Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 American fantasy comedy noir film directed by Robert Zemeckis and released by Touchstone Pictures. The film combines live action and animation, and is based on Gary K. Wolf's novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit?, which depicts a world in which cartoon characters interact directly with human beings. Who Framed Roger Rabbit stars Bob Hoskins as a private detective who investigates a murder involving the famous cartoon ... More
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Initial release date:

  • Jun 21, 1988

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Rating:

PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 43 min

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Also known as:

  • Murder in Toontown,
  • Dead Toons Don't Pay Bills,
  • The Toontown Trial,
  • Roger Rabbit,
  • Toons,
  • Trouble in Toontown,
  • Eddie Goes to Toon,
  • Who Censored Roger Rabbit?,
  • Who Shot Roger Rabbit?

Film

Directed by

Robert Zemeckis

Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1951) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Zemeckis first came to public attention in the 1980s as the...

Richard Williams

Richard Williams (born March 19, 1933 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian-British animator. He is best known for serving as animation director on Disney/Amblin...

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Tagline:

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

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  • Mar 25, 2003
  • Sep 28, 1999
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Runtime:

  • 1 h 43 min
  • 1 h 44 min
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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 70,000,000

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  • 1988
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Awards

Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner
  • 1989
  • 1988
  • 1988
  • 1988
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Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation Winners

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Award Nominations:

Year Award Award Nominee Notes/Description
  • 1989
  • 1989
  • 1988
  • 1988
  • 1988
  • 1988
  • 1988
  • Production Design
  • 1988
  • 1989
  • 1988
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Film Nominees

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Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Note
  • 949
  • 6.5

The Movie List: the first 9200

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Adapted From

Who Censored Roger Rabbit?

Who Censored Roger Rabbit? is a mystery novel written by Gary K. Wolf in 1981, later adapted into the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). Eddie Valiant is a hard-boiled private eye, and Roger Rabbit is a second-banana cartoon character. The rabbit hires Valiant to find out why his employers, the...

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