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title: The Creative Spirit of Who Framed Roger Rabbit
link: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/18/the-creative-spirit-of-who-framed-roger-rabbit/
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published: 2026-09-18T14:36:41Z
updated: 2026-09-18T14:36:41Z
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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'
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**[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:

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](https://blog.cypressf.com/post/828067789747208192/the-creative-spirit-of-who-framed-roger-rabbit) on the scene. What a delight.