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List Price: $19.99 | | Label: Disney Home Video
Salesrank: 2559
Released: March 25, 2003 |
| Our Price: $11.46 |
| Used Price: $5.65 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
It's 1947 Hollywood, and Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins), a down-on-his-luck detective, is hired to find proof that Marvin Acme, gag factory mogul and owner of Toontown, is playing hanky-panky with femme fatale Jessica Rabbit, wife of Maroon Cartoon superstar Roger Rabbit. When Acme is found murdered, all fingers point to Roger, and the sinister, power-hungry Judge Doom (Christopher Lloyd) is on a mission to bring Roger to justice. Roger begs the Toon-hating Valiant to find the real evildoer and the plot thickens as Eddie uncovers scandal after scandal and realizes the very existence of Toontown is at stake! WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT is deliciously outrageous fun the whole family will enjoy.
Description of Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Vista Series):
This zany, eye-popping, knee-slapping landmark in combining animation with live-action ingeniously makes that uneasy combination itself (and the history of Hollywood) its subject. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is based on classic L.A. private-eye movies (and, specifically, Chinatown), with detective Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins) investigating a case involving adultery, blackmail, murder, and a fiendish plot to replace Los Angeles's once-famous Red Car public transportation system with the automobiles and freeways that would later make it the nation's smog capital. Of course, his sleuthing takes him back to the place he dreads: Toontown, the ghetto for cartoons that abuts Hollywood and that was the site of a tragic incident in Eddie's past. In addition to intermingling cartoon characters with live actors and locations, Roger Rabbit also brings together the greatest array of cartoon stars in the history of motion pictures, from a variety of studios (Disney, Warner Bros., MGM, Fleischer, Universal, and elsewhere): Betty Boop, Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Woody Woodpecker, Droopy Dog, and more! And, of course, there's Maroon Cartoon's greatest star, Roger Rabbit (voice by Charles Fleischer), who suspects his ultracurvaceous wife, Jessica Rabbit (voice by Kathleen Turner: "I'm not bad; I'm just drawn that way"), of infidelity. Directed by Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Contact), not since the early Looney Tunes' "You Oughtta Be in Pictures" has there been anything like Roger Rabbit. --Jim Emerson
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Vista Series) Reviews:
Great movie but not for kids 
2009-11-02 - This is not a movie for small kids! The sexual references are bound and swearing is all over.
But, I love it and if you kids are big enough it is ok. Jessica is a caricature of the "ideal woman" at least the producers thought. In any case make sure your kids know that she is not real and cannot be. I do not like the pout and I would hate to think on how hard it would be to walk like that all day!
It had break through special effects and great acting to nothing, especially Bob Hoskins. His acting made the movie. Not easy to look at nothing an make people believe you are looking at a rabbit talking to you, but Bob Hoskins did it.
Just have fun.
Brilliant
2009-10-15 - Modern technology may dwarf this film to a certain degree; however this pre-digital era film still stands against those of today. Especially when you consider the amount of work that went into it. The bonus features is worth the purchase alone, however Roger Rabbit is a classic in my opinion with strong characters, acting and plot. I did see it in the theatre and at a young age so my opinion is bias perhaps. I'm looking forward to seeing my niece's reaction and one day my own children's.
Roger Rabbit
2009-10-13 - Received the DVD promptly and in great conditions. Really enjoyed it and the great service!
Roger rabbit 
2009-10-09 - Movie is great my son loved it but there is 10 minutes or so where the image is very bad.
One of the best animated movies ever!
2009-09-05 - Not just great animation mixed with live action but a great story as well. Great for adults as well as kids.
