Trail Mix-Up (1993)

Director:

Barry Cook

Writers:

Gary K. Wolf (characters)
Rob Minkoff (story) ...

Release Date:

12 March 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family

Plot:

During a picnic, Baby Herman follows a beaver into a perilous sawmill - with Roger Rabbit in frantic pursuit. |

Plot Keywords:

Roger Rabbit | Beaver | Sawmill | Baby | Waterfall

Cast

Charles Fleischer	...	Roger Rabbit (voice)
Kathleen Turner	...	Jessica Rabbit (voice)
April Winchell	...	Young Baby Herman / Mrs. Herman (voice)
Lou Hirsch	...	Adult Baby Herman (voice)
Corey Burton	...	Droopy Dog (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Bear / Beaver (voice)

Runtime:

8 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:U (1993) | USA:G

Company:

Amblin Entertainment

Trivia:

When Roger fumigates his campsite, the bug spray he uses is labeled "Mink-Off" - a reference to producer Rob Minkoff.

Movie Connections:

References Aladdin (1992)

Soundtrack:

Theme from Jaws (1975)

While not among the best Roger Rabbit shorts, it is still a wonderful film

After the wonderful film WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT, Disney Pictures experimented by making several short cartoons starring Roger Rabbit and they were shown before feature films--much like the original purpose of classic Warner Brothers, MGM and Disney toons. Unfortunately, Disney also chose to pair these amazing shorts with some of the worst films of the era--virtually guaranteeing they would never see the light of day! Today, the only way you can see them is on an out of print videotape entitled "THE BEST OF ROGER RABBIT". It is NOT available on DVD nor does it appear it will be.

In this short, Roger in the great outdoors and as usual, he's watching the troublesome Baby Herman. And, as usual, Baby Herman manages to get into a ton of trouble--leading to an amazing finale! You just have to see it to believe it.

Now as to the quality of this cartoon, it is amazingly violent and insane--even more so than the typical Tex Avery cartoon of the 1950s. Because the characters are so funny, the animation quality so superb and the action so intense, this is one of the greatest cartoon shorts you can find---period. Too bad the powers that be at Disney were idiots who didn't realize they had gold on their hands!

UPDATE 2/09--According to IMDb "This animated short can be found on the Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) Vista Series DVD, released in 2003".