Big Man on Campus (1989)

In this version of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", a hunchback is found living in the bell tower of UCLA. He is put on trial and made to go through tests. One of the research doctors falls for him, and he falls for her in the end.

Director:

Jeremy Kagan (as Jeremy Paul Kagan)

Writer:

Allan Katz

Stars:

Allan Katz, Corey Parker, Cindy Williams

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Allan Katz	...	Bob Maloogaloogaloogaloogalooga - Hunchback
Corey Parker	...	Alex
Cindy Williams	...	Diane Girard
Melora Hardin	...	Cathy
Gerrit Graham	...	Stanley Hoyle
Jessica Harper	...	Dr. Fisk
Tom Skerritt	...	Dr. Webster
John Finnegan	...	Judge Ferguson
Bill Morey	...	Dean Crawford
Andrew Bloch	...	Miles Cohen
Armin Shimerman	...	Dr. Oberlander
Sam Assaid	...	Server
Steven Barr	...	First Reporter
Catherine Bergstrom	...	Lady with Child
Nat Bernstein	...	Bailiff

Storyline

A suspicious hunchback is spying through a scope on the UCLA campus from a tower which he makes his home out of, when his eye catches a beautiful girl. He lustfully keeps his eye on her until he sees her being violently pushed away while trying to stop a guy from beating up her boyfriend. This makes the hunchback mad and he makes himself known by swinging from a rope Tarzan style onto the campus and attacks the man who pushed the girl away. The hunchback is later taken into custody by campus officials and is later examined by the campus professors, Cathy, the beautiful girl, and Alex, her boyfriend. While on a ride back to the campus, the hunchback escapes the police car and is being chased by Alex, Cathy, and one of the professors riding along with them, Dr. Webster. He leads the trio to his tower and shows them the whole place. Dr. Webster then feels that it's best for him to stay there and he, along with Cathy, asks Alex to stay with the hunchback. After a long argument, Alex ...

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Plot Keywords:

hunchback | campus | bell | bell tower | university | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

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Certificate:

PG-13

Did You Know?

Trivia

Early print ads showed Bob from the back and gave the sense that it was going to be a horror film. It ended up as a comedy.

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Goofs

After Bob falls in the fountain trying to catch the Frisbee, he picks the Frisbee up out the water and throws it to Alex, but when Alex catches the Frisbee in the next shot, it is completely dry despite being soaking wet when Bob threw it.

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Quotes

Bob Maloogaloogaloogaloogalooga: Love conquers all! Love is what dreams are made of! Love sucks!

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Connections

Version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1986)

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Soundtracks

Wild Child
Performed by Brent Bourgeois

User Reviews

my vote...

I have been bumping into this movie late nite for awhile now and it's grown on me. Bob is a really winning character, and probably deserves his own teevee show.

I give this movie One Malooga and Four Loogas!

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 January 1992 (Argentina)

Also Known As:

The Hunchback of UCLA

Filming Locations:

Glendale Galleria, Glendale, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Regency International Pictures, Vestron Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color