Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 American fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis that combines live action and traditional animation. The narrative takes place in a fictional 1947 Los Angeles where cartoon characters referred to as Toons live alongside human beings. The central story follows Eddie Valiant a down on his luck private detective who is hired to prove the innocence of Roger Rabbit a Toon actor framed for the murder of Marvin Acme the wealthy owner of the Acme Corporation. Roger Rabbit is married to Jessica Rabbit a glamorous animated femme fatale who becomes a person of interest in the investigation. Together with his Toon friends including Baby Herman and Benny the Cab Eddie uncovers a sinister plot orchestrated by Judge Doom a human disguised as a Toon who plans to eradicate Toontown using a toxic substance known as Dip. The film features Bob Hoskins in the role of Eddie Valiant Charles Fleischer providing the voice of Roger Rabbit and Christopher Lloyd portraying the villainous Judge Doom. The screenplay was written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman based on the novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit by Gary K. Wolf. The production was a collaboration between Amblin Entertainment and Touchstone Pictures and it pioneered advanced techniques in animatronics optical compositing and interactive timing between live actors and animated characters.
The DVD release for the USA market presents the film in a widescreen format with a sharpened visual transfer and enhanced digital audio tracks. The disc includes a variety of special features such as behind the scenes documentaries detailing the complex hybrid filmmaking process interviews with the cast and crew members and original theatrical trailers that highlight the comedic and noir elements of the movie. The packaging often reflects the dual tone of the film blending slapstick humor with dark mystery. As per your original categorization the item is filed under the Comedy genre to facilitate web searches and locate the correct entry. Additionally the item record indicates that this entry was added to iOctavio.com on 2004-03-25.