8 Brilliant Film Cameos From Characters In Completely The Wrong Series

7. The Looney Tunes - Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Roger Wreck-It-Ralph tried hard, but its video game character cameos were a tad conventional (Sonic on a billboard felt more than a bit shoehorned) and really served to highlight the amazing feat Robert Zemeckis pulled off with Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Produced by Touchstone Pictures, a subsidiary of Disney, that he managed to get any of Warner Bros. Looney Tunes€™ heroes, let alone Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, is nothing short of a miracle. Well, miracle or smart negotiating. Steven Spielberg, who produced the film, used to his clout to convince all the key animation houses to hand over the rights to their most beloved characters. For the likes of Paramount, who leasing out Betty Boop could only serve to keep the classic character fresh in audience€™s heads, this was a no brainer, but given that for so long Looney Tunes had trumped Disney€™s efforts something more had to be given. And thus the juxtaposing of Daffy and Donald in a piano duel and Mickey and Bugs€™ friendly skydiving came to be; the appearances were inoffensive and very respectful, trumpeting neither €˜toon as the better one. This is brilliantly reflected in the titular character's design; he was a mash up of the two company€™s styles, with various iconic character hallmarks giving the rabbit his unique look.
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Film Editor (2014-2016). Loves The Usual Suspects. Hates Transformers 2. Everything else lies somewhere in the middle. Once met the Chuckle Brothers.