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Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Directed by	Robert Zemeckis
Produced by	Frank Marshall Robert Watts
Screenplay by	Jeffrey Price Peter S. Seaman
Based on	Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf
Starring	Bob Hoskins Christopher Lloyd Charles Fleischer Stubby Kaye Joanna Cassidy
Music by	Alan Silvestri
Cinematography	Cotton Warburton
Edited by	Arthur Schmidt
Production company	Amblin Entertainment Walt Disney Feature Animation Silver Screen Partners III Touchstone Pictures
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures
Release date	June 1, 1988 (1988-06-01)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$70 million^[1]
Box office	$329,803,958^[2]

Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 American fantasy-comedy-noir movie. It is set in 1947 in Los Angeles. The movie is based on Gary K. Wolf's novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit?. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis. The movie was released by Touchstone Pictures. The movie has both animation and live action parts. The cartoon characters interact directly with human beings.

Contents

1 Release dates
2 Awards
3 References
4 Other websites

Release dates

Country	Premiere
Canada	22 June 1988
United States	22 June 1988
France	18 October 1988
West Germany	27 October 1988
Netherlands	17 November 1988
Australia	24 November 1988
Portugal	24 November 1988
Spain	25 November 1988
United Kingdom	2 December 1988
Ireland	2 December 1988
Italy	2 December 1988
Sweden	2 December 1988
Japan	3 December 1988
Colombia	7 December 1988
Mexico	15 December 1988
Norway	15 December 1988
Denmark	16 December 1988
Finland	16 December 1988
Iceland	16 December 1988
Greece	21 December 1988
Argentina	22 December 1988
Brazil	22 December 1988
Peru	22 December 1988
El Salvador	25 December 1988
Malaysia	22 January 1989
	28 January 1989
Taiwan	6 February 1989
Bhutan	30 March 1989
New Zealand	22 April 1989
American Samoa	23 June 1989
Hungary	5 October 1989
Madagascar	22 November 1989
Turkey	8 December 1989
Switzerland	13 May 1990 (German speaking region)
	22 July 1990
Singapore	31 July 1990
South Korea	17 August 1990
Czechoslovakia	19 November 1990

Awards

Who Framed Roger Rabbit won Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing, Best Visual Effects and Best Film Editing. Nominations included Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Sound.^[3] Richard Williams received a Special Achievement Award.^[4]

Roger Rabbit won the Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film, as well as Best Direction for Zemeckis and Special Visual Effects. Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd and Joanna Cassidy were nominated for their performances. Alan Silvestri and the screenwriters also received nominations.^[5]

The movie was nominated for four categories at the 42nd British Academy Film Awards and won an award for its visual effects.^[6]

Roger Rabbit was nominated the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy). Hoskins was also nominated for his performance.^[7]

The movie also won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie.^[8]

References

↑ Norman Kagan (May 2003). "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". The Cinema of Robert Zemeckis. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 93–117. ISBN 0-87833-293-6 .
↑ Who Framed Roger Rabbit at Box Office Mojo
↑ "The 61st Academy Awards (1989) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/61st-winners.html. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
↑ "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp?curTime=1225839542913. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
↑ "Past Saturn Awards". Saturn Awards Organization. http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
↑ "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?sq=Who+Framed+Roger+Rabbit. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
↑ "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/25793. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
↑ "The Hugo Awards: 1989". The Hugo Awards. http://www.thehugoawards.org/?page_id=31. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

Other websites

Who Framed Roger Rabbit on IMDb

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