According to the prose writer, the prototype of Jessica was Hot Little Red Riding Hood. There was such a cartoon in 1943. True, Wolf admitted that to create Roger’s wife, he didn’t limit himself to just one character, Riding Hood. Other prototypes were Rita Hayworth, Tinkerbell, Esther Williams and even Marilyn Monroe. On the other hand, fans of the writer’s work have repeatedly noted that the image of Jessica is very similar to Alice - main character fairy tales by L. Carroll. Thus, Jessica, in their opinion, is a “grown-up” Alice or, say, the Red Queen.
Wolfe's work was published in 1981. A few years later, negotiations began between the author and producers who intended to film the book. The writer gave his go-ahead, and representatives of the film studio began adapting the novel. Initially, the writers wanted to give Jessica the role of the main antagonist. But, as a result, the rabbit’s wife turned out to be not a villain at all. A real intrigue was spun around her and she was presented as one of the suspects.
In addition, for high-quality visualization it was decided to choose real people. Their images formed the basis for Jessica's character. Thus, several images of Hollywood actresses were used, including Veronica Lake and Lauren Bacall. And Rabbit's chic and revealing dress was borrowed from 50s model Vicky Dugan. Informally, her name was “Spinka”. She always appeared in provocative open outfits.
The direct author-artist who embodied the image of Jessica for the film was Mark Marderosyan, and the character was animated by Richard Williams and Russell Hall. By the way, the animators generally had to draw all the characters by hand. At the same time, they used combined photography with real objects.
Biography of Jessica Rabbit
A tall and seductive woman named Jessica Rabbit is the rabbit's wife. She sings in one of the cabaret clubs and performs jazz compositions. The establishment is called "Ink and Paints". In addition, every now and then she, as an actress, appears in films. These animated films are produced by a certain company “Acme”. Note that in the book, Rabbit's story is different from the script. So, Wolf said in his book that maiden name Jessica - Krupnik.
She was a rather modest lady and worked as a secretary at one of the radio stations. Back then, she always believed that one day she would be able to quit her boring job. Somehow she met Roger. He courted her and even invited her on dates. Thanks to her lover, Jessica literally blossomed and, as a result, finally left the image of a gray mouse. But Jessica's immediate supervisor, Otto, was jealous of her and a little later he kidnapped the beauty. As it turned out, he served the Third Reich and wanted to use her luxurious data to encourage the Nazis.
But her future husband became aware of where she was being hidden. As a result, Roger and his toon friends decided to save her. Brave friends even ended up at the Tehran Conference and prevented an assassination attempt on Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill. As a result, Jessica's boss died and the lovers got married. Rabbit managed to sign a contract to film in a new animated film, and Wulf got a job at Ink and Paint. After some time, she generally became the main star of club parties.
Jessica's scandalous fame
The film “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” was released in 1988 and brought well-deserved fame to the authors. Critics believe that the film owes its success, first of all, to a competent marketing campaign in which Jessica participated. So, Roger’s wife was depicted on the cover of Playboy. Note that in those days fictional characters rarely appeared on the pages of prestigious magazines.
Interestingly, Jessica's popularity is still discussed today. She is noted with enviable consistency in numerous ratings. So, a few years ago, a British website wanted to find out which movie character had the most Nice dress? Jessica's outfit then took third place. And a little later, the Empire publication decided to identify the best characters of all time. Jessica's image was in honorable 88th place. Also at one time she was called the sexiest fictional woman.
In addition, Roger's charming wife repeatedly took part in television programs. And in 1988, she and her husband appeared in a McDonald's advertising campaign. There is actually a store in Disneyland named after her.
Interestingly, the image of Rabbit seriously influenced ordinary women. Thus, the niece of the cult director Steven Spielberg, who was born in the year the film was released, is named Jessica. A few years ago she moved to Israel and began working as a singer in a Tel Aviv bar. Of course, she often uses the image of Jessica.
Another fan of the film's heroine went under the knife several times plastic surgeon. She really wanted to be like Rabbit and spent almost 10 thousand pounds on it. And the lips of a woman from the northern capital were once recognized as the largest in the world. The winner admitted that she had long dreamed of becoming like Miss Rabbit.
True, not everyone believes that Jessica’s image is worthy of blind admiration. Thus, her shockingness and episodes with sexual overtones at one time outraged both critics and even parents. Also, many were unhappy that she was the wife of a rabbit, and not a person. In addition, in Russia this tape is not recommended for persons under eighteen years of age. However, this is a completely different story.
Pictures of Jessica Rabbit
Photo
Cosplay or photo of Jessica Rabbit in real life
"Who Censored Roger Rabbit." The novel was published in 1981, and then the writer wrote two more sequels, which were published in 1991 and 2013. In 2001, Wolf sued the Walt Disney Company, which made the film. The author believed he was underpaid and sought compensation. The process lasted four years, and Wolf was eventually awarded $400,000 in compensation.
Disney studio bought the film rights almost immediately after publication. But the book is different from the Robert Zemeckis film. The action in it takes place in our time, and Roger is the hero of comics, or rather, comic strips that are published in newspapers. Roger hired detective Eddie Valiant to understand why his employers were reneging on their promise to give him his own strip. Soon Roger is found dead at home, and near his body there is a “bubble” (not all characters can speak humanly, some speak like “bubbles” from comics), proving that someone censored the poor guy. The tone of the novel is darker than the film. For example, Jessica was once a porn star and did not feel any feelings for her rabbit husband - she was only interested in his money.
According to rumors, Harrison Ford was called for the role of detective Eddie Valiant, but in fact Spielberg and Zemeckis saw Bill Murray in this image. They tried to get the actor, but he was famous for his elusiveness - they never managed to contact Murray. A few years later, having learned about this, Murray was very sorry: “I would have agreed to play Valiant without hesitation.” Eddie Murphy regretted the missed opportunity, but he himself refused the offered role. Chevy Chase, Robert Redford, Jack Nicholson, Sylvester Stallone and Ed Harris were also considered. As a result, he played a detective British actor Bob Hoskins.
The producers saw Tim Curry as the main villain, but he turned out to be too scary. John Cleese was too kind and Christopher Lee refused. Among the actors who could play Judge Doom was even Sting. The role was given to Christopher Lloyd, who, at Zemeckis's request, never blinked in the frame, which made him look quite menacing.
The Judge's minions, wacky ferrets, were intended to be a parody of the Seven Dwarfs from Snow White. Their names were: Dumb, Smart, Greasy, Hoarse, Crazy, Slippery and Sparkle. The last two were removed from the script, breaking the symmetry with Snow White.
Charles Fleischer, who played Roger, got into the role so much that he asked to have a bunny suit made for him. The actor delivered all his lines while dressed as a rabbit, which he believed helped him and Hoskins immerse themselves in Magic world film. But Hoskins thought Fleischer was simply out of his mind.
The film team had to resort to various tricks. For example, for the scene with the smoking baby Herman, they designed a radio-controlled manipulator that twisted a cigar. When Roger breaks plates on his head, another specially assembled manipulator does it. To show the octopus bartender, a team of puppeteers suspended glasses and bottles in the air. The scene in the Ink and Paint club, before it was populated by cartoons, looked completely surreal: manipulators were rolling around the site, controlled by puppeteers located below.
"Roger Rabbit" gave birth to the term "torn lamp", which is still used in the industry to refer to difficult work that the viewer simply won't notice. When Eddie enters a secret room in a bar, he hits a lamp with his head and it begins to swing. This scene was filmed differently at first: Hoskins did not touch the lamp, the lighting was static. Then the director changed his mind and decided it would be a good idea to touch the lamp. The lighting changed completely and the animators had to completely redo the lighting on the bunny.
One of the most difficult scenes for the animators was Jessica's performance at the Ink and Paint Club. The sequins on the dress were supposed to glow. This effect was achieved by passing light through a plastic bag scratched with steel wool. Post-production of the film lasted 14 months.
Zemeckis had to scrap the scene in which Eddie is thrown out of Toontown and discovers a pig's head on him. He washes it off in the shower and so he meets Jessica while half naked. The pig's face floating down the drain was the first animation made for the film. Alas, the scene slowed down the picture, and it was cut out.
The first version of the film performed very poorly in test screenings. Michael Eisner almost canceled the film when the budget exceeded $30 million. As a result, Disney was sure that they had a failed project on their hands. However, critics were delighted - today the film has a 97% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes - and praised the difficult work of the filmmakers.
The film's financial success led Disney and Spielberg to come up with the idea for a sequel. In 1989, JJ Abrams met with the director and discussed working on a sequel. At its core, it was a prequel, and it told how Roger lived on a farm, how, together with a guy named Richie Davenport, he went in search of his mother and met future wife, a Hollywood starlet. When the war begins, Richie and Roger join the army, and Jessica is kidnapped by the Nazis and forced to voice propaganda on the radio. To save her, the heroes go to Europe in the company of several cartoons. Spielberg, preparing to film Schindler's List, considered the possibility of showing the Nazis as comic villains, but abandoned this idea after filming the film. In the late 1990s, the script was rewritten, replacing the military component with a story about the rabbit's attempts to make a career on Broadway and in Hollywood. Despite recording several songs and testing computer animation, the project was canceled.
Robert Zemeckis constantly answers journalists' questions about the sequel to Roger Rabbit. According to the director, the chances of a sequel are negligible. "Modern corporate culture Disney is not interested in Roger and certainly has no affection for Jessica,” the director told The Telegraph in 2016.
Red curls, breathtaking thin waist and legs of incredible length - Jessica Rabbit has firmly occupied the position of the sexiest cartoon character for several decades. However, such a striking appearance has its drawbacks - the beauty is constantly suspected of selfish intentions. In fact, the sweet-voiced singer only needs love, which Mrs. Rabbit fully bestows on the charismatic rabbit.
History of creation
The vivid image of a Hollywood diva was born in the head of writer Gary Wolf. Jessica featured prominently in the novel, written in 1981. The work “Who Censored Roger Rabbit?” The film studio bosses became interested, and soon the beauty’s “father” sold the right to film the detective story for a large reward.
Geoffrey Price and Peter Seaman were entrusted with creating the script for the future film masterpiece. Female character The novel immediately sparked heated debate. If the men were satisfied with the general outline of the film, then the role of Mrs. Rabbit in the detective story was not. The writers decided to make the rabbit's wife an insidious villain, but in last moment changed their minds, leaving a little righteousness in the singer’s image.
Having learned that the fairy and Hot Little Red Riding Hood (the heroine of the 1943 cartoon) served as the prototype and muse for the creation of Jessica, Price and Seaman decided not to stray far from the original. The only addition to the heroine's image was her hairstyle, borrowed from actress Veronica Lang, and makeup, typical of film stars of the 40s.
Biography
Jessica Krupnick was born in the suburbs of Los Angeles into a low-income family. Nothing is known about the girl’s parents; the beauty did not tell anyone about her own childhood. And Jessica didn’t consider herself attractive at all.
The future Mrs. Rabbit did not wear makeup, wore loose clothes and preferred to pull her hair into a strict bun. As she grew older, Jessica got a job as a secretary at a radio studio. The gray mouse did not attract the attention of even his own boss, Otto.
Everything changed after the girl met Roger Rabbit. The cheerful and popular cartoon character was seen behind his unremarkable appearance kind heart. Grateful for the sincere attention and care, Jessica began to blossom.
Gradually, baggy clothes were replaced by a stylish wardrobe, and the plain hairstyle turned into a lush red mane. Such changes were noticed not only by the secretary’s lover, but also by Jessica’s boss. Otto, an underground agent of the Third Reich, stole the beauty and forced the secretary to read the news to Nazi soldiers. Impressed by the girl's exciting voice, the men spent a lot of time listening to propaganda.
Roger rabbit saved the beauty from an unpleasant job. An influential actor found out where Jessica was hidden and stole the girl from the Nazis. Already in love, the heroine lost her head. Soon after the wedding, the newlyweds moved in together.
In order not to be bored at home while her beloved rabbit earns a living, Jessica gets a job as a singer in night club"Ink and Paints". Impressive appearance and languid voice do their job, and soon Mrs. Rabbit becomes the star of the establishment.
Despite the obsessive attention of men, Jessica remains faithful to her husband. The rabbit, which seems to others to be an unsuitable companion for such a beauty, truly understands the woman. Soon music career Roger's wife overshadows the artist's success.
The girl is bombarded with offers to appear in magazines and films. Influential fans vying with each other to offer their hand and heart to the languid beauty. To help her husband, who is depressed by this state of affairs, Jessica agrees to set up one of her suitors.
But the plan that the head of the film studio proposed to the star fails. Now the singer’s beloved man is accused of murdering her lover. Jessica is confused. The singer understands that her lover is not capable of bloody showdowns. And the heroine herself is not to blame for anything. But who will believe a beauty in such a provocative dress?
Jessica is ready to do anything to get her husband out of trouble. The girl fearlessly rushes into battle with bad cartoons who want to frame Roger Rabbit. Despite the image of a sexy babe in distress, the singer will win back her love and do it damn charmingly.
Film adaptations
The first appearance of the attractive Jessica Rabbit took place in 1988. The scene in the film “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”, where the singer performs in front of the audience, took a year to create. The animators spent most of their time creating Jessica's iridescent dress.
Critics appreciated the painstaking efforts - the film received an Oscar for best visual effects. By the way, the style of the dress was borrowed from model Vicky Dugan, who built a career thanks to revealing outfits. The sexy beauty was given her voice, and Amy Irving performed the title song of the heroine.
In 1989, Jessica appeared in the cartoon Tummy Troubles. The beauty got the role of a caring nurse who helps Roger Rabbit cope with the child. Kathleen Turner was once again entrusted with voicing the red-haired savior.
Still from the movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" In the animated short "Rabbit on a Roller Coaster," the lovable Mrs. Rabbit appears as a victim in trouble. Only a hilarious rabbit can save the beauty.
In 1993, another animated masterpiece dedicated to Roger was released. IN " Tangled Trail“Jessica again appears as her husband’s faithful companion, helping out and supporting the rabbit in difficult life situations.
Sometimes the beauty appears in television projects as an independent person. One of the girl’s brightest comeos on the screen took place in the show “Saturday Night”. By using modern technologies The cartoon kept company with the presenter of the program.
- They tried on the image of the fatal beauty, and.
- The exact height of the beauty is not indicated by the creators of the character. But the girl’s fans calculated that it is approximately 170 cm.
- In pursuit of a figure reminiscent of Jessica, girls sometimes do crazy things. American Piercy Bros underwent 19 operations to look like Mrs. Rabbit.
- In the original version of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" the audience appreciated both the beauty’s figure and underwear. Later, the scene where Jessica Rabbit accidentally exposes herself during a car accident was cut and pasted into a retouched version.
- The image of a sexy diva is mercilessly exploited in numerous areas. For example, a manicure with a picture of Jessica on the ring finger is popular.
Quotes
“You don’t know how hard it is for a woman who looks like me to live.”
“I’m not bad, I’m just drawn that way.”
“I want you to know that I love you. I love you more than a woman can afford to love a rabbit!”
“I’m ready to do anything for my husband. For all…"
Jessica Rabbit is the embodiment of boyish dreams and the girlish ideal from the cartoon film “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” had her own real prototype. And although many film fans sincerely believe that it was the Hollywood star Veronica Lake, in fact, the animators were pushed to create a hand-drawn sex bomb by another “starlet” - not very famous, and nowadays rather forgotten, starlet and pin-up model Vikki Dugan.
All photos with Life magazine credit: Ralph Crane
How can a young girl in Hollywood attract the attention of directors and producers, if there are still a good thousand like you? Right! Need to shock! Vicky Dugan ordered dresses from dressmakers exclusively with an open back and walked around the streets in them, which in the prim 50s of the last century was akin to pornography. And the dresses, unusual for those times, and Vicky were so good that as a result, the girl was forever given the nickname - The Back.
But the girl certainly didn’t shine with real acting talent. During ten years of trying to make a career in cinema, Vicky starred in episodic roles in only seven films (in two of which her last name did not even appear in the credits) and three television series.
But she attracted the active attention of photographers, and indeed all males. It is not surprising that in 1957 she became Playboy magazine's "girl of the month". In a mini-interview published in the magazine, when asked why she wears such provocative outfits that practically reveal her delicious soft spot, Vicky replied: “I have small breasts, what else do I have left?”
In 1962, Vicki appeared in Playboy again, but in a less prestigious section - “girls next door”.
Despite the fact that many Hollywood stars were among her lovers, including Frank Sinatra, the girl’s film career did not work out, and in 1959 she finally disappeared from the silver screen. A few years later she was completely forgotten and crossed out from the casting lists. She would have sunk into oblivion if Disney had not resurrected her in their cult 1988 semi-animated Roger Rabbit film. And for the first time in her life Vikki received main role in the cinema - although not quite in kind, although they are the wives of a stupid rabbit, but in the company of big stars.
It must be said that the screenwriters and animators did a great job, copying not only the appearance, but also the movements and manner of speaking of the real Vicky Dugan. Just look at Jessica’s phrase alone: “I’m not bad, they just painted me that way.”
By the way, Vickie Dugan is still alive, and she doesn’t look too bad at 84 years old.
Jessica Rabbit is a cartoon character with all the properties of a fatal beauty. Gary Wolf wrote novels, the first of which is Who Framed Roger Rabbit, where there are real people and cartoon characters in the same world. After the author’s works, comics on this topic and a film of the same name by Robert Zemeckis appeared.
Previously, Jessica Krupnik dressed modestly, covering her curvaceous and a narrow waist with simple, uncomplicated outfits. Her beautiful red hair was always tied in a ponytail. Green eyes, plump lips and long eyelashes did not stand out as much because Jessica did not attach much importance to makeup and cosmetic procedures. And in general, the girl’s whole appearance was simple and not memorable.
Jessica spent her days at work, her profession being a secretary at a radio station. After meeting Roger Rabbit, her whole life changed completely. They went on romantic dates and walked together. Jessica began to dress more elegantly, take more care of her appearance, understood the beauty of dresses and loose long hair. The girl's boss, named Otto, was a Reich spy. He didn’t like this novel, so he decided to kidnap Jessica. She was forced to read slogans to the Nazis, who were delighted with the beauty’s appearance. Roger Rabbit saved the cartoon from captivity, after which they got married, and the girl received new surname- Rabbit.
Life has become better married couple got along great. Rabbit got roles in Maroon's cartoons, and his wife sang at the Ink and Paints club. She acted in films at the suggestion of director Marvin Acme, who was the owner of the city of cartoons. Jessica fell in love with a long red dress with a beautiful neckline and seductive gloves of the same color.
However, soon, Jessica began to be threatened, forcing her to be with Marvin. Their relationship was captured on video, and Detective Eddie showed the tape to Acme, who hired him, as well as Roger. It turns out that local judge Rock planned this blackmail. He wanted to gain power in Multown and become the most important. After setting Roger Rabbit up, he decided to kill Acme. Rock also began searching for Marvin's will, which included giving the house to the toons.
Jessica decided to handle the matter herself; she looked for her husband and worked to save him. Trying to lure the detective with her beauty, Jessica asked for his help, but nothing worked. Jessica tried to save Acme after learning that the killer was a judge, but it was too late. She only managed to save the detective who suspected her. Now their forces have united, only the ferrets prevented them.
The Acme warehouse became the scene of the plot's denouement, where Jessica and her husband and friend Eddie fought for their lives against the villain. Rock wanted to destroy the cartoon town using a special "syrup". His dream was to build a huge highway.
The detective managed to defeat Rock, who was actually a cartoon ferret. The judge was dissolved in his own “syrup.” The rabbit was released, and the will was in its place. Peace and tranquility have come to Multown.
