<P> Disney released the film through its Touchstone Pictures division on June 22, 1988, to critical and commercial success, becoming a blockbuster . The film brought a renewed interest in the Golden Age of American animation, spearheading modern American animation and the Disney Renaissance . </P> <P> In 2016, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". </P> <P> In 1947 Los Angeles, "toons" act in theatrical cartoon shorts as with live - action films; they regularly interact with real people and animals and reside in Toontown . Private detective Eddie Valiant and his brother, Teddy, once worked closely with the toons on several famous cases, but after Teddy was killed by a toon, Eddie lapsed into alcoholism and vowed never to work for toons again . </P> <P> R.K. Maroon, head of Maroon Cartoon Studios, is concerned about the recent poor performances of one of his biggest stars, Roger Rabbit . Maroon hires Valiant to investigate rumors about Roger's voluptuous toon wife Jessica being romantically involved with businessman and gadget inventor, Marvin Acme, owner of both Acme Corporation and Toontown . After watching Jessica perform at the underground Ink and Paint Club, Valiant secretly photographs her and Acme playing patty - cake in her dressing room, which he shows to Roger . Maroon suggests to Roger that he should leave Jessica, but a drunken Roger refuses and flees . </P>

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