Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) – Filming Locations
Fantasy / Animation / Comedy / Crime · Directed by Robert Zemeckis · Starring Bob Hoskins, Joanna Cassidy
'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.
Where was Who Framed Roger Rabbit filmed?
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Opening sequence with Roger Rabbit's cartoon world integrated into real Los Angeles streets. Victorian houses in this historic neighborhood provided the foundation for the seamless blending of animation and live-action that became the film's signature technique
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Eddie Valiant searches for clues in the iconic downtown Los Angeles market. The historic 1917 public market served as a real location where live-action and animated characters interact in crowded scenes
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Maroon Cartoons studio and various interior sequences. Production facilities and backlots at Warner Bros. were used for interior studio sets and controlled filming environments where animation could be composited with live actors
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Chase sequences and establishing shots of 1940s Los Angeles streets. Downtown Los Angeles streets were extensively dressed and filmed to recreate the 1940s era, with animation composited over real street footage
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Key scenes involving train station sequences and character introductions. The Art Deco landmark train station provided an iconic real location for pivotal scenes blending live-action and animation