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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

G  |   |  Animation, Drama, Family  |  21 June 1996 (USA)
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A deformed bell-ringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Hugo (voice)
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Quasimodo (voice)
Mary Kay Bergman ...
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Esmeralda (voice)
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Brutish Guard (voice)
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Guards / Gypsies (voice)
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Oafish Guard (voice)
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Frollo (voice)
Paul Kandel ...
Clopin (voice)
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Victor (voice)
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Phoebus (voice)
Heidi Mollenhauer ...
Esmeralda (singing voice)
Patrick Pinney ...
Guards / Gypsies (voice)
Gary Trousdale ...
The Old Heretic (voice)
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Archdeacon (voice)
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Storyline

In 15th century Paris, Clopin the puppeteer tells the story of Quasimodo, the misshapen but 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 lovely 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

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Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El jorobado de Notre Dame  »

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,143,349 (UK) (19 July 1996)

Gross:

ITL 27,074,967,000 (Italy) (3 January 1997)
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Trivia

This was Michael Eisner's (former Disney CEO) favorite film. See more »

Goofs

The grapes on Quasimodo's plate change from scene to scene. See more »

Quotes

Frollo: [to Quasimodo] Oh, my dear Quasimodo. You don't know what it's like out there. I do. I do.
[sings]
Frollo: The world is cruel, the world is wicked / It's I alone that you can trust in this whole city. / I am your only friend. / I who keep you, teach you, feed you, dress you / I who look upon you without fear. / How can I protect you boy, unless you always stay in here, / Away in here?
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Crazy Credits

After the final credits, the gargoyle Hugo says, "Good night, everybody!" See more »

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Soundtracks

A Guy Like You
Written by Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz
Performed by Jason Alexander, Charles Kimbrough, and Mary Wickes
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Dramatic animation- a first and it works
21 June 2000 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

The original film The Hunchback of Notre Dame was one of the saddest and most dramatic films ever. Now, Victor Hugo's original vision is put with color from disney, and it is still dramatic and sad, but it amazingly works into the Dinsey family fold, even if it is erotic, killing and weird. Great fun in voices from Thomas Hulce, Demi Moore, kevin Kline, Tonyt Jay and Jason Alexander as a gargoyle. One of the better animated films to come around in the 90's. A+


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