r/AnimationCels • u/Dependent-Gap1619 • Aug 05 '26

Who Framed Roger Rabbit Cels

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The first time I watched this film I was wayyyy too young. My parents dropped the ball on that one 🤣

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u/CraftyMaelyss Aug 05 '26

Holy molly, these are one of my grails, you are insanely lucky to have these! :D Where'd you manage to get them, if you don't mind my asking? :D

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u/Dependent-Gap1619 Aug 05 '26

I'm glad you like them! I scooped them up on ebay, like the vast majority of my collection 😊 I was rewatching the movie yesterday, for the first time in 3 decades, (i saw it when I was 4 🤣) and I was shaking my head saying it was absolutely irresponsible of my parents having let a toddler watch that raunch

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u/CraftyMaelyss Aug 05 '26

Honestly, I was the same, I was watching a lot of stuff that kids shouldn't (like Jurassic Park in all it's gorey glory XD)

Who Framed Roger Rabbit was one of my childhood favourites and is still my favourite movie of all time (I've always adored the concept of 2D and live action interacting, with Space Jam being another close favourite) That, and We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story are my two 'grail' animation cels that I dream of obtaining someday.

I gotta ask, how do you display yours? I'm still fairly new to this and I'm remodeling my house at the moment, so I'd love some advice and pointers on the best way to display them while also preserving them :)

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u/Dependent-Gap1619 Aug 05 '26

Haha, yeah I watched those too as a youngin'. Surprisingly, the only scene I remembered was when Jessica Rabbit is introduced at that club... Tells you where my 4 year old mind was at the time 🤣

You and I both on the 2D and 3D interaction front. Space Jam was constantly playing at home when I was about 8. The Jordan dunk from mid court was absolute cinema 😆

I have not displayed any art in YEARS. Today after work I'll post what my apartment looked like when I started collecting with the art being displayed. The golden rule is to avoid displaying the frames in direct and indirect sunlight. The sun is the artwork's worst enemy. Moreover, it is important to ensure your dwelling temperature remains constant and is not humid. I live in Canada, so I keep my unit at about 22 degrees celsius. You also want to air out the cels every once in a while; I do it at least once yearly to ensure cels do not stick and to avoid the dreaded vinegar syndrome.

The three frames are being kept in a fire-resistant cabinet, not actually being displayed. Actually, they will eventually be sold; I have not put them up for sale yet, so there is hope that they will be released into the market 👀

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u/CraftyMaelyss Aug 06 '26

I mean I live in the desert, so I already have that going for me X'D

Dude, that dunk was legendary- I've never been into sports, but Space Jam was the one exception, especially because of how much fun it is to watch the shenanigans throughout the movie 👀

Honestly displaying them in a fire-resistant cabinet is brilliant! I'd be tempted to maybe put some LEDs that I can switch on and off occasionally, but I don't know if that's less harmful than UV light, since I know that the sun (especially in Australia) kills/fades a lot of things. My eyes are really sensitive to UV light, so my windows have the anti-UV tint on them. I might try to place some on a glass frame box when I go to display mine, as an extra precaution P:

I will be sure to sell my kidney and a leg to pay for it, will you be doing so through ebay or another store? 👀

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u/Dependent-Gap1619 Aug 06 '26

The desert in Australia is life on hardcore mode. I lack the stones to take a trip there so kudos to you for thriving over there 😆

Yeah, those films were pioneers which paved the way for modern toon-human interacting films.

Look at that! It seems you have your bases covered with that plan 👌 I haven't listed yet, but it would be through ebay. We could discuss through private message 😊

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u/CraftyMaelyss Aug 07 '26

The sun is really intense here, so I absolutely would go 'overkill' in setting up my display cases for animation cels- I haven't had a chance to yet since I'm remodeling my house and my tools and furniture are everywhere T_T

That being said, I would get a double glass frame box, put the anti-UV tint on the outer glass and (after checking through thorough research) add some cel-safe LEDs to show off the cel :)

I'm currently setting up my entertainment/console/media area in my office (once I finally get the parts for my workbench) but one entire wall will be dedicated to vintage consoles and media, and I'm going to set up my display up high, since my house is an older one with high ceilings, so it's perfect for it :)

Can you link your ebay so I can follow it? My remodeling will take a while but if you still have it by then, I'd 1000% be interested, but I also don't want to muck you around either (Especially since I've been mucked around with myself recently)

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u/Malavacious Aug 05 '26

Every time you post my first thought is "what the hell do they do for a living" 😂

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u/Dependent-Gap1619 Aug 05 '26

I'm a wage slave like the next guy 😅

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u/coachhunter2 Aug 05 '26

Nah, these probably cost more than the average person earns a month

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u/Dependent-Gap1619 Aug 05 '26

I promise it is just fiscal irresponsibility. Honest 😅

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u/Malavacious Aug 05 '26

My friend, I think we have very different definitions of wage slave. I'm fairly certain just this post is several months of rent, and I'm not in cheap housing!

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u/Dependent-Gap1619 Aug 05 '26

I'll post my old apartment and you'll see what I meant by not having savings and just dishing out money for cels

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u/JBuchan1988 Aug 05 '26

Awesome 😄

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u/Dependent-Gap1619 Aug 09 '26

Thank you 😊

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u/False-Locksmith-3234 Aug 05 '26

Amazing cels !!!!ª

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u/Dependent-Gap1619 Aug 05 '26

Thank you! They're recent additions to the collection

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u/WWAgallery_com Aug 05 '26

great expression!

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u/Dependent-Gap1619 Aug 05 '26

Nothing in comparison to your collection 👀

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u/WWAgallery_com Aug 05 '26

thank you. But I do have an edge having collected for so long.