Here Are Some Looney Facts About Who Framed Roger Rabbit
There were over forty drafts of the script, including drafts that had either Jessica Rabbit or Baby Herman as the villain.
Joanna Cassidy is a natural redhead. She dyed her hair brunette so that she wouldn't compete with Jessica.
Bob Hoskins's son wouldn't speak to him after seeing the film
Betty Boop's original voice actress reprised her role for the film
Why there's no question mark in the title
The truck full of bowling balls, pianos, etc., into which Jessica Rabbit and, subsequently, Eddie Valiant crash in Toontown is labeled "ACME Overused Gags".
Tim Curry auditioned to play Judge Doom
Warner Brothers wanted equal screen time for the Looney Tunes characters and the Disney characters
Bob Hoskins had no idea what Jessica Rabbit looked like until after filming had wrapped.
The dip that kills the toons is made of turpentine, acetone, and benzene, paint thinners used to remove images from cels.
Was the highest-grossing film in the summer of 1988.
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