A Deep Dive Documentary into the History of ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’. From the original version that was cancelled, the production problems of the one that came to be, and the fascinating production stories of one of the most ambitious films ever made.
Special thanks to Ross Anderson for assisting with research and providing visual material.
Pulling a Rabbit Out of a Hat (Kindle version):
https://www.amazon.com/Pulling-Rabbit-Out-Hat-Making-ebook/dp/B07RG7MRXM/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Special thanks to Randy Cartwright for providing a the 8mm footage of his visit to Darrell Van Citters office.
‘Who Censored Roger Rabbit? - E-Book:
https://www.amazon.com/Censored-Roger-Rabbit-Gary-Wolf-ebook/dp/B003CIOQ3O/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
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PRIMARY INFORMATIONAL SOURCES:
Pulling a Rabbit Out of a Hat by Ross Anderson - The University Press of Mississippi
‘Who Censored Roger Rabbit?’ by Gary K. Wolf - Original publication by St. Martin’s Press - Gary K. Wolf
https://pullingarabbitoutofahat.com
ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONAL SOURCES:
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/who-framed-roger-rabbit-hits-30-a-look-back-at-ilms-astonishing-old-school-optical-vfx-158471.html
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1onjjx/i_am_gary_k_wolf_author_screenwriter_and_the/
https://www.mouseplanet.com/12877/The_Unknown_Roger_Rabbit_Story
https://www.tor.com/2015/11/05/when-youre-just-drawn-that-way-who-framed-roger-rabbit/
https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-troubled-birth-of-roger-rabbit/
https://la.curbed.com/2017/9/20/16340038/los-angeles-streetcar-conspiracy-theory-general-motors
http://orangecow.org/board/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3&p=5248#p5248
VIDEO & IMAGE CREDITS:
(due to YouTube's description limits, the rest of links are in End Credits)
Unless otherwise noted, conceptual artwork, storyboards & scripts for Darrell Van Citters Roger Rabbit provided by Ross Anderson, courtesy of Darrell Van Citters, copyright of The Walt Disney Company.
Persistence of Vision, 2012 © Kevin Schreck Productions
Who Framed Roger Rabbit © Touchstone Pictures / The Walt Disney Company
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toontown (FULL CUT) - Uploaded by ProgressCityUSA - © The Walt Disney Company - https://archive.org/details/roger-rabbit-and-the-secrets-of-toontown
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toontown (Part 1) - Uploaded by The Thief and the Cobbler Archive Official, Garrett Gilchrist © The Walt Disney - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC65DdlF1zE
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toontown (Part 3) - Uploaded by The Thief and the Cobbler Archive Official, Garrett Gilchrist © The Walt Disney - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_Cx4h2ieyA&t=1s
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toontown (Part 4) - Uploaded by The Thief and the Cobbler Archive Official, Garrett Gilchrist © The Walt Disney - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zz8L5qdRWU
Who MADE Roger Rabbit (Bonus Feature on Blu-ray Release) © Touchstone Pictures / The Walt Disney Company
Roger Rabbit: Behind the Ears (Bonus Feature on Blu-ray Release) © Touchstone Pictures / The Walt Disney Company
Early unmade version of Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Uploaded by The Thief and the Cobbler Archive Official, Garrett Gilchrist © Copyright of The Walt Disney - Companyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3mmaWgoFhM
Waking Sleeping Beauty, directed by Don Hahn © The Walt Disney Company
Randy Cartwright’s Home Movie of Walt Disney Studios 1981 - Waking Sleeping Beauty (BONUS FEATURE) - © The Walt Disney Company / Randy Cartwright
Producers VS Animators Volleyball Game - Randy Cartwright - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x51NFT0-e70
Steven Spielberg Documentary for Japanese Television, 1982 - Uploaded by 1976REDRYDER - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K1Crn34cEg
Footage of Darrell Van Citters office at Walt Disney Studios - Courtesy of Randy Cartwright
Backstage At Disney Part 3, 1983 - Originally Uploaded by The Thief and the Cobbler Archive Official, Garrett Gilchrist © The Walt Disney Company - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8KB6bKQqGU&t=1s
Randy Cartwright’s Home Movie of Walt Disney Studios 1983 - Waking Sleeping Beauty (BONUS FEATURE) - © The Walt Disney Company / Randy Cartwright
Backstage At Disney Part 1, 1983 - Originally Uploaded by The Thief and the Cobbler Archive Official, Garrett Gilchrist © The Walt Disney Company - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5sWooyxIMs&t=519s
Roger Rabbit 2 CGI test - Uploaded by Blake Harris © The Walt Disney Company / Eric Guaglione - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_QsAfOIWZc