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Title: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
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Cast
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| Jason Alexander | ... |
Hugo
(voice)
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Mary Kay Bergman | ... |
Quasimodo's Mother
(voice)
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| Corey Burton | ... |
Brutish Guard
(voice)
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| Bill Fagerbakke | ... |
Oafish Guard
(voice)
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| Tom Hulce | ... |
Quasimodo
(voice)
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| Tony Jay | ... |
Frollo
(voice)
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Paul Kandel | ... |
Clopin
(voice)
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| Charles Kimbrough | ... |
Victor
(voice)
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| Kevin Kline | ... |
Phoebus
(voice)
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Heidi Mollenhauer | ... |
Esmeralda
(singing voice)
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| Demi Moore | ... |
Esmeralda
(voice)
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Patrick Pinney | ... |
Guards /
Gypsies
(voice)
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Gary Trousdale | ... |
The Old Heretic
(voice)
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| Jim Cummings | ... |
Guards /
Gypsies
(voice)
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| David Ogden Stiers | ... |
Archdeacon
(voice)
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Storyline
In 15th century Paris, Clopin the puppeteer tells the story of Quasimodo, the misshapen gentle-souled bell ringer of Notre Dame, who was nearly killed as a baby by Claude Frollo, the Minister of Justice. But Frollo was forced by the Archdeacon of Notre Dame to raise Quasimodo as his own. Now a young man, Quasimodo is hidden from the world by Frollo in the belltower of the cathedral. But during the Festival of Fools, Quasimodo, cheered on by his gargoyle friends Victor, Hugo, and Laverne, decides to take part in the festivities, where he meets the lively gypsy girl Esmeralda and the handsome soldier Phoebus. The three of them find themselves ranged against Frollo's cruelty and his attempts to destroy the home of the gypsies, the Court of Miracles. And Quasimodo must desperately defend both Esmeralda and the very cathedral of Notre Dame. Written by Kathy Li
Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
21 June 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El jorobado de Notre Dame See more »Box Office
Budget:
$100,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
ITL 878,556,000 (Italy) (29 November 1996)Gross:
ITL 27,074,967,000 (Italy) (3 January 1997)Company Credits
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Dolby DigitalColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1Did You Know?
Trivia
This film was the final screen credit for veteran actress Mary Wickes, who died before finishing all her lines. A vocal "stand-in" (Jane Withers) recorded her remaining lines. See more »Goofs
In the scene where Phoebus is arriving in Paris and looking for the Palace of Justice, Achilles sits on one of the soldiers and Phoebus cuts off half of his mustache with his sword. However, in the scene where Quasimodo is being tormented at the festival, the focus goes back to the same soldier. In some scenes he has his entire mustache, in other scenes only half. See more »Quotes
Laverne: Quasi, what's wrong? Wanna tell ole Laverne all about it?Quasimodo: I... I just don't feel like watching the festival, that's all.
Laverne: Well, did you ever think of going there instead?
Quasimodo: Sure, but I'd never fit in out there. I'm not... normal.
Laverne: Oh, Quasi, Quasi, Quasi...
[to a flock of pigeons, who have landed on her shoulders and her nose]
Laverne: Do ya mind? I would like to have a moment with the boy, if it's all right with you!
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Going into the theater to see this movie, my friend and I (who are "cynical" teenage movie critics) honestly expected to be disappointed, especially after the relatively blah Pocahontas. When the movie was over 90 min. later, we both ran frantically to go buy the CD and read the book (which, actually, was rather different than the movie, but hey.).
I am 17 years old; I grew up watching The Little Mermaid and Aladdin. When Disney released this movie, which dealt with extremely heavy subject matter in an extremely tasteful manner, I jumped for joy. During the entire movie, I was amazed and spellbound. The music was also fantastic, by the way, as was the cinematography (although those crowd scenes begin to look really fake after a while). That scene where Quasimodo holds Esmerelda up in front of the rose window and yells, "Sanctuary!" still gives me chills.
This is not a movie for children in any way, shape or form. I think the only problem with Hunchback is the fact that Disney refused to accept that this is a serious, relatively adult motion picture and would not make any animated movie, no matter how serious, without obnoxiously cute little critters (i.e., the gargoyles) bouncing around to entertain the kiddies, or huge marketing campaigns at McDonald's, etc. As some others have written on here, it's pretty obvious this movie isn't for kiddies from its subject matter.
But anyone over 13 who's willing to think as well as be entertained when watching a Disney movie would probably love Hunchback.