Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988 - Judge Doom's Death (1080p)

Classic scene from the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Bob Hoskins and Christopher Lloyd. Enjoy!

[renatolandyt]

Another great scene from this movie. Enjoy! 😉

[drawingwithmrcroc]

The “ when I killed your brother I talked just like this!” Sends chills down my spine.

[jamesbiggerstaff]

The fact that judge doom is a toon makes his motives more terrifying he was willing to wipe out his own kind for a freeway

[gageperuti]

This scene is still as terrifying as an adult as it was as a kid.

[orbitalbutt]

Tim Curry auditioned for this part. He didn't get it, but it wasn't because he was bad. Quite the opposite, it was because he was _too goddamned good._ He was absolutely fucking terrifying. So terrifying that the producers and director all had to take a minute and go, "This is way too good, we're going to traumatize an entire generation of kids, very very badly."

So the part went to Chris Lloyd. Who was still terrifying. But man, what I wouldn't give to live in the universe where the movie runners were like, "you know what, fuck them kids" and we got to see Tim Curry's Judge Doom

[utopiandreamer]

Christopher Lloyd is so legendary as a character actor.

[bobcatfish]

Scenes like this is why Eddie Valiant is one of my all time favorite movie heroes. In the course of the movie, he overcomes a deep rooted prejudice, kicks his addiction to alcohol, and avenges his murdered brother.
The way Eddie looks so scared of Doom when he sees those red eyes, but still fights and keeps his head. He’s a good man, a brave man, and damn good character.

[SupBro-wwgo]

The fear that shows on Bob Hoskins face shows how good of an actor he was

[fynnthefox]

What I love about Judge Doom is that if you watch the film again, you can see that he moves like a toon, even in his disguise.

[shadowblood]

Eddy went from, "Oh he's a toon, sure" to sheer panic after one sentence. Seeing the hero run away in pure abject terror, the panic on his face was just as unsettling as the pieces of the toon we do get to see.

[joshs]

Christopher Lloyd never ceases to amaze me with his incredible versatility. He’s played everything from a toon to Uncle Fester on the Addams family movies to a Klingon warrior on Star Trek. Arguably the greatest character actor anywhere.

[Omnywrench]

The part that creeps me out most is when we first see Doom's flattened body slowly peel itself off the floor. It's probably the best example in the whole movie of how truly disturbing "cartoon physics" can be when removed from it's original context and applied to real life. Normally a toon would unfurl themselves in seconds and be back on their feet, but the way they linger on Doom slowly rising up, accompanied by visceral crackling and creaking noises like old rubber, not only helps the big reveal set in our minds but also highlights how truly unnatural and unnerving it is. The slow, soft piano music (I think it's a piano) gives this scene a dreamlike quality that quickly turns nightmarish.

[erosion]

The fact you never see his full true toon form makes him even more intriguing and scary.

[thegreatestpepe]

>Literally unkillable other than one specific weakness (Paint Thinner)
>Can spontaneously create dangerous weapons and objects out of nowhere
>Can blend in with a human skinsuit like a replicant in bladerunner
>Completely, absolutely insane
Yeah, the idea of a Toon killer in a world where Toons and Humans share the same reality is absolutely terrifying when you think about it.

[zacharyjoy]

Yeah, Judge Doom is truly monstrous. But then you have to think about something worse: as a toon, it means that someone *created* him.

[mathewdewsbury]

Credit to Christopher Lloyd, his performance as Judge Doom is spot on.

[CrackCrackCracker]

I remember reading how Bob Hoskins had to imagine that he was really talking to Roger and the other toons to the point he would hallucinate seeing them. Apparently it went on for months after the movie due to how intense it was in his acting to make sure that it came off like he was actually dealing with Roger and the others when there wasn't anyone else in the scene but him. Also how his children were mad that he got to work with Bugs Bunny along with the others and he never brought them home to see them was funny.

[matts]

That "Remember me Eddie?!" sends a chill down my spine every time

[marcen]

As a kid: Huh, Doom is a toon...how about that. Time to go to bed.
As an adult: How the Hell did I sleep after this scene?!

[DaveFisher-cqdr]

2:00 we know exactly what Eddie's thinking: "OH MY GOD, IT'S HIM, THE TOON WHO KILLED MY BROTHER, ALL THIS TIME IT WAS HIM"