Bad Taste vs Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Bad Taste

Jackson plays both Derek and the alien Robert. The cliff fight uses shots filmed months apart, but careful editing makes it look like the two are fighting each other.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Cartoon characters cast shadows, hold real props and move with the live camera. On set, puppeteers, rubber mannequins and robotic arms helped the actors react to something. Because the animation sits so firmly in the frame, you believe it.

Bad Taste

Jackson's gore effects were homemade and heavily influenced by Tom Savini. The alien masks were baked in his mother's oven. Most guns were blank-firing props made from recycled aluminum and wood. It all looks messy, and that is part of the fun.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Many of the live shots used physical tricks. Props moved on strings, robotic arms held things, and rubber mannequins showed the actors where to look. Charles Fleischer even wore a Roger Rabbit costume on set. The result is a world where cartoon objects have real weight.

Bad Taste

The film mixes science fiction, splatter horror, comedy and action. Aliens and chainsaws share the screen with jokes. You can't settle into one way of watching.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

The film is a film noir detective story crossed with a slapstick cartoon. A murder case and a conspiracy about land share space with talking rabbits and cartoon weasels. The clash keeps you off balance.