Christopher Lee was also considered for the role, but Lee turned it down. Tim Curry originally auditioned for the role of Judge Doom in September, 1986, but after his audition, the producers found him too terrifying for the role. Doom was originally intended in the script as revealed as the offscreen anonymous hunter who killed Bambi's mother (referred to as "man" in Bambi and also named as such by the American Film Institute). Doom would also have a suitcase of twelve small toon kangaroos that act as a jury, by having their joeys pop out of their pouches, each with letters, when put together would spell "You are guilty". Doom was supposed to have an animated vulture sit on his shoulder, but this was deleted due to the technical challenges this posed. Price and Seaman based the scheme of Judge Doom of destroying Toontown for a freeway by a planned unproduced sequel of Chinatown entitled Cloverleaf which would be the name of Judge Doom's company in the film. They wrote scripts that had either Jessica Rabbit or Baby Herman as the villain, but they made their final decision with the newly created character Judge Doom. Seaman were unsure of whom to include as the villain in the plot of Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Writing ĭuring the writing process in summer 1986, Jeffrey Price and Peter S. The character has been widely acknowledged in popular culture, being referenced in a song, a documentary and a 2021 viral Twitter joke regarding NFL player Tom Brady.Ĭreation and concept Christopher Lloyd portrayed Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The character and his plot twist reveal as a toon are commonly rated as some of the scariest moments in a family-oriented non-horror film. Judge Doom has had many comparisons with characters from other fictional media, and his motives and actions have drawn parallels with real-world historical events.Ĭhristopher Lloyd's role as Judge Doom has been praised as a film villain, with the character appearing as one of the greatest film villains of all time by Wizard magazine and appearing in other related film villain media lists. The merchandise of the character was also sold. Judge Doom later appeared in Who Framed Roger Rabbit media, becoming the final boss of video game adaptations of the film and in a graphic novel sequel explaining his backstory and revival. Many actors, such as Tim Curry and Christopher Lee, were considered for the role before Lloyd was cast as the character. Judge Doom is an original character from the script of the film created by screenwriters Jeffrey Price and Peter S. He is depicted as the much-feared, cruel, and evil judge of Toontown, who is later to be revealed as the mastermind for the framing of the titular character and the murder of protagonist Eddie Valiant's brother within the film. Judge Doom (formerly known as Baron von Rotten) is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit, portrayed by Christopher Lloyd. Christopher Lloyd as Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)īob Holt ( Who Framed Roger Rabbit Read-Along Storybook)
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