Disney has made pinback buttons and cloisonné pins since the earliest Mickey Mouse Club days – and many pins were made at the time of the release of Who framed Roger Rabbit and especially after the costumed Roger Rabbit character came to the theme parks. Pin trading and …
The North American premiere of Who framed Roger Rabbit was held at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City on June 21, 1988. A private preview of Who framed Roger Rabbit was given at the BAFTA theatre in Piccadilly on July 25. It was ‘by invitation only.’ The …
The Richard Williams Animation crew moved to The Forum in Camden Town in early March 1987 and the Disney animators followed in early April. The Forum had been converted from a warehouse to an animation studio – with animation desks designed and built by Sam Sewell. At the start, Disney …
I must start by saying that researching this post was a distinct pleasure. London was the centre of commercial animation for Europe in the 1980s. Much of that was due to the high regard for the quality of the British animation and, in particular, the reputation of Richard Williams …
