Collecting Jessica Rabbit figures and images could be a full-time hobby. Many figures were produced as statuettes, snow globes, toys, Christmas decorations, and dolls. Here is a small selection of Jessica figures. In 1997, Disney artists Kevin Kidney and Jodi Daily designed prototype figures for the ‘Tiny Kingdom’ collectible …
Tom Sito shows that the book on the making of Roger Rabbit actually exists! Pulling a Rabbit Out of a Hat
Although the original release date was June 17, Amazon.com has moved the book’s availability up to today… May 23. The public unveiling will be at the Festival d’Animation in Annecy, France, on June 12, and it will be available from other retail sources on June 17th.
The statuette below was released in late 2018, for the 30th anniversary of the film’s release. Many other statuettes and figures have been sculpted over the years… some available through official Disney outlets and some available through the internet directly from the artists. Some Jessica figures portray roles from …
Ruben Procopio was a long-time Disney animator and maquette sculptor. He produced a Jessica figure for the Disney Showcase collection, through Grand Jesster, in 2009. A Jessica ‘Gallery of Light’ figure by Robert Olszewski was available in the Disney parks in 2010. In 2011, Ryuji produced a manga-styled …
Jessica maquettes were made so that the animators could visualize her from all directions for their drawings. Dave Spafford created his own maquette before he had even been assigned to the production. It was based on early character designs. Other film production figures are shown below. Jessica Rabbit has always …
There are all kinds of ‘Who framed Roger Rabbit‘ merchandise, but one of the most fun types is the snowglobe.
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 ‘booby trap’ scene was storyboarded by Joe Ranft and Mark Kausler during their time at Amblin.
The Marvin Acme funeral scene was deleted, but it would have been fun to see. The storyboard drawings are by the Amblin contract artist, Marty Kline.
