Due to a scheduling conflict, the Film After 11 podcast will take a small vacation this week. In lieu of a completely new episode, we’ve dug through the archives to present a rerun of our very first attempt at this podcast thing, back when it was called Film at 11. That our review of Who Framed Roger Rabbit happens to tie in well with this week’s new theatrical release of Coyote vs. Acme is either a fortuitous coincidence, or a savvy bit of timing on my part. You decide.
This version of the episode adds a newly-recorded introduction with my son Joseph. As a parent, it’s amazing to look back at how much he’s grown over the past year.
| Title: | Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
| Year of Release: | 1988 |
| Director: | Robert Zemeckis |
| Watched On: | 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray |
| Also Available On: | Blu-ray Disney+ Various VOD rental and purchase platforms |
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- Roger Rabbit
- Bob Hoskins (star)
- Christopher Lloyd (star)
Note: Screenshots on this page were taken from the Blu-ray edition of the film and are used for illustration purposes only.
I used to like this one, and even seen it in the theater back in the day. The last time I watched it I was just annoyed with Roger. I don’t know if it was his voice or the constant yelling and screaming, but I ended up getting rid of my disc. The same thing happened with Goonies for me. Those damn kids just don’t stop yelling and screaming! I know I know, I’m just old now.
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I agree with you on Goonies. Those kids are so shrill and irritating, I find that movie a real slog to get through.
I can’t agree on this, though. At the very least, Roger is supposed to be annoying, on purpose. It’s an intentional trait and the reason Eddie is so frustrated with him wherever they go. The goofball/straight-man dynamic between them works enormously better than a group of kids screaming all the time with nothing to ever offset them.
Much like Back to the Future, this movie is brilliantly constructed to circle back on itself and pay off almost subliminal details dropped earlier. It’s tremendously rewatchable for me.
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Hahaha, The Goonies is my second favourite movie of all time. My license plate is GOONIES. But all good, all good, everyone’s entitled to their own cinematic opinion and taste.
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