Who Framed Roger Rabbit 4K UHD (1988)

[fighthefutureofhd]

Originally Posted by farerb

They didn't soften anything. 2021 was their lamest year. What did they release besides it? Speed and Unbreakable and maybe The Heat? They didn't even release any of their most lucrative animated films this year. Nothing. This gets a release cause it already had work done. That's it.

It's not as though the other studios are churning out back catalog month after month. Aside from Universal, I don't think anyone has done all that much either. It's been a slow year all around. I think last year had something to do with that, but I could be wrong.

[fighthefutureofhd]

Originally Posted by farerb

Not surprising. Modern Disney hates Jessica Rabbit. She doesn't fit their brand so they can't market this film under the Disney name.

Regular Disney hated Jessica Rabbit. It didn't fit their brand in 1988 either. That's why they put it out on Touchstone Pictures. Heck, there was nothing about Roger Rabbit at Walt Disney World the year it came out. I remember cause I was there when the movie was out in theaters. I didn't see squat there.

[Torgon]

Originally Posted by farerb

Not surprising. Modern Disney hates Jessica Rabbit. She doesn't fit their brand so they can't market this film under the Disney name.

Agree. This is how they should handle the Fox catalog titles and get them out on disc.

[wildphantom]

A big day!
One of my favourite films of all time. Thank you Disney. If I’d listened to a certain YouTuber, this day would have seemed never likely to come.

[Dubstar]

I just watched this on Disney+ last night and the DV image/transfer looked great - can't wait to actually own this!

[Tylerfan]

I want it, i need it

(To make me feel heated)

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by dvining

More Zemeckis on 4K!

With Dolby Atmos.

[Scottishguy]

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Originally Posted by bbeck

There's a SteelBook coming too. Whites in this mockup look a bit blown out:

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Now that is a steelbook.

[Pieter V]

“Who Framed Roger Rabbit” to Arrive on 4K Ultra HD Disc for First Time on December 7th, 2021

“Who Framed Roger Rabbit” arrives on 4K Ultra HD Disc for the first time on Dec. 7 in stunning HDR picture quality and Dolby Atmos audio. The Ultimate Collector’s Edition includes a limited-edition SteelBook®, available only at Best Buy stores.

“Who Framed Roger Rabbit” Synopsis

“This ain’t no cartoon, ya know!” It’s the hilarious cult classic combining rousing live-action and spectacular animation. 1947 Hollywood: Detective Eddie Valiant is hired to prove that mogul Marvin Acme is fooling around with femme fatale Jessica Rabbit, wife of cartoon superstar, Roger Rabbit. But when Acme is murdered … Roger is the prime suspect.

“Who Framed Roger Rabbit” Bonus Features*

Filmmakers’ Audio Commentary – View the film with Audio Commentary by filmmakers Bob Zemeckis, Frank Marshall, Steve Starkey, Jeff Price, Peter Seaman and Ken Ralston.
The Roger Rabbit Shorts
Tummy Trouble – The accident-prone Roger Rabbit faces new perils when he is left to baby-sit for the mischievous Baby Herman.
Roller Coaster Rabbit – Mother takes Baby Herman to the State Fair, and leaves him with Roger Rabbit so she can visit the psychic (fortune-teller).
Trail Mix-Up – Roger Rabbit returns in an all-new outdoor adventure that finds the irrepressible Toon star on a hilarious, disaster-filled camping trip.
Deleted Scene
The Pig Head Sequence – Judge Doom and the weasels teach Eddie Valiant a lesson in a way that only Toontown can. With intro by director Robert Zemeckis.
Who Made Roger Rabbit – A behind-the-scenes making of, hosted by Charles Fleischer, the voice of Roger Rabbit.
Before and After – Split screen comparison reveals the unbelievable talent of the live-action actors, animators and the special effects.
Toon Stand-Ins – Watch as the cast rehearse with life size stand-ins for the toons.
Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit – An in-depth, behind-the-scenes documentary.
On Set! Benny the Cab – The making of a scene from the movie.
*bonus features vary by product and retailer

“Who Framed Roger Rabbit” Product Specifications

Street Date: Dec. 7, 2021

Feature Run Time: 104 minutes

Rating: U.S. Rated PG

Bonus material not rated

Aspect Ratio: Physical: 1.85:1

U.S. Audio: 4K Ultra HD: English 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos, English DVS 2.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish 1.0 Mono, French 5.1 DTS Digital Surround

U.S. Subtitles: 4K Ultra HD: English SDH, Spanish, French

[ToEhrIsHuman]

I hope that the 3 short subjects are in 4K on the UHD

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by farerb

They didn't soften anything. 2021 was their lamest year. What did they release besides it? Speed and Unbreakable and maybe The Heat? They didn't even release any of their most lucrative animated films this year. Nothing. This gets a release cause it already had work done. That's it.

Well, first of all, we can't call 2021 a "lame" year yet - there are still 4 months left. Second, four UHD releases within 6 months should be considered a HUGE change of pace for Disney, who said they were no longer supporting physical media outside of new theatrical releases not even a year ago. Time will tell if they more titles come out; Personally, I'm optimistic.

[Farerb]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

Well, first of all, we can't call 2021 a "lame" year yet - there are still 4 months left. Second, four UHD releases within 6 months should be considered a HUGE change of pace for Disney, who said they were no longer supporting physical media outside of new theatrical releases not even a year ago. Time will tell if they more titles come out; Personally, I'm optimistic.

Disney's catalog stats:

DISNEY:
2016: 0
2017: 1
2018: 5
2019: 32
2020: 18
2021: 1

20TH CENTURY FOX:
2016: 12
2017: 3
2018: 7
2019: 5
2020: 1
2021: 2

Seems like Heat is delayed to 2022, and considering Roger Rabbit is announced for December, I'd expect anything else would have been announced by now if it were scheduled.

[UnbelievableMontages]

So Heat might be around December or 2022 possibly as well? Not really a fan of the front and back steelbook cover art, but the inside artwork is nice.

[MrPlatinum]

Nice, but after being spoiled by WB with those Zavvi boxes, part of me wishes Disney would get in on that game, too.

[The Edge]

Originally Posted by ToEhrIsHuman

I hope that the 3 short subjects are in 4K on the UHD

"Trail Mix-Up" is presented in 4K on YouTube

Roger Rabbit - "Trail Mix-Up" short - YouTube

I'm not too crazy about the artwork on either package, especially the steelbook. Would it have killed Disney's Home Video department to use the theatrical poster artwork???
http://www.impawards.com/1988/poster...abbit_xxlg.jpg

I feel like we are missing a special feature or two from the Vista Series DVD. Am I wrong?

And, one more thing: HDR10 instead of Dolby Vision??? The Disney+ stream has DV.

[danman227460]

Don't know why anyone is surprised about lack of Disney stuff. There were always the stories of them ignoring catalogues. I am just grateful they are even releasing Unbreakable, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Speed. They could have completely abandoned those.

The true test would be to see if they actually release anything next year that isn't Heat which is the only ready made 4K catalogue they have left.

The writing was on the wall since 2020. If Disney didn't see much need to release catalogues to cover up missing revenue from lack of theatrical 4Ks, there wasn't much hope going forwards.

It is disappointing when the biggest catalogue holder with enough titles to really push 4K forward is ignoring it.

[The Edge]

Originally Posted by wildphantom

A big day!
One of my favourite films of all time. Thank you Disney. If I’d listened to a certain YouTuber, this day would have seemed never likely to come.

It's possible Disney DID listen to that certain YouTuber and decided, hey, it would be foolish to just leave all that money on the table.

[fighthefutureofhd]

Originally Posted by danman227460

Don't know why anyone is surprised about lack of Disney stuff. There were always the stories of them ignoring catalogues. I am just grateful they are even releasing Unbreakable, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Speed. They could have completely abandoned those.

The true test would be to see if they actually release anything next year that isn't Heat which is the only ready made 4K catalogue they have left.

The writing was on the wall since 2020. If Disney didn't see much need to release catalogues to cover up missing revenue from lack of theatrical 4Ks, there wasn't much hope going forwards.

It is disappointing when the biggest catalogue holder with enough titles to really push 4K forward is ignoring it.

I wonder how much of the catalog releases this year (from any studio) is stuff that was worked on last year? It takes a while to prep these kind of releases, so it could be that the catalog stuff is what's hung over from when they could work a full load. That's the question no one seems to want to answer. Or even know the answer to.

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

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Originally Posted by Pieter V

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I think I prefer the SteelBook art (more Jessica Rabbit is a plus), but I'll have to see it in person. The standard art is nice but there is an obvious space where Hoskins should be in Benny the Cab and they've tried to obscure Jessica's chest with her arm. She also looks too long, like she's been stretched to bend over the car.

I have no idea why they left Bob Hoskins off both covers when he is the main character. That's pretty despicable, actually, especially considering that Disney are presumably leaving their own branding off of the release because it has become too "adult" for them, which is incongruous with trying to market the film as fully animated. At least they put a mini-Eddie silhouette on the back of the SteelBook.

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Disney is like: "Bob Hoskins... who?"