15. Wed have to rip that up and then reroute that water system., The Imagineers then said But Walt. Honestly, I thought the whole scene was good enough as is, lawyer problems aside (which got worse for Warners as time went on). Ah yes, this takes me back. Its a pretty ridiculous story (SPOILER: After he robbed the First National Bank of Toontown of a zillion simoleons, Judge Doom drops a piano on this pair of private detectives from 15 stories up. Want to stress here: Two days a week versus the two weeks each year in National Lampoons Vacation.. Pete Pelican ( Screen Gems ) An animated Bugs Bunny is sitting next to him. Theres this great scene about 20 minutes into this motion pictures where Valiant as he sits alone in his office, drinking is looking through some photographs and is suddenly undone when Eddie comes across an image of himself, his brother Teddy and Valiants then-girlfriend / secretary Delores cavorting at Catalina. A deleted scene involving the infamous Toon Pig Head would've featured a brief cameo of Witch Hazel. Sugarfoot Not according to the guys who worked on it. And we were genuinely terrified for Eddie when he did battle with Judge Doom in the Acme Warehouse and then discovered that SPOILER ALERT Doom was the toon with those burning red eyes, and that high, squeaky voice who did in Teddy. 9. One that might send Lightning McQueen & Mater off to explore the gritty inner-city world that we glimpsed in all that concept art for Metro, that never-produced Cars spin-off. Winnie the Pooh ( Disney ) The Mickey and Bugs scene was limited to equal screen time, but that was negotiated before production began. FernGully Your email address will not be published. Cook County, Illinois Birth Index, 1916-1935 . Meanwhile, back out at graveside, as Foghorn Leghorn is wrapping up his sermon, who comes rising up out of the ground but Casper the Friendly Ghost. In one version, Yosemite Sam gets so angry that he yells, Hold it, ya varmints! All of them would've appeared in a sequence set at Marvin Acme's funeral, but it was cut due to pacing concerns. Mind you, theres a fun little button on this sequence. Nudnik ( Paramount Cartoon Studios ) A Terrytoons Mighty Mouse is crying while in the hand of a Fleischer Superman who is on his knees sobbing away. WowPopeye, Herman, Felix, and Avery Wolf. Carving out the space for the Tahitian Terrace as well as the Enchanted Tiki Room. As you can see below, Bluto, Elmer Fudd, Herman the Mouse, Felix the Cat, Goofy . Yosemite Sam winds up being the only toon left carrying Acmes casket. The original production schedule was for three days of live action shooting for Marvin Acmes funeral. Eddie winds up with just a broken arm. Which is why Disney then asked Pixar to prep a follow-up film. Any scene thats supposed to be inside of the actual Walley World theme park was shot at Six Flags Magic Mountain. When It Comes To Deleted/Unused Cameos. If the Jungle Cruise was being drained for months so that the Imagineers could then install the Sacred Elephant Bathing Pool sequence in that Adventureland attraction, that meant the Rivers of America had to be drained as well. Learn more about the master animator behind "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," Richard. If the funeral scene had been included in the film, no doubt the same stipulation would have been made for the bit with Bugs, Mickey, Humphrey and Clark in the convertible. I can hear her coughing in the bedroom right now. So the Happiest Place on Earth was a learn-as-you-go operation. Long story short: It was never a smart thing to bet against Walt. Popeye: Were bearing Paul? An Justin Springer, who helped get Tron: Legacy off the ground back in 2010, would be producing. Really stilted. Which then cues Foghorn Leghorn to begin his sermon. Three was Sleeping Beauty Castle. He Wouldve Been In The Marvin Acmes Funeral Scene Sadly Playing The Violin as the Coffin goes down into the grave ! One of the sequences from this Disney film that people most fondly remember is that montage where the Robinsons salvage what they can of their wrecked ship, the Swallow, and then use that same material to construct this amazing treehouse on an uninhabited island off the shore of New Guinea. Storyboards Reveal What Marvin Acme's Funeral in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" Would Have Looked Like Published 9 years ago on May 8, 2014 By Jim Hill Listen to the Article So when your winter cold (which wouldn't let go) becomes a spring cold (that just won't go away) suddenly mutates into the Black Plague Only Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest sold more tickets in 2006) that Disney execs asked John Lasseter to develop a sequel. And again my apologies for JHM being off the air for a week or so there. Because no one was ever going to climb up the 68 steps that then led to the three rooms in this Adventureland attraction (The parents bedroom, the boys bedroom [up in the crows next] and then the common area / kitchen / dining room) and then the 69 steps back down to the ground. I just love how in the above shot Felix the Cat is fighting back tears as he helps to carry Acmes casket. Also the Goons from Sleeping Beauty & the Jungle Book vulture (seen briefly at the end) as well. Were they planned to make cameos in the movie, or at least considered ? Well, Nancys still battling whatever this crud is. Roland and Rattfink Once you got to the front of that line, you then had to open your wallet and purchase enough tickets for your entire family to enjoy that attraction. Well, then consider this: In just the first five years that the Cars film franchise existed, global retail sales of merchandise related to these Pixar movies approached $10 billion. Valiant cant hear what is being said but by the pantomined actions can see it is on the verge of becoming violent. Buzzy The Crow 1. With a loose retheming that then allows this Disneyland attraction to become home to characters from Disneys Swiss Family Robinson, Tarzan, and Encanto.. Little Audrey Who now that Acmes funeral has wrapped up this famous foursome is heading off to play some golf. Original film storyboard in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" that included a funeral scene of Marvin Acme, with Eddie Valiant, RK Maroon, and the Toons involved such as Popeye, Bluto, Felix the Cat, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Goofy, Herman the Mouse, Jessica Rabbits, and others. Which Im told resulted in all sort of angry people at the entrance of Disneylands parking lot. Dont fret. Marvin Acme (played by the adorable, irrepressible and talented Stubby Kaye) is the head of the Acme Corporation and owner of . His Gravestone wouldve had a picture of a falling anvil and wouldve read Long Live His Big Slapstick Toon-ness !. In spite of his cheating with Roger's wife, Jessica, he was a humorous fellow who genuinely loved toons enough to have them own their own town in accordance to his will. The other three were adults. Anyway Like I said, Disneys movie version of Swiss Family Robinson comes out in December of 1960 and does quite well at the box office (Fourth highest grossing film of the year domestically). Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current. Parks closed. Theres a famous story about the origin of the Matterhorn-at-Disneyland project. Things get built at the Disney Theme Parks but not always for the reasons that you might think. 13. 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Which was going to be necessary for the two elevators that would then make that attractions stretching room scenes possible. Blackie the Lamb from Noveltoons ( Famous Studios ) Tommy Tortoise and Moe Hare I dont want people coming away from their visit to Disneyland with this impression. And by October 11, 1955 (less than 3 months after Disneyland Park first opened), they had a fix in place. Thats gotta go inside of the actual Jungle Cruise. So at Walts insistence the Trapped Safari then became the tag gag for the African Veldt section of that Adventureland attraction. In that document (which was also published on December 23rd of that year) states that: Again this year, as in each year since Disneyland Park first opened in 1955, new records were set for total attendance and per capita spending of park visitors.The change to a five-day operating week during the 1958 1959 winter season from the seven-day schedule in effect the previous year has worked out very well. In closing, thanks for all your kind notes. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This Pixar Animation Studios production did so well (Of all the high grossing films released that year, Cars was No. One of those great examples of falling in love with a concept that doesnt fit. Evidently, a sequel was considered, but I wonder if theyd have utilized the obvious premise of the newest threat to traditional Toon Town after 1947: the UPA style which shortly rendered Roger Rabbits slapstick out of date, and the takeover of the HannaBarbarians: limited animated characters who talked more than moved. One of the only images from the storyboards for Marvin Acme's funeral Titled: "Acme Funeral: Inglewood Cemetery" Private Detective Eddie Valiant arrive at the graveyard at Inglewood, California for Acme's funeral Move to the top The stories that slip through your fingers. And let me tell you, folks: The more I look at these images, I honestly wish that Robert Zemeckis, Steven Spielberg, Richard Williams & Dale Baer could have found a way to make the Marvin-Acmes-funeral scene happen. So what spurred Disneylands attendance surge in the Summer of 1959 was Walt pumping $6 million into the place for the construction of new attractions (Matterhorn Bobsleds, Submarine Voyage, & Monorail). Giving us all an intriguing look at what might have been. So thats now the plan for 1962 & 1963. Marvin Acme (played by the adorable, irrepressible and talented Stubby Kaye) is the head of the Acme Corporation and owner of Toontown. Now what really would have been great about this proposed sequence for Who Framed Roger Rabbit wasnt just Marvins pallbearers. He was an unusual blue-grey color, and his fur was nicotine stained. Bugs, chomping on a carrot, leans out to ask Valiant, Pardon me, Doc. Just in the past week or so, a few pieces of concept art for Metro have surfaced online. Clustered around a gravesite are the mourners TOONS of every stripe. Theres Barely Any Famous Studios Characters ! The studios were all cooperative and guys like Richard Fleischer were fantastic and came by the studio to approve the Betty Boop and Koko animation. What fascinates me about the parallels here is that When Walt began to see the same thing bubble up in press coverage for his new family fun park (i.e., All of those Summer-of-1955 stories in newspapers & magazines about how expensive it was to visit Disneyland. Storyboards reveal what Marvin Acme's funeral in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" would have looked like. If Popeye were to be used in the funeral scene, wed have needed to see him carrying the casket alone, perhaps balancing it on one finger (hes strong to the finich, after all). Marvin Hagler Funeral Service - Open Casket [HD] ~ Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler; May 23, 1954 - March 13, 2021) was an American prof. From the very moment he first burst on the scene back in 1978 as sheet music salesman Arthur Parker in the TV mini-series version of Pennies from Heaven, it was clear that there was something special about this performer. Back in April of 2020, Disney announced that it was working on a CG version of Disneys 1973 hand-drawn version of Robin Hood. Which is eventually supposed to show up on Disney+. He is a bald, middle-aged gentleman with an eccentrically jovial, lighthearted personality who loves and cares deeply for the welfare of all Toons. Now previously here at JHM, Ive shared a few pages from the Who Framed Roger Rabbit screenplay which covered what was supposed to have happened graveside at the Acme funeral. 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And those words supposedly were Build this.. While this work was being done along the shore of the Rivers of America, over towards the entrance of Adventureland, the Imagineers were reconfiguring that restaurant that faced out towards Disneylands Hub. And part of his effort to get as much profit as possible out of Disneys theme parks. No lawyer writers. Storyboard Drawings 12 - Marvin Acme Funeral Marty Kline April 10, 2019 Enter Amblin The Marvin Acme funeral scene was deleted, but it would have been fun to see. Close. Paramount had a quick comeback in the 70s and 80s, so reading Harvey comics and going to UCLAs archives really left an impression on Disney/Amblin story artists. Your email address will not be published. Dolores: But I already have a good man). Some say that Who Framed Roger Rabbit was a hit because of all the classic cartoon characters Spielberg & Zemeckis crammed into this Touchstone Pictures release. But Hoskins matter-of-fact retelling is so real & so raw that from here in on in this movie you then just cant help but feel for this character. Bluto thinks that Popeyes comment is disrespectful. Which has gotten miserable press since Day One (and is a large part of peoples growing perception that its just gotten too expensive to take their family on vacation to WDW). One was supposed to be built around boats. Bonkers D. Bobcat Conversely, the pairing of Donald and Daffy was on-the-nose! THE ACME FUNERAL SITE - LONG SHOT - DAY. Which produced home premieres like those TinkerBell movies) began actively looking into ways to expand this lucrative franchise? Which the Imagineers (back then, anyway) felt was money wasted. A-hyuck. So this change in the way that Disneyland Park operated during the off-season made things easier for Walt and Disneys book-keepers back in Burbank. 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