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The movie Disney doesn’t even want to acknowledge exits.
The toons going in the dip was some messed up stuff for a youngin like me.
I was totally fine discovering Jessica doesn't wear underwear though.
Damn straight!
Iconic. The only time we ever got to see Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny sharing the screen. We will probably never see it’s like again outside of a fan creation.
I feel like the 2022 Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers movie was a spiritual sequel though.
Funny you say that. The filmmakers intended for it to be a spiritual sequel to WFRR:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_%27n_Dale:_Rescue_Rangers_(film)#Development_and_pre-production
And there you have it. I was always pretty sure Andy Samberg was one of us.
I'd agree.
PATTY CAKE?!?
I'm still traumatized from when Judge melted that cartoon shoe in The Dip.
glad to know I'm not alone in this.
when listing chidlhood trauma given by movies everyone talks about Artax but that little shoe!?!? why no one remembers it??
We remember.
IN SEPTEMBER
My uncle Thumper had a problem with his probate, and he had to take these big pills, and drink lots of water.
Not prostate you idiot, probate
The movie is well rounded with the cast, plot, script. It’s a shame Disney wasn’t more ambitious after 1994 with movies and other entertainment, but we know the events that affected that.
I don’t. What events? See that they opened a Roger Rabbit themed ride in 94.
Basically the death of Frank Wells and the subsequent opening of Disneyland Paris which was not as successful as planned initially. This affected the company going forward as they effectively tightened the belt on spending and creating.
Disney+ has a great series on its Imagineering (The Imagineering Story) and its history. This discusses what happened with the creative edge that Disney wielded and what they did to stifle the creativity. After the Lion King, the animated film releases were lacking and they relied on direct to video sequels.
Also, Steven Spielberg had partial ownership of a lot of what was created for this movie as well, and they had a falling out during production of a 4th short (with more in planning). It had to do with disagreements over the plots/quality of the shorts, and because the rights were shared between Disney and Amblin, no more shorts.
When I first saw this movie I didn't know what a probate or a prostate was.
I know this won a bunch of well-deserved technical awards, but Hoskins pulled off one of the better acting performances of all time.
And it really shook his mental health. He spent a lot of time interacting with an invisible rabbit
Groundbreaking classic.
This movie is why I have a weakness for redheads
shave and a haircut...
TWOOOOOOO BIIIIIIIIIIITS!!!!!
Shave and a haircut…
I’m loved this movie so much. It was even better when I got old enough to understand all the references and the plot lol.
Rewatched recently and this movie still holds up! As an adult, wowza this cartoon noir is dark and I was still nervous watching Hoskins, Lloyd, and the Toons battling it out at the end.
This movie is amazing on every levels. The blending of animation and live-action. The acting. The noir detective plot. The humor. Characters from different companies interacting.
Christopher LLoyd as The Judge is one of the greatest villains ever! Change my mind.
Just got the 4K Bluray the other day. Absolutely outstanding.
It's telling a true story about the ripping up of LA street car system under auto industry pressure
It's a "true story" in the same way that any Disney animated movie is a "true story."
Car companies bought up some public transportation companies as a way to juice their parts manufacturing business, but mass transit had been declining as a result of cars offering convenient point-to-point travel:
https://la.curbed.com/2017/9/20/16340038/los-angeles-streetcar-conspiracy-theory-general-motors
No conspiracy was needed to divert ridership from streetcars to private autos. People did that on their own.
I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way.
Fantastic movie
It’s one of those movies I’ll probably never buy but I’ve seen it a thousand times before and if I randomly come across it I’ll probably watch it again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRHSQEyqSOM
We had this on VHS!
"We're gonna ram it... We're gonna ram it!"
This is a brilliant movie and Disney has effectively wiped their hands of it in the Iger era which is a completely shame.
Ok so: This is one of those movies that was suuuuuper popular and hyped, but the only time I’ve heard it materially discussed is here. In one of my last discussions about this I texted friends from the two HSs I went to. Not one said they’d watched it since we were kids, and their kids have never seen it.
Arachnophobia is like that too. The hype was insane but that one fizzled in the collective memory.
Then again, even though I was a library goon and my friends were also voracious readers, not once did I hear of Hobbit/LOTR. So when they came out I was like “what the fuck is this??
In Reddit posts about movie topics in which this movie would be very relevant I often have to scroll to far to find it mentioned. At the time this was a technical masterpiece.
My mom and I were just talking about Arachnophobia today and managed to (not on purpose) send my kid into an anxiety attack. We were talking about why it’s better to watch movies in the theater rather than at home, and one of the reasons is the audience reaction. The collective gasp from the audience when the spider jumped at the camera is permanently etched into my brain. (And describing that is when we lost my arachnophobic kiddo.)
Absolutely one of my all time favorites
Still a great film.
Saw it in the theatre with a group of neighborhood kids. I remember the cartoon that played before the movie.
I had actually forgotten about this movie until this Cinefix podcast episode.
It is still a pretty decent movie.
Still holds up today.
Here are some Xennials talking about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgnN62S02xg
I still will not watch when Christopher Lloyd turns into a toon at the end, scared the shit out of me then, still does now haha
Remember me, Eddie? When I killed your brother I talked just like this!!!!!
I feel this was among the last of the “80s kids movies” that was aimed at both kids and adults and had stuff that some kids were too young for (or might be scared by like the shoe dipping scene). But it’s great, it’s one of a kind and except for the Roger Rabbit ride at Disneyland they didn’t try to turn this into a franchise, so it still feels fresh. And I don’t think any of us kids realized that it was actually a brilliant parody of a 40s film noir also (and the plot is kind of like Chinatown).
I just watched this a year or so ago. It’s fuckingGREAT!
The most Xennial thing I've done lately is play a Who Framed Roger Rabbit drinking game a couple weeks ago.
This is the first movie I ever saw with my best friend without my parents
Such an odd VHS cover.
Jessica looks like RuPaul
Both are beautiful and probably have the sexual stamina to match a rabbit!