Comments on: Roger Rabbit crew photos on Facebook

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:09:16 +0000

These are fantastic. And Pete took a lot of trouble to carefully identify everyone which is great.

It’s interesting to think: if Steven hadn’t made RR with Zemeckis he wouldn’t have subsequently set up Amblimation in London, which in turn became a large part of the staff for Dreamworks when Jeffrey left Disney in 1994. And if that hadn’t happened many top EU and other talents would probably not now be working in American animation and making it as rich and varied a community as it now is. The production of RR really started it all.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:19:55 +0000

Thanks for sharing these photos! I’m an animator but I’ve been searching high and low for behind-the-scenes information about the nuts and bolts of production (how it’s structured, details about the many steps involved) and this archive has so much good stuff about the production itself. What an education.

By: Brooke Bolander

Brooke Bolander — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:26:56 +0000

Fantastic. I remember going to see this for the first time in the cinema when I was seven years old (my parents weren’t hugely attentive and I was a pretty mature seven). It was my favourite film from then on and it has remained one of my favourites throughout the years. Saw it a few months ago at a midnight screening and it was probably the best theatre experience I’ve had in the past eight months. It simply hasn’t aged, or has, in fact, gotten better as I’ve gotten older.

Thanks for all the hard work you did, guys. Paid off in a giant way.

By: Dave O.

Dave O. — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:38:47 +0000

This is great. I love behind-the-scenes stuff like this …and involving my favorite movie no less!

By: Pete Western

Pete Western — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:46:48 +0000

Hi Jerry and Amid

Thanks for providing the link to my “Roger Rabbit People” Facebook posting – the enthusiastic response has been very gratifying.

Now that FB allows you to put up more pictures per album, I’ll be posting a few more items from my stash of memorabilia in the near future, including the crew’s trip to New York for the movie premiere.

By: Pedro Nakama

Pedro Nakama — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:25:43 +0000

Let’s not forget the LA unit that did the cab chase and the Toontown sequences. They were located in Glendale next to Imagineering.

By: Zach Cole

Zach Cole — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:18:27 +0000

I love this. It actually gives me a better idea of how crazy it must have been to work on, much more than any of the documentaries I’ve seen about it. I like that the photo of Mortimer with the packaged dinners for people working overtime is tagged with “toxic waste.”

I also like the snapshots of people goofing off. I’m surprised anyone had time to do anything but work. I guess it was necessary to maintain sanity.

By: Floyd Bishop

Floyd Bishop — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:22:11 +0000

These are great photos. Some of these guys and gals really look different now! Does anyone know if the model sheets in the photo in the Brew post are online anywhere?