I loved this movie as a kid but as an adult, I enjoy it even more. It amazed me though at the number of clues about Judge Doom's real identity that I missed when I watched it as a kid. He has to wear a glove to dip the shoe, he backs away when Eddie dumps the barrel in the bar, he knows how much the "shave an a hair cut bit" taunts cartoons, the reference of him buying the election in Toon Town with Simoleons and then Eddie mentions the Toon Town bank being robbed later on...
I saw this when I was 18 and did not know what to expect. I was shocked and surprised that all of my childhood cartoon memories were put in such a dark movie. Still I loved every minute of it.
Roger Rabbit is so weird when you realize how many deep things are going on it in, and how well written it actually is. Aside from all the subtext about racism and gentrification there is a bunch of wonderful little details. My favorite being that the only Toon that Eddie seems to genuinely like is Betty Boop. A toon he would have personally known in the old days and who knew him.
I love this movie. I got to meet Charles Fleischer and Christopher Lloyd in November and I got them to sign a movie still of Judge Doom holding Roger by the neck... Christopher Lloyd got a real kick out of it. (Also a very nice guy shook the hand of everyone who took pictures with him. First time I've ever been starstruck!) Fleischer seemed more grumpy? Or at least tired when I met him but he was responding as Roger to people who would pass by and make references haha.
Actually, about that.... He never heard of "super mario" before that. When they contacted him (they didn't even have a solid script at this point so there's no way he would have known ahead of time it was bad), his KIDS did know what "Super Mario Bros" was, and in Bob's own words they told him "you have to do this movie" because they assumed that a Super Mario Bros movie would be awesome based on the great Nintendo game of the time. It was a good idea on paper, honestly. Hell, even the original script idea they had was actually good, back when it was a fantasy adventure in the Mushroom Kingdom and was going to have more of an atmosphere like The Hobbit or Willow. But then the creators of Max Headroom got involved, became the directors and changed the script and the entire direction of the movie, abused everyone on set, argued with each other the whole time, had no idea what they were doing and made everyone's life on set a living hell.
Charles Fleischer didn't just appear in heavy makeup in Back to the Future Part II. He appears later on in the 1955 scenes as the younger version of his character, arguing with Biff about the price of the repairs on Biff's car.
He also played the bully Carvelli (?) in episodes of Welcome Back Carter. I seem to think he was the son/relative of Popeye creator Max but can't find anything on that beyond my memory of maybe a TV Guide story....
This was one of my favorite movies as kid. My sister and I practically wore out the VHS with how many times we watched it! The bit about Bob Hoskins having hallucinations of the toon characters is really fascinating. I had no idea about that! When I think about it, most actors nowadays when they are tasked with acting alongside costars that aren't there have this awkwardness in their performance. They do well enough but Bob Hoskins really gives a convincing performance in this movie that still really stands out even years later. Thanks for the video Minty! Thumbs up!
My favorite thing about this movie is imagining what kind of toon is inside the costume. There were comics that "revealed" he was a stereotypical scary comic book villain character, even though that can't be true since he's clearly a wacky Looney-Tunes-esque character (his eyes bug out, he can shapeshift, his real voice is high-pitched which in cartoons usually applies to a small animal character like Tweety Bird or Chip 'n' Dale). There are also several clues in the movie pointing to a toon named "Pistol Packin Possum" as the real Judge Doom, I like this idea so much that I invented a whole elaborate tragic backstory in my head of why Pistol Packin Possum became Judge Doom and framed Roger Rabbit.
Me too. The perfect audience for this film was people like us who got up every Saturday morning and plopped in front of the TV to watch the Bugs Bunny/ Road Runner show. Little kids liked it because it was partly animated, but only our generation could appreciate the humor behind it.
the lorax I was fourteen and I feel the same way now as I did then. I love this movie! Not only that, I never considered it a kid’s film to begin with. PS: RIP, Bob Hoskins. PPS: Does anyone remember him from Pink Floyd: The Wall? He played Pink’s Manager. Hey... the two Bobs! “Fuck me!”
I was younger, but 30+ years later it's still one of my favorite movies. Plus, with Mickey and Bugs in very minor roles, what 19 year old wouldn't have at least loved Jessica Rabbit in it?
Bill Murray's hard to find-ness is down to the fact he doesn't have an agent or a manager, and sometimes just disappears off to go exploring, without telling anyone. He did this the day before shooting on Monuments Men; not turning up for a cast dinner to take a train from Berlin to Prague to have a middle of the night guided tour, catching the train back, and being on set on time that morning. He also once got chatting with some students in Edinburgh, went to their flat, drank vodka with them while telling them anecdotes that made them laugh, washed their dishes for them and left!
David James ....its weird but true he doesnt have an agent or manager to contact him for roles. Its also a bad thing because hes missed more than one role out there to star in
Sometimes he just randomly appears out of nowhere, and he explains how he got there by claiming he’s friends with the producer and got dropped off wherever he randomly showed up at.
Seriously! IF ONLY he had been Doom, then Christopher could have been Eddie! Doc hanging out with cartoons and saving their lives and their home? YES PLEASE! Tim could give him SO many nightmares!
One amazing fact that you didn't bring up is that they wanted Eddie Murphy for the bob hoskins role. That's why the lead character name is "eddie" Eddie Murphy turned down the role because he thought the idea of the movie was stupid. After seeing the finalized film, Eddie Murphy said years later that him not taking the role was one of his biggest movie regrets.
I was 18 when that movie came out. I loved it. I never liked horror films. I also had a collection of figurines but used them as decorations. Roger Rabbit was very popular in high school with the teens and teachers so, I'm not sure why the 1st test audience hated it so much. By 88 it was a refreshing change from from all the 80's teen movies and horror flicks. It was great!
One thing that always got to me was the "I'm not bad I'm just drawn that way." Scene. After it turns out Jessica really loved Roger and was just doing what she can to get him out of trouble I often wondered during that scene how far she was willing to go when it came to her offer to Eddie? She says "Name your price and I'll pay it." which often means both financial payment and sexual favors. However she also says honestly that she loves her husband and even iterates that Eddie doesn't know what it's like for a woman like her, looking the way she does. With Eddie Retorting that she doesn't know what it's like to be a man looking at her looking the way she does. Implying he was subtly expressing some attraction to her. Then to further entice him she heaves her breasts against him saying she's willing to do anything for her husband. Since Patty Cake was something special between her and Roger and she willingly broke that to please Marvin Acme and pose for those pictures. Means that she's able to break personal boundaries. And that's just getting into the movie version of her. In the book version, she has had affairs outside her marriage and even at one point in the book, made out with Eddie. But to make it short, for a character who was initially designed for sex appeal, there is a lot of complexity with her, from that scene alone.
I blame Jessica Rabbit for my fundamental attraction to animated female characters in virtually every medium I've seen. Jessica was the first animated woman I was ever blatantly attracted to, followed shortly thereafter by the Little Mermaid, from Disney. Puberty only made my obsession worse! It's been one long, miserable conga-line of unbelievably sexy female drawings dancing before my imagination ever since... Japanese Anime simply takes Jessica Rabbit to a whole new level, as they leave the "western" ideas of restraint and monogamy at the door to create some pretty... um... "racy" stuff. Particularly in their hentai!
When Rodger is saying PATTY CAKE. It's implied that she really was sleeping with the man. Being a kids cartoon. They couldn't saying fuckin'. Just my .02
You missed one of the big Easter Egg secrets: Who "actually did" frame Roger Rabbit; i.e. who was the toon character behind Judge Doom. The film does answer this if you're a gum shoe. It's in fact 'Pistol Packing Possum'. No, I did not make that up. There are clues in the film that point to it.
Yup. In the first scene featuring Eddie and RK Maroon, pay attention to Pistol Packin' Possum's poster. His gun is always pointing at Maroon in every shot it appears. And Doom uses the same gun that appears in said poster.
Apparently this is a well known fan-theory however in the 1989 comic Roger Rabbit : The resurrection of Doom which also acts as a prequal to the RR short "Tummy Trouble" it is revealed that he is in fact.... . . . . . Baron Von Rotten. A toon villian actor who had an accident on set and went mad because of it. Source ⬇️ comiconlinefree.net/marvel-graphic-novel-roger-rabbit-in-the-resurrection-of-doom/issue-Full
@@BotWhisperer no, that was cut from a rough draft. And for good reason, it directly clashes with the clearly established "toons are actors" world. It's more likely that Gaston killed Bambi's mother.
@@Awesoman here's something else that is never directly addressed in the film, but you figure out for yourself years later: In the ACME Factory, Eddie asks Santino how someone like Doom could get elected as a judge in Toon Town, to which Santino claims he paid off enough people to buy the election. Where did he get the money? From the bank robbery that resulted in Teddy's death
Although I generally dislike sequels (film makers often get lazy knowing people will go see it regardless), I too had hoped for a sequel for this film. One actually was written just after the release in 1988. Well, as it turns out, a sequel is in the works, and it's expected to be in theaters during 2022 (COVID-19 not withstanding). Bob Hoskins had stated that he would have been willing to reprise his role, but sadly he passed away.
I saw this in the theatre when I was 12. When I watched it as an adult, I realized that there was a whole other level of comedy for the grown ups! God rest Bob Hoskins, he was a truly magnificent actor and always fun to watch. It seems like he left us much too soon.
Went to see this in theaters when I was 6 or 7. Started wailing when he killed the shoe in the dip and had to be removed from the theater. It's type of embarrassing moment one's family loves to bring up constantly. And they do.
Well I guess it can be interpreted in both directions. Like they keep bringing it up to show you what a "softee" you were/are. Or, you can interpret it as if they are reminding how you used to be as a warning to not continue down that path. I guess it really depends on the tone of how they keep bringing it up in conversion. Never mind. It doesn't really matter anyways.
In Anchors Aweigh Gene Kelly dances with Jerry mouse. Originally, it was suppose to be Mickey Mouse. But Walt Disney said, "Mickey Mouse will NEVER appear in an MGM movie."
I was Seven when Who Framed Roger Rabbit was released. I remember McDonalds restaurants had collectible cups with different characters on them. Then they had short books that you read with a cassette tape, but there were several. The one I got had pictures from the movie, including a scene that never happened in the movie, or later on deleted scenes. And Minty, I want you to know I feel your pain with the Roger Rabbit figure. Right out of the package, I tried putting the handcuffs on him, and the arm broke right off within ten seconds of opening the package! Great video!!!
Another great presentation. I saw this at the Cinema and loved it in its time. The realism with the toons mixing with live people was truly ground breaking. Also good old LJN! HA! I Been entertained so much with angry game nerd too with his hate for LJN. Interesting reveal they made crappy memorabilia too not just computer games. Would be interesting to see a collaboration with you Minty and him😊
The same thing happened during pre-production of Monsters, Inc. Bill Murray was the original choice for Sulley but the Pixar wasn't able to contact him. Only difference is that Murray didn't have a public outburst.
Great stuff Minty! One of my all-time fave flicks, and watched the special 2 disc DVD religiously. So I was ready to not be impressed by this review, yet you never ceases to enlighten me. Amazing how such a well rounded and happy story came from such bizarre origins and ideas to flesh out the final script. And never knew about the crazy merch either. Keep up the great work Minty, and anything on Cool World or Fritz The Cat or anything Bakshi crazy would be great too!
Minty: imagine how traumatized the children would be to find out this loveable cartoon character just died Optimus Prime would like to have a word with you
This film will always be one of my favourites, always has been. I watched it when I was 2 (born in ‘86), and now I carry on the tradition with showing my daughter this masterpiece. It truly is a masterpiece... the tone, balance of humour and grit, cinematography, setting, acting quality and the seamless mix of animation and live action, the dialogue, and the perfect execution of the animation itself. Hard work went into the making of this film and it still pays off today.
Surprised you didn't talk about the planned sequel and the fact that the movie was so good the writer went back and remade the first book to be like the movie.
Almost anything from the past animated films can never be done again. A good example is the war scene, between ants and termites in the film Antz from DreamWorks.
I subscribed to this channel yesterday after watching a few videos. I'd say I've read about 80 % of everything you say in each video but the way you present it, and the NEW things I learn are amazing. Well done man.
Thank you Minty this was a movie I watched a million times as a kid and a million more as a adult. I always get excited to see new Minty videos. Great job keep it up!!
Man, great vid - I am addicted to your videos. Keep it up! Just wondering if you could kindly supply me with the song list for the music you featured in this video? Loved the tunes. Thanks!
Britt Townson it’s from the soundtrack of the film. Some of them are “witchcraft” by frank Sinatra, the theme to Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, “Why Don’t You Do Right?” by Peggy Lee (in the film it was sung in a lounge/blues style by Jessica Rabbit, who’s singing voice was provided by Amy Irving).
I always love how well made your videos are Minty, and how it stays with the feel of the film you're on about. This could be a short tribute to Bob Hoskins it's so well made, in a weird sort of way because of the mental health trivia. I had no idea about a lot of this, especially the mental health thing, bonkers. The mind is a powerful thing =P I'll always love this film, another one that was ahead of its time.
There was also a part of the book you forgot to mention: Jessica Rabbit was shot for a "nudie comic" (which were toons posing in photos) after someone got her drunk. Subsequently, these photos were used to blackmail her.
I remember using Who Censored Roger Rabbit for a book report after seeing the movie and was shocked at how radically different the two were. One isn't necessarily better than the other, but the plots really are completely different. I would definitely recommend reading the book to any fans just for the juxtaposition. I did not know about the sequels though and would be interested in tracking them down. I mean, Roger was already dead near the beginning of the first book and his dopple disintegrated at the end. How do you follow that up?
I have actually had a major fear that someone is going to try and CGI this film for both nostalgia points and to ramp up the social issues aspect, therefor destroying it completely. Someone please tell me this could never, ever happen...
Well, that's very understandable.. Only goes to make me paranoid as well, considering what Disney's like these days, but.. Realistically, the movie and it's characters are owned by multiple parties. Disney, Gary Wolf, and Touchstone Studios. So any major projects involving them would have to be approved by all parties before anything could happen, and i could POSSIBLY see Disney try to ruin it with some stupid remake like they're doing with every other famous movie of theirs, but it's unlikely. Maybe touchstone could be convinced, but then if Gary Wolf has enough sense to know that not just another remake but one of his OWN work (that is his to begin with) would be a bad idea, i'm sure he'd just wag his finger at them. Mind you it could be possible that he could wind up blindly trusting them to make something good and they disappoint everyone, but if the public demanded for something good AND original, perhaps they could even, just maybe, band up again and make a good project. Hell, i'd LOVE to see a new Roger Rabbit movie, possibly bringing up social issues (as long as they did it the right way, and didn't go the extremism route, as well as keeping the spirit of the original), but that's a LOT to ask someone like Disney, but in general, it's all unlikely. If all of them did go through with something like that though, it's probably likely Disney at least would try or consider that, but maybe with some public push (a hell of a lot of that if they tried to go the remake route), they could make something decent, or even just to be optimistic here, MAYBE even something good.
My grandmother took me to see this, when it came out in theaters. I can remember, wanting so bad to live in Toon town. When was released on DVD, I snatched it up.
Nice choices for music in this one. My Mum loved "Glenn Miller" and got me hooked on it. I had even learned to play several of his songs on my Cornet in Jr. High School and in High School. The one you have here is "Moonlight Serenade”and it was the song that “The Glenn Miller Band” used every time that they opened with each night. It was the signature song for Glenn and his Band.
I've also noticed a lot of movies from the 80s and 90s having deleted scenes put back into the movie for the televised versions. loaded weapon 1 and 3 ninjas are examples of movies that ended up having massive amounts of scenes put into the movies. I wish those movies got those cuts released.
It’s a shame that the networks did not allow for more cartoon crossovers. I love the fact that Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse we’re on the same screen yet had so much beef in the background LOL
Oh man subscribed. I love this movie and me recently watching it brought back a lot of memories. I didn’t know that Bob Hoskins kept seeing toons well after the movie, that’s honestly pretty freaky and bizarre.
when you're discussing there being extra scenes on the t.v versions in the 1980s and 1990's.... I clearly remember seeing that on The Great Outdoors too!
Otro dato que no sabías es que para el papel de Eddie Valiant también habían considerado a actores como Harriso Ford y Paul Newman. Excelente video, Minty.
Seeing cartoons all the time might not be such bad thing but it will have you in therapy for a good while. The toon buffoon pig is a terrible idea for anything. I wanted the ducks fight to have lasted longer. Also Jessica Rabbit performing a hot scene distraction also could have been done. BILL Murry is another favorite actor of mine.
It would be interesting seeing Popeye in the movie. They already other classic cartoon characters putting more remembering classic characters wouldn't hurt the movie.
A little unknown fact about this great film, the scenes where Roger and Valiant are in the cinema were filmed in my hometown in what was my local cinema in Thurrock, Essex, England. The State Cinema opened in the 30’s and provided entertainment for the local community well before multiplexes were a thing. Sadly it closed when I was a child but the building remains as a listed structure and has been unused for about 25 years after a brief stint at a nightclub.
Another interesting thing: Christopher Lloyd doesn't blink in the movie. Not even once. He felt it would make his character more creepy.
That is amazing, and super weird. =)
It would make sense that he can't blink since he's a toon wearing fake skin with fake eyes and no eyelids.
I thought he blinked in some scenes
It makes sense, since he had to hide his red toon eyes.
A comment actually worth knowing, thanks
"I'm not all bad, I'm just drawn that way"- Jessica Rabbit
The hottest toon ever.
@@GlamprinceRockking Jessica is my hero ♥️
Betty Boop rested her case.
She still gets my ink going!
"what do you see in him?". "He makes me laugh!". That part is what true love is about
Christopher Lloyd scared TF out of me in this movie
Same... But this is probably the first time I've ever thought "the original actor might have been better (Tim Curry)"
the end of the movie still scares my dad.
Same here! My God, he really killed it as Judge Doom!
Me tooooooo!!
Could hardly sleep at night for days because of that toon Judge Doom scene. Too scary for a kid 😂
I loved this movie as a kid but as an adult, I enjoy it even more. It amazed me though at the number of clues about Judge Doom's real identity that I missed when I watched it as a kid. He has to wear a glove to dip the shoe, he backs away when Eddie dumps the barrel in the bar, he knows how much the "shave an a hair cut bit" taunts cartoons, the reference of him buying the election in Toon Town with Simoleons and then Eddie mentions the Toon Town bank being robbed later on...
I saw this when I was 18 and did not know what to expect. I was shocked and surprised that all of my childhood cartoon memories were put in such a dark movie. Still I loved every minute of it.
Roger Rabbit is so weird when you realize how many deep things are going on it in, and how well written it actually is. Aside from all the subtext about racism and gentrification there is a bunch of wonderful little details. My favorite being that the only Toon that Eddie seems to genuinely like is Betty Boop. A toon he would have personally known in the old days and who knew him.
Always upset me no one tried to help that poor shoe.
It was only a missing left shoe...
That scene always makes me so sad
yeah, I hated that part, too.👟
When I first watched it as a kid, it did traumatized me a little. Cartoons usually didn't "die." And other toons usually came back
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thats the only part of the movie i hate...
I love this movie. I got to meet Charles Fleischer and Christopher Lloyd in November and I got them to sign a movie still of Judge Doom holding Roger by the neck... Christopher Lloyd got a real kick out of it. (Also a very nice guy shook the hand of everyone who took pictures with him. First time I've ever been starstruck!)
Fleischer seemed more grumpy? Or at least tired when I met him but he was responding as Roger to people who would pass by and make references haha.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! Charles Fleischer is still alive?!
@@Angie2343 uh yeah why do ask?
@@jcharmaine1 I was astonished, that's all. And amazed that he could still voice Roger.
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Bob Hoskins mental health had to of taken a turn for the worst after this movie. I mean he did go crazy and agree to star in Super Mario Brothers.
Actually, about that.... He never heard of "super mario" before that. When they contacted him (they didn't even have a solid script at this point so there's no way he would have known ahead of time it was bad), his KIDS did know what "Super Mario Bros" was, and in Bob's own words they told him "you have to do this movie" because they assumed that a Super Mario Bros movie would be awesome based on the great Nintendo game of the time.
It was a good idea on paper, honestly. Hell, even the original script idea they had was actually good, back when it was a fantasy adventure in the Mushroom Kingdom and was going to have more of an atmosphere like The Hobbit or Willow. But then the creators of Max Headroom got involved, became the directors and changed the script and the entire direction of the movie, abused everyone on set, argued with each other the whole time, had no idea what they were doing and made everyone's life on set a living hell.
Langellas sons wanted him to play Skeletor so Frank just did it
He also went on to do the voices of Muk and Luk the ditzy adorable polar bears In The movie Balto. :) LOL
Cold. Yes th movie ended up cheesy, but for some reason I still loved it!
I wonder if he saw pirates and flying kids everywhere after filming Hook.
Charles Fleischer didn't just appear in heavy makeup in Back to the Future Part II. He appears later on in the 1955 scenes as the younger version of his character, arguing with Biff about the price of the repairs on Biff's car.
He also played the bully Carvelli (?) in episodes of Welcome Back Carter. I seem to think he was the son/relative of Popeye creator Max but can't find anything on that beyond my memory of maybe a TV Guide story....
@Marty McFly II You are correct! Signed, Epstein's Mother
Fleischer also played on Welcome Back Kotter as a character named Carvelli.
He also was in a really creepy scene in David Fincher's Zodiac.
@@TuttleCapt Welcome Back Kotter
This was one of my favorite movies as kid. My sister and I practically wore out the VHS with how many times we watched it! The bit about Bob Hoskins having hallucinations of the toon characters is really fascinating. I had no idea about that! When I think about it, most actors nowadays when they are tasked with acting alongside costars that aren't there have this awkwardness in their performance. They do well enough but Bob Hoskins really gives a convincing performance in this movie that still really stands out even years later. Thanks for the video Minty! Thumbs up!
My favorite thing about this movie is imagining what kind of toon is inside the costume. There were comics that "revealed" he was a stereotypical scary comic book villain character, even though that can't be true since he's clearly a wacky Looney-Tunes-esque character (his eyes bug out, he can shapeshift, his real voice is high-pitched which in cartoons usually applies to a small animal character like Tweety Bird or Chip 'n' Dale). There are also several clues in the movie pointing to a toon named "Pistol Packin Possum" as the real Judge Doom, I like this idea so much that I invented a whole elaborate tragic backstory in my head of why Pistol Packin Possum became Judge Doom and framed Roger Rabbit.
Wait, how was Pistol Packing Possum Judge Doom?
I loved this movie!
And yes, Jessica Rabbit was a childhood crush.
Herman being the villain would have been a funny twist.
"Nice booby trap..."
I was 19 in 1988 and I thought RR was great. I still do.
Me too. The perfect audience for this film was people like us who got up every Saturday morning and plopped in front of the TV to watch the Bugs Bunny/ Road Runner show. Little kids liked it because it was partly animated, but only our generation could appreciate the humor behind it.
I think the test audience were jaded goths who hate EVERYTHING!
the lorax I was fourteen and I feel the same way now as I did then. I love this movie! Not only that, I never considered it a kid’s film to begin with.
PS: RIP, Bob Hoskins.
PPS: Does anyone remember him from Pink Floyd: The Wall? He played Pink’s Manager. Hey... the two Bobs!
“Fuck me!”
I was 6 in 88’ and Loved seeing characters from both companies together it was awesome,.
I was younger, but 30+ years later it's still one of my favorite movies. Plus, with Mickey and Bugs in very minor roles, what 19 year old wouldn't have at least loved Jessica Rabbit in it?
I still have my original Roger Rabbit stuffy from 1988 that I got for Christmas. I love it and everyone is jealous.
Bill Murray's hard to find-ness is down to the fact he doesn't have an agent or a manager, and sometimes just disappears off to go exploring, without telling anyone. He did this the day before shooting on Monuments Men; not turning up for a cast dinner to take a train from Berlin to Prague to have a middle of the night guided tour, catching the train back, and being on set on time that morning. He also once got chatting with some students in Edinburgh, went to their flat, drank vodka with them while telling them anecdotes that made them laugh, washed their dishes for them and left!
David James ....its weird but true he doesnt have an agent or manager to contact him for roles. Its also a bad thing because hes missed more than one role out there to star in
David James He's a very interesting man. XD
Nummer for fans as he doesnt sign autographs
Sometimes he just randomly appears out of nowhere, and he explains how he got there by claiming he’s friends with the producer and got dropped off wherever he randomly showed up at.
Actually the real reason the production team couldn’t find bill Murray is cause he was working on Scrooged at around that same time.
Tim Curry as Judge Doom would have been SO epic! And they wouldn't even have needed animation for his eyes popping out!
FuriousGeorge45 liked him better as Darkness in the film Legend.
Yea facts but doom still had this aura surrounding during the role. I felt it was perfect for the original actor
Seriously! IF ONLY he had been Doom, then Christopher could have been Eddie! Doc hanging out with cartoons and saving their lives and their home? YES PLEASE! Tim could give him SO many nightmares!
Another interesting fact is that Jessica Rabbit's voice actor, Kathleen Turner, was uncredited.
And yet, everyone knew it was her.
@@surferdude4487 Kathleen Turner's voice is unmistakable.
The singing voice was Amy Irving..Turner did all of the speaking scenes.
She deserves her credit!
How come?
i think mr. hoskins is one of the most underrated actors ,especially this role.not a serious movie but his delivery has so much conviction
One amazing fact that you didn't bring up is that they wanted Eddie Murphy for the bob hoskins role. That's why the lead character name is "eddie" Eddie Murphy turned down the role because he thought the idea of the movie was stupid. After seeing the finalized film, Eddie Murphy said years later that him not taking the role was one of his biggest movie regrets.
He also regretted not taking star trek 4.
Maybe highlight segregation theme even more
but accepted the role in Pluto Nash...smh
he was called Eddie in the book...
Facts
Ilove how you play the music while talking, it really makes me feel the atmosphere of the film.
And I appreciate that it isn't loud. On other channels, the music can be so loud that it overpowers the TH-camr's comments.
Still way to loud for me I hate when music is played behind comemtry.
You forgot the most important fact: Jessica Rabbit's upskirt Snatch-shot.
Wot snatch shot??
@@brentmckenzie6281 There's one frame where you can see where one of the animators forgot to paint in her panties. Still not much to see there though.
@@silvereagle2061 and it can only seen on a VHS copy of the film. Disney has removed the scene on all subsequent DVD and blu ray releases
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@@silvereagle2061 oh come the fuck ON ... they didn't * forget * anything....females like JR ALWAYS go commando...or didn't you know that ....
I was 18 when that movie came out. I loved it. I never liked horror films. I also had a collection of figurines but used them as decorations. Roger Rabbit was very popular in high school with the teens and teachers so, I'm not sure why the 1st test audience hated it so much. By 88 it was a refreshing change from from all the 80's teen movies and horror flicks. It was great!
One thing that always got to me was the "I'm not bad I'm just drawn that way." Scene. After it turns out Jessica really loved Roger and was just doing what she can to get him out of trouble I often wondered during that scene how far she was willing to go when it came to her offer to Eddie? She says "Name your price and I'll pay it." which often means both financial payment and sexual favors. However she also says honestly that she loves her husband and even iterates that Eddie doesn't know what it's like for a woman like her, looking the way she does. With Eddie Retorting that she doesn't know what it's like to be a man looking at her looking the way she does. Implying he was subtly expressing some attraction to her. Then to further entice him she heaves her breasts against him saying she's willing to do anything for her husband. Since Patty Cake was something special between her and Roger and she willingly broke that to please Marvin Acme and pose for those pictures. Means that she's able to break personal boundaries. And that's just getting into the movie version of her. In the book version, she has had affairs outside her marriage and even at one point in the book, made out with Eddie.
But to make it short, for a character who was initially designed for sex appeal, there is a lot of complexity with her, from that scene alone.
I blame Jessica Rabbit for my fundamental attraction to animated female characters in virtually every medium I've seen. Jessica was the first animated woman I was ever blatantly attracted to, followed shortly thereafter by the Little Mermaid, from Disney. Puberty only made my obsession worse! It's been one long, miserable conga-line of unbelievably sexy female drawings dancing before my imagination ever since...
Japanese Anime simply takes Jessica Rabbit to a whole new level, as they leave the "western" ideas of restraint and monogamy at the door to create some pretty... um... "racy" stuff. Particularly in their hentai!
ME TOO I LOVE THAT LINE
When Rodger is saying PATTY CAKE. It's implied that she really was sleeping with the man. Being a kids cartoon. They couldn't saying fuckin'.
Just my .02
shindari You might want to start talking to _real_ women.
@@shindari Eh don't sell yourself too short. With VR, Holographic and Robotic technology on the rise, you could have your own Jessica.
for a 30 year old movie it still looks good thanks minty for the upload much love from canada
My Dad's Favorite movie!! This is a classic! R.I.P. Bob Hoskins!! What a loss!!
Happy 30th Anniversary, Who Framed Roger Rabbit! :D
You missed one of the big Easter Egg secrets: Who "actually did" frame Roger Rabbit; i.e. who was the toon character behind Judge Doom. The film does answer this if you're a gum shoe. It's in fact 'Pistol Packing Possum'. No, I did not make that up. There are clues in the film that point to it.
He also killed Bambi's Mom
Yup. In the first scene featuring Eddie and RK Maroon, pay attention to Pistol Packin' Possum's poster. His gun is always pointing at Maroon in every shot it appears. And Doom uses the same gun that appears in said poster.
Apparently this is a well known fan-theory however in the 1989 comic Roger Rabbit : The resurrection of Doom which also acts as a prequal to the RR short "Tummy Trouble" it is revealed that he is in fact....
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Baron Von Rotten.
A toon villian actor who had an accident on set and went mad because of it.
Source ⬇️
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@@BotWhisperer no, that was cut from a rough draft. And for good reason, it directly clashes with the clearly established "toons are actors" world. It's more likely that Gaston killed Bambi's mother.
@@Awesoman here's something else that is never directly addressed in the film, but you figure out for yourself years later: In the ACME Factory, Eddie asks Santino how someone like Doom could get elected as a judge in Toon Town, to which Santino claims he paid off enough people to buy the election. Where did he get the money? From the bank robbery that resulted in Teddy's death
One of my favorite films. Such a shame that it never got a DESERVED sequal....
As for Popeye not making it in, it was because of a copyright issue.
Although I generally dislike sequels (film makers often get lazy knowing people will go see it regardless), I too had hoped for a sequel for this film. One actually was written just after the release in 1988.
Well, as it turns out, a sequel is in the works, and it's expected to be in theaters during 2022 (COVID-19 not withstanding). Bob Hoskins had stated that he would have been willing to reprise his role, but sadly he passed away.
@@paulfurth7985 So...were you talking about Rescue Rangers?
Definitely had a role in my childhood. God I had this on VHS.
BE KIND PLEASE REWIND
I saw this in the theatre when I was 12. When I watched it as an adult, I realized that there was a whole other level of comedy for the grown ups! God rest Bob Hoskins, he was a truly magnificent actor and always fun to watch. It seems like he left us much too soon.
Went to see this in theaters when I was 6 or 7. Started wailing when he killed the shoe in the dip and had to be removed from the theater. It's type of embarrassing moment one's family loves to bring up constantly. And they do.
Wheatboi why does the world try to feminize men? My family and friends do the same shit to me too.
To be fair the death of that adorable Squeaky Shoe was kinda brutal, you had the rights to freak out!
How does teasing you for crying in a movie as a child feminizing? If anything wouldn't that be the opposite?
Well I guess it can be interpreted in both directions.
Like they keep bringing it up to show you what a "softee" you were/are.
Or, you can interpret it as if they are reminding how you used to be as a warning to not continue down that path.
I guess it really depends on the tone of how they keep bringing it up in conversion.
Never mind. It doesn't really matter anyways.
I see your point.
The only film i ever saw where Disney and Warner bros made a collaboration and crossover there characters.
The Science Fiction and HORROR AND FANTASY FAN. Only time it ever happened, will never happen agian😢
In Anchors Aweigh Gene Kelly dances with Jerry mouse. Originally, it was suppose to be Mickey Mouse. But Walt Disney said, "Mickey Mouse will NEVER appear in an MGM movie."
I remember this movie was a big deal then or was it just me?
So true
Let’s not forget Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue, guys.
I was in the age range at the time of the first "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" screening. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the film!
I was Seven when Who Framed Roger Rabbit was released. I remember McDonalds restaurants had collectible cups with different characters on them. Then they had short books that you read with a cassette tape, but there were several. The one I got had pictures from the movie, including a scene that never happened in the movie, or later on deleted scenes. And Minty, I want you to know I feel your pain with the Roger Rabbit figure. Right out of the package, I tried putting the handcuffs on him, and the arm broke right off within ten seconds of opening the package! Great video!!!
Another great presentation. I saw this at the Cinema and loved it in its time. The realism with the toons mixing with live people was truly ground breaking. Also good old LJN! HA! I Been entertained so much with angry game nerd too with his hate for LJN. Interesting reveal they made crappy memorabilia too not just computer games. Would be interesting to see a collaboration with you Minty and him😊
Yet another great show Minty, please do 10 amazing facts about Scrooged :)
I get the joke: Kangaroo court.
They who have experienced Kangaroo Courts often come out "hopping mad"! LOL
lol
The same thing happened during pre-production of Monsters, Inc.
Bill Murray was the original choice for Sulley but the Pixar wasn't able to contact him. Only difference is that Murray didn't have a public outburst.
Great stuff Minty! One of my all-time fave flicks, and watched the special 2 disc DVD religiously. So I was ready to not be impressed by this review, yet you never ceases to enlighten me. Amazing how such a well rounded and happy story came from such bizarre origins and ideas to flesh out the final script. And never knew about the crazy merch either. Keep up the great work Minty, and anything on Cool World or Fritz The Cat or anything Bakshi crazy would be great too!
Roger still has the hottest wife in cartoon hollywood and she’s loyal...
Stephen Dillihunt yeah true, soo hot that I named my red Tesla model 3 after her. *JessicaRabbit*M3*.
@@Canaca1 you can always spot the tesla owners lmfao
@@unnamedchannel1237 Haha just like vegans. You never have to wonder about a person being one, because they'll tell you. 😂
Minty: imagine how traumatized the children would be to find out this loveable cartoon character just died
Optimus Prime would like to have a word with you
I remember watching this easily 100+ times when I was a kid. Nice to know some behind the scenes info! Well Done Minty!
This film will always be one of my favourites, always has been. I watched it when I was 2 (born in ‘86), and now I carry on the tradition with showing my daughter this masterpiece. It truly is a masterpiece... the tone, balance of humour and grit, cinematography, setting, acting quality and the seamless mix of animation and live action, the dialogue, and the perfect execution of the animation itself. Hard work went into the making of this film and it still pays off today.
2 years old? How'd mom and dad explain taking pictures of pattycake in someone's window to you?
Really fun film, one of Robert Zemeckis' best along with the BTTF trilogy. Love your channel!
Surprised you didn't talk about the planned sequel and the fact that the movie was so good the writer went back and remade the first book to be like the movie.
Thanks Minty I love Who Framed Roger Rabbit back in the day and still. You love your 80's films.
Right on, Minty! So glad you did this movie! I feel like this movie is always overlooked.
Doubt you would get away with Jessica Rabbits appearance today.
Lee Scott exactly
Lol yes, it's literally the picture that the build-a-bodies bring in to their surgeons.
Almost anything from the past animated films can never be done again. A good example is the war scene, between ants and termites in the film Antz from DreamWorks.
Lee Scott let's hope they do with new barbie movie!
False!
This movie is laugh out loud funny! I also loved Frank Sinatra as the voice of the singing sword here.
I subscribed to this channel yesterday after watching a few videos. I'd say I've read about 80 % of everything you say in each video but the way you present it, and the NEW things I learn are amazing. Well done man.
Thank you Minty this was a movie I watched a million times as a kid and a million more as a adult. I always get excited to see new Minty videos. Great job keep it up!!
Eddie drinking that Wild Turkey throughout the movie
Man, great vid - I am addicted to your videos. Keep it up!
Just wondering if you could kindly supply me with the song list for the music you featured in this video? Loved the tunes.
Thanks!
Britt Townson it’s from the soundtrack of the film. Some of them are “witchcraft” by frank Sinatra, the theme to Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, “Why Don’t You Do Right?” by Peggy Lee (in the film it was sung in a lounge/blues style by Jessica Rabbit, who’s singing voice was provided by Amy Irving).
I always love how well made your videos are Minty, and how it stays with the feel of the film you're on about. This could be a short tribute to Bob Hoskins it's so well made, in a weird sort of way because of the mental health trivia. I had no idea about a lot of this, especially the mental health thing, bonkers. The mind is a powerful thing =P
I'll always love this film, another one that was ahead of its time.
Great video .....and I loved all your music selections.
one of my favorite movies of all time thank you menti
I LOVE YOU MINTY!!
Also, any chance of a Creepshow video in the future?
Great post Min... THANX!!!!!
R.I.P. Bob. I went to see it with my little sister and my dad. great memories. cheers minty.
I guess you could say that Judge Doom would have had a kangaroo court.
There was also a part of the book you forgot to mention:
Jessica Rabbit was shot for a "nudie comic" (which were toons posing in photos) after someone got her drunk.
Subsequently, these photos were used to blackmail her.
I love this movie. Saw it as an adult a few years ago. My favorite scene is the daffy and Donald bit.
This is the last time I work with someone with a speech impediment...
All your reviews are my childhood faves Minty. Waiting for a gem I've never seen yet, but you must have grown up watching tv through our window.
So good I watched it twice. Very informative.
8:06 - a literal "Kangaroo Court"!
I've read the Joey's would have popped up out of the pouches, with each holding a letter that would form You're Guilty!
Love your videos, great insight and content
I love your style, man. Wholesome, funny, irreverent, original. Kudos! ✌🏻
I remember using Who Censored Roger Rabbit for a book report after seeing the movie and was shocked at how radically different the two were. One isn't necessarily better than the other, but the plots really are completely different. I would definitely recommend reading the book to any fans just for the juxtaposition. I did not know about the sequels though and would be interested in tracking them down. I mean, Roger was already dead near the beginning of the first book and his dopple disintegrated at the end. How do you follow that up?
I have actually had a major fear that someone is going to try and CGI this film for both nostalgia points and to ramp up the social issues aspect, therefor destroying it completely. Someone please tell me this could never, ever happen...
This could never, ever happen...
Well, that's very understandable.. Only goes to make me paranoid as well, considering what Disney's like these days, but.. Realistically, the movie and it's characters are owned by multiple parties. Disney, Gary Wolf, and Touchstone Studios. So any major projects involving them would have to be approved by all parties before anything could happen, and i could POSSIBLY see Disney try to ruin it with some stupid remake like they're doing with every other famous movie of theirs, but it's unlikely. Maybe touchstone could be convinced, but then if Gary Wolf has enough sense to know that not just another remake but one of his OWN work (that is his to begin with) would be a bad idea, i'm sure he'd just wag his finger at them. Mind you it could be possible that he could wind up blindly trusting them to make something good and they disappoint everyone, but if the public demanded for something good AND original, perhaps they could even, just maybe, band up again and make a good project. Hell, i'd LOVE to see a new Roger Rabbit movie, possibly bringing up social issues (as long as they did it the right way, and didn't go the extremism route, as well as keeping the spirit of the original), but that's a LOT to ask someone like Disney, but in general, it's all unlikely. If all of them did go through with something like that though, it's probably likely Disney at least would try or consider that, but maybe with some public push (a hell of a lot of that if they tried to go the remake route), they could make something decent, or even just to be optimistic here, MAYBE even something good.
My grandmother took me to see this, when it came out in theaters. I can remember, wanting so bad to live in Toon town. When was released on DVD, I snatched it up.
Nice choices for music in this one. My Mum loved "Glenn Miller" and got me hooked on it. I had even learned to play several of his songs on my Cornet in Jr. High School and in High School. The one you have here is "Moonlight Serenade”and it was the song that “The Glenn Miller Band” used every time that they opened with each night. It was the signature song for Glenn and his Band.
As a kid I saw my older cousin complete the Nintendo game during a weekend stay over.
I've also noticed a lot of movies from the 80s and 90s having deleted scenes put back into the movie for the televised versions. loaded weapon 1 and 3 ninjas are examples of movies that ended up having massive amounts of scenes put into the movies. I wish those movies got those cuts released.
buzzsawgr81 problem child as well
Great work Minty. You are the highlight of my day.
Mark "Minty" Bishop - YOU ROCK , DUUUDE !! Keep up the great work , man !
One of my all time favorites!
It’s a shame that the networks did not allow for more cartoon crossovers. I love the fact that Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse we’re on the same screen yet had so much beef in the background LOL
They actually came out with a Batman / Elmer Fudd crossover comic. It was actually pretty good.
magusxxx that doesn't count, both are Warner Bros characters
Valtis Tigrel I remember that. Didn’t work.
Oh man subscribed. I love this movie and me recently watching it brought back a lot of memories. I didn’t know that Bob Hoskins kept seeing toons well after the movie, that’s honestly pretty freaky and bizarre.
when you're discussing there being extra scenes on the t.v versions in the 1980s and 1990's.... I clearly remember seeing that on The Great Outdoors too!
I remember when this movie came out...it was huge. I'm surprised that there was never a sequel.
Otro dato que no sabías es que para el papel de Eddie Valiant también habían considerado a actores como Harriso Ford y Paul Newman. Excelente video, Minty.
I was 18 when I first saw this movie, I loved it so much I watched it multiple times in the theater. It is still in my collection today.
I can only imagine Tim Curry as Judge Doom, speaking the same dialogue, but in the voice of Dr. Frankfurter! 😆
Please do a Jim Hensons presents dark crystal. I love that movie!!!
I so love this movie as a kid I would love for you to do one on Cool World next
I like you channel dude. Nice job! Keep up the good work!
Another classic minty, well done mate
I think Christopher Lloyd was pretty f****** terrifying man and this was definitely not a child movie
Scary and children's movie are not separate categories. I'm a chicken but was never terrified watching it as a kid.
It was not intended to be a kids film, ended being marketed that way. Happened to Gremlins and a few other “kids” films.
Went pics see it when I was about 8 and it terrified me, especially the end with the eyes and getting flattened
Stephanie Frisby yeah there were several rude jokes in the movie too plus Jessica Rabbits subliminal crotch flash
Doom never scared me, and i was 5 at the time
THIS IS GREAT!!!!!
Thanks for covering this classic, Minty. R.I.P. Bob Hoskins.
Thank you for this. This is my all time favorite movie.
"They're not kid gloves, Mr. Valiant."
Seeing cartoons all the time might not be such bad thing but it will have you in therapy for a good while. The toon buffoon pig is a terrible idea for anything. I wanted the ducks fight to have lasted longer. Also Jessica Rabbit performing a hot scene distraction also could have been done. BILL Murry is another favorite actor of mine.
Love this vido and it ideas!! Thank u minty .. I just wish had talked about how they did the effects.
Moral of the story is: even if you end up calling Ghostbusters, Bill Murray will never answer. Even if it's for a starring role in an awesome movie!
Minty, who else played patty cake with Jessica Rabbit? 😉😉😉
Enigma Inc. I'm sure anybody would, man.
In the book she did she did poem comics for a while before commibg famous
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J Smith Amazing what you would learn if you dig hard enough.
She was a centerfold in a spin-off cartoon film.
It would be interesting seeing Popeye in the movie. They already other classic cartoon characters putting more remembering classic characters wouldn't hurt the movie.
I dig that AVGN shout-out!! Lol great video.
A little unknown fact about this great film, the scenes where Roger and Valiant are in the cinema were filmed in my hometown in what was my local cinema in Thurrock, Essex, England. The State Cinema opened in the 30’s and provided entertainment for the local community well before multiplexes were a thing. Sadly it closed when I was a child but the building remains as a listed structure and has been unused for about 25 years after a brief stint at a nightclub.