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Who Framed Roger Rabbit

"It's the story of a man, a woman, and a rabbit in a triangle of trouble."

1988 1h 44m EN
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FantasyAnimationComedyCrime
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Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.

“It's the story of a man, a woman, and a rabbit in a triangle of trouble.”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Robert Zemeckis
Writers
Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman, David Russell
Languages
English
Countries
United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $51M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 6.9× over at the box office.

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Zemeckis, shot by Dean Cundey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alan Silvestri. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Arthur Schmidt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Bob Hoskins and Christopher Lloyd and Joanna Cassidy carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's the story of a man, a woman, and a rabbit in a triangle of trouble.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert Zemeckis directs. Dean Cundey behind the camera. Alan Silvestri scores. Arthur Schmidt cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Mid-budget at $51M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
  • 2Made its money back 6.9× over at the box office.
  • 338 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
  • 4Directed by Robert Zemeckis, shot by Dean Cundey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 5Original score by Alan Silvestri. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 6Editor Arthur Schmidt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 7Bob Hoskins and Christopher Lloyd and Joanna Cassidy carry the top of the cast.
  • 8Marketing tagline: "It's the story of a man, a woman, and a rabbit in a triangle of trouble.".
  • 9IMDB entry: tt0096438 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 10Classified under 19 themes, including "lovesickness", "based on novel or book", "falsely accused", "movie business".
  • 11Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography
Dean Cundey
Original score
Alan Silvestri
Editing
Arthur Schmidt
Production design
Roger Cain
Costume design
Joanna Johnston
Makeup / hair
Peter Robb-King
VFX supervisor
Ken Ralston
Runtime
104 min · 1h 44m
Aspect ratio (typical)
1.37:1 (Academy)
Status
Released
Budget
$50,600,000
Box office
$351,500,000
Return
695% of budget
Original language
EN
Certification (US)
PG

Awards

  • Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
  • Academy Award for Best Film Editing
  • Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
  • Academy Award for Best Sound Editing
  • Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie

Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.

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Robert Zemeckis

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Production companies

Who made it

  • Amblin Entertainment

    Amblin Entertainment

    US

  • SI

    Silver Screen Partners III

    US

  • Touchstone Pictures

    Touchstone Pictures

    US

Key crew

  • NovelGary K. Wolf
  • Executive ProducerKathleen Kennedy
  • ProducerFrank Marshall
  • Executive ProducerSteven Spielberg
  • ProducerRobert Watts
  • EditorArthur Schmidt
  • Production DesignRoger Cain
  • Costume DesignJoanna Johnston
  • Script SupervisorFrank Tudisco
  • AnimationRobert Stevenhagen
  • StuntsDel Baker
  • StuntsAndy Bradford
  • StuntsCharles Croughwell
  • StuntsStuart Fell
  • StuntsFred Haggerty
  • StuntsReg Harding
  • StuntsTerry Jackson
  • StuntsVincent Keane
  • StuntsDaniel O'Haco
  • StuntsBrian Smrz
  • StuntsGregg Smrz
  • StuntsRocky Taylor
  • StuntsTerry Walsh
  • StuntsJason White

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • lovesickness
  • based on novel or book
  • falsely accused
  • movie business
  • innocence
  • suspicion of murder
  • cartoon
  • villain
  • mental breakdown
  • whodunit
  • los angeles, california
  • private detective
  • movie star
  • cartoon rabbit
  • neo-noir
  • 1940s
  • live action and animation
  • dreary
  • shaggy dog story

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1988-06-22PG
  • Physical1989-07-08PG· VHS

Also known as

International titles

  • Uma Cilada Para Roger RabbitPT
  • Uma Cilada Para Roger RabbitBR
  • Quién engañó a Roger RabbitES
  • Falešná hra s králíkem RogeremCZ
  • Quién Engañó a Roger RabbitSV
  • 梦城兔福星HK
  • 威探闯通关TW
  • 谁陷害了兔子罗杰CN
  • Qui veut la peau de Roger Rabbit?FR
  • 누가 로저 래빗을 모함했나KR
  • Vem satte dit Roger Rabbit?SE
  • Quien engaño a Roger RabbitMX
  • Chi ha incastrato Roger RabbitIT
  • 누가 로져 래빗을 모함했나KR

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