Roger Rabbit is a failing movie star, working in Hollywood during its golden period he is losing his place in the pecking order.

His wife (the voluptuous Jessica Rabbit) is playing away, Roger is on the verge of losing his job and has a lot of people ready to stick the knife into his back.

Roger is a man (Well Rabbit) alone and hires shoestring detective Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins) to help him get his wife and his career back on track. Valiant is at first reluctant as he despises toons (You have to watch the film to understand why), but when the studio head Maroon is found dead, Roger is the prime suspect and Valiant agrees to help this stressed out little bunny.

Eddie enters Toontown, a place where cartoons live freely and in some cases decadently and begins to get over his own hatred of these cute little characters whilst trying to save the reckless Roger Rabbit.

Cast:

Bob Hoskins ... Eddie Valiant
Christopher Lloyd ... Judge Doom
Joanna Cassidy ... Dolores
Charles Fleischer ... Roger Rabbit / Benny The Cab / Greasy
Stubby Kaye ... Marvin Acme
Alan Tilvern ... R.K. Maroon
Richard LeParmentier ... Lt. Santino (as Richard Le Parmentier)
Lou Hirsch ... Baby Herman (voice)
Betsy Brantley ... Jessica's Performance Model
Joel Silver ... Raoul
Paul Springer ... Augie
Richard Ridings ... Angelo
Edwin Craig ... Arthritic Cowboy
Lindsay Holiday ... Soldier
Mike Edmonds ... Stretch

Directed by Roger Zemeckis this live action mix of actors and cartoons was groundbreaking and I don't think I've ever seen it surpassed or anyone attempt it as well. I love the film as the era it portrays is the twenties and thirties the golden age of cinema and it's a delight to watch the nuanced acting, environment and the Toons. The toons are the star of the show, seeing these characters away from the cartoons we see they are boozers, womanisers, drunks and as stupid as the rest of us, Bob Hoskins' Eddie Valiant is our window into their world and Hoskins does a great job when you know he probably did most of his acting against a green screen.

Roger is a neurotic mess, Jessica Rabbit (Voiced by Kathleen Turner) is a siren to rival Rita Hayworth and the whole thing is a crazy fast paced detective thriller with cartoons as the main suspects.

I loved and still love this film, its original, funny, fast paced, keeps you watching, the characters are three dimensional (Well ok their not but you know what I mean) and its just something totally different.

The dvd is available on Amazon for £2.99 and is well worth it, it's a timeless film for the whole family with loads of fun for the kids and enough film references or adult behaviour to make the parents chuckle.