This Week's DVD releases 11/18/2008

In the mood for an animated love story with a strong environmental message? Disney Pixars' "WALL*E" is among this weeks new releases and not only does it include a theatrical "short" titled "Presto",the DVD has an amusing bonus "short" film called "Burn*E",as well as director commentary.WALL*E is a lonely "cleaner" robot left behind on an empty earth to clean up with only a cockroach for company,and he has a fixation on the musical "Hello Dolly",which he watches daily.Then he falls in love with EVE,a probe robot sent to earth to collect biological samples and literally follows her across the universe.I think this is quite possibly one of the best Pixar movies to date! Read on.....

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Major Releases

• "WALL*E"-98 Minutes,G-rated,animated,widescreen




• "Tropic Thunder"-107 Minutes,R-rated,widescreen,action/comedy,stars Jack Black,Robert Downey Jr. & Ben Stiller




• "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2"-117 Minutes,PG-13,widescreen,sequel to "chick flick" of same name,stars America Ferrera & Amber Tamblyn




• "Gonzo"The Life & Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson"-120 Minutes,R rated,widescreen,documentary

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TV on DVD

• "Bones - Season Three"-5 disc set of Fox forensic drama


• "Charmed - The Complete Series"-DVD set of witchy drama


• "Doctor Who - The Complete Fourth Series"-6 disc set,scifi series


• "Hannah Montana - The Complete First Season"-4 disc set of Disney teen hit


• "McHale's Navy - Season Four"-5 disc set of classic TV series


• "The Odd Couple - The Final Season"-3 disc set of classic TV series

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Other DVD releases this week

• "300 - Limited Collectors Edition"-3 disc set




• "Encounters at the End of the World"-Also in blu-ray




• "Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special "-Comedy Central special,widescreen,also on blu-ray




• "The Who At Kilburn - 1977"-2 disc set of The Who in concert




• "Paris Je T'Aime"-2 disc set,also on blu-ray




• "The Third Man (1949) Criterion Collection "-2 disc dvd set or blu-ray




• "Up the Yangtze"-Widescreen,subtitled




• "The Last Emperor (1987) - Criterion Collection "-Widescreen




• "Mirrormask"-Now on blu-ray




• "Mister Lonely"-Widescreen




• "Priceless"-Widescreen,also on blu-ray

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Thats all for this week and remember,as you are compiling your Christmas shopping lists,DVD's make great gifts and they always "fit"!See you next week!

This weeks DVD releases 5/6/08

Theatrical Releases this week:

• "First Sunday" -Allstar comedic cast makes this tale of a church heist irresistable.Katt Williams and Ice Cube star. Widescreen available.Also on blu-ray disc.

• "I'm Not There" -An offbeat movie that focuses on singer songwriter Bob Dylan, with an appearance by the late Heath Ledger.Widescreen.

• "P.S. I Love You"-This weeks obligitory chick flick stars Hilary Swank, who is widowed and discovers her husband is still very much with her through letters.Widescreen.

Other DVD's released this week....

• "The Bridges of Madison County"-Widescreen.
• "The Business of being Born"-Widescreen.
• "The Hottie and the Nottie"-Widescreen.
• "La Roue"(1923)-2 disc set
• "Mystery Science Theater 3000 - The Movie"-Widescreen.
• "Speed Racer the Next Generation - The Beginning"-Fullscreen
• "Teeth"-Widescreen
• "Twister"(1996)-DVD and Blu-ray release

TV on DVD.....

• "The 4400 - The Complete Fourth Season"-4 disc set
• " Avatar the Last Airbender - Book Fire - Volume Three"-Fullscreen
• "Bewitched - The Complete Sixth Season"-4 disc set
• "Crossing Jordan - Season One"-5 disc set

Thats all for this week-these were released yesterday and so should be available at your local video store and all retailers today.Enjoy!

This weeks DVD releases:4/29/08

"27 Dresses" movie poster

Theatrical releases:

• "27 Dresses"-Classic "always the bridesmaid,never the bride" chick flick romantic comedy stars Katherine Heigl-Widescreen
• "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"-cinematic French film-Widescreen
• "The Golden Compass"-dark fantasy stars Nicole Kidman & Daniel Craig,who also worked and appeared together in last years "Invasion". (trivia tidbit!)-Widescreen

Other movies released this week on DVD:

• "First Knight"(1995)-Blu ray disc also available
• "A Generation Apart"(1984)-Widescreen
• "How She Move"-With featurette
• "Oceans Eleven"(2001)-Blu ray disc also available
• "Oceans Twelve"-Blu ray and DVD

TV on DVD this week:

• "The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones"-DVD set
• "Beverly Hills 90210-The 4th Season"-8 disc set
• "Paranormal State - Season 1"-3 disc set
• "The Waltons-The Complete 7th Season"-5 disc set

Thats all for this week!

This weeks new DVD releases 4-22-2008

I am totally late with this, thanks to technical problems, but just in time for considering what to check out this weekend on DVD.Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has the rare luck to be billed in two of this week's theatrical releases!Read on...

Theatrical Releases:

• "Cloverfield"-The shaky"home movie" type filming of this actually made people dizzy in theaters!It's still a decent horror flick!-Widescreen
• "The Savages"-A deep family drama starring Philip Seymour Hoffman & Laura Linney -Widescreen
• "Charlie Wilson's War"-Cold War era political comedy starring Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and....Philip Seymour Hoffman!-Widescreen

Other DVD releases this week:

• "The Orphanage"-Widescreen
• "One Missed Call"-Fullscreen

TV this week on DVD:

• "Laverne & Shirley-The 4th Season"-Break out the milk and Pepsi!-4 disc set
• "Friday Night Lights-The 2nd Season"-NBC teen drama-4 disc set

Thats it for this week!

Don't miss the Blue Crab Guru on TV !

Whitey Schmidt

Delmarva's own Blue Crab Guru, Mr. Whitey Schmidt, can be seen Monday night at 9pm on MPT(local PBS stations). He is a "crab connoisseur " & his seafood recipes have been featured in Southern Living Magazine, The Baltimore Sun, The Washington Post and many other publications. He has also authored 10 cookbooks, which are widely available on-line at Amazon and through Marian Hartnett press. Whitey is a Maryland native and Crisfield resident whose crab recipes are famous worldwide. If you love all things crab in the kitchen, treat yourself and tune in!

Smokey & The Bandit Trifecta

I am in redneck heaven tonight-Starz Channel is airing "Smokey and the Bandit" and it's two sequels back to back tonight! I remember seeing this at the drive-in when I was a kid, the original first movie that is, and it is still as much fun 30-odd years later. I can even recall alot of guys back then wearing those faux leather "TransAm" jackets with the stripe on it ala Burt Reynolds. Some of the best lines in movie history can be culled from the movie and the car chase scenes are legend. And its got The Great One, Jackie Gleason! Take a trip back to an era where instead of cell phones, people yakked on CB Radios and with gas cheaper than water, muscle cars still ruled the roads.

This weeks DVD releases:4/15/08

Juno on DVD

New on DVD this week for the first time:

• "Juno"-(I saw it and loved it!)
• "Alien vs Predator:Requiem"
• "Lars and the Real Girl"

Other DVD releases:

• "Laurence of Arabia"(1962)-2 disc set
• "A Passage to India"(1984)-2 disc set
• "Retribution"
• "War Dance
• "The Clash Live - Revolution Rock"

TV on DVD

• "Melrose Place-The Fourth Season"-9 disc set
• "How the Earth Was Made-History Channel"

"Rock of Love" Finale tonight

The "Rock of Love 2" finale is airing at this very moment and will rerun tonight and tomorrow, for those of you who have been following it. Tonight it is down to the glam-skank Daisey and wholesome almost-40 Ambre. I am rooting for Ambre, by the way. Daisey still lives with an ex-boyfriend and has enough skeletons in her closet for a Grateful Dead music video. The "final cut" will be made on location in Cancun, Mexico.

This weeks DVD releases:4/8/2008

"Walk Hard:The Dewey Cox Story"(starring John C.Reilly) is among this weeks DVD releases and having seen it,I have to say it was as bad as I expected but in a good way-it spoofs practically ever "Behind the Music"-style movie about the rise and fall of a famed musician that has ever been made.It borrows heavily from "Walk the Line" and also incorporates scenes from others like "The Doors".

Any "rock star-movie" cliche you can think of is satired here.Look for cameos from very famous faces,including a hilarious turn as a young Elvis by musician Jack White and Jack Black as Paul McCartney.I loved this movie but sadly admit some people will not find it funny.BTW,the unrated DVD version has a gratuitous male full-frontal nudity shot in deference to "Boogie Nights" (John C.Reilly also starred in this!)but this guy is not as developed as Dirk Diggler.

As each decade brings a different music style,Dewey adapts and does a "crossover" between stints in rehab.Hysterically funny movie!

Available in widescreen.

Other Theatrical Releases this week:

• "There will be blood"-deleted scenes on DVD
• "The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep"- widescreen DVD
• "Lions for Lambs"-widescreen DVD

Classic re-releases

• "The 6th Day"-Bluray release
• "All about Eve"(1950)-2 disc DVD set

Tv on DVD

• "Matlock-The 1st Season"-7 disc DVD set
• "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-Season Six" Animated TV series on DVD

Also,George Romeros' "Day of the Dead" remake (2007) will be released this week on DVD,it stars Ving Rhames,Nick Cannon,and Mena Suvari(American Beauty).A must-see for true horror-philes.

This weeks DVD releases: 4/1/2008

"Alvin and The Chipmunks" is my favorote new release for this week.Having seen it,I think it was a decent family flick and Jason Lee is one of my favorite actors.And who can resist Alvin,Simon & Theodore?

Other theatrical releases:

• "The Good Night"-stars Gwyneth Paltrow & Danny Devito-widescreen
• "Sweeney Todd:The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"-Graphic Tim Burton Victorian era tale,stars Johnny Depp-2 disc set

TV on DVD:

• "Martin-The Complete Fourth Season "-4 disc set
• "Father Knows Best-Season One"-4 disc set
• "Murder,She Wrote-The Complete Eighth Season"-5 disc set
• "The Wrong Medicine-60 Minutes"
• "The Science of Sleep-60 Minutes"

Other DVD releases this week:

• "The Osmonds-in Las Vegas - Collector's Edition"-2 disc set
• "Hidalgo"-Bluray release
• "Blue Man Group - How to Be a Megastar Live!"-2 disc set

Thats all for this week.By the way,I am impressed to see that older black&white TV shows like "Father Knows Best" are becoming available on DVD.For those of you who do not buy alot of movies-alot of larger libraries carry TV series on DVD that most rental stores would not carry.

This weeks DVD releases 3/25/2008

This week "The Mist" based on the short story by Stephen King,is released to home video and I can hardly wait to go rent it tomorrow!I read the original story many years ago and always thought it might make a good movie-I shall see!"The Mist" is available on DVD with deleted scenes.

Other theatrical releases this week:

• "The Kite Runner"-A story about two boys growing up together in Kabul.Largely Middle Eastern cast-widescreen
• "Wristcutters:A Love Story"-Strange black comedy about afterlife for suicidees.-Commentary,widescreen

Other Releases this week:

• "Bonnie & Clyde"(1967)-also on blu-ray
• "Control"
• "Lost Highway"-widescreen
• "Solomon & Sheba"(1955)-widescreen

New TV on DVD this week:

• "Wings-The 6th Season"-4 disc set
• "Sliders-the 4th Season"-5 disc set
• "Party of Five - The Complete Third Season"-5 disc set
• "Daybreak-The Complete Series"-4 disc set

That wraps up this week!It seems like every week more and more television shows from both present and past are being released on DVD-all of us have at least 2 or 3 Tv shows we love so much we would sit and watch every episode if it were on DVD!

"Hell's Kitchen" returns on Fox Tuesday,April 1st!

Hell's Kitchen will be returning to Fox in 12 days and once again we will see two teams of would-be chefs struggle to earn the right to own their own restaurant and endure profanity laced tirades from Chef Gordon Ramsey.

I was very impressed with the previous seasons and I also enjoyed "Kitchen Nightmares" with Gordon Ramsey on Fox-adapted from his BBC show "Gordon Ramseys Kitchen Nightmares",where the chef visited failing restaurants and revamped things and whipped people into shape.He IS quite abrasive and foul-mouthed but I find him hysterically funny.He doesn't clean it up for TV,they just have to F&*King edit him-LOL!

We have a family member who is a chef at a world famous restaurant and we keep threatening to "nominate" him for "Hell's Kitchen" for a chance to win his own eatery but he warns us he would listen about ten seconds of Ramseys outbursts and punch him in the face!

Some former contestants have butted heads with Chef Ramsey and alot of them have done stupid stuff like trying to serve undercooked poultry and seafood,or scooping pasta from a garbage can-nevertheless there is alot of talent out there in the world waiting to be noticed.Former contestants have included a guy who cooked in jail,nursing home cooks,pizza makers and bartenders.It will be interesting to see the "new class".

Check local TV listings for time-April 1,2008

"The Riches" Season Two Premiere

Eddie Izzard & Minnie Driver as "The Riches"

The 2nd season premiere of the FX original series "The Riches" last night was exquisite and full of the chaos that surrounds the Malloy clan and everyone around them.The stolen money Dahlia buried is revealed to have been found by adorable little Sam.Just as things are starting to jump off with evil Traveler family member Dale in the picture,a very drunk and belligerent Hugh shows up in a most comical way-as Wayne is trying to leave in a car with the hapless Pete's corpse in the trunk.As Wayne tries to corral Hugh and Dale,he has to deal with an overzealous rent-a-cop.Meanwhile,Dahlia escaped with the kids and "Grandma" and drug-addicted unhappily married neighbor Nina joins them for the ride.After the engine blows up in the Mercedes,they set out on foot and get sidetracked briefly when Grandma gets ill and needs a doctor.The kindly doctor declares her drunk and accuses the family of nelgecting her.He insists on admitting her to a hospital and meanwhile Dahlia wonders how to get on the move again with limited funds.The previews from next week look promising!
If you did not get a chance to see the first season of "The Riches",it is available on DVD everywhere and its worth a watch.I do not care for any of the other FX original series like "Dirt",The Shield" or "Rescue Me" but "The Riches" is one of the most unique comedy-dramas to come along in while."The Riches" airs every Tuesday on FX at 10 pm EST.

This week's DVD releases-3/18/2008

"I Am Legend",starring Will Smith,and based on a 1954 sci-fi novel of the same name by Richard Matheson,will be among this weeks DVD releases.It is actually the 3rd film adaptation of the novel,the movies "The Last Man on Earth"(1964) and "The Omega Man"(1971)are also based on the "I Am Legend" novel.Alot of CGI effects,nevertheless a great film.Widescreen

Other Theatrical Releases this week:

• "Atonement"-Keira Knightley and James McAvoy star as tragic lovers seperated by a lie-widescreen
• "Enchantment"-Live action Disney romantic comedy/real-life fairytale stars Patrick Dempsey-widescreen,also on Blu-ray

Other releases:

• "After Dark Horror Fest-8 Films to die for"-Second installment of "Horror Fest" films-great independent horror-Consists of the following titles:

"Borderland "
"Crazy Eights "
"The Deaths of Ian Stone "
''Lake Dead ''
"Mulberry Street ''
"Nightmare Man ''
"Tooth & Nail ''
''Unearthed ''

• "Bull Durham"(1988)-commentary added
• "The Ice Storm"(1997)-2 disc set
• "Love in the time of Cholera"-deleted scenes,alternate scenes
• "Revolver"-widescreen
• "Don't Drink the Water "(1969) -widescreen
• "Mafioso" (1962) - Criterion Collection -widescreen

Tv on DVD this week:

• "McHale's Navy-Season Three "-5 disc set
• "Married With Children - The Complete Eighth Season"- 3 disc set
• " The Wild Wild West - The Fourth Season"-6 disc set
• " Battlestar Galactica - Season Three "Commentary,6 disc set
• "Bionic Woman - Volume One "-2 disc set
• "Go Diego Go! - Moonlight Rescue "-fullscreen,Nickelodeon childrens show movie length episode

Thats all for this week!

MOVIE TRIVIA:George Romero was inspired to create his breakout film "Night of the Living Dead"by the novel.

"Intervention" on A and E

I admit that I am a huge nerd and that I watch alot of A&E Channel and they have a great original series,"Intervention".Each episode is basically a documentary abouta person who has an extreme addiction and desperately needs intervention.Although the show focuses mainly on alcoholics and drug addicts,they have also done episodes with people addicted to shopping,plastic surgery,gambling and people with eating disorders.There is an update on the featured patient at the close of the program.The show its in its season and airs a new episode every Monday at 9pm.
Tonights show is about Lawrence,a successful young enteprenuer who owns a chain of tanning salons in Vegas.He is also recovering from surgery for testicular cancer and his friends and family are concerned because not only has he not started chemo as planned,he is drinking very heavily and going downhill rapidly.He has had 3 grand mal seizures,which were caused by alcohol withdrawals and tonight he faces an intervention.Like many other of the featured addicts,he has personal demons that precluded his addiction-his mother left him when he was young with a violent abusive father.A recurring theme in the show seems to be sexual,emotional or physical abuse of some kind in the addicts past.Lawrence is drinking about a half gallon of straight Skyy vodka DAILY.
Maybe I am just making blind assumptions here,but I am sure each and everyone of us is familiar with addiction on some level.We either have had one ourselves,or known someone who was addicted.I grew up with an alcoholic stepfather and unless you have a been affected by a family members addiction,you cannot begin to fathom the totally dysfunctional lifestyle it entails.My stepfather was known to drink at LEAST a half-gallon of cheap Canadian whisky a day.After us kids left home we were clear of it,but our late Mother still put up with alot.I love her dearly,but she did enable him.Oh yeah,I know all about co-dependents.I read alot of Al-Anon literature in my lifetime.
The positive thing about it all is that I have a healthy respect for the dangers of alcoholism and As a result,I rarely imbibe.About twice a month,on the weekend,I will either have a cold shot of Grand Marnier or Knob Creek Bourbon-thats all!All it does is make me sleepy so drinking isn't really a big "thing" for me.I sleep enough!At an age where other kids tried to outdrink one another with illegally-gotten booze,I knew that it wasn't the "good time" I needed,because of the things I witnessed.Its tough for a kid because its hard to bring friends over from school when you dont know what kind of day it is going to be at home.
I am not anti-alcohol,far from it.I just believe in moderation-in fact,I have a fully stocked "bar"cabinet at home.No cheap swill-just a few bottles of really nice stuff for guests.
"Intervention" takes the viewer inside the world of an addict and sees up close the effect it has on those around them.Critics call it exploitive,but its REAL reality TV and it really packs an emotional punch.

"Hey you GUYS!!!!!!"- The Electric Company Comeback

According to PBS, Sesame Workshop has an updated version of the old-school PBS kids show "The Electric Company"(aired 1971-1977) in the works and it is expected to start airing on PBS affiliates in the fall of 2008.I am not only not surprised,I also think it is a great idea and a novel way to introduce a whole new generation to the shows us 30-somethings grew up watching as kids!

I recently borrowed one of the DVD Volumes that were released in 2006 for my daughter and she LOVED it,so much that she knows the theme song now LOL.In my day it was what you graduated to when you grew out of Sesame Street and there were alot of stars like Morgan Freeman, Rita Moreno,and Bill Cosby.They had original recurring characters like "Easy Reader" ,comic shorts of "Spiderman" and a neat part of the show called "Short Circus",a group of singing and dancing kids,including a very young Irene Cara(Fame).In addition to the DVD Volumes,Apple offers classic original episodes of "The Electric Company" through I-Tunes.I can hardly wait to see the remade 2008 premiere!

This weeks DVD releases 3/11/08

This week "Bee Movie" will be released,much to the delight of kids and kids at heart!Its another cute Pixar flick,with comic Jerry Seinfeld voicing the main character.Also,one of my all-time favorite 90's movies,"Dogma" is being re-released on DVD with extra features on board.It is Kevin Smith at his best!There are also a few new titles on the HD and blu ray format for the 1st time.Rent a movie this week!!!!!

Theatrical Releases:

• "Bee Movie"-widescreen
• "Dan in Real Life"-Quirky romantic comedy starring Steve Carell-widescreen
• "No Country for Old Men"-The latest of the Coen Brothers efforts,stars Josh Brolin,Tommy Lee Jones-also on blu-ray disc
• "August Rush"-Blu ray disc

Other DVD releases this week:

• "Dogma"(1999)-Deleted scenes,blu ray disc
• "Michael Clayton"-HD DVD/Standard DVD Combo
• "I,Robot"-Blu ray disc
• "The Mod Squad-Season One Volume Two"-4 disc set
• "Stargate:The Ark of truth"-widescreen
• "Gattaca"(1997)-Blu ray disc
• "Hitman"-2 disc set
• "Dangerous Crossing" (1953) -fullscreen
• "Black Widow" (1954)-featurettes
• "Daisy Kenyon" (1947) -Fullscreen

This weeks DVD releases

This is a big week for childrens DVD's and the dark horror film "30 Days of Night"-this weeks theatrical releases:

• "30 Days of Night"-Very bloodyand long vampire flick starring Josh Hartnett as Sheriff in a Alaskan town that has a month of darkness and based on a graphic novel-I saw it and it was OK,but it never explained a lot nor did it have a satisfying ending.Still worth a watch.-widescreen
• "Beowulf"-The mystical animated looking action film atarring Angelina Jolie and Anthony Hopkins-a "fairy tale" type story-widescreen
• "The Darjeeling Limited"-From the makers of "The Royal Tennenbaums" stars Anjelica Huston,Owen Wilson and Adrian Brody-widescreen

Other DVD releases this week:

• "Max & Ruby:Berry Bunny Adventures"-Animated childrens favorite on Nickelodeon and Noggin
• "Barbie:Mariposa"-Barbie as flying fairy-animated-widescreen
• "Bratz:Kidz Fairytales"-another little girl favorite-widescreen animated
• "1968 With Tom Brokaw"-Interviews with Brokaw
• "Newhart:The Complete First Season"-featurettes
• "The Fugitive Season One Volume 2"-4 disc set
• "Comanche Moon - The Second Chapter in Lonesome Dove"-2 disc set

"Wife Swap" on ABC

I very seldom get to watch ABC's reality show "Wife Swap" because I have to rely on an over the air antenna to get 47 and it doesnt always come in clear,but I did manage to catch most of it last night and a Maryland couple were on the show!The Maryland couple,the Phillips, were a retired military colonel and her quiet,devoted husband-this lady had THREE jobs and ran her home like a boot camp and was a strict parent.The other couple,the Blankenships,were like a biker family.The husband (Tim?) was a rock musician who looked like a biker with long hair and tats and all,and his gorgeous wife catered to his every need-waiting on him hand and foot in full makeup around the house.All Hell broke loose towards the end when Tim learned that his wife had taken her "Swap husband" out clubbing and demonstrated "body shots" in a bar with some other guy.
I admit the Colonel Mom was tough on her two teen girls but they were very wise for their age and seemed dedicated to their Dad.At the same time,the Blankenships son was permitted to play video games for hours daily instead of homework,chores,etc.So it is kind of hard for me to pick sides on these type of shows.
I would never invite the world into my home,even for the 50 grand the show awards to each family,so I have some respect for people just baring it all like that on TV but some of the people are extreme.Tim Blankenship felt that since he was the "breadwinner",his wife should cater to him 24-7 and keep the house to his standards and still manage to look like a model from "Outlaw Biker" magazine.
Now I admit I do most of the housework and laundry but my husband cooks for us often and works very long hours so I can spend more time at home,so out of respect for him and all he does I do the "traditional" stuff like get his clothes out for him before bed,make his lunches,etc.I just dont look all that great doing it!LOL.Instead of "Outlaw Baker" centerfold,he is getting a grouchy bitch in sweatpants and slippers.
If you have never seen "Wife Swap" check it out on Wednesday nights at 8 on ABC.

Flashback Movies:"Who framed Roger Rabbit?"(1988)

Eddie & Roger

DVD cover

Last week the 1988 animated and live action movie "Who framed Roger Rabbit?" came on one of the cable channels and my little girl goes"Mama,theres real people in a cartoon!!!!"That is part of what propelled this movie to the number 2 spot on the top movies of 1988,just below "Rain Man".It combined animation and live action in a whodunit style plot that featured "cameos" from dozens of current and past characters from Disney,MGM,Warner Brothers and Paramount.

In the film,which takes place in "Toon Town",Marvin Acme,the owner of Acme Company(where Wile Coyote gets all his rockets!)and owner of Toon Town,is murdered and Roger Rabbit,a character for "Maroon Studios" is framed for the crime.His wife is the sexy Jessica Rabbit.He,along with washed up human detective Eddie Valiant(Bob Hoskins) ,must find a way to clear his name and stop Toon Town from being taken over and torn down.

Numerous injoke references to other cartoons appear in this movie and there are alot of rumors swirling around supposed"hidden messages" in this movie,as well as a crotch-shot by Jessica Rabbit.Allegedly if viewing on laser disc or DVD,you can see the phone number of Disneys Michael Eisner onscreen.The alleged crotch-shot is semi-truth.In an earlier edition of the laser disc and VHS,when Jessica tumbles out of the wrecked cab,she appears to have no undies on and Disney attributed this to a "badly painted animation cel",Subsequent editions are altered,with the 1999 release cels showing her wearing white panties and the 2002 DVD releases edited to keep her skirt discreetly covering her undies.Try it out and see for yourself-the Tv version always has the undies!

Also,Just before Eddie falls off the building, the words "For Good Times, call Allyson 'Wonderland'" can be seen on the wall behind him.
A brief scene consisting of the toon Baby Herman passing by a female (human) extra on the set of the opening cartoon and sticking his middle finger up her dress, and then coming back from under the dress with a drool of spit on his lip. This was edited out of the first DVD edition of the movie, though it can be found on editions of the VHS and laserdisc.Pretty funny,eh?

Some even swear that Daffy Duck utters the "N" word in this movie but he does not-with closed captioning you can clearly see what he is saying and it is NOT "N".

However if you look close during a scene where Eddie is falling from the sky with Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny,you can clearly see Bugs flipping off Mickey with a one-finger salute!I am not lying,its there if you look!

While there were plans to do a second film,which would be a prequel set in 1940 and with a Nazi plot,as of 2007 it is not in development,mostly due to high production costs but Frank Marshall has expressed interest on producing it.

The movie also spawned toys,comic books and other collectibles-McDonalds partnered with Disney to distribute dolls from the movie-which have become bona fide Disney Collectibles.

All in all,it is a one of a kind movie and it was quite different from what we were used to in 1988.Disney gambled with it,and it was a success.If you have never seen it,I recommend it-its appropriate for kids as well as adults.