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The Creative Spirit of Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Blog · Watch/Read · (gathered 2026-09-23)

  • Simon Willison celebrates the “creative spirit” of the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit, appreciating its innovative blend of animation and live-action.
  • He highlights an early scene featuring an animated pelican riding a real bicycle, which he learned about via Cypress Frankenfeld.
  • The technical ingenuity involved included filling the bicycle wheels with water for stability and guiding it with a cable to achieve the seamless effect.