Cassidy worked as a model,
in addition to commercials and TV.
Her films included The Bank Shot (1974)
and The Late Show (1977).
She gave a memorable performance
in Blade Runner (1982) as an exotic
"replicant" who dances with snakes.
In real life, Miss Cassidy had pet snakes.
Although a sequel was often rumoured,
Zemeckis was once quoted as saying
"The film was
a once-in-a-generation thing, like E.T."
A "prequel" with the working title
"Toon Platoon" nevergot
out of the development stage.
The nightclub was named after
the Ink & Paint building on the Disney Studio lot
where all the animators' pencil drawings
were hand traced with ink onto
clear celluloid sheets and painted.
"Walt sent me" refers to "Walt Disney."
Use of code words like this was a way
to gain admittance to private clubs.
The interiors were shot
at London's Elstree Studio.
Some sets were built 10 feet above
the soundstage floor to allow the puppeteers
to manipulate props from below.
Puppeteer David Alan Barclay
was also the chief puppeteer
forStar Wars' Jabba the Hut.
The Ink & Paint Club set was built
to the dimensions of a real nightclub
capable of seating 250-300 patrons.
"Hey, hey! Cut it out!"
The Toons' tune is
the "Hungarian Rhapsody" by Franz Liszt.
The classical composition was featured
in numerous cartoons, frequently
with characters on stage battling
to finish the piece.
"Doggone stubborn little... I'll get it!"
"Oh, yeah?!"
In the 1950s,
Stubby Kaye was a favourite on
the New York musical stage, television
and in films such as L'il Abner (1959),
and Guys And Dolls (1957) in which
he sang, "Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat."
Warner Bros. Studio's Toon agents
agreed to this first time loan of their
cartoon stars Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny
only if the pairgot equal screen time with
Disney stars Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse.
"This is hot stuff."
Who is this white fowl
and when did he make his screen debut?
"Wow!"
Donald Duck was introduced
in "The Wise Little Hen" (1934).
His first dialogue?...
"Who, me? Oh, no. I got a bellyache."
Who is this black mallard?
Daffy Duck made his debut in
"Porky's Duck Hunt" (Warner Bros., 1937),
directed by Tex Avery, with key scenes
animated by Bob Clampett.
Daffy got named in his second cartoon,
"Daffy Duck And Egghead" (1938).
This story is set in 1947. Not counting
Jessica, all the Toons in the nightclub
had appeared in movies
by that time except who?
The Penguins had been working
as waiters but were not cast in a film
until Mary Poppins, released in 1964.
However, that story took place in 1910,
so the penguins might have been
available for Roger Rabbit's tale.
In the 1930s, Betty Boop
was a very popular character in
mostly black and white cartoons.
She was created by
the FleischerStudios, who also started
the Popeye the Sailor cartoon series.
Mae Questel was the voice
of Betty Boop from 1930until
the character was retired in 1949.
Miss Questel recreated
her famous character in this
memorable cameo appearance.
Jessica's song by Joe McCoy
was a hit for singer Peggy Lee in 1943.
From what film
did these jazz musicians come?
The Crows helped Dumbo gain
the confidence to fly in 1941, where they sang
the hit tune "When I See An Elephant Fly."
Betty's voice was fashioned af ter Helen Kane,
a popular novelty singer of the 1920s and '30s.
Miss Kane coined the "Boop-oop-a-doop"
on stage while making fun of a song
she didn't like, and the phrase caught on.
Jessica fashioned herself af ter
the glamorous stars of old Hollywood,
such as Rita Hayworth, Lauren Bacall,
and Jane Russell.
Her hairdo was inspired by
Veronica Lake's famous "peek-a-boo" bangs.
Jessica's sultry stage style is an homage
to Red Hot Riding Hood from M-G-M cartoons.
Actress Amy Irving provided
the singing voice for Jessica.
Irving was known for her role in Yentl (1983)
and was married to Steven Spielberg
at the time.
Jessica was the most complex