Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Screening as part of the 2025 From Page To Screen film festival

Post-screening Q&A with Imogen Sutton

Toon Town meets film noir in a fantastical version of 1940s Hollywood, where humans and animated characters uneasily coexist in a world where the ‘toons’ are exploited and mistreated. 

A dazzling combination of animation and live actions, Bob Hoskins’ grumpy private investigator Eddie Valiant is propelled into a mission to exonerate Roger Rabbit and save Toon Town with the help of Roger’s wily femme fatale wife, Jessica (voiced by an uncredited Kathleen Turner). Animation director Richard Williams won Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects and a Special Achievement Academy Award. 

Join us after the screening when producer, director and author Imogen Sutton will discuss her late husband Richard Williams’ work on the 1988 film and their book – ‘Adventures in Animation: How I learned, Who I learned From and What I did With It’ – which she completed after he died in 2019. As well as exploring Williams’ career, the book charts how the film was the visionary bridge between the golden age of Disney and the current wave of beloved digital animated features like Toy Story and The Incredibles.

Dir. Robert Zemeckis, USA 1988, 104 mins. With Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Stubby Kaye, Joanna Cassidy.

Film sponsored by Clocktower Records, Bridport 

Gain deeper insight into the film with our curator, Andrew Chater, as he explores its themes, significance, and creative process. Watch the video below to hear his expert perspective.

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