WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT(1988)
It appears that I've never watched this before, though I
thought I had! Anyway! Pretty inventive with live actors
interacting with cartoon characters! Done in the style of
the forties gumshoe movies(ie Sam Spade) this is pretty
fun, but gets a little wareing after a while! Still, worth
a watch every now and then!! B
From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
Roger Rabbit is a distracted Toon performer in the Maroon
Cartoon studio. R.K. Maroon hires Toon-hating private detective
Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins) to investigate Jessica Rabbit
and break up their relationship once and for all. Toons
supposedly killed Eddie's brother. A private company called
Cloverleaf buys up the public transit Red Car. Bartender
Dolores (Joanna Cassidy) is an old friend. At the nightclub
to see Jessica perform, Eddie photographs Jessica playing
pattycake with the owner of Toontown Marvin Acme. Roger
Rabbit is distraught and when Marvin Acme turns up dead,
he's the prime suspect. Creepy Judge Doom (Christopher
Lloyd) intends on tracking down the Rabbit and bringing
order to Toontown with the use of his dip. Acme supposed
to have a Will leaving Toontown to the Toons. Eddie starts
finding evidence of wrong-doing as he investigates.
This is a great marriage between the cartoon world and
an old style hard-boiled detective story. The only problem
is that future live-action animation never lived up to the
imagination and shear audacity of this work. The genre
becomes mostly kids movies. This is great for kids and
for adults who see the influence of classic noirs like
Chinatown in this. Bob Hoskins is a great unconventional
lead and Jessica Rabbit is the breakout cartoon character. - SnoopyStyle
Bob Hoskins ... Eddie Valiant
Christopher Lloyd ... Judge Doom
Joanna Cassidy ... Dolores
Charles Fleischer ... Roger Rabbit / Benny the Cab / Greasy / Psycho (voice)
Stubby Kaye ... Marvin Acme
Alan Tilvern ... R.K. Maroon
Richard LeParmentier ... Lt. Santino (as Richard Le Parmentier)
Lou Hirsch Lou Hirsch ... Baby Herman (voice)
Betsy Brantley ... Jessica's Performance Model
Joel Silver ... Raoul
Paul Springer ... Augie
Richard Ridings ... Angelo
Edwin Craig ... Arthritic Cowboy
Lindsay Holiday ... Soldier
Mike Edmonds ... Stretch
Morgan Deare ... Editor / Gorilla (voice)
Danny Capri ... Kid #1
Christopher Hollosy ... Kid #2
John-Paul Sipla ... Kid #3
Laura Frances ... Blonde Starlet
Joel Cutrara ... Forensic #1
Billy J. Mitchell ... Forensic #2
Eric B. Sindon ... Mailman
Ed Herlihy ... Newscaster
James O'Connell ... Conductor
Eugene Gutierrez ... Teddy Valiant (as Eugene Guirterrez)
April Winchell ... Mrs. Herman (voice)
Mae Questel ... Betty Boop (voice)
Mel Blanc ... Daffy Duck / Tweety Bird / Bugs Bunny / Sylvester / Porky Pig (voice)
Tony Anselmo ... Donald Duck (voice)
Mary T. Radford ... Hippo (voice)
Joe Alaskey ... Yosemite Sam (voice)
David L. Lander ... Smart Ass (voice) (as David Lander)
Fred Newman ... Stupid (voice)
June Foray ... Wheezy / Lena Hyena (voice)
Russi Taylor ... Birds / Minnie Mouse (voice)
Les Perkins ... Mr. Toad (voice)
Richard Williams ... Droopy Dog (voice)
Wayne Allwine ... Mickey Mouse (voice)
Pat Buttram ... Bullet #1 (voice)
Jim Cummings ... Bullet #2 (voice)
Jim Gallant ... Bullet #3 (voice)
Frank Sinatra ... Singing Sword (voice) (archive sound)
Tony Pope ... Goofy / Big Bad Wolf (voice)
Peter Westy ... Pinocchio (voice)
Cherry Davis ... Woody Woodpecker (voice)
Kathleen Turner ... Jessica Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
Frank Welker ... Dumbo / Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
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