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'''Roller Coaster Rabbit''' is a 1990 short, starring [[Roger Rabbit]] and [[Baby Herman]], that was shown before the film ''[[Wikipedia:Dick Tracy (1990 film)|Dick Tracy]]''. It is the second animated Roger Rabbit short, produced after ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''. It was produced by [[ | '''Roller Coaster Rabbit''' is a 1990 short, starring [[Roger Rabbit (character)|Roger Rabbit]] and [[Baby Herman]], that was shown before the film ''[[Wikipedia:Dick Tracy (1990 film)|Dick Tracy]]''. It is the second animated Roger Rabbit short, produced after ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit (film)|Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''. It was produced by [[Touchstone Pictures]] and [[Amblin Entertainment]] and was released on June 15, 1990. | ||
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The second of the Roger Rabbit shorts features our hero at the fair with Baby Herman and [[Mrs. Herman|his mother]]. Baby Herman loses his red balloon and Roger goes to get him a new one. Before he returns, however, Baby Herman sees another red balloon at a dart game and goes to try to get it. When Roger comes back to give Baby Herman his balloon, he finds that he is gone, and the chase begins. Firstly Baby Herman finds himself following the balloon into a field home to a grazing bull. Roger soon follows him. Baby Herman walks through directly underneath the bull, he notices a round balloon-like object and grasps it unknown to him that it was really the bull's scrotum. The bull snaps. Roger picks up Baby Herman but just happens to be looking the bull in the eyes. It hurls Roger and Baby Herman into the air sending him flying out of the field and they land in a roller coaster train which is traveling slowly up the lift hill. | The second of the Roger Rabbit shorts features our hero at the fair with Baby Herman and [[Mrs. Herman|his mother]]. Baby Herman loses his red balloon and Roger goes to get him a new one. Before he returns, however, Baby Herman sees another red balloon at a dart game and goes to try to get it. When Roger comes back to give Baby Herman his balloon, he finds that he is gone, and the chase begins. Firstly Baby Herman finds himself following the balloon into a field home to a grazing bull. Roger soon follows him. Baby Herman walks through directly underneath the bull, he notices a round balloon-like object and grasps it unknown to him that it was really the bull's scrotum. The bull snaps. Roger picks up Baby Herman but just happens to be looking the bull in the eyes. It hurls Roger and Baby Herman into the air sending him flying out of the field and they land in a roller coaster train which is traveling slowly up the lift hill. | ||
The next stage of this short the train continues to climb the lift hill. They reach the top which is exaggerated to reach beyond the clouds and into space. Roger looks down in horror and sees the world. Moments later the train drops down thousands of meters. The speed of the drop is maintained throughout the remainder of the chase. Only after they encounter the signs "DON'T STAND UP" and "WE MEAN IT" does the train derail at another drop, leaving only one car on the tracks with Roger and Baby Herman on board. After a few twist and turns (in the track) a shot of [[Jessica Rabbit]] appears where she is tied down to the tracks, unable to move. She calls out to be saved before the car crushes her. As it draws near, it topples over and fortunately bounces over her avoiding her completely. The camera "moves" along and Droopy appears beside her for a quick one-liner. The story then continues. They encounter another drop which leaves Roger hanging in midair for before he suffers gravity. Roger, grasping onto Baby Herman, tumbles and breaks the car to pieces, leaving Roger sliding along the tracks with his feet, gradually gaining friction causing his feet to catch fire. The track follows into a dark tunnel and then stumbles across a "wrong way sign". | The next stage of this short the train continues to climb the lift hill. They reach the top which is exaggerated to reach beyond the clouds and into space. Roger looks down in horror and sees the world. Moments later the train drops down thousands of meters. The speed of the drop is maintained throughout the remainder of the chase. Only after they encounter the signs "DON'T STAND UP" and "WE MEAN IT" does the train derail at another drop, leaving only one car on the tracks with Roger and Baby Herman on board. After a few twist and turns (in the track) a shot of [[Jessica Rabbit]] appears where she is tied down to the tracks, unable to move. She calls out to be saved before the car crushes her. As it draws near, it topples over and fortunately bounces over her avoiding her completely. The camera "moves" along and [[Droopy]] appears beside her for a quick one-liner. The story then continues. They encounter another drop which leaves Roger hanging in midair for before he suffers gravity. Roger, grasping onto Baby Herman, tumbles and breaks the car to pieces, leaving Roger sliding along the tracks with his feet, gradually gaining friction causing his feet to catch fire. The track follows into a dark tunnel and then stumbles across a "wrong way sign". | ||
Finally, Roger and Baby Herman crash through it and into a real-life filming studio, a direct reference to the reality/cartoon cross-over from the feature film. Baby Herman, in his natural voice, and is sent flying into the microphone spinning around. After Roger's flaming feet were extinguished by a fireman, the director complains that his latest masterpiece was ruined, and angrily orders Roger to go back to do that entire scene again, but Roger instead runs away from the studio without second thought. Then Baby Herman puts on a robe and is smoking a cigar, grousing to himself that Roger messed up the episode. An attractive young woman in live action is seen holding the balloon and offering it to Baby Herman, who uses his lit cigar to pop it. As the cute girl flinches at the pop, Herman cackles and remarks: "What's the matter, toots? Afraid of a little...bang?" | Finally, Roger and Baby Herman crash through it and into a real-life filming studio, a direct reference to the reality/cartoon cross-over from the feature film. Baby Herman, in his natural voice, and is sent flying into the microphone spinning around. After Roger's flaming feet were extinguished by a fireman, the director complains that his latest masterpiece was ruined, and angrily orders Roger to go back to do that entire scene again, but Roger instead runs away from the studio without second thought. Then Baby Herman puts on a robe and is smoking a cigar, grousing to himself that Roger messed up the episode. An attractive young woman in live action is seen holding the balloon and offering it to Baby Herman, who uses his lit cigar to pop it. As the cute girl flinches at the pop, Herman cackles and remarks: "What's the matter, toots? Afraid of a little...bang?" | ||
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=== <u>Uncredited</u> === | === <u>Uncredited</u> === | ||
*[[ | *[[Charlie Adler]] - Carnival Barker | ||
== Cameos == | == Cameos == | ||
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*[https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Pinocchio_(character) Pinocchio] | *[https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Pinocchio_(character) Pinocchio] | ||
*[https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Ariel Ariel] from ''[https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid The Little Mermaid]'' | *[https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Ariel Ariel] from ''[https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid The Little Mermaid]'' | ||
* | *Droopy | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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***However, when the short was re-released on the ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' Blu-ray, the 1987 Touchstone Pictures logo was plastered with the 2011 variant of the 2006 Walt Disney Pictures logo. This occurred on [https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Disney%2B Disney+] as an extra on said film. | ***However, when the short was re-released on the ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' Blu-ray, the 1987 Touchstone Pictures logo was plastered with the 2011 variant of the 2006 Walt Disney Pictures logo. This occurred on [https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Disney%2B Disney+] as an extra on said film. | ||
**Due to this short being released under the Touchstone Pictures banner during its original 1990 theatrical release, this is the only short film ever produced and released by Touchstone Pictures. | **Due to this short being released under the Touchstone Pictures banner during its original 1990 theatrical release, this is the only short film ever produced and released by Touchstone Pictures. | ||
*This short was filmed at [[Wikipedia:Disney's Hollywood Studios|Disney MGM Studios]] in 1989. | *This short was filmed at [[Wikipedia:Disney's Hollywood Studios|Disney-MGM Studios]] in 1989. | ||
*The short was reissued in 1995 in front of ''[https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Toy_Story Toy Story]''. | *The short was reissued in 1995 in front of ''[https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Toy_Story Toy Story]''. | ||
*In the | *In the canceled [https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Sunset_Boulevard Sunset Boulevard] expansion for a [https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Roger_Rabbit%27s_Hollywood Roger Rabbit land] in Disney's Hollywood Studios (then-named Disney-MGM Studios), there was a roller coaster that is speculated to be themed after this short. | ||
== Home | == Home video releases == | ||
=== <u>VHS</u> === | |||
*''Dick Tracy'' | *''Dick Tracy'' | ||
*''[[The Best of Roger Rabbit]]'' | *''[[The Best of Roger Rabbit]]'' | ||
=== <u>Laserdisc</u> === | |||
*''The Best of Roger Rabbit'' | *''The Best of Roger Rabbit'' | ||
=== <u>DVD</u> === | |||
*''Who Framed Roger Rabbit: Vista Series'' | *''Who Framed Roger Rabbit: Vista Series'' | ||
=== <u>Blu-ray</u> === | |||
*''Who Framed Roger Rabbit: 25th Anniversary Edition'' | *''Who Framed Roger Rabbit: 25th Anniversary Edition'' | ||