The 61st Annual Academy Awards presentation was held on March 29, 1989. The television show was broadcast on ABC. The opening musical number was a notorious send-up on Snow White, featuring Rob Lowe and Eileen Bowman. The next day, Walt Disney Company filed suit against AMPAS for copyright infringement in …
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 crews were invited to pre-release screenings of the film – on June 14 for the Burbank/Glendale screening and on June 19 for the London screening. An offer had been extended for attending the world premiere at Radio City Music Hall in New York City – it covered a …
In the finale of the film, the denizens of Toontown sing ‘Smile, Darn Ya’, Smile!‘ as Eddie Valiant, Roger, and Jessica walk off through the broken Acme Warehouse wall. The producers wanted the London crew to do the singing of ‘Smile, Darn Ya’, Smile!‘ and set up to do the …
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) Oscar ceremony was held at the old Shrine Auditorium on March 29, 1989. Who framed Roger Rabbit had been nominated for six Oscars. It won for ‘Best Achievement in Visual Effects’ (with Ken Ralston, Edward Jones, George Gibbs, and Richard Williams receiving …
