Steven Spielberg Warned Antonio Banderas That 1998’s ‘Mask of Zorro’ Would Be ‘One of the Last’ Non-CGI Westerns Rabbit, but it all ends with murder, and Valiant and Roger are reluctantly forced to team up to take on a conspiracy that threatens the very existence of Toontown. Eddie Valiant ( Bob Hoskins) to keep an eye on Mrs. Maroon ( Alan Tilvern) hires toon-hating P.I. Roger Rabbit ( Charles Fleischer) is a big studio star, but is troubled by rumors that his wife Jessica ( Kathleen Turner) is having an affair. where cartoons are real and have their own Hollywood suburb called Toontown. Long in development, and featuring the might of Disney, producer Steven Spielberg and director Zemeckis (at that time white-hot off the success of “ Back To The Future“) the family-friendly film noir is set in a 1940s L.A. On Blu-Ray this week, ahead of its 25th anniversary later in the year, Robert Zemeckis‘ ‘Roger Rabbit’ is a loving, beautifully crafted and inventive picture that’s barely aged a day since its release. Sadly, for all of the charms of “Wreck-It Ralph,” the comparison didn’t do it many favors. Late last year, Disney released CGI animation “ Wreck-It Ralph,” and thanks to its wide selection of cameos from videogame legends, barely a review passed without comparison to another Disney film from the past - 1988’s “ Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” which included dozens of brief appearances from classic cartoon characters.
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