Who Censored Roger Rabbit?
Language: English
Published by Ballantine, New York, 1988
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Green Oak Books and Collectibles, Airdrie, AB, CanadaGreen Oak Books and Collectibles
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Condition: Used - As new
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mass market paperback 218 pp. The book has absolutely no flaws to the cover or text block. It is in perfect condition. You may never find another copy in this pristine condition. A great addition to any collector’s bookshelf. Gary Wolf was the model for Eddie Valiant on the cover. This was the novel which Disney based the 1988 box-office hit Who Framed Roger Rabbit on with many changes to the original story. The novel is not for kids. The title says it all: Roger is murdered – censored - and his ex-wife Jessica Rabbit is in the frame. Detective Eddie Valiant must find Roger’s killer, questioning many suspects in this unusual world where cartoon and comic strip characters and humans live side by side, but not always in harmony. This edition was published just before the movie was released. The movie starred Bo Hoskins and the voices of Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Kathleen Turner, and Stubby Kaye.
Seller Inventory # 000418
- Title
- Who Censored Roger Rabbit?
- Author
- Gary Wolf
- Publisher
- Ballantine, New York
- Publication year
- 1988
- Condition
- As New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0345303253
- ISBN 13
- 9780345303257
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 3rd Printing
- Dimensions
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
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About the Author
"It was during the commercials," says Wolf. "I saw Tony the Tiger and the Trix Rabbit, and Cap'n Crunch, cartoon characters, talking to real people. And nobody seemed to think that was odd. I thought, 'What a great idea for a novel. A place where Toons lived side by side with humans.' I wove that into a mystery, and bingo, I had my book."
His innovative concept was the basis for the novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit? Wolf found his idea hard to sell -- this time to publishers. Even with three well reviewed science fiction novels to his credit, it took Wolf two years and 110 rejections to find a publisher for his unusual book. "Publishers told me it was too esoteric. Too weird. Nobody would understand it," Wolf explains. Finally, a small publisher took a chance and brought it out. Soon after, Walt Disney Pictures came calling. Disney and Steven Spielberg teamed up to make Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The film became the most critically acclaimed and highest-grossing film of 1988, bringing in more than $750 million at the box office as well as four Academy Awards.
Wolf has written ten novels.
He currently lives in Boston.
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Green Oak Books and Collectibles
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