Product: Who Framed Roger Rabbit [VHS] (1988)
Rating: 5.0
the WHOLE THING is great!!!
I originally saw previews & working scenes for the upcoming 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' waaaay back in late 1984. This was on a 'Disney channel' special & the next 4 years had me curious of WHAT it would be like. Finally, in June 1988, it was released and the 'classic animation boom' trend had begun [leaving us with shows like 'The Simpsons' & numerous 'Hanna-Barbera' 'Disney' & other 'revival' cartoons in it's wake]. OK, I'll shut-up now about the origin & history trivia.[:-)]The 1989 VHS release was nice, but WOW! -- This 2 DVD set is movie-release marketing AT IT'S BEST! Not just having two versions of the film [full frame & letter box] but all the extra's! I won't list them since all my fellow 'Roger' enthusiasts have already done a great job! Having 'Benny the Cab' take YOU on a tour of the town & studio is also weird & hilarious! It's really cool to see the infamous 'deleted Pig-Head scene' also [previously only known to us who bought 'art-books' etc. on this subject]. The 'tunnel' into 'Toon Town' is also more recognizable in THIS scene [I always wondered where it was filmed!] and is clearly the small 'tunnel' in Griffith Park, Hollywood Hills. [Unfortunately the tunnel in 'real life' doesn't take you to 'Toon Town', but the other side of the 'Observatory entrance' AND it isn't a mile long! ...aww gee-wiz!]As another reviewer said, this film won several awards AND was a huge hit at the box office back then -- which caused me to hope they'd make a 'sequel', but never did. After seeing the interviews with the people who made the film, one of them [sorry, I forgot his name] said how 'difficult' it was to make, so I guess that answers MY question! [:-)]Anyway, this is a VERY NICE home video release. Hollywood owes most of it's fame to great films like THIS one!