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How difficult it was for example to tie a hand-drawn Roger down in the live-action footage that Robert Zemeckis had shot. He struggles under the weight of the thing and eventually just tosses it into Marvins open grave. I think King Features wouldnt let Popeye, and therefore Bluto, be used in the picture. Hashimoto-San Notably left out of the mix were Popeye characters, Tom and Jerry, and Casper the Friendly Ghost. That said, I was well aware at the time that many of the creative decisions in Who Framed Roger Rabbit were the result of legal negotiations in the boardroom. And back to National Lampoons Vacation The Walley World stuff was all shot at two Southern California attractions. When there was plenty to go around for everyone. I have a lot more of the drawings, including the Casper ones, I think Joe Ranft drew several of the Casper sequence, including the A GHOST! one. In addition to the 4000+ articles Jim has written for the Web, he also co-hosts a trio of popular podcasts: Disney Dish with Len Testa, Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor and Marvel US Disney with Aaron Adams. Mr. Hill makes his home in Southern New Hampshire with his lovely wife Nancy and two obnoxious cats, Ginger & Betty. Bluto thinks that Popeyes comment is disrespectful. Nudnik ( Paramount Cartoon Studios ) Baby Huey What About: The studios were all cooperative and guys like Richard Fleischer were fantastic and came by the studio to approve the Betty Boop and Koko animation. At this point, Im about 80 90% back. Ah yes, this takes me back. So they then screened the very first movie that Ken directed for Disney, which was The Story of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men from 1952. Perhaps one of the saddest casualties was the funeral of Marvin Acme. Giving us all an intriguing look at what might have been. 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Anyway Now what made this redo / expansion of the Jungle River Cruise complicated is that this Adventureland attraction shared a water system with the Rivers of America (Guests who were headed to Disneylands old Chicken Plantation Restaurant for lunch or dinner used to have to walk over a bridge in Frontierland. One of the only images from the storyboards for Marvin Acme's funeral Titled: "Acme Funeral: Inglewood Cemetery" Private Detective Eddie Valiant arrive at the graveyard at Inglewood, California for Acme's funeral Move to the top Whats kind of intriguing about the plot complication that sets Act 3 of National Lampoons Vacation in motion (i.e., that just as the Grisworld arrive at Walley World [after a harrowing cross-country journey] they discover that Americas favorite family fun park is closed for two weeks for cleaning and to make repairs) is that Well, its based on something that Hughes learned about the real Disneyland. Hoskins had a real gift when it came to playing tough guys with soft centers. TOM AND JERRY. Missed opportunity for this once-in-a-toontime summit meeting. Well, then consider this: In just the first five years that the Cars film franchise existed, global retail sales of merchandise related to these Pixar movies approached $10 billion. Goofy: Gawsh! They chit-chatted with Valiant for a few moment before heading off to the links and . Yosemite Sam winds up being the only toon left carrying Acmes casket. Its worth noting here that from the moment the monorail was connected to The Disneyland Hotel that hotel achieved 100% occupancy. There's MICKEY MOUSE comforting MINNIE. Yes its real.). Back to Disneyland Park closing on Mondays & Tuesdays during the off-season When did this practice start? These preproduction paintings suggest that this Cars spin-off would be far grittier than Say the sort of adventures that Lightning McQueen & Mater would typically have out in Radiator Springs. Theres this great scene about 20 minutes into this motion pictures where Valiant as he sits alone in his office, drinking is looking through some photographs and is suddenly undone when Eddie comes across an image of himself, his brother Teddy and Valiants then-girlfriend / secretary Delores cavorting at Catalina. Dedicated To Classic Cartoons: Past, Present & Future, New Animation Books For Your Social Isolation. ! and then run off in terror. And in this case, the thinking was Walt really liked those live-action movies that Ken Annakin directed for the Studio. Donations in Marvin's honor may be made to the charity of . And what does the Company do with this info? Original film storyboard in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" that included a funeral scene of Marvin Acme, with Eddie Valiant, RK Maroon, and the Toons involved such as Popeye, Bluto, Felix the Cat, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Goofy, Herman the Mouse, Jessica Rabbits, and others. It actually meant a lot to Nancy & myself that people had noticed that the site had gone dark for a few days and were concerned enough to send along e-mails and/or make phone calls just to make sure that we were both okay. 148 West Main St / PO Box 658. Shnookums & Meat If Disney and Amblin Had A Contract with Trickfilmstudio and Editoy, Then Ill Be Very Proud ! Because the storyboard artists took what Jeffrey Price & Peter S. Seaman had originally written for this part of their Roger Rabbit screenplay and really expanded on the concept of animated-characters-attend-a-human-funeral idea. Well, this sequence starts out sticking relatively close to the screenplay. This collection of animated shorts literally sent Lightning McQueen & Mater off on a road trip. It was a different time. Its a pretty ridiculous story (SPOILER: After he robbed the First National Bank of Toontown of a zillion simoleons, Judge Doom drops a piano on this pair of private detectives from 15 stories up. In closing, thanks for all your kind notes. If Popeye were to be used in the funeral scene, wed have needed to see him carrying the casket alone, perhaps balancing it on one finger (hes strong to the finich, after all). Sadly, Ken passed away at his home in Beverly Hills back in April of 2009 at the ripe old age of 94. As you can see below, Bluto, Elmer Fudd, Herman the Mouse, Felix the Cat, Goofy . Thanks to Mr. Kausler who was incredibly valuable on that film. Because Id dearly love to see whats in those other 80 drawings. Im definitely going to make this worth your while.. 10. Going clockwise from the middle, we have Bluto, Elmer Fudd, Herman the Mouse, Felix the Cat, Goofy and Popeye the Sailor. The other three were adults. But only this week, Ive learned that the original storyboards for this cut sequence are floating around out there. Also the Goons from Sleeping Beauty & the Jungle Book vulture (seen briefly at the end) as well. Your email address will not be published. Given that back in December of 1958 Disneyland deliberately switched over to an open-five-days-a-week-during-the-off-season schedule in an effort to get Anaheims operating costs under control. The Mickey and Bugs scene was limited to equal screen time, but that was negotiated before production began. Because no one was ever going to climb up the 68 steps that then led to the three rooms in this Adventureland attraction (The parents bedroom, the boys bedroom [up in the crows next] and then the common area / kitchen / dining room) and then the 69 steps back down to the ground. Clustered around a gravesite are the mourners TOONS of every stripe. I just love how in the above shot Felix the Cat is fighting back tears as he helps to carry Acmes casket. The Noveltoons jack-in-the-box mascot wouldve appeared popping out voiced by Frank Welker of Scooby-Doo fame saying Duh, I Didnt Know A Toon Had Murdered The Mayor of Toontown !. Theres Barely Any Famous Studios Characters ! In fact, Walt so loved this gag that after the Africa Veldt section first opened at Disneyland Park in June of 1964 he actually made the Imagineers go back in this portion of that Adventureland attraction and restage it. Betty was wearing a dress and high heels at the time. Jim Hill is an entertainment writer who has specialized in covering The Walt Disney Company for nearly 40 years now. To be specific, Frontierland & Adventureland. I seemed to recall reading in some Harvey Comics issues from 1988 shortly after they came back in business that already stated licensed their characters for other animation studios (all of which didnt get off the ground) which might be why the characters did not appear in Roger Rabbit. Over that time, he has interviewed hundreds of animators, actors, and Imagineers -- many of whom have shared behind-the-scenes stories with Mr. Hill about how the Mouse House really works. And just in case youre wondering: The cost of extending Disneylands monorail system over to the Disneyland Hotel was $1.9 million (Thats $19 million in 2023 money). Required fields are marked *. Notwithstanding it would be a great scene. This is then followed by this great moment in the balcony of a movie theater that Roger & Eddie have gone to hide out in, during which Valiant recounts to the rabbit how his brother Teddy was actually killed. I thought we were bearing Acme. The first Cars spin-off to arrive in the marketplace was Planes. This Klay Hall film (which was set in The World Above Cars) was released theatrically in August of 2013, with the Blu-ray & DVD version of Planes hitting store shelves in November of that same year. and the Harvey superheroes ?! Theres this great 3-minutes-and-41-second video over on YouTube that shows Walt leading the Mills family (John, Halley & Mary Mills, Johns wife) around Disneylands Swiss Family Treehouse in the Fall of 1962. Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a4b476bf6ec9913e8eb0df1ca3539285" );document.getElementById("i81fec714c").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Jim Korkis is an internationally respected animation historian who in recent years has devoted his attention to the many worlds of Disney. Counter this with Lightning Lane. (in the unproduced scene of Marvin Acme's funeral) MGM Cartoons. HECKLE AND JECKLE. After Roger Rabbit discovers that Marvin is playing Patty Cake with his wife Jessica, Acme is found murdered the following morning in his factory warehouse. All those Harvey characters (except Sad Sack, who wasnt an animated Toon) didnt exist in the 1940s setting of Roger Rabbit so why would they be in the film? Just so Walt could then be certain that this attractions stairways werent too steep. But there was another aspect of Who Framed Roger Rabbit that for legal reasons as well as its difficulty-to-animate aspect that wound up getting cut from this Amblin production. Carving out the space for the Tahitian Terrace as well as the Enchanted Tiki Room. Learn more about the master animator behind "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," Richard. But as they say If you dont have your health, you dont have anything. And toward the end of last week, Nancy & I were both seriously over-drawn at the health bank. This kid-friendly area (called the Magic Kingdom Golf Course) featured elaborately themed holes with recreations of attractions that could be found right next door at Disneyland Park. Im Just Saying If Theyre Actually In The Film If They Had Their Own Cartoons by Famous Studios ! The famous never-filmed Marvin Acme funeral sequence workbook pages from Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Disney/Amblin, 1988). *Sigh* I bet the story artists either bought a bunch of PD tapes, or toured the Paramount studios (and found the hidden Max & Dave Fleischer door. And since it only took three Disneyland employees to safely staff & operate the Treehouse (i.e., one person to take tickets at the entrance, a second staffer patrolling upstairs in the tree to make sure the Guests were behaving themselves / not touching the props, and then a third Cast Member down by the exit making sure that Guests arent sneaking up the back stairs to experience the Swiss Family Treehouse without first surrendering a C Ticket), it also became one of the more profitable attractions in the Park. This article is based on research for The Disney Dish Podcast Episode 412, published on January 30, 2023. People who own public domain tapes (and closeted Paramount cartoon fans at the time) would have freaked out with excitement if this was in the movie. I can hear her coughing in the bedroom right now. Just because a character didnt make his screen debut by the late 1940s doesnt mean the character didnt exist in the RR world it would be about 15 years before those penguin waiters would get their chance in Mary Poppins. So the Ken Annakin corona effect lives on at Disney. I hate to interrupt your boid watchin but is this the right boneyard for the Acme funeral? Which Im told resulted in all sort of angry people at the entrance of Disneylands parking lot. Pete Pelican ( Screen Gems ) That high, high, I say that high-larious place up in the sky. Because the concrete foundation that supported this six ton structure had to go down some 42 feet Well, that totally screwed up the water system that previously connected Disneylands Jungle River Cruise to the Rivers of America. Valiant cant hear what is being said but by the pantomined actions can see it is on the verge of becoming violent. Roger is made the prime suspect and hires human detective Eddie Valiant to clear him of the charges. Mark Kauslers account of the Acme funeral is accurate. Which bring us to Eddie Valiant, the down-on-his-luck private dick that Bob played in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.. Storyboards for this scene recently surfaced on EBay. He genuinely cares about all Toons and has promised that in the event of his death, they will inherit Toontown, as stated in his will. How Come Their Cameos Got Deleted ? And as a direct result, gags that had been built around these characters comic personas had to then be cut out of the picture. Walt was over in Switzerland for the start of shooting on Third Man on the Mountain in 1958 and evidently really liked what he saw. Which has gotten miserable press since Day One (and is a large part of peoples growing perception that its just gotten too expensive to take their family on vacation to WDW). Sad Sack It is pretty morbid, really, not funny enough. Hi Jim, Darkwing Duck Shiva at Jackie's home Monday through Wednesday from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., and from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. There's MICKEY MOUSE comforting MINNIE. And if her barking cough isnt sounding any better by this afternoon Well, its back to the doctor we go. Theres a famous story about the origin of the Matterhorn-at-Disneyland project. I wonder..who could doPopeyesvoice for that sceneMr.Marvin Acmes(Stubbys)funeral scene..that was cut from the film? So thats what happened around here last week / earlier this week. At least when it came to how popular an attraction would be with Guests (The Mickey Mouse Club Circus fiasco of the holiday season of 1955 being the exception, of course). 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