The deal between Warner Bros. and Disney was that there had to be an equal number of their characters with an equal number of lines. So for every WB character you see, you'll see a Disney one, too. During the battle of the ducks, Daffy has an answer to everything Donald says. Same during the conversation between Eddie, Mickey Mouse, and Bugs Bunny. It's the one and only time characters from the two studios have been onscreen together, yet another way this movie was groundbreaking. By the way, every effect in this film was practical - there was some computer work for the animations, but the rest was real. The FX guys rigged up all kinds of odd little frames and machines to film the real-life stuff that would interact with the toons, like the handkerchief that Jessica rubs over Acme's head during her song, or the splash when the weasel hits the water in Eddie's sink with his paw. Fascinating stuff was done to make this film come to life. :)
This movie was pretty amazing in it's technical production aspects, the sheer number of real world physical props they had to maneuver to appear manipulated by animated characters was unheard of!
Warner was also under the assumption that they'd be able to use a Disney character in space jam. So micky was to be the ref for the basketball game, but Disney said no. Part of the reason why I hate that greedy little mouse.
The Mouse & Hare also hod to be on screen for the same time to the sec as did the Ducks as seen as the biggest stars (Note the lack of Hanna Barbara as they still owned there own rights at the time)
One thing that just recently struck me about the handcuff scene: "You could have taken your hand out of that cuff at any time?" "Not any time. Only when it was funny!" If you consider that Roger is bound by Cartoon Physics, it's very plausible that he literally COULDN'T take his hand out of the cuff until such time as it would draw a laugh. He wasn't just being a smart-ass, he was limited by his nature.
Well, he COULD do it, but it's more like a tenet that they can only use their Cartoon Physics when it's funny. When they use their powers when it's not funny, characters like Doom happen.
This movie is 35 years old and I'm still blown away by the near-perfect melding of cartoon and live action. The shadows, the reflections, the eyelines - impeccable.
FUN FACT: Eddie Valiant, the detective and human main character in this movie, was actually written for Bill Murray but Robert Zemeckis literally couldn’t find him. Decades later Bill Murray found out during an interview on the Howard Stern show and was actually upset because it’s one of his favorite movies.
Fun Fact: The voice actor for Betty Boop was actually the same voice actor as the original Betty Boop from the 1930's, Mae Questel. 50 years later. She also did the voice of Olive Oyl in the Popeye cartoons. Also, Jessica Rabbit is the "lucky girl" because cartoons value humor, not good looks. Jessica Rabbit even says when Eddie asks what she sees in him, "He makes me laugh." That explains a lot of the differences in reactions throughout the movie of toons vs humans and why Roger Rabbit is so highly thought of in the toon world.
It didn’t show in the b&w movies but one reason Betty didn’t translate to color film as good as she might is because she was black in the original concept.
And don't forget Mae questel the old lady that did the Betty Boop and olive oil in the cartoon she was also in the movie Christmas vacation with Chevy Chase, the crazy Aunt.
"You don't know how hard it is being a woman looking the way I do." "You don't know how hard it is being a man looking at a woman looking the way you do." "I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way." Drink it in. You will never see another movie where Tinkerbell, Porkie Pig, Donald Duck, Daffy Duck, Micky Mouse, Bugs Bunny, and many others come together in one movie ever again. This movie is also a technical marvel. The hard work in filming live-action scenes and then animating them, is legendary. It's also beyond the scope of this comment. Fun Fact: Bob Hoskins said that, for two weeks after seeing the movie, his young son wouldn't talk to him. When finally asked why, his son said he couldn't believe his father would work with cartoon characters such as Bugs Bunny and not let him meet them. Real Science Fact: The dip that kills the toons is made of turpentine, acetone, and benzene. All are paint thinners used to remove paint and images from cels. Pause Button Opportunity Fact: When the toon train hits the Dip Machine, each window shows a murder or death taking place (if viewed frame-by-frame).
Yes, the making of this movie was so ahead of it's time, and it really is a beautifully shot movie. Looks better than the superhero, crap, CGI movies made today. It feels real. I've always thought movies from the 80's and 90's looked better than any other era. The animation in this movie just served to compliment the real effects and live actors and sets. Now movies completely lean on CGI. Quite frankly, I think the creativity of movie making is gone. CGI is farmed out and is a crutch. Movies back then were mostly physical effects, which took a lot of talent and creativity.
Robert Zemeckis really hit a purple patch from the mid-80s to the 90s - Roger Rabbit, Romancing the Stone, Back to the Future 1, 2 & 3, Forrest Gump, Contact... what a time to be a movie fan!
The dip is a mixture of chemicals used that are used as paint thinners. Toons were mainly made of ink back then. The dip breaks down the ink, so it's the only thing that can kill them.
So, aside from the interaction between the cartoons and the real life actors, the truly groundbreaking aspect of this movie was bringing so many intellectual properties together in one project. Disney Studios, as a prime example, stayed exclusively within their own walled garden and NEVER leased rights to their properties for any reason. This movie really got the classic animation studios into cooperation for the first time. Just seeing Donald Duck and Daffy Duck, or Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse, in the same scene together was entirely mind-blowing at the time.
Since animation is all done via computer software nowadays, this movie will stand alone as the best hand drawn animation combined with live action ever made. Just look at the shadows on the characters alone. Brilliant work.
Droopy Dog was the dog in the elevator. Robert Zemekis was the director from Back to the Future..you were right-Doom was Doc Brown. They did all go in for the movie to show how Toons all are the same. It’s got so many one-liners that definitely go over the heads of kids which is why it was so much fun to go watch with your kids-it had humor and memories for the parents and was silly enough for the kids! I think we can picture your next year’s Halloween costumes!!
The guy who voiced Roger was also the guy talking about the clock tower in bttf 2. You also see Roger rabbit when Marty buys his unlucky sports almanac
Toon Town is a visual trip because the first cartoons like Steamboat Willie (Mickey Mouse) everything was animated and moving. Trees, clouds, the sun, everything was a character.
Bob Hoskins started his career as a song and dance man. So he got to show his skills here in the finale. Wonderful performance by Hoskins where he devastates the room squad with his performance.
I love Asia's whole face when she likes something. The human smile (why we show teeth, which is normally a snarl and a warning in mammals, and why we respond positively to it) needs to be studied. I liked Roger Rabbit. There was another live action/toon movie that came out four years later called Cool World. It pales next to Roger Rabbit. I never finished it.
My sister and I saw this at a mid-week matinee show when we were both out of work. We were the only adults there unaccompanied by children, and we were the only ones laughing at so many of the jokes, because they went over the kids’ heads and horrified the mothers.
The more time goes on, the more I am positive we will NEVER see Disney and Warner Bros work together on a project like this, which makes me value Roger Rabbit even more.
It doesn't help that both franchises are practically forgotten to the last two generations, and its only going to get worse. I mean, they didn't even know Droopy's name here. We did get another Roger Rabbit-esque movie though; Ready Player One.
16:51 "I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way." Iconic line from the movie. There are iconic cartoon characters from all the different cartoon studios. Because Steven Spielberg was executive producing, they all wanted to be part of movie history and agreed to come on board. The elevator operator was Droopy Dog! Judge Doom was Christopher Floyd, aka "Doc Brown"! You should react "Osmosis Jones" it is a animation/live action movie starring Chris Rock (voice), Laurence Fishburne(voice) and Bill Murray (live action). Funny (and gross!) and clever! You two had a fun time watching!
Loved your reactions to this - BJ was on fire today! He was cracking me up with his one-liners ("She's not a rabbit"; "More like a fox") :) By the way, no discussion of this film is complete without acknowledging the work of Richard Williams, who was the driving force behind the animations. Richard passed away a few years ago and was a legend among animators. He and his London studio did so much work on commercials in the 1970s and 1980s that at one point you'd see their hand-drawn animation in pretty much every ad break on TV (at least in the UK, but it was known in the USA too I think).
This is one of my all time favourite movies. The animation and real life interaction was so ahead of its time. BJ - The dog you loved but can't remember the name of is called Droopy Dog. 😁 Bob Hoskins did such an amazing job in this movie & you're right Asia, Judge Doom is played by Christopher Lloyd who was Doc in the Back to the Future movies.
I didn't see this movie until the mid 90s. Loved and was scarred by this movie at the age I watched it. You will never see Donald and Daffy or Mickey and Bugs share the same screen until Disney or WB buy one another. One of my absolute favorite movies of all time.
I had no idea Kathleen Turner was the voice of Jessica Rabbit. I was like, i KNOW THAT voice!!😊 Thanks for the upload guys, haven't watched Roger Rabbit in a minute!👏🏾👍🏾👏🏾
That tunnel to Toontown by the way. I’ve visited that tunnel a few times in the past whenever visiting Griffith Observatory. That place is loaded with TV and film history. The tunnel was used for Roger Rabbit, Back to the Future Part II, and one episode of the sitcom Full House.
One thing you might want to keep in mind is that to achieve the level of performance Bob Hoskin provided in this movie, he ended up having mental issues. He kept 'seeing' (hallucinating) characters (rabbits, weasels, and more) in real life after the filming was over. This truly took its toll on him.
I remember taking a field trip to the theater in grade school to see this film. Those were the good days. Still the best live action/cartoon mash up Hollywood has produced, imo.
This was a film that was a once in an eternity deal where all the stars aligned and Warner Brothers actually agreed to have their characters appear with Disney characters as well as some characters owned by MGM, Paramount, and King Features Syndicate. It will probably never EVER happen again. It was truly an amazing time where everything just clicked and they actually said YES. This film was even selected for preservation by the Library of Congress.
"The Dip" is a nod to the production practices of many studios in those days. The final art for animation back then, was a painted transparent sheet called a cell. It took 12 to 24 frames / cells to make a second of animation, so they used a lot of cells, and cells cost money. The studios, as a money saving practice, used to wipe the cells of older animation clean for reuse. What did they use to do this?... A terpentine concoction, cleverly nicknamed "Dip" for the movie. Hence "Dip" kills toons. As for the Disney / WB situation... this was not produced by either of them, but the contract with them to use the characters was a bit crazy - the lead characters of both had to have the exact same amount of screen time - this is why Daffy and Donald were is the same situation together and same with Bugs and Mickey. It was animated by Richard Williams and his company. Williams is likely the greatest the animator of his generation and this product proves it.
I was 12 when this came out, I didn’t get to see it til it was shown on TV a couple years later. So I remember being curled up on the couch, watching it with my dad. When Eddie says, “Must have a thing for rabbits.” And then Jessica makes her first appearance… my dad barks out a laugh, then says, “I must have a thing for rabbits too.” My eyes rolled so hard I swear I almost saw my own brain. It gives me a chuckle now tho.
Remember from the old photos on the desk both Eddie and his brother toured with their father a trained circus clown. So it makes sense the dance number Eddie does at the end he was trained by his father.
A lot of the tools were voiced by their original actors. The actor who voiced Roger and Benny the cab had a cameo in " Back to the Future 2". He's the guy that talks with Marty about the Cubs winning the world series. He does the voice of Benny.
The "Dip" is the same ingredients as paint thinner. This makes sense, since the toons are basically drawings and paint, so you're essentially "erasing" them with it.
I remember some documentary on the telly about this movie, around the time the movie was released. This was a 3 year labour of love for Robert Zemeckis and the team. Needless to say, there wasn't a sequel - it was a huge undertaking for its time (and this project was sandwiched between the first instalment of Back to the Future, and the last two, Zemeckis clearly relished the challenge). The plot is not much to write about, but history was made with merging the cartoon characters of two major studios together. The Kingdom Hearts video game series is the only other I can think of that has done this.
Great reaction. This film never seems to get old. The collaboration to put Disney and Warner Bros together was a long hard fight of negotiations. These animated film companies were somewhat bitter rivals since they were basically a duopoly of the industry. So each pushed hard to try and get a deal that would give them control or a financial edge. It almost didn't happen. There were a lot of celebrities doing the voices for the toons. David Lander(Squiggy from Laverne and Shirley) was the voice of the leader of the weasle squad(His character Is actually named "Smart-Ass")
YAY!!! One of my all time favourite movies! Going for the popcorn now....😍🍿 This movie was a Disney production but Steven Spielberg was an executive producer who managed to convince a bunch of animation studios (who owned the rights to all the cartoon characters in this movie) to let him "borrow" the characters. There were very strict stipulations as to how the characters were going to be used but they managed to get some of the greats! Just as an aside....that sparkly dress Jessica Rabbit wore in the musical number took them months to animate as all the little "sequins" were done by hand one by one. For its time the special effects in this movie were brilliant.
I was just in my local pub and NONE of the staff or regulars had ever seen Who Framed Roger Rabbit... I FELT SO OLD. None of them had ever seen Petes Dragon (1977 original) either... And this is an "alternative" pub full of cult movies quotes and references... I cannot belive none of them have seen these two movies.
It's taken decades for me to realize that the relationship between Roger and Jessica seem to be modeled after Gomez and Morticia Addams, just without Gomez's moment of lust. :D
Asia you made me feel old. I was 18 when this came out. Had never seen something like it before which is why it was so popular and fabulous!!! Sadly Bob Hoskins passed away in 2014. Yes that is Christopher Lloyd from Back to the Future. That's Droopy operating the elevator :). Steven Spielberg convinced Warner Bros (Looney Tunes) and others to "lend" their characters to the movie.
I would love to see you guys react to L.A. Confidential. It’s fantastic but came out at the same time as Titanic so didn’t get the recognition it deserved.
Trivia: Amy Irving, Steven Spielberg's wife was the singing voice of Jessica. And damn was she good. Kathleen Turner voiced Jessica in the speaking role, and her voice was smoldering hot in this.
Price and Seaman wrote two drafts of the script before Disney brought in executive producer Steven Spielberg and his production company, Amblin Entertainment. Zemeckis was brought on to direct the film while Canadian animator Richard Williams was hired to supervise the animation sequences. It was a very rare partnership. I know part of the contract was Donald Duck and Daffy Duck had to have equal airtime. It was the same with Mickey and Bugs Bunny. I love this movie. It one of my favorite movies. Thanks for reacting to it.
This movie is such a favorite of mine, especially when it came out. Even my parents liked it. It's like the cartoon version of Sesame Street and The Muppets. Bob Hoskins was so good in this movie. I didn't even know he was British until I saw him in Hook. He did such a great job with his accent. RIP Bob Hoskins 💖 Also the voice of Jessica Rabbit is Kathleen Turner. She was in a lot of movies back in the 80s. The ones that I loved her in were the ones she did with Michael Douglas. "Romancing The Stone", "Jewel Of The Nile" and "War Of The Roses". Those also starred Danny De Vito. Maybe you both can react to those. 😎👍
The dog in the elevator is called Droopy he was an MGM character created by Tex Avery who came up with many of the animation styles included here not to mention was heavily involved in the early Looney Tunes at Warner bros. His work heavily influenced this movie and others that followed
One of the coolest effects was Eddie driving the cartoon cab. They had to make a really tiny vehicle that he drove while the cab was animated on top of it.
This was one of my favorite movies growing up. It's a real one of a kind, nothing was made like it before, and due to technology nowadays, we'll never see another movie like it again! I fantastic mostly kid-friendly detective-noir period piece about the real world dismantling of the trolley car system in Los Angeles to further the growth of the automobile industry.
One of the funniest parts of this movie is, to me, the way they used old Film Noir terminology and turned it on its head. "Playing pattycake" was a euphemism for fooling around/cheating on your spouse, but in this movie, the term is literal because THAT is what would crush Roger. Lol!
Yes that is Doc from Back to the Future. The actor's name is Christopher Loyd. Betty Boop was voiced by Mae Questel. She voiced her in 1931. This film was the last time. The next year she was aunt Edna in Christmas Vacation. Passing away after that .
The movie was made by Touchstone, which was a sub-company of Disney which they used to produce non-animated films. So getting the rights to Disney characters was no problem. They had to go to Warner Brothers for all of the Looney Toons characters, and the stipulation was identical screen time. This is also the last performance by Mel Blanc who voiced ALL of the Looney Toons characters (although he didn't do Yosemite Sam in this one due to age). He is one of the most gifted actors in all of history, voiced or otherwise. To prove it, you just need to watch the episode where Bugs and Daffy are fighting with each other and with Elmer Fudd about who Elmer should be hunting. At one point, Bugs and Daffy each impersonate the other and some, Blanc is able to pull off that voice where you can hear both the character doing the impersonation and the one being imperfectly impersonated. When you watch it, it's just super funny. But when you think about it, it's superhuman voice work.
2:51 blast from the past. Haven't seen this movie in forever thank you for doing it. Its nice watching something with fresh eyes that you watched when you were younger or long ago
You two outdid yourselves with this blast from the past. Brought me back to my childhood and love seeing this as an adult over again! Y'all are so cute, love your reacts.
The funny thing is part of this is based in reality. Public transportation was used a lot more, then things switched based on a concerted effort by auto manufacturers and oil companies.
Disney and Warner Bros as well as Paramount and Amblin all collaborated on this movie. Steven Spielberg was the director and Disney released it through touchstone
Often times, when movies are pitched that include other studio's properties, they usally just have to ask for permission. Most of the time they allow it as long as nothing negative happens to them, like getting hurt or killed. I think thats why you didnt see Mickey or Bugs around the Dip. Love watchin you two react to all these movies. Cant wait for the next :)
Production Trivia: When Eddie enters R. K. Maroon's office at the beginning, we see R.K. reviewing some footage on the moviola, but we only hear the background music and effects. That music is a stock piece called WILD CLOWN #1. It was composed by Henrik Nielsen for Ole Georg Music. I heard it quite a bit on TV when I was a kid.
You will not be surprised to hear that men who saw this when it first came out still comment on Jessica Rabbit to this day. Asia "She not a rabbit" BJ "at all, more like a fox " "she's about to make me go in my pocket". Great reaction guys, hi from the UK :)
Betty Boop in the '30s and '40s was voiced by the same actor who did her voice in this movie - and you got to see her sing the National Anthem in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation! Robert Zemeckis previously directed Romancing the Stone starring Jessica Rabbit (Kathleen Turner); and the Back to the Future trilogy; and afterward, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn, and Meryl Streep in Death Becomes Her; Jodie Foster in Contact; Harrison Ford in What Lies Beneath; Sir Anthony Hopkins in Beowulf - and the following films, all starring Tom Hanks: Forrest Gump, Cast Away, The Polar Express, and Pinocchio (2022). The dog in the elevator, BTW, was Droopy.
Steven Spielberg was a producer of the movie and used his considerable influence to make the deals that brought together characters from rival studios. It's good to be Spielberg!
Random fact: the movie is loosely based on a book called Who Censored Roger Rabbit. Apparently the writer of the book liked the movie so much more that he made a second book following the events of the movie with the original book being a dream that Roger had.
Yes! Doom actor is Doc Brown from Back to the Future trilogy, actors name is Christopher Lloyd. Roger's voice was by actor Charles Fleischer who also did another iconic characters voice The Crypt Keeper in HBO's Tales from the Crypt series which also spawned a few movies. Kathleen Turner was Jessica Rabbit's voice a terrific actress who I crushed on as a young lad.
FUN FACT: Eddie Murphy was also offered the role of Eddie Valiant but he turned it down and admits that he regrets it to this day every time he sees the movie
Christopher Lloyd played Judge Doom and was darn scary to boot. Great reaction as usual Asia and BJ!! Bob Hoskins (he played Eddie Valiant) also should have been nominated for Best Actor at the Oscars (he was awesome in this) and the film should have been nominated for Best Picture. It was a breakthrough and very creative ( and fun) movie. Thank you so much for reacting to this. This is one of my favorite movies.
Yes that's *Christopher Lloyd* aka *The Doc* from *(Back to the Future)* the tunnel to *Toontown* is also the same tunnel from *(Back to the Future 2)*
🥰awww we had this on vhs and watched it many times. Warner Brothers-Bugs, Daffy, Marvin the martian together with Disney-Mickey, Minnie, Donald. I believe it was the first time both studios were in a movie together.
Droopy was the character you couldn't remember BJ. And yes Doom played Doc Brown in Back to the Future, and the director also did Back to the Future. Loved y'alls reaction. 😄
Fun fact: Jessica being an animated human is the toon version of "light enough to pass". Her marrying Roger, is her way of climbing up the social ladder.
There's a subtle part where I guess I just missed where the camera is panning over Valiant's pictures where it shows the valiant bros were in the circus with their dad! It explains why Valiant is able to just do a bunch of flips and perform a routine and the end of the movie!
Up until recently, I thought the euphemism "playing paddycake" was just thought up for this film, but then I heard someone say it in an old noir film. Makes the joke even funnier.
It's difficult to express how special this movie is. There hasn't been Saturday Morning Cartoons in many years, and so a lot of kids these days are not exposed to all of the Looney Toons and their Disney counterparts. The scenes with Mickey and Bugs together, and Porky at the end coining his own catch phrase with Tinkerbell closing the film out just...hit me in the feels something fierce.
10:54 Fun fact: The panning shot of Eddie's office was one take. They panned away from him and rushed to get things in order for it to look like the morning after.
The deal between Warner Bros. and Disney was that there had to be an equal number of their characters with an equal number of lines. So for every WB character you see, you'll see a Disney one, too. During the battle of the ducks, Daffy has an answer to everything Donald says. Same during the conversation between Eddie, Mickey Mouse, and Bugs Bunny. It's the one and only time characters from the two studios have been onscreen together, yet another way this movie was groundbreaking. By the way, every effect in this film was practical - there was some computer work for the animations, but the rest was real. The FX guys rigged up all kinds of odd little frames and machines to film the real-life stuff that would interact with the toons, like the handkerchief that Jessica rubs over Acme's head during her song, or the splash when the weasel hits the water in Eddie's sink with his paw. Fascinating stuff was done to make this film come to life. :)
This movie was pretty amazing in it's technical production aspects, the sheer number of real world physical props they had to maneuver to appear manipulated by animated characters was unheard of!
They just couldn't afford Popeyes
Warner was also under the assumption that they'd be able to use a Disney character in space jam. So micky was to be the ref for the basketball game, but Disney said no. Part of the reason why I hate that greedy little mouse.
@@stevendavidcox9761 No Felix The Cat, too.
The Mouse & Hare also hod to be on screen for the same time to the sec as did the Ducks as seen as the biggest stars (Note the lack of Hanna Barbara as they still owned there own rights at the time)
One thing that just recently struck me about the handcuff scene:
"You could have taken your hand out of that cuff at any time?"
"Not any time. Only when it was funny!"
If you consider that Roger is bound by Cartoon Physics, it's very plausible that he literally COULDN'T take his hand out of the cuff until such time as it would draw a laugh. He wasn't just being a smart-ass, he was limited by his nature.
That's what I figure
Just like the " Shave and a haircut" bit.
Unless it's with Deloris, Eddie's least favorite season is Cuffing Season
I really wish that they had done more with this concept.
Well, he COULD do it, but it's more like a tenet that they can only use their Cartoon Physics when it's funny. When they use their powers when it's not funny, characters like Doom happen.
This movie is 35 years old and I'm still blown away by the near-perfect melding of cartoon and live action. The shadows, the reflections, the eyelines - impeccable.
FUN FACT: Eddie Valiant, the detective and human main character in this movie, was actually written for Bill Murray but Robert Zemeckis literally couldn’t find him. Decades later Bill Murray found out during an interview on the Howard Stern show and was actually upset because it’s one of his favorite movies.
I could see Bill Murray in that role, but I can't be mad that I got more Bob Hoskins instead.
@@YourXavier agreed
Robert Zemekis from Back to the future n Forrest Gump..works under Steven Spielberg Great nostalgic movie
@@edzahorsky5645 oh yeah, I can’t think of a bad movie this dude has ever made
Honestly I think what we got was better. I guess Bill Murray would've also been fine. I do feel sad for him that he missed the opportunity though 🙁
Fun Fact: The voice actor for Betty Boop was actually the same voice actor as the original Betty Boop from the 1930's, Mae Questel. 50 years later. She also did the voice of Olive Oyl in the Popeye cartoons.
Also, Jessica Rabbit is the "lucky girl" because cartoons value humor, not good looks. Jessica Rabbit even says when Eddie asks what she sees in him, "He makes me laugh." That explains a lot of the differences in reactions throughout the movie of toons vs humans and why Roger Rabbit is so highly thought of in the toon world.
It didn’t show in the b&w movies but one reason Betty didn’t translate to color film as good as she might is because she was black in the original concept.
And don't forget Mae questel the old lady that did the Betty Boop and olive oil in the cartoon she was also in the movie Christmas vacation with Chevy Chase, the crazy Aunt.
@@davidcollver6155 "I pledge alligiance to the flag...." hahahaha
My beautiful wife loves me for the same reason Jessica loves Roger!
@@eddyspecter _Play ball!!!_
Roger taking his hand out of the handcuff is the perfect example of toon force. You can accomplish anything so long as the outcome is comedy.
Tv tropes calls that rule of funny
Toon universe physics
"You don't know how hard it is being a woman looking the way I do."
"You don't know how hard it is being a man looking at a woman looking the way you do."
"I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way."
Drink it in. You will never see another movie where Tinkerbell, Porkie Pig, Donald Duck, Daffy Duck, Micky Mouse, Bugs Bunny, and many others come together in one movie ever again.
This movie is also a technical marvel. The hard work in filming live-action scenes and then animating them, is legendary. It's also beyond the scope of this comment.
Fun Fact: Bob Hoskins said that, for two weeks after seeing the movie, his young son wouldn't talk to him. When finally asked why, his son said he couldn't believe his father would work with cartoon characters such as Bugs Bunny and not let him meet them.
Real Science Fact: The dip that kills the toons is made of turpentine, acetone, and benzene. All are paint thinners used to remove paint and images from cels.
Pause Button Opportunity Fact: When the toon train hits the Dip Machine, each window shows a murder or death taking place (if viewed frame-by-frame).
Yes, the making of this movie was so ahead of it's time, and it really is a beautifully shot movie. Looks better than the superhero, crap, CGI movies made today. It feels real. I've always thought movies from the 80's and 90's looked better than any other era. The animation in this movie just served to compliment the real effects and live actors and sets. Now movies completely lean on CGI. Quite frankly, I think the creativity of movie making is gone. CGI is farmed out and is a crutch. Movies back then were mostly physical effects, which took a lot of talent and creativity.
Now I have to watch that bit again!
Given the frame'by'frame technology I highly recommend that one check out the scene in which Eddie crashes Benny, thank me later. 💯😲😏🤙🏼
Robert Zemeckis really hit a purple patch from the mid-80s to the 90s - Roger Rabbit, Romancing the Stone, Back to the Future 1, 2 & 3, Forrest Gump, Contact... what a time to be a movie fan!
Romancing the Stone trilogy is underrated
@@magusmelanie828there was only two movies.
@monalisasmile well hawt dawg, when you're right, you're right
Death Becomes Her was also fantastic, Hope to see a reaction to that on this channel sometime :)
In my opinion, the best 10 year movie era. 1985 to 1995.
Steven Spielberg was also in his prime
The dip is a mixture of chemicals used that are used as paint thinners. Toons were mainly made of ink back then. The dip breaks down the ink, so it's the only thing that can kill them.
So, aside from the interaction between the cartoons and the real life actors, the truly groundbreaking aspect of this movie was bringing so many intellectual properties together in one project. Disney Studios, as a prime example, stayed exclusively within their own walled garden and NEVER leased rights to their properties for any reason. This movie really got the classic animation studios into cooperation for the first time. Just seeing Donald Duck and Daffy Duck, or Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse, in the same scene together was entirely mind-blowing at the time.
Since animation is all done via computer software nowadays, this movie will stand alone as the best hand drawn animation combined with live action ever made.
Just look at the shadows on the characters alone. Brilliant work.
I was living in Korea when this movie came out, and this movie was where my wife and I went on our first date. This movie is amazing in every way.
Bob Hoskins is such an underrated actor.
Droopy Dog was the dog in the elevator. Robert Zemekis was the director from Back to the Future..you were right-Doom was Doc Brown. They did all go in for the movie to show how Toons all are the same. It’s got so many one-liners that definitely go over the heads of kids which is why it was so much fun to go watch with your kids-it had humor and memories for the parents and was silly enough for the kids! I think we can picture your next year’s Halloween costumes!!
The guy who voiced Roger was also the guy talking about the clock tower in bttf 2. You also see Roger rabbit when Marty buys his unlucky sports almanac
LMAO I would just die!🤙
Toon Town is a visual trip because the first cartoons like Steamboat Willie (Mickey Mouse) everything was animated and moving. Trees, clouds, the sun, everything was a character.
Bob Hoskins started his career as a song and dance man. So he got to show his skills here in the finale. Wonderful performance by Hoskins where he devastates the room squad with his performance.
This has always been one of my favourites ! The scene when the judges eyes are bulging out and his voice goes all high petrified me as a kid 🤣
The scene where he goes to toon town and she’s running towards him terrified me as a kid
@@jameslyddall 🤣 that one too !
This movie was so groundbreaking on so many levels and the best part is that it still holds up beautifully.👏
I love Asia's whole face when she likes something. The human smile (why we show teeth, which is normally a snarl and a warning in mammals, and why we respond positively to it) needs to be studied.
I liked Roger Rabbit. There was another live action/toon movie that came out four years later called Cool World. It pales next to Roger Rabbit. I never finished it.
My sister and I saw this at a mid-week matinee show when we were both out of work. We were the only adults there unaccompanied by children, and we were the only ones laughing at so many of the jokes, because they went over the kids’ heads and horrified the mothers.
The more time goes on, the more I am positive we will NEVER see Disney and Warner Bros work together on a project like this, which makes me value Roger Rabbit even more.
It doesn't help that both franchises are practically forgotten to the last two generations, and its only going to get worse. I mean, they didn't even know Droopy's name here.
We did get another Roger Rabbit-esque movie though; Ready Player One.
16:51 "I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way." Iconic line from the movie.
There are iconic cartoon characters from all the different cartoon studios. Because Steven Spielberg was executive producing, they all wanted to be part of movie history and agreed to come on board.
The elevator operator was Droopy Dog!
Judge Doom was Christopher Floyd, aka "Doc Brown"!
You should react "Osmosis Jones" it is a animation/live action movie starring Chris Rock (voice), Laurence Fishburne(voice) and Bill Murray (live action). Funny (and gross!) and clever!
You two had a fun time watching!
Loved your reactions to this - BJ was on fire today! He was cracking me up with his one-liners ("She's not a rabbit"; "More like a fox") :) By the way, no discussion of this film is complete without acknowledging the work of Richard Williams, who was the driving force behind the animations. Richard passed away a few years ago and was a legend among animators. He and his London studio did so much work on commercials in the 1970s and 1980s that at one point you'd see their hand-drawn animation in pretty much every ad break on TV (at least in the UK, but it was known in the USA too I think).
This is one of my all time favourite movies.
The animation and real life interaction was so ahead of its time.
BJ - The dog you loved but can't remember the name of is called Droopy Dog. 😁
Bob Hoskins did such an amazing job in this movie & you're right Asia, Judge Doom is played by Christopher Lloyd who was Doc in the Back to the Future movies.
I didn't see this movie until the mid 90s. Loved and was scarred by this movie at the age I watched it. You will never see Donald and Daffy or Mickey and Bugs share the same screen until Disney or WB buy one another. One of my absolute favorite movies of all time.
Oh no you didn't!!!! Y'all watched my favourite childhood movie!!?! Can't wait to watch this tonight with some snacks. Hoping you both enjoyed it!! ❤
One of those movies that when you first see it as a kid, it's funny cause toons.. As an adult you get all the things you missed as a kid.
I had no idea Kathleen Turner was the voice of Jessica Rabbit. I was like, i KNOW THAT voice!!😊
Thanks for the upload guys, haven't watched Roger Rabbit in a minute!👏🏾👍🏾👏🏾
Kathleen Turner for her speaking voice, Amy Irving for the singing. 🙂
I'm so pumped for this. Roger Rabbit has had more influence on who I am today than just about anyone. Inspirational, the man is still my idol today!
That tunnel to Toontown by the way. I’ve visited that tunnel a few times in the past whenever visiting Griffith Observatory. That place is loaded with TV and film history.
The tunnel was used for Roger Rabbit, Back to the Future Part II, and one episode of the sitcom Full House.
One thing you might want to keep in mind is that to achieve the level of performance Bob Hoskin provided in this movie, he ended up having mental issues. He kept 'seeing' (hallucinating) characters (rabbits, weasels, and more) in real life after the filming was over. This truly took its toll on him.
I remember taking a field trip to the theater in grade school to see this film. Those were the good days. Still the best live action/cartoon mash up Hollywood has produced, imo.
This was a film that was a once in an eternity deal where all the stars aligned and Warner Brothers actually agreed to have their characters appear with Disney characters as well as some characters owned by MGM, Paramount, and King Features Syndicate. It will probably never EVER happen again. It was truly an amazing time where everything just clicked and they actually said YES. This film was even selected for preservation by the Library of Congress.
"The Dip" is a nod to the production practices of many studios in those days. The final art for animation back then, was a painted transparent sheet called a cell. It took 12 to 24 frames / cells to make a second of animation, so they used a lot of cells, and cells cost money. The studios, as a money saving practice, used to wipe the cells of older animation clean for reuse. What did they use to do this?... A terpentine concoction, cleverly nicknamed "Dip" for the movie. Hence "Dip" kills toons. As for the Disney / WB situation... this was not produced by either of them, but the contract with them to use the characters was a bit crazy - the lead characters of both had to have the exact same amount of screen time - this is why Daffy and Donald were is the same situation together and same with Bugs and Mickey. It was animated by Richard Williams and his company. Williams is likely the greatest the animator of his generation and this product proves it.
Also explains why Roger reacts so badly to alcohol, since it's also a solvent.
I was 12 when this came out, I didn’t get to see it til it was shown on TV a couple years later. So I remember being curled up on the couch, watching it with my dad. When Eddie says, “Must have a thing for rabbits.” And then Jessica makes her first appearance… my dad barks out a laugh, then says, “I must have a thing for rabbits too.” My eyes rolled so hard I swear I almost saw my own brain. It gives me a chuckle now tho.
Remember from the old photos on the desk both Eddie and his brother toured with their father a trained circus clown. So it makes sense the dance number Eddie does at the end he was trained by his father.
Throughout the movie he was saying, your going to laugh yourself to death. So Eddie made it happen, this is a classic movie.
A lot of the tools were voiced by their original actors. The actor who voiced Roger and Benny the cab had a cameo in " Back to the Future 2". He's the guy that talks with Marty about the Cubs winning the world series. He does the voice of Benny.
Literally one of the best movies ever made. Fight me!
BJ dancing and singing Ding Dong the Witch is Dead when Judge Doom dies...PRICELESS!!! 😂😂😂😂 I almost died laughing like the hyenas.
The obligatory Wizard of Oz reference...
Where does Roger Rabbit land in Asia and BJ's viewing timeline compared to when they watched The Wizard of Oz?
The "Dip" is the same ingredients as paint thinner. This makes sense, since the toons are basically drawings and paint, so you're essentially "erasing" them with it.
makes sense on the cartoon side. on the human side it looks like something waay different.
@@hadassah179 well, I said "erasing", but its more along the lines of melting :P
I love Asia eating popcorn while she's wearing a blanket with herself eating popcorn!
I remember some documentary on the telly about this movie, around the time the movie was released. This was a 3 year labour of love for Robert Zemeckis and the team. Needless to say, there wasn't a sequel - it was a huge undertaking for its time (and this project was sandwiched between the first instalment of Back to the Future, and the last two, Zemeckis clearly relished the challenge). The plot is not much to write about, but history was made with merging the cartoon characters of two major studios together. The Kingdom Hearts video game series is the only other I can think of that has done this.
Great reaction. This film never seems to get old. The collaboration to put Disney and Warner Bros together was a long hard fight of negotiations. These animated film companies were somewhat bitter rivals since they were basically a duopoly of the industry. So each pushed hard to try and get a deal that would give them control or a financial edge. It almost didn't happen. There were a lot of celebrities doing the voices for the toons. David Lander(Squiggy from Laverne and Shirley) was the voice of the leader of the weasle squad(His character Is actually named "Smart-Ass")
This technology was original and new when the movie came out.
It was totally AMAZING.
YAY!!! One of my all time favourite movies! Going for the popcorn now....😍🍿
This movie was a Disney production but Steven Spielberg was an executive producer who managed to convince a bunch of animation studios (who owned the rights to all the cartoon characters in this movie) to let him "borrow" the characters. There were very strict stipulations as to how the characters were going to be used but they managed to get some of the greats! Just as an aside....that sparkly dress Jessica Rabbit wore in the musical number took them months to animate as all the little "sequins" were done by hand one by one. For its time the special effects in this movie were brilliant.
I was just in my local pub and NONE of the staff or regulars had ever seen Who Framed Roger Rabbit...
I FELT SO OLD.
None of them had ever seen Petes Dragon (1977 original) either...
And this is an "alternative" pub full of cult movies quotes and references...
I cannot belive none of them have seen these two movies.
The ingredients for " the dip " are used to make paint thinner.
It's taken decades for me to realize that the relationship between Roger and Jessica seem to be modeled after Gomez and Morticia Addams, just without Gomez's moment of lust. :D
At 23:30, the dog is Droopy Dog. "Oh, wowser, wowser" was the catch phrase.
Bob Hoskins who played Eddie, won an Academy Award for his performance. He is a British actor, so he did a great American accent.
"American History X" is a must see movie. It's intense. Edward Norton did an Amazing job in it.
One of the best movies ever
Such a good, thought-provoking film. Amazing acting and well made
Watch it IMMEDIATELY! YES!
Love how you suggested right after watching this movie
Asia you made me feel old. I was 18 when this came out. Had never seen something like it before which is why it was so popular and fabulous!!! Sadly Bob Hoskins passed away in 2014. Yes that is Christopher Lloyd from Back to the Future. That's Droopy operating the elevator :). Steven Spielberg convinced Warner Bros (Looney Tunes) and others to "lend" their characters to the movie.
I was 18 too.
Fun fact - Betty Boop's *original* voice actress reprised the role for this movie at the age of *78!*
This and "Space Jam" with Michael Jordan are my favorite real-life with cartoon movies.
This movie got stuck in our vcr for about 18 months. Could’ve been worse, still love it
The actor who played Judge Doom was Christoper Lloyd. He also played Doc Brown in Back to the Future. I’m glad you guys watched this and enjoyed it 👍
I would love to see you guys react to L.A. Confidential. It’s fantastic but came out at the same time as Titanic so didn’t get the recognition it deserved.
L.A. Confidential is a masterpiece. Way better than Titanic, IMO.
Trivia: Amy Irving, Steven Spielberg's wife was the singing voice of Jessica. And damn was she good. Kathleen Turner voiced Jessica in the speaking role, and her voice was smoldering hot in this.
16:14 “Only when it was funny!” 🤣🐰
LMFAO, I absolutely love Roger!!!
Price and Seaman wrote two drafts of the script before Disney brought in executive producer Steven Spielberg and his production company, Amblin Entertainment. Zemeckis was brought on to direct the film while Canadian animator Richard Williams was hired to supervise the animation sequences. It was a very rare partnership. I know part of the contract was Donald Duck and Daffy Duck had to have equal airtime. It was the same with Mickey and Bugs Bunny. I love this movie. It one of my favorite movies. Thanks for reacting to it.
This movie is such a favorite of mine, especially when it came out. Even my parents liked it. It's like the cartoon version of Sesame Street and The Muppets. Bob Hoskins was so good in this movie. I didn't even know he was British until I saw him in Hook. He did such a great job with his accent. RIP Bob Hoskins 💖
Also the voice of Jessica Rabbit is Kathleen Turner. She was in a lot of movies back in the 80s. The ones that I loved her in were the ones she did with Michael Douglas. "Romancing The Stone", "Jewel Of The Nile" and "War Of The Roses". Those also starred Danny De Vito. Maybe you both can react to those. 😎👍
This was always one of my favorites since my early 90's childhood! How perfectly together the animation and live action was in this movie too.
The dog in the elevator is called Droopy he was an MGM character created by Tex Avery who came up with many of the animation styles included here not to mention was heavily involved in the early Looney Tunes at Warner bros. His work heavily influenced this movie and others that followed
One of the coolest effects was Eddie driving the cartoon cab. They had to make a really tiny vehicle that he drove while the cab was animated on top of it.
This was one of my favorite movies growing up. It's a real one of a kind, nothing was made like it before, and due to technology nowadays, we'll never see another movie like it again! I fantastic mostly kid-friendly detective-noir period piece about the real world dismantling of the trolley car system in Los Angeles to further the growth of the automobile industry.
One of the funniest parts of this movie is, to me, the way they used old Film Noir terminology and turned it on its head. "Playing pattycake" was a euphemism for fooling around/cheating on your spouse, but in this movie, the term is literal because THAT is what would crush Roger. Lol!
Yes that is Doc from Back to the Future. The actor's name is Christopher Loyd. Betty Boop was voiced by Mae Questel. She voiced her in 1931. This film was the last time. The next year she was aunt Edna in Christmas Vacation. Passing away after that .
I think this was the first movie I saw in a movie theater. With my late Grandma...
The movie was made by Touchstone, which was a sub-company of Disney which they used to produce non-animated films. So getting the rights to Disney characters was no problem. They had to go to Warner Brothers for all of the Looney Toons characters, and the stipulation was identical screen time. This is also the last performance by Mel Blanc who voiced ALL of the Looney Toons characters (although he didn't do Yosemite Sam in this one due to age). He is one of the most gifted actors in all of history, voiced or otherwise. To prove it, you just need to watch the episode where Bugs and Daffy are fighting with each other and with Elmer Fudd about who Elmer should be hunting. At one point, Bugs and Daffy each impersonate the other and some, Blanc is able to pull off that voice where you can hear both the character doing the impersonation and the one being imperfectly impersonated. When you watch it, it's just super funny. But when you think about it, it's superhuman voice work.
2:51 blast from the past. Haven't seen this movie in forever thank you for doing it. Its nice watching something with fresh eyes that you watched when you were younger or long ago
This movie and the Roger Rabbit’s Cartoon Spin ride at Disneyland are my favorite 😎😁
You two outdid yourselves with this blast from the past. Brought me back to my childhood and love seeing this as an adult over again! Y'all are so cute, love your reacts.
The funny thing is part of this is based in reality. Public transportation was used a lot more, then things switched based on a concerted effort by auto manufacturers and oil companies.
Disney and Warner Bros as well as Paramount and Amblin all collaborated on this movie. Steven Spielberg was the director and Disney released it through touchstone
that dog in the elevator is Droopy also that tunnel into toon town is the same tunnel they used in Back to the Future 2 when Biff was chasing Marty.
This was one of many great movies I got to watch in the theater back in the 80's. Love this. Great memories.
Often times, when movies are pitched that include other studio's properties, they usally just have to ask for permission. Most of the time they allow it as long as nothing negative happens to them, like getting hurt or killed. I think thats why you didnt see Mickey or Bugs around the Dip. Love watchin you two react to all these movies. Cant wait for the next :)
25:20 Droopy Dog. I just love that you recognized him! Great reaction as always!
I'm an Eddie Murphy fan, he has said in many interviews that playing the detective in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" is the role he regrets turning down.
Production Trivia: When Eddie enters R. K. Maroon's office at the beginning, we see R.K. reviewing some footage on the moviola, but we only hear the background music and effects. That music is a stock piece called WILD CLOWN #1. It was composed by Henrik Nielsen for Ole Georg Music. I heard it quite a bit on TV when I was a kid.
You will not be surprised to hear that men who saw this when it first came out still comment on Jessica Rabbit to this day. Asia "She not a rabbit" BJ "at all, more like a fox " "she's about to make me go in my pocket". Great reaction guys, hi from the UK :)
Betty Boop in the '30s and '40s was voiced by the same actor who did her voice in this movie - and you got to see her sing the National Anthem in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation!
Robert Zemeckis previously directed Romancing the Stone starring Jessica Rabbit (Kathleen Turner); and the Back to the Future trilogy; and afterward, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn, and Meryl Streep in Death Becomes Her; Jodie Foster in Contact; Harrison Ford in What Lies Beneath; Sir Anthony Hopkins in Beowulf - and the following films, all starring Tom Hanks: Forrest Gump, Cast Away, The Polar Express, and Pinocchio (2022). The dog in the elevator, BTW, was Droopy.
One of the first movies I saw in the theater as a kid! Great reaction!
Steven Spielberg was a producer of the movie and used his considerable influence to make the deals that brought together characters from rival studios.
It's good to be Spielberg!
Random fact: the movie is loosely based on a book called Who Censored Roger Rabbit. Apparently the writer of the book liked the movie so much more that he made a second book following the events of the movie with the original book being a dream that Roger had.
Yes! Doom actor is Doc Brown from Back to the Future trilogy, actors name is Christopher Lloyd. Roger's voice was by actor Charles Fleischer who also did another iconic characters voice The Crypt Keeper in HBO's Tales from the Crypt series which also spawned a few movies. Kathleen Turner was Jessica Rabbit's voice a terrific actress who I crushed on as a young lad.
FUN FACT: Eddie Murphy was also offered the role of Eddie Valiant but he turned it down and admits that he regrets it to this day every time he sees the movie
Christopher Lloyd played Judge Doom and was darn scary to boot. Great reaction as usual Asia and BJ!! Bob Hoskins (he played Eddie Valiant) also should have been nominated for Best Actor at the Oscars (he was awesome in this) and the film should have been nominated for Best Picture. It was a breakthrough and very creative ( and fun) movie. Thank you so much for reacting to this. This is one of my favorite movies.
Yes that's *Christopher Lloyd* aka *The Doc* from *(Back to the Future)* the tunnel to *Toontown* is also the same tunnel from *(Back to the Future 2)*
🥰awww we had this on vhs and watched it many times.
Warner Brothers-Bugs, Daffy, Marvin the martian together with Disney-Mickey, Minnie, Donald. I believe it was the first time both studios were in a movie together.
Droopy was the character you couldn't remember BJ. And yes Doom played Doc Brown in Back to the Future, and the director also did Back to the Future. Loved y'alls reaction. 😄
This is all old school animation interacting with the live actors (No CGI) which is what made this film incredible.
Fun fact: Jessica being an animated human is the toon version of "light enough to pass".
Her marrying Roger, is her way of climbing up the social ladder.
This is one of the final works of Mel Blanc voicing several of the Looney Tunes characters here one last time. He truly was the Man of 1000 Voices.
There's a subtle part where I guess I just missed where the camera is panning over Valiant's pictures where it shows the valiant bros were in the circus with their dad! It explains why Valiant is able to just do a bunch of flips and perform a routine and the end of the movie!
I was only a few years old when I seen this movie. Maybe like 7? Judge Dooms end scene scared me for years. Couldn't sleep well for months.
Up until recently, I thought the euphemism "playing paddycake" was just thought up for this film, but then I heard someone say it in an old noir film. Makes the joke even funnier.
It's difficult to express how special this movie is. There hasn't been Saturday Morning Cartoons in many years, and so a lot of kids these days are not exposed to all of the Looney Toons and their Disney counterparts. The scenes with Mickey and Bugs together, and Porky at the end coining his own catch phrase with Tinkerbell closing the film out just...hit me in the feels something fierce.
10:54 Fun fact: The panning shot of Eddie's office was one take. They panned away from him and rushed to get things in order for it to look like the morning after.
This is my movie of my childhood ! 🥰 here in France 🇫🇷