piece of paper and wrote her a love letter.
ROGER RABBIT May I? Before she can answer, he grabs an ear, presses it to his lips and applies the typewriter method to it.
ROGER RABBIT 'My name is Roger Rabbit I've got a crazy habit I like to sing and dance and yuk...' Roger goes to Angelo, lifts off his cap, and whacks his toupee, making it spin like a top.
www.hundland.com /scripts/Who-Framed-Roger-Rabbit.htm   (13642 words)

  
 Roger Rabbit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Roger is the whacky star of "Maroon Cartoons" and is had temporarily teamed up with the human detective, Eddie Valiant, to save Toontown from the villianous Judge Doom.
The further adventures of Roger, Jessica, Baby Herman and Benny the Cab were told in comics titled "Roger Rabbit" and "Roger Rabbit's Toontown" from the early 1990s.
Roger, Jessica, and the others are co-residents with all 'toons in Toontown which, according to Mr.
users.cwnet.com /xephyr/rich/dzone/hoozoo/roger.html   (196 words)

  
 Who Made Roger Rabbit
Roger has to escape the lethal punishment for supposedly killing Acme, which is the dipping the Weasels have planned for him.
Roger's looks were borrowed from a number of the screens great characters.
She is probably best known for her role in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit." This was not her first role though, her acting career began in 1974 with a small part in "The Laughing Policeman" with Walter Matthau and Bruce Dern.
www.twyman-whitney.com /film/lecture/rogerrabbit.htm   (2880 words)

  
 The DVD Journal | Reviews : Who Framed Roger Rabbit: Vista Series
Roger Rabbit is so enjoyable, such slap-a-grin-on fun, that it's all too easy to forget that what you're watching is also one astounding piece of pioneering filmcraft.
Zany toon headliner Roger Rabbit is implicated in the murder of Tinseltown's gag king, Marvin Acme (Stubby Kaye), who Valiant photographed trysting with Roger's wife, the voluptuous human-like Jessica (voiced by Kathleen Turner like liquid Bacall).
At least half of Roger's character comes from the versatile voice work of Charles Fleischer, who took to the role with such Actors Studio Method elan that he worked on set wearing a full-sized Roger Rabbit costume, floppy ears and all.
www.dvdjournal.com /reviews/w/whoframedrogerrabbit_vs.shtml   (3267 words)

  
 Roger Rabbit Collectables For Sale
If you are looking for the old roger rabbit page, see the old-index.
On the cover is Roger and Benny the cab with Alfred E. Newman's face on it.
Roger in Benny the cab, with wheels extended.
www.cc.gatech.edu /~jimmyd/roger-rabbit   (1032 words)

  
 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a tale of a man, a woman and a rabbit in a triangle of trouble.
While I'll never claim that Who Framed Roger Rabbit is one of the all-time great movies, it is a very good one, and more than that, it stands as one of the finest technical achievements in motion picture history.
One of the most subtly amusing parts of the film comes when Doom's searching for Roger in the bar; the quietly rude way in which he intimidates the barflies - using an armless vet's sleeve to erase a chalkboard, for example - is simply wonderful.
www.dvdmg.com /rogerrabbit.shtml   (2852 words)

  
 Rabbit Interview
Rabbit's musical interest started at the age of seven when his parents bought him a piano which he "took to" straight away.
When Rabbit was 12 years old, he, with the rest of his family were in a band that backed a singer by the name of Johnny Morrison.
Rabbit should know, he is one of only a select few to work with Roger Waters, and Dave Gilmour.
www.rogerwaters.org /rabbitint.html   (1922 words)

  
 Samis Roger Rabbit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Roger was shown twice in 2005, each time being pulled out of the breeding pasture, bathed, clipped and off to a show!  His stellar personality and easy going nature makes this possible!
Roger will probably never be shown again as his true value is in the wonderful foals he sires here.
Rogers registration foal photo - his darker cream points are evident even as a foal that he is a perlino not cremello.
www.wescofarms.com /Samis_Roger_Rabbit.html   (1073 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?: DVD: Robert Zemeckis,Bob Hoskins,Christopher Lloyd,Joanna Cassidy,Charles ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Roger seeks the help of Eddie Valiant, a once prominant detective that fell into hard times after his brother was killed by a toon.
Roger became the #1 suspect in the recent murder of Marvin Acme after it was discovered that the famous and wealthy gag-prop mogul had been rendezvousing secretly with Roger's sexy wife, Jessica Rabbit (voiced by an uncredited Kathleen Turner), and playing patty-cake with her.
Alternately hilarious and suspenseful, WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT is replete with the kinds of throwaway gags, inside jokes, and one-liners that audiences would expect to see in an old-time cartoon short, while at the same time it unfolds into an intelligent who-done-it mystery worthy of Bogart's Sam Spade.
www.amazon.ca /Framed-Roger-Rabbit-Robert-Zemeckis/dp/contents/B00007AJGH   (2628 words)

  
 Roger Rabbit & Jessica Rabbit Collectibles
When Roger Rabbit was released in 1987, it had been five years since Disney had produced an animated feature worth seeing.
Jessica Rabbit is the sexiest animated character in the history of animation.
These Roger Rabbit model sheets were originally a part of a kit Disney sold to manufacturers who wanted to make products based on the characters from the movie.
www.rainbo.net /pages/roger-rabbit.htm   (732 words)

  
 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) is a technically-marvelous film blending animated, ink-and-paint cartoon characters and flesh-and-blood live actors, in a convincing comedy/mystery noir thriller, set in Los Angeles in 1947.
In this book, Roger hired Eddie Valiant to investigate whether his sexy wife Jessica was having an affair with Clark Gable, one of Roger's rivals (another rival is Baby Herman) for the lead role of Rhett in the musical comedy version of Gone With the Wind.
The possible cause of the hare-brained Roger's distractedness and forgetfulness is that his sexy cartoon-animated wife named Jessica Rabbit (with the speaking voice of Kathleen Turner) may be unfaithful, but Roger think's she's an angel.
www.filmsite.org /whof.html   (3417 words)

  
 Who Framed Roger Rabbit: Vista Series (1988)
While the technical wizardry in Rabbit remains excellent and hasn't dated a bit over the last 15 years, none of that would matter if the content and the performances didn't work.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit appears in both an aspect ratio of approximately 1.85:1 and in a fullscreen version on these single-sided, double-layered DVDs; the widescreen image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
Rabbit relied heavily on composite shots to meld live-action and animation, and those came across as a little fuzzy at times.
www.dvdmg.com /rogerrabbitvista.shtml   (3696 words)

  
 Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman
ROGER RABBIT So that's what this little drama is all about.
ROGER RABBIT But that's my calling, my purpose, my raison d'etre.
ROGER RABBIT I tell you what, maybe I better come with you.
www.scifiscripts.com /cartoon/roger-rabbit.htm   (13863 words)

  
 DISNEY / DREAMWORKS : SAVE ROGER RABBIT Petition
This petition has been created to show Disney and Dreamworks that there are a lot of people that would like them to resolve their creative differences with Roger Rabbit, so that Roger Rabbit can become an active character again.
Roger Rabbit is a wonderful character, who is known and loved by many people, but seems to have been fading into obscurity over the last few years, which is truly a shame.
The Roger Rabbit walk-around character still appears in the Disney theme parks on occasion as well, but he’s not the “regular” that he was in the past.
www.petitiononline.com /RRABBIT/petition.html   (479 words)

  
 Who Framed Roger Rabbit - MobyGames
Roger Rabbit has been framed for the murder of Marvin Acme, head of the Acme Corporation.
Roger and Benny the cab have to beat the weasels to the destination, while dodging cars, trams and Judge Doom's dip which is scattered on the road.
Roger has to pick up all the pieces of paper the penguin waiters put down, whilst avoiding the alcohol and gorilla bouncer.
www.mobygames.com /game/who-framed-roger-rabbit   (286 words)

  
 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (English/French/Spanish DVD Vista Series)
It's 1947 Hollywood, and Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins), a down-on-his-luck detective, is hired to find proof that Marvin Acme, gag factory mogul and owner of Toontown, is playing hanky-panky with femme fatale Jessica Rabbit, wife of Maroon Cartoon superstar Roger Rabbit.
When Acme is found murdered, all fingers point to Roger, and the sinister, power-hungry Judge Doom (Christopher Lloyd) is on a mission to bring Roger to justice.
Roger begs the Toon-hating Valiant to find the real evildoer and the plot thickens as Eddie uncovers scandal after scandal and realizes the very existence of Toontown is at stake!
video.movies.go.com /products/2439803.html   (264 words)

  
 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Plot Outline: A toon hating detective is a cartoon rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder.
The bridge is the "Hyperion Bridge," which crosses a freeway near the OLD Disney Studio down in Hollywood; the one they had before they built the one in Burbank (around 1939).
Roger squeezes through the slot to find Benny and the love letter pops out.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0096438   (499 words)

  
 DVD Review - Who Framed Roger Rabbit: Vista Series
There's also the sultry, but just a bit trashy, songstress in Jessica Rabbit, who is married to the title character.
When Roger is accused of the murder of Marvin Acme, only Valiant can save his furry little hide.
Next up is a mini-documentary on the making of the film, hosted by the ever-odd Charles Fleisher, who voiced Roger Rabbit.
www.thedigitalbits.com /reviews2/rogerrabbitvista.html   (1285 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) : Video   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
There are Roger Rabbit shorts that were originally seen in theaters and an interactive game in which you save Toontown.
It was considered that there would be a sequel to "Roger Rabbit"; one that would go directly to video and DVD.
Anyway, Eddie is hired to take pictures of Jessica Rabbit in order to stir some jealousy in Roger Rabbit which will get him to perform better in a movie that he's working on.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6301404440?v=glance   (1917 words)

  
 Roger rabbit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The mind-blowing, Oscar-winning blend of Raymond Chandler and Tex Avery stars Bob Hoskins as a seedy private eye in a '40s Hollywood populated by humans and.
Roger Rabbit, however, has realistic camera movements and shading on the roger rabbit.
Like practically every modern movie, Who Framed Roger Rabbit was made in a.
www.topdebt.com /roger-rabbit.html   (276 words)

  
 tbs.com - Dinner & a Movie - Roger Rabbit
It may sound sinful to eat a rabbit, but try to remember that this tasty critter was never a wisecracking cartoon character.
Raise the heat to medium-high and add the rabbit (drain it and pat it dry first) and saute until lightly golden, about 5 minutes per side.
Cover the pan and gently simmer the stew for 30-45 minutes, or until the potatoes and carrots are soft and the rabbit falls gently from the bone.
www.tbs.com /stories/story/0,,418|1268|0,00.html   (283 words)

  
 Chat with Roger Rabbit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Charles Fleischer (the voice of Roger Rabbit) fielding questions as the "Generator Facilitators" worked the computers.
Roger Rabbit is a trademark © of Amblin Entertainment and The Disney Company
The PalacePresents event "The Generator @ ThinkQuest presents Roger Rabbit" is over.
members.aol.com /palacechat/RogerRabbit.html   (1970 words)

  
 Who Framed Roger Rabbit ?
In this innovative and vastly entertaining motion picture, which seamlessly blends animated characters with live action, cartoon character Roger Rabbit (voice by Charles Fleischer) is accused of murder and turns to a hardboiled detective (Bob Hoskins) for help.
Kathleen Turner is the voice of the beautiful and sultry Jessica Rabbit who stands by her man Roger.
And admittedly Hopkins had a tough job - interacting with thin air and floating props (the cartoon characters handle real objects) because the animation was added after the film was shot.
www.filmnight.org /rogerrabbit.html   (172 words)

  
 Who framed roger rabbit?
Who Framed Roger Rabbit was also made a time (just) before computer technology allowed for perfect matte shots, digital wire removal, CG-enhanced clean-up effects and the like, which makes its...
As it is, Who Framed Roger Rabbit (the plot was modified to leave Roger alive at the end, and the title adjusted to match), which premiered June 21, 1988, sparked a new wave of modern animation...
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 Jim Davies' Roger Rabbit Homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
I am a Roger Rabbit enthusiast and collector.
Mail me if you are interested in buying any Roger Rabbit Collectables.
Here is the script for "Who Framed Roger Rabbit." If that doesn't work try this.
www.cc.gatech.edu /~jimmyd/roger-rabbit/old-index.html   (128 words)

  
 Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
But falling star Roger Rabbit's about lose his place as ruler of the empire.
Hit man Chev (Jason Statham) must keep his adrenaline flowing to prevent a lethal dose of poison from reaching his heart.
"Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) is a technically-marvelous film blending animated, ink-and-paint cartoon characters and flesh-and-blood live actors.."
rottentomatoes.com /m/who_framed_roger_rabbit   (608 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Vista Series): DVD: Robert Zemeckis,Bob Hoskins,Christopher Lloyd,Joanna ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit is based on classic L.A. private-eye movies (and, specifically, Chinatown), with detective Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins) investigating a case involving adultery, flmail, murder, and a fiendish plot to replace Los Angeles's once-famous Red Car public transportation system with the automobiles and freeways that would later make it the nation's smog capital.
So it was for me with Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
If a sequel was made, I'm sure it would be great.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00007AJGH?v=glance   (1958 words)

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