"The current Disney would never make 'Roger Rabbit' today," the filmmaker insists. Fans of Who Framed Roger Rabbit know that Jessica Rabbit isn't bad — she's "just drawn that way." But according to ...
Is Jessica Rabbit The Problem? “Here’s what you have to know: The current Disney would never make ‘Roger Rabbit’ today,” Zemeckis states when asked about the Who Framed Roger Rabbit? sequel. “They can ...
Putting animated characters in a live-action setting (and vice versa) has practically become a genre all its own by this point, with Space Jam and other successful examples, but 1988’s Who Framed ...
There was a time where Roger Rabbit was an A-list Disney character, as popular as Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, and Donald Duck. But as the company has expanded, the slapstick bunny from Robert Zemeckis’ ...
The director of Who Framed Roger Rabbit doesn’t think the cult classic could be made today. Although a script has been ...
"He didn't like it at all." “I actually offered the Bob Hoskins role to Paul Newman and he was insulted,” Zemeckis said. “He said, ‘What? You want me to do a movie where I’m playing against a cartoon ...
'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' owes much of its identity to 1940s film noir, including the Femme Fatales, whom Jessica Rabbit is based on. Surprisingly, her oversexualized nature is partially due to her ...
For a movie as big and groundbreaking as Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the tie-in toys proved surprisingly lackluster. Like a lot of Disney movies during that era — think The Rocketeer also — action ...