A deformed bell-ringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer.A deformed bell-ringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer.A deformed bell-ringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 8 wins & 26 nominations total
- Esmeralda
- (voice)
- Hugo
- (voice)
- Brutish Guard
- (voice)
- …
- Guards
- (voice)
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- Oafish Guard
- (voice)
- Clopin
- (voice)
- Victor
- (voice)
- Phoebus
- (voice)
- Esmeralda
- (singing voice)
- Guards
- (voice)
- …
- Archdeacon
- (voice)
- Baby Bird
- (voice)
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- Laverne
- (voice)
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Now although I am a huge advocate of Disney it's no mystery that they have turned storylines around on mostly all of their movies. I dont think I have seen one of their animated features, that was derived from a story that they didn't change the plot around on. And though most of us know that Sleeping Beauty's original story didn't include 3 good fairies, nor did Beauty and the Beast feature singing Dishware or Gueston (sp), but we still loved those movies regardless, and that it because they were well done. So in saying all of that, why should this one be any different. It didn't follow the Hunchback's novel completely but it doesn't mean that it was horrible. On the contrary, I admire Disney for trying to reninvent themselves by attempting this challenge.
Of course there are alot of things in the book that MUST be taken out of the movie in order for the movie to remain children-friendly. Let's face it the story of the Hunchback is definately one of the darkest, and the combination of religion,lust,and racism which is major concept in the book, needs to be toned down. It is even painful to me, a young adult to stomach alot of what is portrayed in the original Hunchback. I know that children couldn't possibly understand what the real lessons of the book were trying to portray.
However, I believe that Disney reformed this story as to not really narrate the book as I think it was made to prove a point, and to educate children on the cruelty of society in general.
The second time i saw this film, i had rented it and watched it with a three year old girl that I was nannying at the time. Her mother wanted her to see it but I was reluctent to subject the little girl to the darkness of the message. Regardless of everything, I do think this film is more of a FAMILY film, than a CHILDREN'S film. If children are going to see this, then they need a parent to watch it with them. Through out the entire movie the little girl reacted the exact same way that I am sure Disney wanted her to. She would constantly ask me questions like. "Why do people make fun of Quazi, he is a nice guy", and "That Frollo man is so mean to people". Regardless of the inacuracies to the book, the little girl was learning a lesson. Don't judge a book by it's cover, and be kind to your fellow man.
I thoroughly enjoyed this film. I thought it to be very well done, and the music was outstanding. "The Bells of Notre Dame" give me a chill everytime I hear it sung, and there was a good blend of humor, and drama. Disney, once again hits the nail on the head, and it's one that I am going to be adding to my Christmas list in the future.
Enough said!
Quasimodo is a disfigured man who was raised by the evil and cruel Frodo who only keeps him to save himself from eternal damnation. One day Quasimodo goes down to the big fair and bumps into a beautiful gypsy, Esmeralda, who doesn't judge him by his looks but by his charming and kind personality. But when she saves him from the crowd's cruelty, she is a fugitive on the run now, but Quasimodo helps her and falls in love with her. But a new soldier, Phoebus, has also fallen for her and she has for him too, but they all must stick together in order to survive the cruel flames of Notre Dame.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is just such a great film to watch, it's a great family movie for the afternoon. It's such a touching story, it could even bring a few tears to your eyes, and some fun comedy to uplif the story. I loved the old man who is constantly in a trap of some sort and his line every time he gets free "I'm free! I'm free!", then he gets back in the same situation "Dangit!", that was funny. The cast was perfect and seemed to have a lot of fun with their characters. I highly recommend this film, it's a great Disney treasure.
9/10
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.
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- TriviaFor the scene when Judge Frollo sings "Hellfire" and sees Esmeralda dancing in the fire before him, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) insisted that the Disney animators make Esmeralda's clothing more well-defined because she seemed nude.
- GoofsAfter Quasimodo is crowned the King of Fools, among the food thrown at him are tomatoes. Tomatoes are native to Central America, which the Europeans had yet to discover at the time the film takes place.
- Quotes
Frollo: [opens his dictionary] Shall we review your alphabet today?
Quasimodo: Oh, yes, Master. I would like that very much.
Frollo: Very well.
[pours Quasimodo a wine]
Frollo: A?
Quasimodo: Abomination.
Frollo: [pours himself a wine] B?
Quasimodo: Blasphemy.
Frollo: [puts the cork back on the wine bottle] C?
Quasimodo: C-C-Contrition.
Frollo: [raises his cup] D?
Quasimodo: [smiling enthusiastically] Damnation!
Frollo: E?
Quasimodo: [points and winks] *Eternal* damnation!
Frollo: Good. F?
[sips his wine]
Quasimodo: [shrugs his shoulders] Festival.
Frollo: [spits out his wine, coughs, then wipes his lips] Excuse me?
Quasimodo: [realising his mistake] F-F-Forgiveness.
Frollo: You said...
[shuts the dictionary]
Frollo: "Festival."
Quasimodo: *No*!
Frollo: You're thinking about going to the Festival.
Quasimodo: I-It's just that, *you* go every year.
Frollo: *I* am a public official! I *must* go, but I don't enjoy a *moment*!
- Crazy creditsAt the end of the closing credits, the gargoyle Hugo says, "Good night, everybody!"
- Alternate versionsOn British VHS versions of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, it played Eternal's "Someday" over the closing credits.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Frollo Show: Frollo Faps to a Firefighters calendar (2011)
- SoundtracksThe Bells of Notre Dame
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Performed by Paul Kandel, David Ogden Stiers, Tony Jay, and Chorus
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- El jorobado de Notre Dame
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $100,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $100,138,851
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $21,037,414
- Jun 23, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $325,338,851
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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