went on to produce
such Disney classics as
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
and The Lion King (1994).
Audiences frequently applauded
the film's original trailer when it
played in theatres prior to release.
Tony Anselmo became
the new official voice
of Donald Duck
at the time of this film.
He learned the craft directly from
Donald's vocal creator Clarence Nash,
and spent two years developing
the correct technique.
The exceptionally talented Mel Blanc
created voices for nearly all
the Warner Bros. characters.
For this film he once again gave
voices to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck,
Porky Pig, and Tweety Bird.
Mel Blanc passed away in 1989,
the year after this film.
The film premiered at Radio City Music Hall
in New York on June 21, 1988 and went into
nationwide release the following day.
The film itself got mostly glowing reviews-
especially for its groundbreaking
technical achievements.
With 743 people having worked on the film,
reviewers commented this was the longest list
of credits in a movie up to that time
running more than six and a half minutes.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit received
Academy Award® nominations
for Best Art Direction,
Cinematography, and Sound.
It won Oscars® for Best Visual Effects,
Editing, and Sound Editing.
Richard Williams also received
a Special Achievement Award from
the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences.
Many of the animation crew embellished
what they learned from this experience
in subsequent Disney features
like Oliver & Co. (1988),
The Little Mermaid (1989),
and Beauty and the Beast (1991).
In its first five days of release,
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
made twice the money of any other
film in theatres at the time.
It went on to become the year's
top grossing movie in the U.S.
International successes followed, with
the film breaking attendance records
in Great Britain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Italy, Japan, and New Zealand.
Industrial Light and Magic (I.L.M.)'s
Academy Award® forSpecial Effects
on this film was the company's ninth win.
Industrial Light and Magic (I. L. M.)
was founded in Van Nuys, California,
a suburb of Los Angeles
in the mid-1970s to create
never-before-seen visual effects
for George Lucas' Star Wars (1977).
What Disney animated feature
used existing rock 'n' roll songs
in addition to new music
by Alan Silvestri?
Alan Silvestri wrote the score
to Lilo & Stitch (2002).
The score for
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
was recorded by
the London Symphony Orchestra.
Although the film's title is a question,
no question mark appears in the title
as that is considered bad luck
in the film industry.
Didn't see some of your favourite Toons?
Perhaps they weren't around in 1947.- Mommy's going to
the beauty parlor, darling.
But I'm leaving you
with your favorite friend, Roger.
He's going to take
very, very good care of you.
Because if he doesn't,
he's going back to the science lab.
P-p-please, don't worry.
Whatever you say.
Yes, ma'am.
Aye, aye, sir.
Okey do key.
Why, I'll take care of him
like he was my own brother.
Or my own sister. Ow!
Or my brother's sister.
- Or my second cousin,
who is twice removed...
Or my ninth cousin, who is nine times
removed from his place outside.
Or like my fifteenth cousin, who is sixteen
times removed from his mother's side,
Or like my twenty-second cousin,
- who is thirty-seven times
removed from his father's side,
Who is 11 times removed...
...like my seventeenth cousin,
who is 156 times removed from any side!
Aah!
I'll save ya, Baby!
Cookie.
Don't burn yourself, Baby Herman! Whoa!
Whoa! Ah! W-Whoa!
Whoa! Wow!
Whoa!
Who turned out the lights?
Boy, it's dark in here.
Don't they pay their electricity?
What happened? I'll find ya, Baby!
Where are you?
- Cookie.
- Where am I?
What's that smoke?
Whoa!
Whoa!
Whoa!
Cookie.
Wah!
Cookie.
I'm here, Bab...
Aah!
Wah!
Cookie.
Wah!
Cookie. Ahh.
Cut!
All right, that's the shot,
Cut, cut, cut, cut, cut!