Roger Rabbit
Roger Rabbit is a cartoon character—a zany, red-overalled rabbit from the 1988 film *Who Framed Roger Rabbit*, which blended live action with animation.
The name has become shorthand for that hybrid style or for cartoonishly exaggerated behavior.
To pull a Roger Rabbit is to act wildly animated or escape trouble through improbable luck.
Drawing on transparent sheets
- hand-drawnCreated manually, not digitally
- rotoscopeAnimate by tracing footage
- frame-by-frameOne image at a time
- Mickey MouseCartoon rodent mascot
Looney Tunes · Bugs Bunny · Daffy Duck · Betty Boop · Dumbo · crossover · cameo · animator
Animated figure, casually
- rabbitLong-eared lagomorph
- bow tieLooped neckwear forming wings
- buck teethProminent front teeth
- floppy earsEars that hang down
patty-cake · framed · innocent · loyal · lovable · husband · zany · hyperactive
- TouchstoneCorporate naming choice
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
- AcmeFictional supplier of backfiring contraptions
- 1988A calendar year
Robert Zemeckis · Kathleen Turner · Christopher Lloyd · ILM · special effects
Professional crime investigator
- private eyeHired investigator, unlicensed
- 1947Year after WWII ended
- Los AngelesSouthern California metropolis
- femme fataleTreacherous enchantress
mystery · investigation · crime · gumshoe · trenchcoat · fedora · shadow · alley
Comedic fall on buttocks
- sight gagJoke told through action
- physical comedyHumor from bodily mishaps
- cartoon violenceComedic aggression in animation
- anvilMetal-shaping block
mallet · pie-in-the-face · double-take · chase scene · comedic timing · exaggeration · knockabout · vaudeville
cel animation
Drawing on transparent sheets
- hand-drawnCreated manually, not digitally
- rotoscopeAnimate by tracing footage
- frame-by-frameOne image at a time
Looney Tunes · Mickey Mouse · Bugs Bunny · Daffy Duck · Betty Boop · Dumbo · crossover · cameo · animator · storyboard
toon
Animated figure, casually
- rabbitLong-eared lagomorph
- bow tieLooped neckwear forming wings
- buck teethProminent front teeth
floppy ears · patty-cake · framed · innocent · loyal · lovable · husband · zany · hyperactive · elastic
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- TouchstoneCorporate naming choice
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
- AcmeFictional supplier of backfiring contraptions
Robert Zemeckis · Kathleen Turner · Christopher Lloyd · 1988 · ILM · special effects
detective
Professional crime investigator
- private eyeHired investigator, unlicensed
- 1947Year after WWII ended
- Los AngelesSouthern California metropolis
femme fatale · mystery · investigation · crime · gumshoe · trenchcoat · fedora · shadow · alley · nightclub
pratfall
Comedic fall on buttocks
- sight gagJoke told through action
- physical comedyHumor from bodily mishaps
- cartoon violenceComedic aggression in animation
anvil · mallet · pie-in-the-face · double-take · chase scene · comedic timing · exaggeration · knockabout · vaudeville · Chuck Jones
- Fictional RabbitsBugs Bunny, Peter Rabbit, Thumper, Velveteen Rabbit, Easter Bunny
- 80s dancesbreakdancing, moonwalk, running man, robot, worm
- Cartoon AnimalsSnoopy, Garfield, Odie, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck
Roger RabbitShrek
Animated green ogre
Buzz Lightyear · Gollum · Woody · WALL-E · Thanos
Roger RabbitBugs Bunny
Peter Rabbit · Thumper · Cruella de Vil · Maleficent · The Joker