Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Director
Robert Zemeckis
Main cast
Bob Hoskins; Christopher Lloyd; Joanna Cassidy; Charles Fleischer; Kathleen Turner
Genres
Fantasy, Animation, Comedy, Crime, Family
Description
'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.
Robert Zemeckis
Main cast
Bob Hoskins; Christopher Lloyd; Joanna Cassidy; Charles Fleischer; Kathleen Turner
Genres
Fantasy, Animation, Comedy, Crime, Family
Description
'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.
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