Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Down-on-his-luck private eye Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins) gets hired by cartoon producer R.K. Maroon (Alan Tilvern) to investigate an adultery scandal involving Jessica Rabbit (Kathleen Turner), the sultry wife of Maroon's biggest star, Roger Rabbit (Charles Fleischer). But when Marvin Acme (Stubby Kaye), Jessica's alleged paramour and the owner of Toontown, is found murdered, the...
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Release Date: June 21st, 1988

DVD Release Date: September 28th, 1999

PG |1 hr 44 min

Plot Summary

Down-on-his-luck private eye Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins) gets hired by cartoon producer R.K. Maroon (Alan Tilvern) to investigate an adultery scandal involving Jessica Rabbit (Kathleen Turner), the sultry wife of Maroon's biggest star, Roger Rabbit (Charles Fleischer). But when Marvin Acme (Stubby Kaye), Jessica's alleged paramour and the owner of Toontown, is found murdered, the villainous Judge Doom (Christopher Lloyd) vows to catch and destroy Roger.

Cast: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Stubby Kaye, Alan Tilvern, Richard LeParmentier, Joel Silver, Betsy Brantley

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Genres: Comedy

Production Co: Touchstone Pictures

Distributors: Touchstone Pictures

Keywords: 1940s, Amusing, Judge, Murder, Creative, Pursuit, Cheeky, Mystery, Bar

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Ratings & Reviews

100
David SterrittChristian Science Monitor
It's the year's cleverest comedy in more ways than one. The animated sequences are brilliant... Most important, the story also has dark overtones that lend a hint of seriousness to what could have been just silly. [24 June 1988]
100
Dave KehrChicago Tribune
Brilliantly funny, bracingly smart and surprisingly moving. [22 June 1988]
100
Roger EbertChicago Sun-Times
The movie is funny, but it's more than funny, it's exhilarating. show more

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