The Creative Spirit of Who Framed Roger Rabbit
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18th September 2026 - Link Blog
The Creative Spirit of Who Framed Roger Rabbit (via) I love Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the 1988 movie by Robert Zemeckis. I haven't watched it in quite a few years, and Cypress Frankenfeld just pointed out this sequence from early in the movie:
It's a pelican riding a bicycle!
Look closely and you'll note that the pelican is animated while the bicycle is a real bicycle. Apparently they filled the wheels with water to add stability, then set it running and guided it with a cable.
Cypress gathered more details on the scene. What a delight.
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