Animation Damnation - Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Added 2023-11-16 11:00:03 +0000 UTCOn this month's super-sized, feature-length edition of Animation Damnation, the guys are chatting about the absolute masterpiece, Who Framed Roger Rabbit!
Does this movie even have a chance of succeeding without the brilliance and total commitment of the legendary Bob Hoskins? Isn't it great to go back to a time when people actually took their time and put some real, honest-to-goodness craft behind their major studio films? Has there been a more terrifying villain for a "kids" film than Judge Doom? And who among us hasn't thought about dropping a little animated shoe into The Dip?
Thanks so much for being so awesome and supporting We Hate Movies on Patreon! Please be sure to spread the word! Your support is what keeps this operation going! We know you have a number of choices for podz and we appreciate you spending some time with us!
Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.
Comments
I’m glad you guys pointed out how “rough” the RK Maroon murder scene is. I remember that always standing out as a “okay this is PG right?” moment for me
Chris Attrill
2025-02-19 08:20:45 +0000 UTCLoved this episode. ...and this will truly be a Planet of the Toons.
Les Doodis
2024-06-28 05:03:58 +0000 UTCneed you guys to know that after you said harrison ford, chevy chase, and bill murray were considered for hoskins’ role i said out loud to myself that they lack the sincerity required and then chris said that same thing right after
Bella Wasson
2023-11-30 05:06:00 +0000 UTCThis is why Brad Pitt doesn't work at all in Cool World. He's already a cartoon converting him to animation has no effect on the viewing experience.
Timothy Cameron Robbins Miller
2023-11-21 21:22:02 +0000 UTCBob Hoskins is human. His entire career was him NOT being a movie star. He's a short fat man with a receding hairline. Nothing about him is prepared or sculpted, so he's the perfect companion for a cartoon.
Timothy Cameron Robbins Miller
2023-11-21 21:21:15 +0000 UTCDetective Pikachu isn't even close; one IP movie. Ready Player One is a closer analogy.
Ian Gabrielson
2023-11-21 16:27:01 +0000 UTClol Yeah. Maybe it's the tall glass of water talking, but I remember when I was 11 or so and my dad showed me war Games. There wasn't really much swearing in my house, so that seemed like a lot to me for a PG film. lol I was a weird kid! I haven't gotten to hear the guys' live take on that one, but I greatly look forward to it.
Zora McBride
2023-11-21 14:44:43 +0000 UTCThe 80s when PG meant something.
Mark D Myers
2023-11-21 02:10:35 +0000 UTCGreat ep! Steve: They will never make this movie again. Me: They did it was Detective Pikachu. The toons wouldn't have been that big of a factor in WW2 Popeye is strong but can he handle a Hadouken.
Tristan
2023-11-19 18:06:57 +0000 UTCI watched this with my nine-year-old earlier this year after not having seen it in a while. I remembered that Jessica was sexualized and used a lot of double entendres and I figured I could navigate that with her but I forgot just HOW HORNY the whole movie is.
jscro
2023-11-19 17:35:38 +0000 UTCLloyd would work with cartoons again in the point and click adventure game: Toon Struck
Chris Tobias
2023-11-18 19:54:19 +0000 UTCIt is funny that you bring up the toons fighting in World War 2, which was the premise for a prequel we were threated with in the late 90s. Look up Roger Rabbit: The Toon Platoon for all the frightening details.
CharlesGrodin'sToupee
2023-11-18 05:06:07 +0000 UTCTo quote Karl, it’s best not to think about it
Erin MacAllister
2023-11-17 23:55:43 +0000 UTCI think that if they ever do talk about "Beowulf", they're going to need Sparknotes accompaniment.
Justine Prudhomme
2023-11-17 17:40:49 +0000 UTCI have clear memories of obsessively playing a Roger Rabbit board game as a kid. Many happy hours oggling the character cards.
TDB
2023-11-17 14:07:09 +0000 UTCIn the book, comic strips are handled like photography and modeling, where they set up the frame and take a picture. The toons also had word balloons in real life.
James Gibson
2023-11-17 04:08:47 +0000 UTCHad to stop and take a breather after "Yes Eric, her whole vagina"
Vicky I
2023-11-17 00:49:50 +0000 UTCSpeaking towards the getting-steamrolled-mania that was happening late 80s into the 90s, another classic example is Eddie Lebec getting Zamboni’d to death in 1989 episode of Cheers “Death takes A holiday on Ice.” The behind the scene story for that episode is quite juicy
RJ Cunningham
2023-11-17 00:10:47 +0000 UTCThis is one of my favorite movies of all time, by my favorite podcasters of all time. This day is history for me!
Jen Fred
2023-11-16 21:45:39 +0000 UTCGreat episode. I'd like to think the film's timelessness has a lot to do with its technical complexity: doing something so completely brand new meant bringing on the best of the best just to get the thing to go. The technical side of compositing cartoons with real footage is easy enough for film students to do in their bedrooms nowadays, but that also means you're unlikely to get that same confluence of sheer talent again.
John Edwards
2023-11-16 21:11:00 +0000 UTCNext month, it's time, Drawn Together. Get the sexy toons poison out.
Aaron
2023-11-16 18:00:25 +0000 UTCImagine Tim Curry as Judge Doom
Mike Kling
2023-11-16 17:45:23 +0000 UTCGreat movie, great episode. I do love Roger geeking out on Goofy like he's the Olivier of cartoons, because HE IS.
MarkNM
2023-11-16 16:06:57 +0000 UTCThere's a guy who was always just a step below proper success and recognition (which was unfair, he was awesome.) On the other hand, he poured way too much of his heart and years into that Thief and the Cobbler production, which ended up so uneven. Spectacular sequences and flimsy story.
MarkNM
2023-11-16 15:34:31 +0000 UTCKillers of the cartoon moon....😆 perfecto.
Frank Grimes
2023-11-16 15:20:17 +0000 UTCThe modern day take for this I feel would be The Rescue Rangers movie but that doesn't have nearly the themes or visions that is gonna make it a classic. WFRR made kids a little closer to adults and let adults be kids again.
Daryl Williams
2023-11-16 14:40:53 +0000 UTCThis movie owes so much to its animation director, Richard Williams. Dude literally wrote THE book on 2D animation. It's called The Animator's Survival Kit and every serious animator have it on their shelves or have examples from it in their textbooks.
Eren Keskin
2023-11-16 14:03:35 +0000 UTC"Unless I get one of those nice FDR blankets" resulted ina orange juice sput-take
James C Harris
2023-11-16 12:45:05 +0000 UTCA classic of classics. Growing up I didn't realize that the scary ass judge was chris lloyd, who I mostly knew as the lovable doc brown.
Frank Grimes
2023-11-16 11:15:50 +0000 UTC
