Ep 42: Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Published: Jan. 31, 2021, 5:01 a.m.

We’re starting 2021 off with a bang as we discuss the 1981 novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit by Gary K. Wolf and it’s 1988 filmic counterpart Who Framed Roger Rabbit directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring acclaimed thespian Bob Hoskins. If you’re able to wade through all of the talk about Bob Hoskin’s cake that he’s serving us, you’ll find a deeply analytical discourse about the car lobby in 1940’s L.A., self-loathing as a prerequisite of fascist ideologies, and the moral politics of weapons of mass destruction. Yes, dear listener, this episode will take you down many unexpected Roger Rabbit holes. Stay tuned for a minisode in which we discuss another Bob Hoskins property, 1993’s Super Mario Bros.: The Movie. Keep in touch on Twitter @Radaptations, and be sure to check out other women-hosted movie podcasts in the Lady Pod Squad Network by following #LadyPodSquad.