Roger Rabbit & the Secrets of Toon Town

[@AmiYamato]

`Who Framed Roger Rabbit' has been such a huge influence in my life.
Visually and technically stunning. Even the hybrid movies that followed, like `Space Jam' and `Back in Action' didn't come anywhere near the level of quality of this.

[@Protoman00]

Ah that makes sense lol

[@alexanderip1003]

it eventually became the basis for the development of the eventual film adaptation of Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers

[@DennisTamayo]

Space Jam & Back in Action used computers for some reason.

[@sliat1981]

I still find it hard to believe Hoskins is British. He's so convincing as an American

[@dillonohlemiller9027]

sliat1981 it’s called acting

[@mcleb84]

Zionists are like that.

[@MACX-eb3cn]

I know. I kinda was disappointed

[@MACX-eb3cn]

@@dillonohlemiller9027
No kidding...

[@mrmusickhimself]

He was so damn good that I thought he was acting Cockney in Hook. He was damn good in the Long Good Friday too.

[@natureiswonderful1139]

Roger Rabbit is legitimately the most revolutionary animated/live-action hybrid film in all of film history, and would hold its own on the value of its animation alone if the plot weren't so unbelievably strong. Everything about this movie works exactly as it was meant to work, and a great deal of the credit is owed to the amazing cast.

[@cfisler1]

I think industrial light and magic did work well, and did good.😀😀😀😀😀🤩🤩🤩🤩👍👍👍👍👍😁😁😁😁😁

[@Oliver401]

Without Roger Rabbit there will be no Hulk fighting with the avengers or Gollum.

[@BuddyBoy600alt]

R.I.P. Bob Hoskins (1942-2014) :'(

[@davidkoss304]

so true,i miss him =(

[@Gamekirby]

I have a feeling that Bob Hoskins' son is Loren Hoskins from "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" Sharky the Pirate.

[@alexanderip1003]

APB-Judge Doom Is still alive

[@BuddyBoy600alt]

Yup. Christopher Lloyd. And not to mention Charles Fleischer. And Noel Blanc (Who is retired).

[@alexanderip1003]

***** In an interview i heard that he really regrets his role as Super Mario after 3 questions

[@JadeHP05]

I love how Charles Fleischer wore a Roger Rabbit suit off screen to get into character haha

[@mikesalvucci4652]

lol yeah that man is a genius doing the voice of roger!

[@JR-ju3kj]

If I'm being perfectly honest,I thought that that was a little weird and that it made him look like he was crazy(because it's not like other voice-actors wear costumes of their characters when they're doing voice-acting work)but hey,it worked for him and he did a great job voicing Roger so I guess it all worked out in the end.

[@user-Cam521]

Same

[@damc8415]

Bob Hoskins deserved an Oscar nomination for his work on "Roger Rabbit." Fortunately, he got at least a Golden Globe nomination.

[@royfox2010]

I have so much respect for this movie and the raw skill and experience that went into making it. Even when it seemed impossible, they applied themselves and came out successful because they didn't quit when things seemed too difficult.

[@DoctorPhileasFragg]

Though they may have freaked out and yelled at each other a bit.

[@royfox2010]

DoctorPhileasFragg Part of the process :D

[@darrenmoriarty2351]

+Transience no more Amazon gift card

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

I imagine that challenge also made it fun most of the time.

[@poweredbymoonlight9869]

I guess as the saying "if there's a will, there's a way" and this is a proof of it. This truly a work of heart and sweat by all who made it.

[@Jascle03]

It's so great that people like Mel Blanc were still around at the time and willing to contribute to this film.

[@LydFraz]

33:09

[@LydFraz]

36:39 36:42 36:43 36:44 36:45 36:47

[@somegoof2445]

It's hard when Who Framed Roger Rabbit is your favorite Disney movie.

[@RoadrunnerMoose]

It's not only my favorite Disney film, it's my favorite film of all time.

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

What’s “hard” about that? It’s not necessarily my own favorite, but I love it to pieces.

[@somegoof2445]

@@Shred_The_Weapon I don't even remember why I made this joke. It was probably something about there almost being a sequel, or the fact that it's less well known than other movies so my friends haven't seen it

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

That by itself is sort of funny to read, Some Goof. I would’ve thought this would have been the kind of film that never faded with time. And then, there were those two shorts that took care of the need for “a sequel“.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

I loved Jessica rabbit

[@mikosoft]

That bar scene ... mind blown. It seems so natural yet so much work had to go to that.

[@xx_cloud_xx5055]

Even to this day this movie stands as one of the most ambitious and memorable animated films of all time.

[@eyeseer1]

The movie is a nod to 1940s film between cartoons and film noir.

[@alize0623]

"In the beginning, there was Mickey"
You take that back N O W

[@robbiefarabee6954]

In the beginning there was Gertie the dinosaur. Then came Felix the cat and Koko the clown. Oswald the lucky rabbit then Mickey Mouse. That's pretty much the accurate version of the beginning. Before Gertie there wasn't other toons with a name since animation was still experimental during the 1900s and 1910s.

[@cpaliulis]

@Aaron the Crystal Clod Nah... Felix the Cat was the first cartoon megastar... in fact, he was the first cartoon with his own merch.

[@men_del12]

....I want to say Lotte Reignier's character but hasn't known yet her first ever character animation.

[@brytilaar]

Or Fantasmagorie by Emile Cohl.

[@GrayD_Fox]

Well considering it’s a Disney movie they have to talk about Disney more

[@hunterwalker7165]

Such an amazing movie. R.I.P Bob Hoskins, Richard Williams, Wayne Allwine, Mel Blanc, Joe Alaskey, & June Foray

[@MC-cr7bv]

Charles Fliechser is still alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????????????????????

[@hamursh]

@@MC-cr7bv The person, yes; his career, probably not.

[@sha11235]

Interesting that Joe did one of Mel's characters and not too well. With Looney Tunes: Back in Action, he did other ones of Mel's and much better.

[@BingBangPoe]

45:56 "(...) the makers of Roger Rabbit not pay tribute to the rich history of cartoons, but also brighten the future of animation."
It certainly did. It set a new bar to what animation could be. This film still looks better than 90% of the CGI stuff you see today. It is a timeless classic.

[@andersdenkend]

To this day the combination and interaction of 2D animation and live action in Roger Rabbit has not been surpassed.

[@alberijh]

3D animation. In Roger Rabbit, most of the part the characters moved in a 3d drawing space. No computers, by the way.

[@thecapitalg]

Loony Tunes back in action isn't quite like this film but it looks pretty good animation wise!

[@xXLunatikxXlul]

​@@thecapitalgtrue!

[@nebularain3338]

Who Framed Roger Rabbit might just be the best film ever made. So much could have gone wrong, but it didn't. Even if the technical stuff was good, the fact that it has a perfectly paced narrative, amazing cinematography, and a beautiful score on top of that is lightning in a bottle.
Also, it's not often you see a middle-aged, overweight, balding man as the main protagonist. Hoskins' grounded and grizzled look was really what made the character utterly believable.

[@Cml725]

Additionally: I remember seeing this in theaters back in '88 and it blew me away. It wasn't until later I appreciated the story and effects, too!

[@underland1983]

They forgot the one thing, the most scary thing of all. I am talking about the judge Doom effects in the last scene. That scene when he turned into a thin cartoon looking person and turned around with those horrific eyes. I could not sleep for weeks after seeing what he have turned into, when I was a kid I had nightmares about it. When he turns around and says "Remember me Eddie, I killed your brother." I wanted to see how they made Chris Lloyd into stuff what nightmares are made of. For kids it looks like a child version of Freddy Krueger. But I am guessing it was contact lences and a protece arm when it turned into a chainsaw. So sad they left that part out.

[@SharpDesign]

Erik Underland at the time, would have been spoilers

[@WishfulThinkingArt]

I remember as a fifteen-year-old who LOVED horror movies, that reveal, and the subsequent dialogue, was the SCARIEST thing I'd seen in a long time! Just a pure testament to great storytelling and animation!

[@Javert2012]

You can read how it was done in google: Starlog 148.

[@anthonyn4603]

same here and the nightmares were still in my head for years since I first watched it as a kid.

[@b.e.kerian9387]

Agreed. That moment scarred my childhood and I couldn't watch that moment for years, until I summoned up the courage to do so years later. The same thing happened to me with E.T.'s close up before the bike lift off, and the jump scares from Fidget the bat in "The Great Mouse Detective". Even as an adult, I still find these moments heart-pounding and scary. Yes, it is a testament to strong storytelling and how deep such movie moments can emotionally effect us, for better or worse. #ISurvivedMoviesOfThe80s

[@andrewchung2940]

R.I.P. Richard Williams (1933-2019)

[@natewatson6962]

definitely cinema history. The intersection of a classic filmmaker in robert zemeckis, callouts to classic films of the 30s/40s, a love letter to the entire disney cinematic universe, the entire warner brothers cinematic universe, The works of Tex Avery, Fleischer studios, the greatest voice actor of all time (mel blanc), betty boop's voice actress, the legacy voice of donald duck, one of the greatest minds in the medium of animation (richard williams), and a veritable army of puppeteers, animators, sound designers, lighting and effects people.... the greatest time capsule of the 20th century.

[@mrmusickhimself]

The VHS quality, the subject, the "Valiant and Valiant" theme. So many happy tears. I think back to 1988 when my parents took me to see it. It was the first movie I remember seeing in theaters, and I'll never forget the audience cheering when Daffy and Donald were revealed onstage.

[@Scripture-Man]

I must have watched this documentary dozens of times when I was a kid! There really wasn't much to do back in the 80s. We only had 4 TV channels and usually all that was on them at weekends was either old black and white films or sports, neither or which I liked. If you'd have told me that 30 years later I would have access to 1 billion videos, and could instantly watch videos about any topic… I would have been astounded! I am still astounded. Things have changed so quickly!

[@inkyelpequenodiabloangel4417]

I hope you have seen it in the 10 years, because the movie has inappropriate things for children

[@inkyelpequenodiabloangel4417]

@Marty McFly II sorry, I was not so clear

[@stevemorganexperience7833]

Yeah but we now miss out on so much by seeing too much

[@3lH4ck3rC0mf0r7]

*"My problem is I get a 50-year-old lust and a 3-year-old dinky"*

[@Attmay]

This is why I can't believe Kathleen Kennedy is actually credited on this movie.

[@mikeperry7335]

@@Attmay she hung on to Spielberg's coattails tight

[@MsDisneylandlover]

In dvd is under warner brothers not disney idk if this is on Disney plus

[@mikeperry7335]

@@MsDisneylandlover it is on Disney plus

[@colinmulder6806]

All those who think this is by far the greatest crossover movie ever and want a chance of their own to visit ToonTown themselves SAY I!

[@drosvnchx9535]

I!

[@Jorge-el-Furioso]

I

[@troyandrew7153]

Colin Mulder I

[@robbiefarabee6954]

I! 😃

[@kevinmulderrig8781]

Colin Mulder I!

[@lillordakira9752]

I wish they had another modern day roger rabbit like film with new cartoons where more important while old cartoons would fight for as much as air time or protest reboots for cartoons

[@opiesgirl1928]

I actually thought about a film like that, a film were old cartoons have not been used in sometime and new cartoon characters have been the next big thing. Old cartoons had been dealing with not being as popular as the used to be, and through out the film learn about how cartoons have changed and get to know the new characters, but they also learn that those cartoons are still used to entertain and give laughs like they did, and that they are not forgotten and made there mark in history, there are just changes. For new cartoons (mainly Cartoon network, and Nickelodeon) some of shows are about to be over and are some are not sure what will come next. They also get to know the older cartoons and what was it like to deal with the changes. Like the older cartoons, they learn that they are going to be in the hearts of the people that watch there program and will still be loved. So basically both generations of cartoons learn that they have a place in the world and have been love by the people, even when they have to be put away they still leave a mark of the couture's history. Those are just some thought you can take with a grain of salt.

[@EzeePosseTV]

_Is writing all this down..._

[@josiahboom3185]

@@EzeePosseTV I'm also writing this down

[@EzeePosseTV]

@@josiahboom3185 Lol .. Yayy

[@jamalwiththe9680]

@@josiahboom3185 for what

[@Scripture-Man]

Just realized for the first time that when Eddie Valiant is thrown out of the Ink & Paint club by the gorrilla bouncer (23:02) that's most likely a tribute to Porky Pig being thrown out in "You Oughta Be In Pictures" (seen at 10:42). The two scenes are very similar.

[@FragglevisionReturns]

I recently obtained a VHS which has, among other things, Roger Rabbit's VA doing standup at Just For Laughs. I hope to upload that soon.

[@eyeseer1]

Charles Fleischer also cameos in Back to the Future 2.

[@sirwoofish4335]

The world wouldn't be the same without these people. Especially Steven Spielberg, he pumps and pumps out amazing movies and almost all of them classics. I'm pretty sure he had a very big hand in this as well. If anyone here hasn't looked at a list of the movies he worked on you MUST! It'll really blow you away

[@BuddyBoy600alt]

R.I.P. Richard Williams (1933-2019) :'(

[@nosferatu6385]

I think many forget how groundbreaking this movie was at the time.

[@eyeseer1]

This movie was incredible in 1988.

[@LydFraz]

​@@eyeseer1 37:47

[@thomasnicastro673]

Roger Rabbit is the reason I’m obsessed with live action/animation hybrid films or TV, that’s why I place it as my 6th favorite film.

[@wrmty56413]

It wasn't until I saw "Chinatown" that I realised how intelligently "WFRR" parodies the film noir genre.

[@georgegray2373]

More Hanna-Barbera All Stars from the Likes of:
- Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection ( 1972 )
- Lost in Space ( 1973 Hanna-Barbera Version )
- The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't
And The Secret World of Og ( 1983 animated film ).
They've Would've Appeared In Roger Rabbit !

[@michaela.mccracken4461]

Roger Rabbit is still one of my favorites.

[@LydFraz]

7:11

[@ShawnBettasso-rn9kk]

Mine too and I seen it when I was little and it's my favorite movie from my childhood and it's a good movie but not funny about this movie and it's still a good movie but not funny about this movie and do you agree with me about what I say right

[@LydFraz]

@@ShawnBettasso-rn9kk Roger Rabbit is still one of my favorite movies.

[@LydFraz]

You seen it when you was little and it's your favorite movie is Who Framed Roger Rabbit

[@LydFraz]

​@@ShawnBettasso-rn9kk That your favorite movie is Who Framed Roger Rabbit Movie

[@Ifonlyyouknew1976]

One of the best animated movies I’ve ever seen. I was in Orlando in 1988 it was so good I begged my dad to see it twice.

[@loringbush1455]

Jessica and Roger together forever! Still the greatest cinematic acheivement of all time!

[@tylerbridgeman757]

Respect and admiration to the creators of WFRR. Before Pixar and CGI took over...When animators would draw out the scenes by hand. High quality entertainment at the time and the chimney song from Mary Poppins was my favorite scene. I had a great childhood growing up.

[@adampellett4917]

Who Framed Roger Rabbit will always be my favorite movie ever.
Thank you, Zemeckis and Spielberg, for making it possible over 30 years and
RIP to the workers, voice talents even actors especially Bob Hopkins. GREAT JOB!

[@Cathrope1]

Watching this has made me love Who Framed Roger Rabbit even more.

[@bigboomer1013]

Some day I'm going to try to do something like this, and I'm not talking about using cgi for some parts of it, I'm talking about drawing everything out like how cartoon animations are 100%. This is a work of art and it's beautiful.

[@rickeyboyer8640]

YOU JUST BECAME MY NEW BESTEST, BEST FRIEND! :)

[@commandercaptain4664]

You shall have my pencil!

[@DavidTheCVINFECTI]

You could try Blender and Grease Pencil, you can transfer movies (pencil test) to a native 3D environment, and if you have request you could ask for it directly to the developers.

[@mykellwigfall5515]

Me too I'm becoming a traditional animator I'm just getting my drawing skills up a little though maybe we can link up one day see you in the future

[@user-mq3kw1db5x]

You will))))
I doing now my Toon Movie 2 years in my sketchbook)))
We will done!

[@darkvixenkillu1]

Good lord, this really makes you realize the full magnitude of this movie. All the attention to small detail, all the mechanics and lighting and animation, etc. If they had cut corners on just one of these things they did in the movie, they would never have created such a good final product.

[@sunspotmill1291]

This movie will soon be 30 years old! Wow!

[@seanagulan9481]

And now 35-36 years

[@eyeseer1]

Going to be 40 in 2028.

[@kingkazma3246]

There was a certain kind of magic movies and cartoons used to have when it was all made manual with minimum CGI. :/

[@VOMITQUEEN]

+King Kazma Yeah, it really sucks.

[@Morally_Immoral2]

Cgi films can be amazing it just take effort

[@nd8954]

morally immoral no they cant.

[@oneshot2139]

Stop pretending that CG doesn’t take skill and hard work

[@astrolight5708]

@@oneshot2139 True I can't draw for shit but I still attempt it sometimes I just wish this was real life rather than a movie.

[@sugarrollz3524]

"In the beginning their was micky"
Oswald: am i a joke to you

[@LydFraz]

7:11

[@spookerredmenace3950]

i remember when this first making of was on tv '88 , amazing! wow!

[@haircut]

R.I.P. Bob Hoskins

[@sbarrow06]

Indeed! Along with these guys as well...
Stubby Kaye
Alan Tilvern
Richard DelParmiento
and especially Mel Blanc "The man of 1000 voices"

[@delpantion6045]

HAIRCUT a true crime against film is that he was originally supposed to play Wolverine in the first X-Men movie. clearly, the acting would have been spot-on! And at that time the physicality would not be too much for him! Clearly the idiots rejecting him didn't see Mona Lisa. one of the best actors of his time...... and God damn is that saying a lot!!!!

[@schooldaysfan5243]

don't forget the super mario bros movie

[@delpantion6045]

Kobayashi Fumayoshi [AkA] SchoolDaysFan Foxy Tails Of course!!!! we never forgot about that you philistine!! Much like your average artist he suffers for his work

[@CosmicDisturbance]

R.I.P Animaniacs

[@Not_Andy_4]

In Disneyworlds Hollywood studios, the fourwheeler used as Benny the car resides in the backlot dinner near the star wars ride.
The funny thing is that the first thing I noticed was the pictures beside it comparing the before and after animation, completely over looking the *actual* thing.
imagine my awe when my friend pointed out I was only a few inches away from it.

[@13.7BYITM]

37:25 like father like son

[@mikemarsh7387]

I had no idea Haskins was British, what a genius

[@theLOSTranger234]

at least we still have Doc Brown, I mean Judge Doom/ Christopher Lloyd (for now and hopefully for good while to come)

[@SamAM16]

Wish this had been included on the DVD I have!

[@stevennorthrup5790]

It was not included due to licensing issues

[@jacoblechniak6951]

rip mel blanc and bob hoskins

[@olgabryanmandagitilaar4963]

And Richard Williams.

[@rhyancoleman6462]

And Wayne Allwine

[@lohphat]

Oh the 80's hair...

[@thejokerprinceofcrime9744]

R.I.P. Bob Hoskins and Mal Blanc

[@olgabryanmandagitilaar4963]

And Richard Williams.

[@rhyancoleman6462]

Two Thumbs Up and two jaws dropping open in admiration for the animated live-action extravaganza Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

[@seanagulan9481]

35-36 years later, this masterpiece STILL holds up!

[@leetylr]

Its lovely to see bob Hoskins again(26 October 1942 - 29 April 2014), sadly missed R.I.P Bob.

[@elmantishrimp1689]

We'll never get another movie like this again. Not because of studio licensing troubles, but I think the main reason is because no one ever touches traditional animation anymore.

[@ITSAHARDNUGLIFE]

Which is why for now we'll settle with Cuphead.

[@michaelb9537]

Detective pikachu is definitely inspired by this

[@liamball6479]

God bless this film! Long live Roger Rabbit.

[@LoneCloudHopper]

The nightclub scene blew my MIND as a kid. True movie magic. Imagination meets uncanny skill and hard work.

[@EQOAnostalgia]

Fall of 89, i remember family and friends renting this.

[@jsl151850b]

This was a stand alone rentable tape and not just the featurette after the movie?

[@eyeseer1]

Summer 1988, saw it in theaters.

[@garycarpenter2980]

The special effects were really great and Christopher Lloyd was really good as the villain. I've seen just about every movie that has every cartoon in it. The battle of the pianos was really funny between 2 of the best ducks in history and Jessica Rabbit would give MM, JH JM AND PG a run for their money

[@Southparkandanimefan2023]

R.I.P bob hoskins you will be in our hearts forever 😔

[@KendrickHarrisKenfinity]

"NO PAIN! NO PAIN!" Everytime we connect with our unique and classic Hollywood based hybrid comedy crime caper. Stay safe everyone!

[@christopherbrown1653]

Really impressed by this featurette. It provides an overview that's both accessible and thorough (which could have been a challenge for such a tech-heavy film as this) and makes an incredibly effective argument for the film's significance and quality. The affection that everyone interviewed has for the project is palpable.

[@WakoDoodle]

*Oswald the lucky rabbit* : So where am I?

[@vdochev]

Why TF isn't this on my DVD?

[@garycarpenter2980]

This movie had just about every cartoon characters in the world was on there and it was really funny and some of the original version voice people and animators were still around and they still had that magic and the rest of the cast was really great. (RIP:Bob Hoskins)you are missed. Joanna Cassidy was really great and a very good actress. I've seen just about everything she's done.

[@sha11235]

Yeah, it was good they had some of the people from the golden age of voice overs in cartoons come in, like Mel Blanc, who was near the end of his life, sadly. This was why he didn't do Yosemite Sam and the guy doing it unfortunately sucked at it.

[@machngunjoe]

Can you imagine studios making this today? It would be all
CGI and no puppetry.

[@RetroGaming-gp2ef]

R.I.P Mel Blanc (1908-1989)

[@northshore1000]

Seeing Mel Blanc... I teared up...

[@josephlama4097]

May rest in piece bob hoskins.

[@robbiefarabee6954]

Happy 30th anniversary Roger!!🎈🎊🎉

[@LydFraz]

25th anniversary (1998-2023)

[@LydFraz]

35th Anniversary Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988-2023)

[@RetrodudeG]

Thank u for uploading this, found it very fascinating!
Rip Bob Hoskins

[@azzypants]

Roger Rabbit i such an Amazing and beautiful Movie i my self just watched it last month and oh my good if i had seen it when it had first come out i would latterly be the mst happiest man alive! and the song at the end of the movie it really touched my heart and because of Roger Rabbit im still alive

[@HalfEatenMedia]

We didn’t know it, but Roger Rabbit was really a send off the 2d animation. Sure the 90’s that followed pumped out great animated films after but that’s really thanks to Roger Rabbit proving there was still love for 2d animation. When Toy Story came out it really closed the door on hand drawn cartoons for good.
It is nothing but a tragedy to lose this art that is so iconic to America.

[@eggsallent_boi]

Girl:In the beginning there was Mickey Mouse. Oswald The Lucky Rabbit: Am I a joke to you?

[@RetroGaming-gp2ef]

I honestly never knew that Bob Hoskins was British. He pulls of a convincing American accent.

[@delpantion6045]

Damn right Warner Brothers had more animated movement!!!! The only thing some suck-up can say when they want to talk good about Disney is that it's iconic and they can't say anything else

[@nightisright1873]

dèl Păntión finally Warner brother allowed there animators to be much more creative .Warners was not as controlling over animation

[@79tazman]

I went and saw this movie in Theaters when it first came out and bought the VHS for home and now I got the Blu ray because Roger Rabbit rocks!!

[@georgegray2373]

Why Didn't Add Characters from Goofy Goat Antics In This Movie ?!

[@zackaryruhland5684]

"In the beginning, there was Mickey. Then came Donald, and Bugs. Daffy, Betty, and Porky. And Tom and Jerry, Tweety and Sylvester, and While E. Coyote and the Road Runner."

[@isaiahsanders9418]

Roger:We Toons May Act Idiotic But We’re Not Stupid

[@hydra7427]

Watching this in 2019, it's like I'm watching some artifact taken from another reality. Not only would this NEVER be done today in terms of 2D animation, but simply the discipline, professionalism, and genuine love for the subject material (in this case, film noir and golden age animation; each over 50 years old by the time of production) just does not exist today. The film involved a what would now be an impossible kind of cooperation from all corners of Hollywood's elite at the time - Walt Disney Company, Warner Brothers, Steven Spielberg, Industrial Light and Magic - and yet it only had a budget of 50 million dollars. What do today's films cost? Moana was 150 million, Frozen was 150 million, Mary Poppins Returns was 130 million for some reason - and that's not to say those are bad films, but rather that their budgets are just outrageous considering they shared none of the challenges which Rodger Rabbit did. Remember when 3D animated films were supposed to be better than 2D animation because the computer-aided animation process was faster and cheaper? So what's with the giant budgets? Simple fact is that a lot of Hollywood today is simply full of pigs feeding at the giant money trough. No discipline, dwindling professionalism, and most importantly an increasing antipathy towards subject material. You see it with the Star Wars remakes, they hate the old fanbase and hate the old characters. Can't replace both of them fast enough. Old bad, new good. It's a horrible urge to replace the past, because you're jealous of it; while at the same time you profit from the nostaglia. Don't get me wrong, there are good eggs still left in Hollywood - I mentioned Moana and Frozen, both are good movies and I was just using their budget cost as a comparison - as well as the MCU. But those are islands in a sea of greed, sloth, and jealous; and the water is rising all the time. Now, you just can't believe Rodger Rabbit ever happened. It couldn't have come from this universe; surely some other, possibly fictional, one.

[@mikeperry7335]

50 million in 1988 money

[@danielmilliken8903]

Perfectly said Tu

[@itziebitziemitzie9029]

R.I.P bob hoskins you were a good actor and an inspiration to us all it's 2019 and lets all remember him and honor his name to this day when a star dies i know that they turn into stars in the sky and shine brighter than ever 💕💕💕💕💖💖💖💖

[@TheRojo387]

Before Mickey, there was Oswald. And before Oswald, was Betty.

[@alphantom0657]

I recorded this special when it aired back in the day. Great to see it again; thanks for posting!

[@michaela.mccracken4461]

This Special aired on CBS, Tuesday Night, September 13th, 1988, just nearly 3 months after "WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT" was released to theaters Wednesday June 22nd, 1988!

[@danaq5110]

The time when Mel Blanc before passaway a year later... 😢 I miss him... I miss his voice when he was became a Looney Tunes characters...

[@jamescarter3196]

I taped this documentary when it originally aired, and lost the tape but I'm so glad to see it again! This is a great show. I recently watched 'Three Caballeros' because of seeing a clip in this show.

[@GWKTM]

There was Felix the Cat before Mickey and Porky before Bugs and Daffy

[@themarkmail]

Wish this was on the BR or DVD extras ! Thanks for sharing !!

[@anzadanulya658]

My favorite Rabbit named roger rabbit =D

[@MidnightsEdgeAfterDark]

Nice I remember seeing this on TV. Wish it was on the DVD/BD

[@d-manthecaptain1382]

In the begining there was Felix

[@olgabryanmandagitilaar4963]

And Popeye and Mr. Magoo.

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

@@olgabryanmandagitilaar4963 Mickey Mouse (who came into being after Universal producer Charles Mintz legally stole rabbit Oswald from the brothers Disney & lead animator Ub Iwerks) & his wife Minnie (according to Uncle Walt himself, the 2 mice are, much like himself with his own wife Lilly, privately married & thus, separate their public lives from their private ones) predated -- as in, they existed before -- Popeye (who originally came from E.G. Segar's Thimble Theater comic strip) & Mr. Magoo.

[@stevennorthrup5790]

I love Who Framed Roger Rabbit. In fact, it performed well at the box office, making it successful.

[@hamursh]

I think I know why there would be no movie like Roger Rabbit. No hybrid movie ever did the EXACT SAME TECHNIQUES TO MAKE IT! No computers were used to make this flick so if it would have been done today, computers would have been there for compositions, modeling, coloring, shading, lighting, highlights and effects!

[@allenlittle5814]

I LOVE THIS MOVIE AND I’D SAY MOST OF THE WARNER BROS SHOULD DESERVE MOST OF THE CREDIT BECAUSE MOST OF THEIR CHARACTERS ORIGINAL VOICES MEL BLANC WAS STILL ALIVE AND PARTICIPATED IN THE MOVIE AND OTHER ORIGINAL VOICES WERE STILL ALIVE WHEN THE FILM WAS BEING MADE UNLIKE MOST OF THE DISNEY CHARACTERS WHEN MOST OF THEIR ORIGINAL VOICES DIED BEFORE THE FILM WAS BEING MADE

[@SulliMike23]

I just love this movie! Seeing how they made it work is just amazing. Makes me wonder how they would do a movie like this in this day and age.

[@joechill6327]

We won't ever see another movie like it, no one wants to work this hard anymore.

[@magnusm4]

Sleeping Beauty is still a loved movie and an amazing piece of animation and emotion.
It's quality like that I got spoiled with as a kid both in movies and in cartoons with both the old Looney Tunes and the modern Cartoon Network shows and other old classics.
It's why I hate modern cartoons that people say are great writing and deep characters but it doesn't compare to the witty and clever jokes and dialogue of older cartoons that not only has much better animation and art but also timeless and memorable moments and comedy that make the internet look like a toddler making fart sounds. I still laugh at The Three Musketeers from 1948 and The Adams Family but I can't get into anything today or movies because of how predictable they are. Older cartoons didn't focus as much on a story but still you felt a development over time instead of having to constantly need hints and references to previous adventures or a hint for a future plot.
Cause who could predict the Musketeers at the end of the movie would not be musketeers but go and live their normal lives, that's not an ending that people expect and it's not that twist that anybody does anymore

[@leper73]

So who owns the rights to Roger now? Disney? Warner? Is it owned jointly? Either way, getting a sequel will be next to impossible if we want characters from multiple studios again.

[@daniexists6]

leper73 Roger is owned by two different studios. Disney, and Amblin, which is now Dreamworks. But with the way Eisner treated Speilberg, it's unlikely.

[@JadeHP05]

Who Framed Roger Rabbit was released by Touchstone, which is now fully owned by Disney.

[@robbiefarabee6954]

leper73 I remember that Amblin owns Roger and the others, because according to lMDB, Disney was going to use Roger for a cartoon series during the animation renaissance, but they decided to make Bonkers instead since Amblin owns Roger.

[@HetaliaCalifornia]

There was a popular ride of Roger Rabbit in Disneyland when I was younger so perhaps they got parts of the rights?

[@KariIzumi1]

leper73 fucking good.
It doesn’t need a sequel.