WHO SHOT ROGER RABBIT?
” (working title) Written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman THIRD DRAFT September 2, 1986 WHO SHOT ROGER RABBIT? This movie starts the way all movies should… with a cartoon. It’s not a Disney or a Warner’s. It’s not a Fleischer, an MGM, or a Lanz. This is a lesser known studio. FADE IN: ON A “MAROON CARTOON” Accompanied by zany CARTOON MUSIC, the TITLE CARD reads: MAROON CARTOONS PRESENT BABY HERMAN AND ROGER RABBIT IN “THE BUNNYSITTER” Below are two cameos of the cartoon’s stars. One picture is of a cherubic baby in a bonnet innocently posed with his thumb in his mouth. The other is of a paunchy rabbit with a gap between his front teeth. He has a loveable, if slightly shell-shocked look. The cartoon begins… BABY HERMAN AND ROGER RABBIT are in a playpen when TWO FEMALE LEGS in high heels walk INTO FRAME. The VOICE belonging to the legs talks down to Baby Herman in a maternal coo. VOICE (O.S.) Mommy’s going to the beauty parlor, darling. But I’m leaving you with your favorite fri
