The only scene EVER with both Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny.

The only scene EVER with both Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny.

This momentous occasion took place for about 30 seconds during the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?. Getting these cartoon colossi together took some doing, however. Fortunately, the man who was able to accomplish this task was none other than acclaimed director and producer Steven Spielberg. Several years prior, Michael Eisner had taken on the expensive budget for the Spielberg flick Raiders of the Lost Ark. Newly-elected as the CEO of Disney, Eisner hoped Spielberg would return the favor with Roger Rabbit. As Eisner had believed, Spielberg was able to deliver in a very big way. He was able to get the rights to all the non-Disney cartoon characters for dirt cheap - only $5,000 per character! The one caveat was that Warner Bros. demanded that Bugs Bunny only be featured in scenes opposite Mickey Mouse and that the pair had to speak the same number of words of dialogue.