Random Movie Trivia - Roger Rabbit

Here is the next edition in our weekly Random Movie Trivia post.  Enjoy:

Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

• Since the movie was being made by Disney, Warner Brothers would only allow the use of their biggest toon stars, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, if they got an equal amount of screen time as Disney's biggest stars, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. Because of this, both sets of characters are always together in frame when on the screen.
• Bob Hoskins said that his young son wouldn't talk to him for two weeks after seeing the movie.  When asked why, his son said that he couldn't believe that his dad worked with cartoon characters and didn't let him meet them.
• Tim Curry auditioned for the role of Judge Doom, but after seeing the audition all of the producers thought he was too terrifying to cast for the part.
• At the time of filming, Who Framed Roger Rabbit? had the highest estimated budget ($70 million) of any movie made in the 80's.
• Robert Zemeckis stated in an interview for a newspaper that Bill Murray was his and producer Steven Spielberg's original choice for the role of Eddie Valiant but neither could get in contact with him in time. Bill Murray states in interviews that when he read the interview he was in a public place at the time but he still screamed his lungs out, because he would have definitely accepted the role.
• Robert Redford, Harrison Ford, Sylvester Stallone, Jack Nicholson, and Ed Harris were all considered for the part of Eddie Valiant.  Chevy Chase and Eddie Murphy both turned the role down.
• The three ingredients of the dip which 'kills' toons, (turpentine, benzene and acetone) are all paint thinners which are used to remove animation from cells.
• Christopher Lee turned down the role of Judge Doom.  John Cleese expressed interest but Spielberg didn't think a former member of Monty Python would be taken seriously as a villain.
• If you watch closely, Christopher Lloyd (Judge Doom) never blinks when he is not wearing his sunglasses.
• The weasel's names are not mentioned in the film. They are Smart Ass (who is the leader), Psycho (in the straight jacket), Stupid (in the striped shirt), Greasy (the "suave" one in green), and Wheezy (the smoker).  There were going to be two more (Slimy and Sleazy) to parody the Seven Dwarfs, but they didn't get put into the movie..
• Paul Reubens (aka Pee-Wee Herman) auditioned for the voice of Roger Rabbit.

"Thanks, Bill Murray."