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Think you know the world of Toontown -- and Tinseltown -- inside out? Test your knowledge of (one) of the world's most famous cartoon rabbits, and the film that chronicles his hijinks.
"Who Framed Roger Rabbit" is based on what?
a novel
It seems most improbable, but "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" was originally a novel, written by Gary K. Wolf.
a comic book
a series of short stories
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What was the title of the original book?
"Who Moved My Roger Rabbit?"
"Bloody Toons"
"Who Censored Roger Rabbit?"
So the original title might've been a bit more clunky. But the book, which came out in 1981, did feature many of the characters that made it to the film.
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How similar is the book to the film plot?
barely recognizable
While there are some familiar characters, don't be fooled. The plot of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" is quite different from the film.
exactly the same
mostly similar
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What year did the film come out?
1984
1991
1988
One of the first films to earnestly use cartoons and people acting together (thanks, "Mary Poppins!"), the film was a big deal in the late '80s.
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Who directed "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"?
Franz Oz
Robert Zemeckis
The Academy Award-winning director had a hit with "Back To The Future" and "Romancing the Stone," but the wryly dark film was still a risky departure.
Steven Spielberg
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Bob Hoskins plays the detective, named what?
Johnny Film
Eddie Valiant
Eddie is a private detective, remember. And valiant will he prove to be.
Rex Bronx
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Where do the toons live?
Toontown
Los Angeles
both
So while the movie is set in Los Angeles, it's important to note that Toon Town is an animated neighborhood or borough.
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What is Eddie hired to investigate?
a murder
an affair
Roger Rabbit's boss has hired Valiant to investigate rumors of Roger's wife's affair. Mostly, though, because the boss wants Roger's acting performance to improve.
a bribery plot
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What does Valiant catch Jessica Rabbit doing with the Marvin Acme, owner of Acme Corporation?
playing patty cake
Playing patty cake seems to be a very indiscreet activity in Toon Town. Roger Rabbit is distraught his wife would do such a thing.
kissing
eating grilled cheese sandwiches
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Who provides the smoky voice of Jessica Rabbit?
Joan Rivers
Lena Horne
Kathleen Turner
Kathleen Turner provided the speaking voice of Jessica, while Amy Irving did the sultry singing.
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What club does Jessica Rabbit perform at?
The Ink and Paint Club
The Ink and Paint Club did resemble the Cotton Club, in that certain people -- in this case, toons -- were allowed to perform and work but not to be entertained as audience members.
The Cotton Tail Club
The Blot Spot
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Who dies, spurring Valiant's investigation to go deeper?
Roger Rabbit
Jessica Rabbit
Marvin Acme
Not even 24 hours after Valiant catches Jessica and Marvin playing patty-cake, Acme ends up dead -- with an anvil to the head. Is Roger to blame?
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What evil character has created a substance designed to eradicate toons?
Marvin Acme, Jr.
Judge Doom
Evil Judge Doom -- a Superior Court judge in Toon Town -- has created an awful substance to kill otherwise difficult-to-exterminate toons?
Sylvester Sutcher
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What is the toxic substance called?
Dip
A combination of turpentine, acetone, and benzene does the trick to blot those pesky toons out of existence. Judge Doom is not a good guy.
Junk
Turg
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What is one of Roger's regular co-stars?
Bart Simpson
Goofy
Baby Herman
Baby Herman, of course, is not much of a baby after all -- he makes a point, in fact, of saying that he has a fifty-year-old lust in a three-year old's body. (And it's actually more like a nine month old's body, to be fair.)
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Besides being the owner of Acme Corporation, what does Marvin Acme did Marvin Acme own?
Warner Bros.
The Ink and Paint Club
Toontown
And here's the thing -- Marvin's will specified that Toontown should be owned by toons after his death. But where is that will?
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Jessica claims that the game of patty-cake was a result of what?
a blackmail attempt by Roger's boss
Jessica says that she was forced to participate in the patty-cake, as a plot to blackmail Acme.
a one-time fling
a long-term affair
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Who is Dolores?
Jessica's sister
Valiant's sister
Valiant's ex-girlfriend
Dolores is Eddie's long-suffering ex-girlfriend. She works in a bar and helps Eddie -- despite her reservations.
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Doom wants to build what through Toontown?
a garbage dump
a freeway
Doom has taken over the city's tram system so he can monopolize transportation by creating a huge, sprawling freeway around LA. Who would ever desire such a thing?!
an amusement park
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How does Valiant get the best of Doom's weasel henchmen?
he performs a riotous vaudeville act
The weasels die of laughter. It's a defense that one should really only attempt in Toontown.
he ties them with dynamite
he dips them all
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What is Doom's real identity?
a toon in disguise
That's right; evil Doom was a toon all along! In fact, he was the same toon who killed Eddie's brother.
Valiant's brother
Jessica
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How does Eddie (cartoonishly) kill Doom?
stuffs a stick of TNT in his mouth
uses a spring-loaded boxing glove to dump Dip on him
Ah, the comedic oversize boxing glove! Always a terrific cartoon choice.
makes him run off a cliff where he stops, frowns, and then falls
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Turns out Roger wrote a love letter to Jessica on what?
Acme's will
Acme, no fool himself, wrote the will in disappearing ink. So Roger isn't entirely to blame for not realizing.
a decree that Toontown is saved
the one and only recipe for Dip
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Jessica and Roger:
decide they should see different toons
get a divorce
live happily ever after
Naturally, Jessica and Roger are happy to get their misunderstandings behind them. The happily return to Toontown.
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Who does Christopher Lloyd play in the film?
all the weasel henchmen
Acme
Doom
Lloyd reportedly didn't blink for every scene he was in, to increase creepiness. Whatever he did worked, as Doom is pretty chilling for a cartoon(ish) villain.
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What actor voiced Roger?
Charles Fleischer
Fleischer voiced Roger and several other characters. But he has worked as an actor for years in voice and on-screen roles.
Tom Hanks
Bert Lahr
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Richard Williams was in charge of the animation direction and production. What award was he given?
Academy Award
Williams received a Special Achievement Academy Award "for animation direction and creation of the cartoon characters." The film also won three other Oscars, in Sound Editing, Film Editing and Special Effects.
a Golden Globe
a Toon Hall of Fame Membership
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What two (rival) characters made an onscreen appearance together for the first time?
Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny
Yup, Mickey and Bugs share the screen for a bit in the film. Not something that Disney and Warner Bros. would usually stand.
Tom and Jerry
Minnie and Daisy Duck
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What is (supposedly) seen in some still-frames of a scene with Jessica Rabbit?
nudity
It's really not entirely clear if Jessica really is nude, or there's just some unclear color shading. Either way, you'll have to work really hard to try to find anything titillating in the frames.
clues to the film's plots
swear words
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When did the Roger Rabbit sequel come out?
1992
1998
never did
Alas, we're all still waiting for a Roger Rabbit sequel. There will have to be some changes (Bob Hoskins died in 2014, for one) but here's hoping that's not all, folks.
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