Saturday, June 3, 2017

Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Supplement

While we try to cover as much as we can in our episodes, there's always more to see, hear, and read about a movie that can enhance your viewing experience. If you enjoyed our episode on Who Framed Roger Rabbit, here's a few extra bits you might find interesting...



Here's the original trailer:



Here's a behind-the-scenes video showing some of the special effects tricks:



We mentioned some of the test films that served as a proof-of-concept for the film. Take a look:





We discussed the notorious "pig head" scene cut from the film. Take a look at it here and decide for yourself if the film is better for it being removed (Pardon the subtitles):



Corinne mentioned that Betty Boop was known for her cigarette girl routine in a previous animated short. Here's the cartoon she was referencing:



Roger and Baby Herman returned to theaters in several cartoon shorts that played before Disney films. Here they are, starting with Tummy Trouble, which played before Honey, I Shrunk the Kids:



Here's Rollercoaster Rabbit, which played before Dick Tracy:



And here's Trail Mix-up, which played before A Far Off Place:



The movie also inspired several video game adaptations. Here's a look at the NES version:



And here's the old AMIGA computer game:



Thanks for listening!


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