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Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Who Framed Roger Rabbit combines live-action and animation to create a world where humans and cartoon characters coexist. Set in 1940s Hollywood, the film follows a private investigator who is contracted to work on the case of a cartoon framed for murder, despite his dislike of cartoons. Bob Hoskins, Charles Fleischer, Christopher Lloyd, and Kathleen Turner all star. 

Who Framed Roger Rabbit*
PG
Comedy
Family
Mystery
Animation
Crime
Adventure
Fantasy

Director
Robert Zemeckis
Release Date
June 22, 1988
Studio(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributor(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Amy Irving , Christopher Lloyd , Charles Fleischer , Bob Hoskins , Kathleen Turner
Writers
Peter S. Seaman , Jeffrey Price
Runtime
104 minutes
Budget
$70 million

Summary

A toon-hating detective is a cartoon rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder.

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