<P> Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 American live - action / animated fantasy film directed by Robert Zemeckis , produced by Frank Marshall and Robert Watts , and written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman . The film is based on Gary K. Wolf 's 1981 novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit ? The film stars Bob Hoskins , Christopher Lloyd , Charles Fleischer , Stubby Kaye , and Joanna Cassidy . Combining live - action and animation , the film is set in Hollywood during the late 1940s , where animated characters and people co-exist . The story follows Eddie Valiant , a private detective who must exonerate `` Toon '' ( i.e. cartoon character ) Roger Rabbit , who is accused of murdering a wealthy businessman . </P>
<P> Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 American live - action / animated fantasy film directed by Robert Zemeckis , produced by Frank Marshall and Robert Watts , and written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman . The film is based on Gary K. Wolf 's 1981 novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit ? The film stars Bob Hoskins , Christopher Lloyd , Charles Fleischer , Stubby Kaye , and Joanna Cassidy . Combining live - action and animation , the film is set in Hollywood during the late 1940s , where animated characters and people co-exist . The story follows Eddie Valiant , a private detective who must exonerate `` Toon '' ( i.e. cartoon character ) Roger Rabbit , who is accused of murdering a wealthy businessman . </P>
when did who framed roger rabbit come out
when did who framed roger rabbit come out
1988
1988