framed framed american live action animated fantasy comedy film directed produced written film based novel censored roger rabbit film stars final film role retirement death set hollywood late 1940s film tells story private detective animated character accused murdering wealthy businessman purchased film rights framed story wrote drafts script disney brought executive producer steven_spielberg production company brought direct film canadian animator hired supervise animation sequences production moved los_angeles england accommodate williams group animators filming production budget began rapidly expand shooting schedule ran longer expected disney released film division june critical commercial success blockbuster film brought renewed interest golden age american animation modern american animation plot hollywood act theatrical cartoon shorts live action films regularly interact real people animals reside animated portion los_angeles private detective brother worked closely famous cases killed eddie alcoholism vowed work day head concerned recent poor acting performances biggest stars hires investigate rumors roger wife romantically involved businessman inventor owner watching perform underground secretly takes photographs playing cake dressing room shows roger suggests roger leave drunken roger refuses flees discovered murdered factory morning safe dropped head evidence points roger responsible crime scene meets judge doom judge created substance capable killing toxic chemical known dip runs roger star believes roger innocent missing ownership key murder finds roger hiding office begs help reluctantly hides roger local bar girlfriend works later approaches says forced pose photographs blackmail doom discover roger escape anthropomorphic cab flee theater tells roger death leave sees detailing sale mysterious corporation bought city network shortly murder goes studio confront leaving roger guard outside knocks puts trunk tells selling company sell studio shot dead explain consequences missing spots fleeing scene assuming culprit follows reveals doom killed given safe keeping discovered blank captured doom factory doom reveals plot destroy giant machine loaded dip build freeway way past cloverleaf doom owns bought system roger unsuccessfully attempts save couple tied hook machine performs comedic act causing die laughter kicks leader machine dip fights doom eventually flattened survives reveals disguise killed gets hold spring loaded boxing glove fires switch causes machine dip doom killing machine crashes wall destroyed train numerous run regard doom remains roger discovers inadvertently wrote love letter written disappearing ink roger joy gives kiss having regained sense humor happily enters roger followed cast alcoholic private investigator executive producer choice role ford price high considered role method receiving offers roles missed reportedly turned role later regretted judge doom cold power hungry judge lloyd cast previously worked future lloyd compared doom previous role commander star trek iii search overly evil characters considered fun play lloyd avoided eyes camera order perfectly portray character voice list working framed murder requests eddie help proving innocence facilitate performance dressed roger suit stood camera scenes animation director williams explained combination shaped head red hair like goofy pig bow tie gloves ears voices cab members doom supplied voice original choice replaced like owner eddie girlfriend works provides uncredited voice rabbit beautiful wife loves roger says makes laugh supplied singing voice served stand final film role portrays short tempered manipulative owner cartoon studios provides voice mentally middle aged baby star williams said mixture crashed april provides voice baby noises additionally minor role lieutenant cameo appearance director frustrated antics singer performed animated singing sword voices leader voices stupid june foray voices foray voiced woman resembles rabbit provides comical role shows falling eddie pursuing shares character unclear character created voiced pig framed roger rabbit final productions voiced characters death following year voiced place elderly voiced voiced archival recording original voice beginning scene voiced goofy partially voiced reprised role voiced birds voiced animated bullets voiced voiced voiced shoe voiced voiced voiced animation director voiced production development purchased film rights novel censored roger rabbit shortly publication president saw perfect opportunity produce blockbuster hired write script drafts offered services director disney acknowledged previous films wanna hold hand cars box office bombs let disney developed test footage animation director voicing project revamped new ceo disney consisted steven_spielberg approached produce framed alongside disney original budget projected million disney felt expensive finally green lit budget decreased million time expensive animated film green lit chairman argued hybrid live action animation save disney animation department contract included extensive creative control large percentage box office profits disney kept merchandising rights convinced lend characters appear film cases characters portrayed example disney warner duck appear equally talented share scene apart agreement companies involved production additionally producers unable acquire rights use tom jerry little friendly ghost appearances respective owners turner offered chance direct found project technically challenging pure later admitted completely regret decision hired direct based success stone future disney executives continuing suggest direct animated sequences decided eventually hired direct animation wanted film disney high quality animation characterization humor writing price brought aboard continue writing script hired inspiration writers studied work golden age american animation especially cartoons cloverleaf subplot inspired price said red car plot suburb expansion urban political corruption happen price stated los_angeles 1940s car tire companies teamed system bought business freeway runs los_angeles red car wolf novel censored roger rabbit comic strip characters movie stars writing process price unsure include villain plot wrote scripts rabbit villain final decision newly created character judge doom doom supposed animated vulture sit shoulder deleted technical challenges posed doom small animated act jury having pop letters spell guilty cut budget technical reasons doom man gang stupid seven happy appeared originally seven mimic complement eventually written script references included ink paint club resembling compared judge doom invention dip eliminate hitler final solution doom originally hunter killed mother disney objected idea conceived beetle changed ideas originally conceived story included sequence set funeral attendees included eddie tom jerry chip seven cameo appearances scene cut pacing reasons past storyboard stage finally agreeing framed film title working titles included murder dead don pay bills trial trouble filming animation director admitted openly disney bureaucracy refused work los_angeles accommodate animators production moved england disney told williams return help distribute film thief supervising animators included animation production headed associate producer split london studio specialized unit los_angeles set supervised production budget continued shooting schedule longer expected budget reached million disney president seriously considered shutting production talked despite budget escalating million disney moved forward production enthusiastic work cameras installed motion control technology photography live action scenes animation rubber portray animated characters rehearsals order teach actors look acting open air imaginative cartoon characters live action props held cartoon characters shot set robotic arms holding props props manipulated strings similar voice roger insisted wearing roger rabbit costume set order character filming began december lasted seven months additional month los_angeles blue screen effects entrance served fictional lot animation post production post production lasted fourteen months film computer animation digital widely animation optical animators lay artists given black white live action scenes known photo stats placed animation paper artists drew animated characters relationship live action footage dynamic camera moves animators confront challenge ensuring characters slipping slipping place rough animation complete run normal process traditional animation shot camera background animated footage sent technicians lighting layers shadows highlights tone separately order cartoon characters look dimensional illusion characters affected lighting set finally lighting effects cartoon characters turn live action footage difficult effects film dress night club scene flashing effect accomplished light plastic bag steel wool music regular collaborator composed film score performed direction joked british musicians jazz tempo performances music themes written rabbit entirely improvised work american composer heavily influenced work framed film soundtrack originally released june reissued april release ceo vice chairman felt framed sexual references disagreed elements film final cut privilege refused alterations head studio chief felt appropriate release film banner instead traditional banner framed opened june america grossing theaters opening weekend ranking place domestic box office film went gross north_america internationally coming worldwide total time release twentieth highest grossing film time film second highest grossing film rain man revealed reissue possible home media framed released vhs october laserdisc edition released dvd version available september march released series line disc collection extra features including documentary ears true story roger rabbit deleted scene pig head eddie shorts roller coaster rabbit booklet interactive games short vhs release trouble march framed released blu ray disc dvd combo pack special edition film 25th anniversary film digitally restored disney 25th anniversary frame frame digital restoration removing dirt tears defects reception critical response framed received widespread critical acclaim review aggregator rotten_tomatoes assessed critical approval rating based reviews average score site consensus reads framed innovative entertaining film features groundbreaking mix live action animation touching original story boot aggregator metacritic calculated score based reviews indicating universal acclaim roger_ebert chicago_sun-times gave film stars predicting carry type word mouth money buy movie great entertainment breakthrough colleague chicago_tribune spent considerable time episode reviewed film analyzing film filmmaking praised film ranked films list ranked similar list new_york_times commented isn time cartoon characters shared screen live actors time terms look real washington_post considered definitive collaboration pure talent enthusiastic backing producer steven_spielberg pull blessing canadian animator ink paint voice witty screenplay comical performance private eye today praised film calling extraordinary movies conversely writing time gave mixed review opening cartoon works fine fine opening scene movie emerges said mainly annoyed golden age american animation animation legend scathing attack film book jones conversations complaints jones accused creative input piano duel williams accolades framed won competitive academy_awards special achievement award animated film win multiple academy_awards won academy awards best sound editing best film editing nominations included best sound received special achievement academy award animation direction creation cartoon characters won saturn award best fantasy film nominated performances received nominations film nominated categories 42nd won best visual effects nominated nominated performance film won hugo award best dramatic presentation kids choice award favorite movie american_film_institute lists afi years years movie quotes bad drawn way nominated fantasy film legacy success framed interest golden age american animation sparked modern animation scene began develop based appeared film attraction features ride called car spin theatrical animated shorts produced trouble played honey kids roller coaster rabbit shown included film inspired short lived comic book video game spin offs including games japanese version features roger instead bugs game released nintendo_entertainment_system game released controversy film laserdisc release variety reported march observers uncovered scenes antics animators supposedly featured brief nudity rabbit character played usual rate film frames second laserdisc player allowed viewer advance frame frame uncover visuals actually intended depict nudity character remains unknown retailers said minutes laserdisc debut entire inventory sold run fueled media reports controversy including stories cnn newspapers frequently debated scene includes extends middle finger passes woman dress emerges lip controversy scene playing piano duel trademark claimed calls stupid line script little legal issue author novel censored roger rabbit filed lawsuit wolf claimed owed royalties based value gross receipts merchandising sales trial court case ruled referred actual cash receipts disney collected denied wolf claim january ruling disagreed finding expert testimony introduced wolf customary use gross receipts entertainment business support broader reading term ruling vacated trial court order favor disney case proceedings march hearing wolf estimated owed million disney attorneys disputed claim said wolf actually owed disney million accounting error discovered preparing lawsuit wolf won decision receiving damages proposed sequel film critical financial success disney felt obviously time plan second installment says met discuss working roger rabbit sequel extent preparing outline substantial work wrote prequel titled platoon set similar previous film featured cameo appearances characters golden age american animation began early years living farm human roger travels west seek mother process meeting future wife struggling hollywood actress roger enlisting army kidnapped forced pro nazi germany broadcasts roger save going nazi occupied europe accompanied army platoon triumph roger given hollywood boulevard parade roger finally reunited mother father later titled script discovered roger rabbit left project deciding nazis directing list commissioned rewrite kept roger search mother oliver replaced subplot roger rise stardom broadway hollywood disney impressed hired write songs film offered services executive producer songs happens movies recorded debut album broadway actress set new animation director began redesign roger new character appearance interest project establishing decided stay producers test footage discovered roger rabbit shot disney animation unit lake florida results mix cgi traditional animation live action disney second test completely converted cgi dropped film projected budget escalated past million felt best cancel film march producer doubtful sequel arguing public tastes changed 1990s rise computer animation special time animation forefront december marshall admitted open idea april revealed interested according mtv_news story writing new script project cartoon characters traditional rest motion capture said sequel remain hand drawn animated live action sequences filmed like original film lighting effects cartoon characters props handle digitally film original associate producer confirmed sequel development interview empire magazine stated yeah couldn possibly comment deny completely yeah fan pretty soon going happy stated interested project reprising role retired acting diagnosed disease year earlier died complications marshall confirmed film prequel similar earlier drafts writing complete interview premiere flight stated sequel possible despite absence script sequel sent disney approval studio executives february creator said working development proposal animated disney buddy comedy starring called based film proposed film set prequel taking place years framed story roger met future wife wolf stated film currently way disney dance roger rabbit popular dance early 1990s named movements cartoon character movement roger rabbit dance similar running man backwards arms performing gesture
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