The reason they show up on screen at the same time for the same duration is because part of the agreement was that no company's lead character would have more screen time than the other. That's why Donald and Daffy enter and leave the scene at the same time and why Mickey and Bugs do the same.
And it wasn't just Warner Bros. and Disney. A ton of companies went in for the movie. As per wikipedia:
Spielberg convinced Warner Bros., Fleischer Studios, King Features Syndicate, Felix the Cat Productions, Turner Entertainment, and Universal Pictures/Walter Lantz Productions to "lend" their characters to appear in the film with (in some cases) stipulations on how those characters were portrayed ... Apart from this agreement, Warner Bros. and the various other companies were not involved in the production of Roger Rabbit. However, the producers did not have time to acquire the rights to use Popeye, Tom and Jerry, Little Lulu, Casper the Friendly Ghost or the Terrytoons (except Mighty Mouse) for appearances from their respective owners (King Features, Turner, Western Publishing, Harvey Comics and Viacom).
I mean it's crazy.
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The GeekOh-Two Crew, OmeganautRegistered User, ClubPAregular
Seriously. There will never be that kind of conglomeration of famous toons ever again.
The Saturday morning anti-drug special does not count.
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My boyfriend has never seen Hook. Guess what we're watching right now.
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I know that Hook is not considered good. I know that intellectually is a fact. I have no ability to understand of conceive of why. I just don't and can't see it. The production design is outstanding and everyone (except Julia Roberts) is so immersed in their character. Bob Hoskins being one of the greatest examples of this. It is thoroughly in my nostalgia blind spot.
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"Grip 'em up, grip 'em, grip 'em good, said the Gryphon... to the pig."
The biggest flaw of Hook is the stuff with the Lost Boys. You have weird goofy cartoon character things going on when the Lost Boys are fighting the pirates, then the one that has some serious daddy issues that could have been explored emotionally given that Peter needs to learn how to be a supportive father is flat out murdered in the same fight... it's just tonally all over the place. There are all these pieces that could have made Peter's character arc make sense but instead of using those, they use these weird contrived one-off moments and all of Peter's good decisions at the end basically come from him remembering he is a magical flying person.
Bizarre movie with good moments.
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i know having him juxtaposed to the cartoon antics helped a bit, but Hoskins pulled off the "hard boiled" private detective really well. if he was in an actual noir film doing the same role, i could see it being a really good performance.
i know having him juxtaposed to the cartoon antics helped a bit, but Hoskins pulled off the "hard boiled" private detective really well. if he was in an actual noir film doing the same role, i could see it being a really good performance.
I'd argue Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a full on film noir story.
i know having him juxtaposed to the cartoon antics helped a bit, but Hoskins pulled off the "hard boiled" private detective really well. if he was in an actual noir film doing the same role, i could see it being a really good performance.
I'd argue Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a full on film noir story.
At my parent's house there is a small section of the construction that juts out from the rest of the house that is basically a closet with a door at either end. When they remodeled the house from its early 20th century construction, they had to tack on this little 5x5 room to fit a water heater, and it evolved into a tool shed. When we moved into the house, my little brother and I, upon discovering the tiny "room" and the fact that it was full of spiders and other bugs, decided to call it "The Boo Box."
Years later we're hauling a bunch of earth out of the back end of the lot, redoing the entire patio area, and I ask my mom where I can find a trowel or similar tool so I can start prying paving stones out of the ground. My mother replies "It's in the.. <drops her voice to a whisper> the boo box."
I look at my mother for a moment. "Mom, why did you just whisper the words 'Boo Box.'"
My mom looks toward the house of our closest neighbor, a family which just so happens to be Black. "Well," my mom continues in a low voice. "It's kinda... racist, right?"
Queue a look of instant shock on my face. "No, Mom, swear to Christ its not racist. It's from the movie Hook, you know, with Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams, you know, the Peter Pan movie from the 90s."
"It's... its not racist?"
"No mom, its not racist."
"You're sure?"
"No, see, the boo box is full of spiders and bugs and in the movie they put a pirate into a chest and drop scorpions in there with him as punishment, it is known as 'the boo box.' It's some kids-movie shit. Nothing to worry about."
"Oh, well that's a relief."
TL:DR my mom thought for several years that "The Boo Box" was a term grounded in casual racism.
TL:DR 2.0/revelation upon writing this post: My mom used what she considered a possibly racist term for like two fucking years.
I haven't seen Hook in quite some time, but it's a special movie to me.
I don't know if this occurred more than once, or if it was on a sick day or a break from school, but I strongly remember catching it (having seen it before) on TV on a cold November or December morning, with the sun breaking through my curtains and a strange feel of comfort in the air.
I just really like how even thinking of that movie kind of takes me back to a really calm moment in my life. Just a pure simple moment of enjoying a movie and relaxing during my childhood. It's right up there with those special Christmases or Birthdays, and it was just a lazy morning watching Hook.
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This behind the scenes video of Bob Hoskins in Roger Rabbit before any effects are put in really show how insanely good he is in that movie
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The fact that they were able to get Bugs and Mickey or Donald and Daffy together on screen at the same time is still pretty fantastic to me.
like
from a narrative, stylistic, intellectual property, acting standpoint
everything about it screams that it should not exist or work, but it does
I mean it's crazy.
The Saturday morning anti-drug special does not count.
Also Rufio. Just Rufio.
I mean it's pretty much good across the board, I don't see what sorts of problems you'd have with it (unless you were a Peter Pan purist, I guess)
But I couldn't care less.
My relatives have problems and I still love them...
What about Spielberg himself?
He is publicly not a fan of the film
Bizarre movie with good moments.
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I'd argue Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a full on film noir story.
Like it hits every beat.
i'm gonna assume he means a non-comedy film noir
which yeah that woulda been preeeetty damn aces
Just gonna drop this here.
Oh Glenn Close...
Years later we're hauling a bunch of earth out of the back end of the lot, redoing the entire patio area, and I ask my mom where I can find a trowel or similar tool so I can start prying paving stones out of the ground. My mother replies "It's in the.. <drops her voice to a whisper> the boo box."
I look at my mother for a moment. "Mom, why did you just whisper the words 'Boo Box.'"
My mom looks toward the house of our closest neighbor, a family which just so happens to be Black. "Well," my mom continues in a low voice. "It's kinda... racist, right?"
Queue a look of instant shock on my face. "No, Mom, swear to Christ its not racist. It's from the movie Hook, you know, with Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams, you know, the Peter Pan movie from the 90s."
"It's... its not racist?"
"No mom, its not racist."
"You're sure?"
"No, see, the boo box is full of spiders and bugs and in the movie they put a pirate into a chest and drop scorpions in there with him as punishment, it is known as 'the boo box.' It's some kids-movie shit. Nothing to worry about."
"Oh, well that's a relief."
TL:DR my mom thought for several years that "The Boo Box" was a term grounded in casual racism.
TL:DR 2.0/revelation upon writing this post: My mom used what she considered a possibly racist term for like two fucking years.
Goddamnit, Mom.
I don't know if this occurred more than once, or if it was on a sick day or a break from school, but I strongly remember catching it (having seen it before) on TV on a cold November or December morning, with the sun breaking through my curtains and a strange feel of comfort in the air.
I just really like how even thinking of that movie kind of takes me back to a really calm moment in my life. Just a pure simple moment of enjoying a movie and relaxing during my childhood. It's right up there with those special Christmases or Birthdays, and it was just a lazy morning watching Hook.
I did not!
That is pretty neat!