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'''Roger Rabbit''' is the titular anthropomorphic rabbit and deuteragonist of the film, a frantic over-anxious type who often stutters while screaming. The character first appeared in the book, ''[[Who Censored Roger Rabbit?]]'' by [[Gary K. Wolf]], which was adapted into the 1988 Academy-Award winning Walt Disney film, ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit (film)|Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''. Mixing both live action and animation to create a believable "toon" universe, Disney set up an animation studio in Camden Town, London, whilst the live action was shot at [[Elstree Studios]]. Both the animation and live action were then composited by ILM FX Studios in LA. In the book, Roger is a sidekick in a popular comic strip called "Baby Herman", his murder is being investigated by a detective named [[Eddie Valiant]] and a slowly evaporating stunt doppelganger of himself that he created hours before being shot. In the film version, he is re-envisioned as a 1940's character in animated cartoons and a resident of the fictional Los Angeles enclave, [[Toontown]]. He is framed for a murder and seeks out Valiant to help clear his name. In the film, the voice of Roger is performed by comedian [[Charles Fleischer]], who was known for electing to wear an actual rabbit costume on the set to get into the role. One of his famous traits is his voice, "P-b-b-b-b-bleeeease!". He is a white clownish rabbit with a gap between his front teeth, a voice that resonates of [ | '''Roger Rabbit''' is the titular anthropomorphic rabbit and deuteragonist of the film, a frantic over-anxious type who often stutters while screaming. The character first appeared in the book, ''[[Who Censored Roger Rabbit?]]'' by [[Gary K. Wolf]], which was adapted into the 1988 Academy-Award winning Walt Disney film, ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit (film)|Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''. Mixing both live action and animation to create a believable "toon" universe, Disney set up an animation studio in Camden Town, London, whilst the live action was shot at [[Elstree Studios]]. Both the animation and live action were then composited by ILM FX Studios in LA. In the book, Roger is a sidekick in a popular comic strip called "Baby Herman", his murder is being investigated by a detective named [[Eddie Valiant]] and a slowly evaporating stunt doppelganger of himself that he created hours before being shot. In the film version, he is re-envisioned as a 1940's character in animated cartoons and a resident of the fictional Los Angeles enclave, [[Toontown]]. He is framed for a murder and seeks out Valiant to help clear his name. In the film, the voice of Roger is performed by comedian [[Charles Fleischer]], who was known for electing to wear an actual rabbit costume on the set to get into the role. One of his famous traits is his voice, "P-b-b-b-b-bleeeease!". He is a white clownish rabbit with a gap between his front teeth, a voice that resonates of [[Wikipedia:Huntz Hall|Huntz Hall]] in "[[Wikipedia:The Bowery Boys|The Bowery Boys]]", a blue [[Porky Pig]]-like bowtie with yellow polka dots, a red-haired [[Bugs Bunny]]-like head with blue eyes, a pink nose and round-tipped ears, red [[Wikipedia:Oswald the Lucky Rabbit|Oswald the Lucky Rabbit]]-like pants with a green patch behind and yellow [[Mickey Mouse]]-like gloves. | ||
Roger has been known to become very loud when he drinks alcoholic beverages, making a piercing steam-whistle noise that is loud enough to shatter any glass objects nearby. Afterwards, his mood swings violently. | Roger has been known to become very loud when he drinks alcoholic beverages, making a piercing steam-whistle noise that is loud enough to shatter any glass objects nearby. Afterwards, his mood swings violently. | ||
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Disney and [[Amblin Entertainment]] attempted to resurrect Roger for a sequel. However, a preliminary budget was deemed too large and the film never got past the script stage. Several 3D CGI tests and a 3D CGI rendering of Roger were completed, however, despite the fact that no actual footage was actually shot or completed. However, [[Frank Marshall]], the producer of the first film, told MTV in late 2007 that he would be open to any plans to bring the Roger sequel back in the works. | Disney and [[Amblin Entertainment]] attempted to resurrect Roger for a sequel. However, a preliminary budget was deemed too large and the film never got past the script stage. Several 3D CGI tests and a 3D CGI rendering of Roger were completed, however, despite the fact that no actual footage was actually shot or completed. However, [[Frank Marshall]], the producer of the first film, told MTV in late 2007 that he would be open to any plans to bring the Roger sequel back in the works. | ||
Roger Rabbit was originally going to be the star of the animated series now known as ''[ | Roger Rabbit was originally going to be the star of the animated series now known as ''[[w:c:disney:Bonkers|Bonkers]]''. However, because of copyright conflicts between Amblin and Disney, the show was forced to create original characters. | ||
Roger also had a cameo in the ''[ | Roger also had a cameo in the ''[[w:c:tinytoons:Tiny Toon Adventures|Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' episodes "[[w:c:tinytoons:New Character Day|New Character Day]]" and "[[w:c:tinytoons:Buster and Babs Go Hawaiian|Buster and Babs Go Hawaiian]]". [[w:c:tinytoons:Babs Bunny|Babs Bunny]] also did an impression of Roger in the episode "[[w:c:tinytoons:Pledge Week|Pledge Week]]". | ||
== Legacy == | == Legacy == | ||