History Trivia / WhoFramedRogerRabbit

* ManualMisprint: In one page on the UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem adaptation of the film from ''[[https://www.amazon.com/Top-Secret-Passwords-Nintendo-Players-Guide/dp/0929540042 Top Secret Passwords: Nintendo Player's Guide]]'', "Marvin Acme" and "Acme's Will" kept being mislabeled as "R.K. Maroon" and "Maroon's Will", even though the will clearly was Acme's and Nintendo wrote the name of the ''wrong'' dead person.

'''Smartass''': Yeah.

** That sequel has been stuck in {{development hell}} long enough to see both the rise of computer animation as a dominant medium and the downfall of traditional feature animation in the United States that it's safe to assume it's not going to happen at this point. In addition, Creator/BobHoskins' passing hasn't helped at all. It's one of the most financially successful movies ever made to ''not'' receive a sequel. [[note]]Not ''the'' most, since both ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and ''Film/Titanic1997'' both made more -- though in the latter's case a sequel would obviously be close to impossible. And yes, ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' did get a sequel.[[/note]] That said, there have been other non-movie works about Roger, including comic books, video games, and Gary Wolf's book series has continued.
** Throughout the late 80s and early 90s, Disney made a push to turn Roger into their next big character, with him prominently appearing in theatrical shorts, television specials, comics and he had a notable presence in the Disney parks. However, this ended as Disney ran [[ScrewedByTheLawyers into legal issues]] with Creator/StevenSpielberg and Creator/AmblinEntertainment, who co-owned the the film's characters and had to approve any new production that featured them. Additionally, the emerging Disney Renaissance meant that the company had a slew of new and popular characters that they could promote instead. Roger has been acknowledged in later Disney films like ''Film/ChipNDaleRescueRangers2022'' and ''Film/Pinocchio2022Disney'', but was left out in the studio's MilestoneCelebration short ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAStudio''.

* DuelingDubs: The original Brazilian dub (which apparently had actors chosen by Spielberg himself) has not been issued since the VHS, with a redub that first appeared in the TV premiere being the primary one ever since.

** Throughout the late 80s and early 90s, Disney made a push to turn Roger into their next big character, with him prominently appearing in theatrical shorts, television specials, comics and he had a notable presence in the Disney parks. However, this ended as Disney ran [[ScrewedByTheLawyers into legal issues]] with Creator/StevenSpielberg and Creator/AmblinEntertainment, who co-owned the the film's characters and had to approve any new production that featured them. Additionally, the emerging Disney Renaissance meant that the company had a slew of new and popular characters that they could promote instead. Roger has been acknowledged in recent Disney films like ''Film/ChipNDaleRescueRangers2022'' and ''Film/Pinocchio2022Disney'', but was left out in the studio’s MilestoneCelebration short ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAStudio''.

** Throughout the late 80s and early 90s, Disney made a push to turn Roger into their next big character, with him prominently appearing in theatrical shorts, television specials, comics and he had a notable presence in the Disney parks. However, this ended as Disney ran [[ScrewedByTheLawyers into legal issues]] with Creator/StevenSpielberg and Creator/AmblinEntertainment, who co-owned the the film's characters and had to approve any new production that featured them. Additionally, the emerging Disney Renaissance meant that the company had a slew of new and popular characters that they could promote instead.

* DescendedCreator: Creator/RichardWilliams, the film's animation director, is also the voice of Droopy.

* DyeingForYourArt: Joanna Cassidy, a natural redhead, dyed her hair brunette so that she wouldn't compete with Jessica.

* UncreditedRole: Creator/KathleenTurner was uncredited as the voice of Jessica Rabbit. However, this knowledge was pretty much well-known before the film was even released, since she was interviewed for a behind-the-scenes documentary about her role in the film.

** Creator/CharlesFleischer voices not only Roger Rabbit but Benny The Cab and the Toon Patrol's Greasy and Psycho. Averted in the Japanese version where all four of them have different voice actors (Koichi Yamadera, Hirotaka Suzoki, Katsumi Suzuki and Rokuro Naya).

** Russi Taylor does Minnie Mouse and the [[WesternAnimation/SongOfTheSouth Hummingbirds]].

** Creator/CharlesFleischer voices not only Roger Rabbit but Benny The Cab and the Toon Patrol's Greasy and Psycho.

** The gag where the toon pelican falls off his live-action bicycle was an accidental gag. They had difficulty keeping the bike balanced, so right on the spot, they came up with him falling off, and in the next shot, you see him on the ground covered by a mail bag.
* TropeNamer: For "RogerRabbitEffect" and "ToonTown", of course.
** To a lesser extent, the term "bump the lamp", named for the scene in the speakeasy when Eddie, handcuffed to Roger, keeps bumping his head on a hanging lamp, requiring special attention to Roger's shadows, became shorthand for when animators wanted to push their animation a little further. However, Gary K. Wolf confirmed on his Facebook that, contrary to popular belief, it was '''not''' an actual term used in production -- screenwriter Dan Wolf coined the phrase for a speech he wrote for Michael Eisner well after the film's release.

* DoingItForTheArt: As stated on the main page, all of the animation was done by hand and the crew often went out of their way to make the interactions between live action and cartoons as convincing as possible even if it meant extra work for them.

** A persistent rumour also claims that the reason the film's title has no question mark at the end of what is presumably a question (''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'''?''''') is that the executives vetoed it after a focus group came back with results suggesting that audiences were wary of movie titles containing overt questions.

* InMemoriam: Disney Channel ran the movie to pay tribute to Creator/BobHoskins after his passing in 2014.

* CreatorChosenCasting: Creator/ChristopherLloyd was cast having worked with Creator/RobertZemeckis and Creator/StevenSpielberg on ''Film/BackToTheFuture''.

* {{Acrofatic}}: Not just in the film, but in life. Creator/BobHoskins did most of his own stunts and gymnastics for the film, including his elaborate back-flips when he kills the weasels with laughter, as well as the scene where the gorilla bouncer throws him into trash cans. Hoskins had once been a circus performer and was adept at gymnastics and stunts in real life, though he did wind up with some bad bruises and even broken ribs during the course of the filming.

** Bill Farmer voices Goofy and the Big Bad Wolf.

* TwoVoicesOneCharacter: Donald's first two lines were archive recordings of his original voice actor, Clarence "Ducky" Nash. The rest of his lines were quacked by his current voice actor Creator/TonyAnselmo.

** Disney Legend Creator/AndreasDeja (later known for animating such memorable villains as [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Gaston]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Jafar]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing Scar]]) is not quite fond of the scene he animated of Roger telling Eddie how he got in his office, because the mattress depresses earlier before Roger actually jumps on it.

* Acrofatic: Creator/BobHoskins did most of his own stunts and gymnastics for the film, including his elaborate back-flips when he kills the weasels with laughter, as well as the scene where the gorilla bouncer throws him into trash cans. Hoskins had once been a circus performer and was adept at gymnastics and stunts in real life, though he did wind up with some bad bruises and even broken ribs during the course of the filming.

** The original theatrical cut shows Betty Boop's dress falls low enough to see her nipples for one frame. It was also going to be on the original VHS release, however the story came out by Spielberg during an interview. Disney recalled all of the tapes and altered the scene in all future releases.

* FantasticRacism: The musicians playing the jazz music during Jessica's musical number ("Why Don't You Do Right?"), are the same crows from Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}''. In both ''Dumbo'' and ''Roger Rabbit'', the crows represent African-Americans.

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: Known in France as ''Qui veut la peau de Roger Rabbit'', i.e. "Who Wants the Skin of Roger Rabbit" (an informal expression for wanting to kill someone -- turned into a pun on Roger's presumed pelt).

** Warner Brothers only allowed Disney to use their iconic characters if they got ''exactly'' the same amount of screen time as Disney's, hence the WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck[=/=]WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck duel, and the MickeyMouse[=/=]WesternAnimation/BugsBunny scene. The two Ducks' piano duel ends in a draw, with it being unclear who even started the fight, and Bugs and Mickey ''both'' try to dissuade Eddie from taking the spare [[spoiler:because it's not a spare parachute but a spare tire]]. Disney, in turn, had their own demand: that it would be Bugs who, in the end, gave Eddie 'the spare'. Similarly, note that WesternAnimation/PorkyPig and Tinkerbell share the last bit of the movie.

** Veteran voice actress Creator/JuneForay provides the voices for both Wheezy and Lena Hyena.

** Tony Pope voices Goofy and the Big Bad Wolf.

** In the Latin-American Spanish dub: *** Juan Alfonso Carralero voices Roger Rabbit, Benny the Cab, Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig and Woody Woodpecker.

** Creator/CharlesFleischer voices not only Roger Rabbit but Benny The Cab and the Toon Patrol's Greasy and Psycho. Veteran voice actress Creator/JuneForay provides the voices for both Wheezy and Lena Hyena. Morgan Deare not only voices Bongo the Gorilla Bouncer, but appears in live-action as the movie editor in R.K. Maroon's office at the moviola.

** In the Latin-American Spanish dub, Juan Alfonso Carralero voices Roger Rabbit, Benny the Cab, Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig and Woody Woodpecker. Alejandro Abdallah voices both Baby Herman and Bongo the Gorilla.
** In the Japanese dub, Creator/KoichiYamadera voices both Roger Rabbit and WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck. Averted for Greasy and Psycho, who are respectively voiced by Hiroshi Naka and Creator/KatsumiSuzuki.