Vancouver 
Events Description
The Rio Theatre is beyond excited to kick off the September long-weekend with one of our all-time most requested titles: WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film was a technical and cultural achievement inasmuch as it brought together some of the greatest cartoon stars from the worlds of Disney and Warner Brothers, and it brought them together… In real life!
In this visionary version of 1940s Hollywood, animated cartoon stars are a subjugated minority, living in the ghetto-like Toontown. Eddie Valiant (the late, great Bob Hoskins, in one of his most memorable performances) a down-on-his-luck detective, is hired to find proof that Marvin Acme, gag factory mogul and owner of Toontown, is playing hanky-panky with femme fatale Jessica Rabbit, wife of Maroon Cartoon superstar, Roger Rabbit. When Acme is found murdered, all fingers point to Roger, and the sinister, power-hungry Judge Doom (Christopher Lloyd) is on a mission to bring Roger to justice. Roger begs the Toon-hating Valiant to find the real evildoer and the plot thickens as Eddie uncovers scandal after scandal and realizes the very existence of Toontown is at stake! Also starringJoanna Cassidy, and featuring the voices of Charles Fleischer, Kathleen Turner, and more.
WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (Robert Zemeckis, 1988 / PG / 104 mins) ‘Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead, and Roger is the prime suspect.
Who is it for?
*Minors permitted in the balcony. Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service and main floor seating.
*Sorry, Rio Theatre Groupons and passes n/a for this screening.
HOW MUCH
Tickets: Advance tickets $15 | $15 at the door
How to get tickets?
WHEN & WHERE
Date: Friday, September 4
Doors 7:15 pm | Movie 7:45 pm
Sunday, September 6
Doors 6:15 pm | Movie 6:45 pm
Venue & Address: The Rio Theatre, 1660 East Broadway, Vancouver
PLEASE NOTE: All of the Rio Theatre’s screenings are operating at a sharply reduced capacity. We can’t guarantee availability of tickets at the door, so advance tickets for all screening events are strongly recommended. Our online box office can be found at www.riotheatretickets.ca. Online sales for every screening automatically end 1 hour before any given showtime.
