The Creative Spirit of Who Framed Roger Rabbit (via) I love Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the 1988 movie by Robert Zemeckis. I haven't watched it in quite a few years, and Cypress Frankenfeld just pointed out this sequence from early in the movie:
\nIt's a pelican riding a bicycle!
\nLook closely and you'll note that the pelican is animated while the bicycle is a real bicycle. Apparently they filled the wheels with water to add stability, then set it running and guided it with a cable.
\nCypress gathered more details on the scene. What a delight.
\n", "content_markdown": "**[The Creative Spirit of Who Framed Roger Rabbit](https://blog.cypressf.com/post/828067789747208192/the-creative-spirit-of-who-framed-roger-rabbit)** ([via](https://bsky.app/profile/cypressf.bsky.social/post/3mvrf45utrs2z \"@cypressf.bsky.social\")) I love [Who Framed Roger Rabbit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Framed_Roger_Rabbit), the 1988 movie by Robert Zemeckis. I haven't watched it in quite a few years, and Cypress Frankenfeld just pointed out this sequence from early in the movie:\n\nIt's a pelican riding a bicycle!\n\nLook closely and you'll note that the pelican is animated while the bicycle is a real bicycle. Apparently they filled the wheels with water to add stability, then set it running and guided it with a cable.\n\nCypress [gathered more details](https://blog.cypressf.com/post/828067789747208192/the-creative-spirit-of-who-framed-roger-rabbit) on the scene. What a delight.\n", "dateCreated": "2026-09-18T16:19:55.454833534+00:00", "date_created": "2026-09-18T14:36:41+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-09-18T14:36:41+00:00", "date_published": "2026-09-18T14:36:41+00:00", "description": "The Creative Spirit of Who Framed Roger Rabbit I love Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the 1988 movie by Robert Zemeckis. I haven't watched it in quite a few years, and Cypress Frankenfeld just pointed out this sequence from early in the movie:…", "external_url": "https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/18/the-creative-spirit-of-who-framed-roger-rabbit/", "git": { "commit": "ebb0941c5c06a2ab2377342d607535262a3e969e", "path": "items/simonwillison-net/2026/09/2026-09-18-the-creative-spirit-of-who-framed-roger-rabbit.md", "permalink": "https://github.com/aymericbeaumet/aggr-instance/blob/ebb0941c5c06a2ab2377342d607535262a3e969e/items/simonwillison-net/2026/09/2026-09-18-the-creative-spirit-of-who-framed-roger-rabbit.md" }, "id": "urn:aggr:item:f92cee2c814462ae6ee452247304a55d20c24ae0", "isBasedOn": { "@id": "https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/18/the-creative-spirit-of-who-framed-roger-rabbit/" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/18/the-creative-spirit-of-who-framed-roger-rabbit/", "@type": "CreativeWork", "archivedAt": { "@id": "https://aggr.aymericbeaumet.com/items/simonwillison-net/2026-09-18-the-creative-spirit-of-who-framed-roger-rabbit/#webpage" }, "dateModified": "2026-09-18T14:36:41+00:00", "datePublished": "2026-09-18T14:36:41+00:00", "headline": "The Creative Spirit of Who Framed Roger Rabbit", "timeRequired": "PT1M", "url": "https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/18/the-creative-spirit-of-who-framed-roger-rabbit/", "wordCount": 96 }, "name": "Archived snapshot: The Creative Spirit of Who Framed Roger Rabbit", "preview": null, "reading_minutes": 1, "replicated_at": null, "source": "simonwillison-net", "source_name": "Simon Willison's Weblog", "summary": "The Creative Spirit of Who Framed Roger Rabbit I love Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the 1988 movie by Robert Zemeckis. I haven't watched it in quite a few years, and Cypress Frankenfeld just pointed out this sequence from early in the movie: It's a pelican riding a bicycle! Look closely and you'll note that the pelican is animated while the bicycle is a real bicycle. Apparently they filled the wheels with water to add stability, then set it running and guided it with a cable. Cypress gathered more details on the scene. What a delight. Via @cypressf.bsky.social Tags: animation, movies, pelican-riding-a-bicycle", "tags": [ "animation", "movies", "pelican-riding-a-bicycle" ], "temporalCoverage": "2026-09-18T16:19:55.454833534+00:00", "title": "The Creative Spirit of Who Framed Roger Rabbit", "url": "https://aggr.aymericbeaumet.com/items/simonwillison-net/2026-09-18-the-creative-spirit-of-who-framed-roger-rabbit/", "word_count": 96 }