30th Anniversary! Free for kids 12 & under!
Inspired by Victor Hugo's classic novel, these are the adventures of Quasimodo, the gentle and lonely hunchbacked bell ringer of Notre Dame. At the urging of his gargoyle pals Victor, Hugo and Laverne, Quasimodo leaves the solitary safety of his tower, venturing out and finding his first true friend, the beauty Esmeralda.
When Esmeralda is arrested and confined to the Cathedral, Quasi helps her escape, and she entrusts him with a secret map to her community's hideout. When the hideout is threatened, Quasi—the most unlikely of heroes—fights to save the people and the city he loves. They, in turn, learn to see people for who they are, rather than how they appear.
1996, 91 Minutes, USA/France, Directed by Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise, Rated G, Digital
"A high point in the renaissance of Disney animation."
– Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
“It's an emotionally rounded fairy tale that balances darkness and sentimentality, pathos and triumph, with uncanny grace.”
– Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
“A grand cartoon cathedral”
– Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
“A triumph, definitive proof that traditional hand-drawn cel animation and computer-generated imagery can not only co-exist but combine to create something magical.”
– Terry lawson, Detroit Free Press
"The script is one of the most intelligent ever produced by Disney, encompassing many themes unusually bold for the studio."
– Neil Norman, London Evening Standard
“Funny and exciting and sweet, with a great new score (part camp, part choral) by Alan Menken and Stephen Stewart”
– Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly
“More wit and dazzle than most of the summer's big adult offerings.”
– Jonathan Romney, Guradian
