Who Framed Roger Rabbit Page #7

CIGARETTE GIRL:

Cigars... cigarettes... Eddie?

Valiant turns to see BETTY BOOP standing with a box of

tobacco wares strapped around her neck. In contrast to all

the other Toons, Betty's in black and white.

BETTY BOOP:

(continuing)

Gee, it's swell to see you, Eddie. We

miss you in Toontown.

VALIANT:

Wish I could say the same. What're you

doin' here, Betty?

BETTY BOOP:

Work's been slow for me since the

cartoons went to color. But I still

got it, Eddie...

(sings)

'Boop boop be-doop'.

VALIANT:

Yeah, you still got it, Betty.

(indicates

Geezer)

Who's Mr. Jocularity?

BETTY BOOP:

(leans in)

That's Marvin Acme, the gag king.

VALIANT:

Shoulda guessed.

BETTY BOOP:

He comes here every night to see

Jessica Rabbit.

VALIANT:

Big on the musical comedy, huh?

BETTY BOOP:

Sounds like you ve never seen her,

Eddie.

Now the lights dim and Betty moves on.

ON STAGE:

the dour DROOPY walks out with the spotlight following him.

He's the evening's emcee.

DROOPY:

(deadpan)

Hello, everybody. I hope you're all

having as much fun as I am. I have a

small announcement to make. Jessica

Rabbit will not be able to sing

tonight.

There's a ROAR OF DISAPPROVAL from the men in the crowd.

They shower him with debris.

DROOPY:

(continuing;

deadpan)

I was merely jesting. Without further

ado... here's woman times two,

Toontown's own chanteuse par

excellance... Jessica Rabbit!

There is excited APPLAUSE as the lights dim. A TOON COMBO

made up of CROWS in shades STRIKES UP the intro to the smokey

song, "Why Don't You Do Right". A spotlight hits the

curtain. Now a curvaceous leg pokes out, teasingly. The

crowd goes wild as the rest of the body belonging to the leg

emerges. JESSICA RABBIT is a generously endowed red-headed

bombshell. She's a humanoid Toon... in her case, more

beautiful than human. Her figure is testimony to what a guy

can do with a pencil and a fertile imagination,

REACTION - VALIANT

This is not quite the bunny he expected Roger to be married

to. His jaw drops. And his reaction is mirrored all around

the room. The men are panting so hard you couldn't keep a

match lit.

CLOSEUP - JESSICA

as she steps to the mike.

JESSICA RABBIT:

(sings)

'You had plenty of money back

in '22

You let other woman make a fool

of you

Why don't you do right.

Like some other men do...

Get out of here and

Get me the money too...'

Jessica takes the mike and comes off the stage. Slinkily.

she wanders among the tables, teasing the men as she goes.

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