Judge Doom throttles Roger Rabbit.

Judge Doom is a fictional character played by Christopher Lloyd. He is the main villain in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He is the much-feared Judge of Toontown. Despite presiding over a city of Toons, Doom is totally without mirth and passes capital punishment on toons who break the law, placing them in a chemical vat of turpentine, acetone and benzene (essentially oil and paint thinner, as well as film dissolver) which he dubs "the Dip"; this lethal concoction can dissolve Toons, essentially killing them in such a manner so that they stay dead. He also appears to bear some resemblance on Roland Freisler, the notorious Nazi figure who was also a sadistic judge. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... For other persons named Christopher Lloyd, see Christopher Lloyd (disambiguation). ... “Bad guy” redirects here. ... Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 film produced by Amblin Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company (released on its Touchstone Pictures banner), which blends traditional animation and live action. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Toontown is a fictional city near Los Angeles where animated characters, or toons, live. ... Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ... For the band, see Turpentine (band). ... The chemical compound acetone (also known as propanone, dimethyl ketone, 2-propanone, propan-2-one and β-ketopropane) is the simplest representative of the ketones. ... For benzine, see petroleum ether. ... Turpentine substitute is a mineral based replacement for the vegetable based organic solvent turpentine. ... Judge Freisler Roland Freisler (October 30, 1893 – February 3, 1945) was a prominent and notorious Nazi German judge. ... National Socialism redirects here. ...

The Judge employs Toon henchmen (the "Toon Patrol") to assist him in hunting down Roger Rabbit for the murder of Marvin Acme. Doom wears a black trenchcoat over a black suit, as well as a black fedora, black gloves, black bow-tie, and rimless yellow-tinted glasses; He also carries a pocketwatch. The Toon Patrol is a fictional Department within the City of Los Angeles and Toontown of five cartoon weasels from the 1988 movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A music tape released by Dave Grohl, under the pseudonym Late! Track listing All songs by Dave Grohl. ...

Appearances

When the film first introduces Judge Doom, Lt. Santino confides to Eddie Valiant that Doom bought the election. Later, at the Terminal Bar, Doom uses the "Shave and a Haircut" trick to lure Roger out, then prepares to execute him. When Roger gets free from Doom, the Judge orders the Weasels to capture Roger and Eddie Valiant. Roger realizes he's in trouble with Doom after him, and begs Eddie to hide him. When Eddie figures out that studio head R.K. Maroon is connected to the plot to frame Roger, Eddie interrogates him, but Maroon pleads that he is "a dead man" if he confesses. Just as Maroon is about to spill everything, he is killed by an unseen gunman who nearly shoots Eddie as well. Eddie Valiant is a Californian private investigator and one of the main characters in Who Censored Roger Rabbit?, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Who P-P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit?. He is also the only human character who appears in both books and the 1988 film adaptation. ... Sheet music for Shave and a Haircut. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Eddie Valiant is a Californian private investigator and one of the main characters in Who Censored Roger Rabbit?, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Who P-P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit?. He is also the only human character who appears in both books and the 1988 film adaptation. ...

Upon chasing the killer to Toontown, Eddie catches Jessica Rabbit, thinking she's the murderer, but it turns out Judge Doom was the one who killed Acme and Maroon. At the film's climax, Doom traps Eddie, Jessica, and Roger in the Acme Factory to explain his scheme: Erase Toontown from the map using a giant, mobile vat of dip linked to a high-pressure water cannon, and then build a freeway over it. Doom then plans to retire from being a judge and control all the profits from the new road system. Doom also reveals that he is the sole shareholder of the Cloverleaf corporation, and confesses that he bought the trolley car company for the sole purpose of dismantling it. He then has Jessica and Roger tied up and raised into the air via skyhook to be sprayed by the dip cannon. Jessica Rabbit is a fictional character created by author Gary Wolf for his humorous novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit?. The character was later used in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit, loosely based on Wolfs book. ... Interstate 80 (Eastshore Freeway) in Berkeley, California: a typical American freeway (MUTCD definition) A freeway, also known as a highway, superhighway, autoroute, autobahn, autostrada, dual carriageway, expressway, Autosnelweg or motorway, depending on the country of discussion, is a type of road designed for safer high-speed operation of motor vehicles...

Valiant distracts the weasels using hilarious antics to make them laugh themselves to death, then attempts to rescue Roger and Jessica when he is interrupted by Doom. The two men then square off, dueling with various ACME props. During the fight, Judge Doom is run over by a steamroller, but does not die as expected. As the steamroller crushes him, Doom's body is flattened into a flimsy paper-thin shape, revealing himself to be a Toon wearing an assortment of fake props such as fake eyeballs, false teeth and a rubber mask in order to disguise his Toon body. When Doom shows his red toon eyes and talks in a high squeaky voice, Eddie recognizes Doom as the bank robber in Toontown long ago who murdered his brother, Teddy Valiant, thus explaining how Doom managed to buy the judicial election and the trolley car company. The Acme Corporation (sometimes made a backronym to: A Company (that) Makes Everything - though this is in dispute) is a fictional corporation that exists in the Looney Tunes universe. ... This article is about the construction vehicle. ...

Doom sprouts a cartoon anvil and an extendable toon buzzsaw from his hand, attempting to finish off Eddie. In the end, Eddie proves to be too clever for the evil Toon, dissolving him by using his own dip concoction against him and leaving behind his human disguise. A crowd of various Toons then surround his empty suit and wonder what kind of Toon he was. For other uses, see Anvil (disambiguation). ... Buzzsaw is the name of several characters in the fictional Transformers Universes. ...

Graphic novel version

In the graphic novel Roger Rabbit: The Resurrection of Doom, it is explained that Doom's real name was Baron von Rotten, and that he played villains in old cartoons, until one day, he was knocked unconscious, experienced memory loss, and woke up thinking he was a real villain.

Powers and abilities

In his human guise, Doom uses his skull-headed swordstick and ACME products to fight Valiant. While in his toon form, he has evil red eyes and a squeaky voice, and is able turn his hands into an arsenal of weapons, including a buzzsaw and an anvil. He uses springs in his feet to jump far distances, and (like most toons) can survive anything but his dip, which dissolves him. A swordstick or cane-sword is a cane incorporating a concealed blade. ...

Original script

• In early scripts of the movie, Doom was revealed to be the hunter who killed Bambi's mother, which is consistent to the backstory of the graphic novel.
• In the third draft of the script (dating from 1986), Judge Doom was originally going to have an animated pet vulture called Voltaire as well as a literal toon kangaroo court which he kept in a briefcase, but these ideas were discarded in exchange for developing Doom's weasel henchmen. [1]