Who Framed Roger Rabbit

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	Bob Hoskins	Eddie Valiant
	Christopher Lloyd	Judge Doom
	Joanna Cassidy	Dolores
	Charles Fleischer	Roger Rabbit
	Stubby Kaye	Marvin Acme
	Alan Tilvern	R.K. Maroon
	Richard LeParmentier	Lt. Santino
	Lou Hirsch	Baby Herman
	Betsy Brantley	Jessica's Performance Model
	Joel Silver	Raoul
	Paul Springer	Augie
	Richard Ridings	Angelo
	Edwin Craig	Arthritic Cowboy
	Lindsay Holiday	Soldier
	Mike Edmonds	Stretch
	Morgan Deare	Editor
	Danny Capri	Kid #1
	Christopher Hollosy	Kid #2
	John-Paul Sipla	Kid #3
	Laura Frances	Blonde Starlet
	Joel Cutrara	Forensic #1
	Billy J. Mitchell	Forensic #2
	Eric B. Sindon	Mailman
	Ed Herlihy	Newscaster
	James O'Connell	Conductor

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Director	Robert Zemeckis
Writer	Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman, Gary K. Wolf, Ted Osborne, Al Taliaferro
Producer	Alan Dewhurst, Don Hahn, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg, Steve Starkey, Robert Watts
Musician	Alan Silvestri
Photography	Dean Cundey

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Notes

Special Notes:
This is a modified “home video” edition. Selected scenes have been “touched up” so as to not offend viewers who may take the time to watch the movie frame-by-frame.

Disc includes a $5 mail-in rebate offer for owners of the previously released edition of "Roger Rabbit."

Story Synopsis:
Based on the book “Who Censored Roger Rabbit?” by Gary K. Wolf, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" is a tale of a man, a woman and a rabbit in a triangle of trouble in an amazing town where Toons and people coexist. Set in 1947 Hollywood, the story finds detective Eddie Valiant (Hoskins) hired to solve a murder mystery where toon Roger Rabbit (voiced by Charles Fleischer) is the key suspect. This visual effects marvel won three Academy Awards® plus received an additional special achievement award for animation. Watch for numerous cameos by legendary animation characters.

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD picture found on Disc Two offers a noticeably cleaner picture when compared to the previously released, non-anamorphic DVD (reviewed in Issue 35). Finer details and definition are immediately apparent on this new DVD. There are some variations in color fidelity between the two versions, with the new DVD occasionally appearing slightly pale in some scenes when compared to the previous. However, the color scheme can also be very similar, with rich, nicely balanced colors, vibrant hues, and deep blacks. Edge enhancement is still apparent on the new version, though its presence is not terribly obtrusive. Source element artifacts and film grain are expectedly amplified in the many live-action/animation composite shots, but this new transfer is considerably cleaner with fewer artifacts. (Suzanne Hodges)

A modified 1.33:1 aspect ratio version is included on Disc One (not reviewed).

Soundtrack:
The 5.1-channel soundtracks are both the result of repurposing the original audio, probably from the original six-channel master. In comparison to the previous DVD, the Dolby Digital audio for this release sounds slightly more refined in terms of spatial and midrange rendition. There's sometimes quite considerable spatiality, though there is also a noticeable balance of the soundstage toward the screen channels. Furthermore, the surrounds seems to be mono, having little or no stereo separation (which would be consistent with the film's original mix). The original recording's aged character is present, with a slight limitation in the natural tonality of voices and some tendency toward stridence. The animated music score nicely fills the listening space at times with a palpable sense of immersion. The low-end, though enhanced to some extent for the soundtrack remastering, sounds somewhat reserved. The DTS Digital Surround version exhibits just a slightly more pronounced low-end presence as well as little more refinement in midrange and spatial clarity. (Perry Sun)

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