![]() “Poltergeist” co-writers Michael Grais and Mark Victor ultimately get the writing credit on an icky, misguided story you can safely pick for parts but exemplifies the sometimes mesmerizing lows that can come from artistic disasters.įresh off his breakout in “Thelma & Louise,” Brad Pitt stars as a World War II veteran and victim of a hit-and-run inexplicably sucked into an animated world. His last film in the end, Bakshi’s inverted, perverted take on Toontown went through countless rewrites and far too tumultuous of a production process to produce anything cohesive. A 75-foot billboard cutout of “Cool World” breakout star Holli Would - a gogo dancing villainess, voiced by a bimbo-fied Kim Basinger - heralded Bakshi’s return, and was erected above the “H” in the Hollywood sign that summer in Los Angeles. So, naturally, for its slimy, ill-advised knockoff, Paramount risked no original IP and left its talented director to languish in an inky puddle of studio interference and missed opportunities.īakshi, a visionary animator and director, was best known then for the masterful “American Pop” (1981), and the stunning hand-drawn “Lord of the Rings” (1978). Plus, it introduced bonafide sex symbol Jessica Rabbit to the drooling masses via a sincere story with some real technical chops. The cartoon crossover event allowed Looney Toons’ Bugs and Daffy to miraculously share a screen with Disney’s Mickey and Donald to uproarious success. ![]() Working with the biggest budget of that decade, “Roger Rabbit” - starring Bob Hoskins opposite a fast-talking animated bunny, voiced by Charles Fleischer - won three Oscars and pulled the highest box office of its year. ‘Wonka’ Director Paul King Says Timothée Chalamet Sings Like Bing Crosby ![]()
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