Who was the movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" for anyway?

[Dejawesp]

I remember watching it as a kid for the toons but the real characters ruined the movie for me.

Now some 20+ years later I watched it as an adult and the disturbingly predictable cartoon humour made the movie impossible for me to enjoy.

So who was this movie for in the end?

 

[CODE-D]

The studios to make money of course but thats all movies....
Now I never liked it really even as a kid but I know some man children who do and hold it in high regard for the seemless blend of animation/live action and the humor.
and theres all the people who like jessica rabbit...

 

[Axolotl]

People with taste.

Seriously Roger Rabbit is fucking awesome.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

You watched the Nostalgia Critic Video didn't you? He put it best: the film is a love letter to fans of animation. Plain and simple.

 

[DigitalSushi]

To give us the hottest sexiest woman alive, that's why it was created, it was created for us red blooded males

Spoiler

Whenever I realise that Jessica Rabbit isn't real, I wanna punch myself in the face.

The hottest woman alive isn't real, that's not right!.

I agree with the OP, the film is really disjointed, like really disjointed, I guess it makes sense from a technical standpoint but still... its just random when you think about it

 

[Screamarie]

Well you guys know that the movie was actually a book to begin with right?

Who Censored Roger Rabbit, go on, wikipedia it.

The two stories were extremely different and I believe the book had a much darker tone to it. Roger Rabbit was originally a comic character, not an animation character and not to mention he died in the book. Of course it was kind of messed up because it was essentially trying to take another man's story and form fit it into an almost completely different story.

It was trying to take a dark comedy and make it into a more family-friendly thing. Yes there's some definite adult themes in the movie, but hey it was 1988, kids were allowed to watch this stuff back then.

 

[Dreadjaws]

You watched the Nostalgia Critic Video didn't you? He put it best: the film is a love letter to fans of animation. Plain and simple.

Precisely. Just because they're cartoons it doesn't mean they're for kids. True, the cartoons shown there are classic Tex Avery style humorous cartoons, but they're hardly just for kids, they're for everyone. Also, the movie has very clear dark undertones. It's a step down from the book in terms of darkness, but still not necessarily a kids movie.

The thing is, while the movie is probably more than anything directed to adults, children will still enjoy it thanks to the animation style.

 

[ThatLankyBastard]

Damn, i loved that movie... then again i haven't really seen it in a while...

As a child i watched it almost constantly (enough that my VCR ate it after months of near-constant use)...

...I imagine it was aimed towards a near adult-to-younger audience... there was a lot of humor only children would find funny and yet, if I remember right, there were lots of jokes i didn't get until years later...

...could be wrong though, I usually am...

 

[Mr.Mattress]

... Everyone? Really, why can't a movie be aimed at everyone? Why does it need a core demographic? What, execs can't enter a room and say "Hey Guys! Let's make a movie everyone will love!" without being laughed at and kicked out?

Seriously, this movie was pretty much aimed at everyone. Animation Lovers, kids and Adults are just coincidental bonus shots.

 

[Kinokohatake]

I'm closing in on 30 and as a fan of Looney Tunes and murder mystery the movie was made for me.

People with tase.

Seriously Roger Rabbit is fucking awesome.

Also this. It has great old school violent cartoons (the opening Baby Huey cartoon is a great homage to Tom and Jerry) and great acting with Bob Hoskins and Doc Brown (real names, where were going we don't need real names). The film to me is a perfect blend.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

For people over a certain age, it contained everything you could possibly want as a kid.

Looney Tunes and Disney characters, in the same movie!

 

[Strain42]

as a fan of Looney Tunes and murder mystery the movie was made for me.

This. I absolutely love that movie. When I was a kid I loved it for the cartoon characters, now I love it for that, and a well told story with some great classic cartoon humor.

And yes...Jessica Rabbit, holy ****. It's not fair that she's not real. Though admittedly, Christina Hendricks comes pretty damn close...

 

[Gurgy]

Spoiler

Whenever I realise that Jessica Rabbit isn't real, I wanna punch myself in the face.

Her face reminds me of a Goldeen. D;

 

[TheKruzdawg]

Me.

I was born in 1988 but the creators knew that someday I would grow up and my parents, especially my father, who wanted me to grow up into a person with a sense of humor, would make me watch this movie.

And I did. And it was good.

The end.

 

[Catie Caraco]

For people over a certain age, it contained everything you could possibly want as a kid.

Looney Tunes and Disney characters, in the same movie!

The only time Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny showed up on screen together. It's cartoon history. It isn't the only time other Looneys and Disneys show up together. For a REAL mind trip, look up Cartoon Allstars to the Rescue.

 

[AgentNein]

Everybody remember the scene where they dip the cartoon shoe in that acid stuff? Slowly? Fuck. That scarred me for life.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Everybody remember the scene where they dip the cartoon shoe in that acid stuff? Slowly? Fuck. That scarred me for life.

My mum recorded the movie from the TV, and that, as well as Christopher Lloyd get flattened by the steamroller, (I saw the after effects, just not the flattening itself), were edited out.

So when I saw the full version a few years later, I was like 'holy shit!'

 

[Furioso]

Fans of Loony Toons, animation, cartoons, humor, etc

 

[Tsaba]

Great... now I have the urge to go watch that awesome movie....

I agree with the OP, the film is really disjointed, like really disjointed, I guess it makes sense from a technical standpoint but still... its just random when you think about it

Let me help you out..... it's a cartoon, what part of it supposed to make sense? The whole idea is to watch and enjoy it, not supposed to make sense, it's not supposed to have deeper meaning, it's a cartoon..... Have a great day.

 

[Screamarie]

Spoiler

Whenever I realise that Jessica Rabbit isn't real, I wanna punch myself in the face.

Her face reminds me of a Goldeen. D;

That's it! For YEARS I've been wondering who the hell a Goldeen makes me think of! Jessica frickin' Rabbit!