Crossovers are nothing new these days. In fact, is it really a movie without an unexpected and irrelevant cameo? But here’s a movie where every guest star was a real star. Every time two characters appeared onscreen, it was an almost impossible achievement of interstudio friendship. Yes, having Daffy Duck and Donald Duck acting in the same scene really was that big a deal. Oh, yeah, and it was a complete revolution in filmmaking, having cartoons and non-animated characters (that’s “real people” to you and me) interact in an utterly convincing way. It’s also the greatest introduction to film noir a kid can ever have, with Private Eye Eddie Valiant (a never-better Bob Hoskins) forced to partner with movie star and murder suspect Roger Rabbit (voiced by Charles Fleischer) to save Toon Town from a conspiracy that’s part Looney Tunes, part Chinatown. – Richard Whittaker
April 17-27