Hunchback of Notre Dame 1 (1996)

"At its best the film achieves a sweeping grandeur.  Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"...one of the Disney studios' richest visual extravaganzas.  Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
"The best Disney animated feature since Beauty and the Beast...  Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Editor's Note The characters in Victor Hugo's 1831 novel about lonely bell-ringer Quasimodo and his adventures with the beautiful Esmerelda come vividly and musically to life--even the stone gargoyles! This updated '90s version features Quasimodo as an awkward youth, a departure from the Hugo text. Featuring the voices of Tom Hulce, Jason Alexander, Demi Moore, Kevin Kline and David Ogden Stiers. Academy Award Nominations: Best Original Musical or Comedy Score.

	Vioctor Hugo - Based On Novel By
	Kirk Wise - Director
	Gary Trousdale - Director
	Ellen Keneshea - FIlm Editor
	Alan Menken - Original Music
	Stephen Schwartz - Original Music
	Tom Hulce - Voice Of
	Kevin Kline - Voice Of
	Mary Wickes - Voice Of
	Charles Kimbrough - Voice Of
	David Ogden Stiers - Voice Of
	Demi Moore - Voice Of
	Jason Alexander - Voice Of
	Jonathan Roberts - Writer
	Irene Mecchi - Writer
	Noni White - Writer
	Tab Murphy - Writer
	Bob Tzudiker - Writer

Rolling Stone
"...The film achieves a sweeping grandeur..." 07/11/1996 p.96-98

Entertainment Weekly
"...A beautiful and transporting experience....We vibrate to [Quasimodo's] every glimmer of sadness and joy..." -- Rating: A 06/21/1996 pp.43-4

Variety
"...There is much to admire in HUNCHBACK....The new film should further secure Disney's dominance in animation, and connoisseurs of the genre, old and young, will have plenty to savor..." 06/17/1996

Chicago Sun-Times
"...A whirling, uplifting, thrilling story with a heart-touching message that emerges from the comedy and song..." 06/21/1996 p.33

BoxOffice Magazine 8 of 10
...Disney manages to work magic once again, taking Victor Hugo's tragic novel (and its classic film adaptations) as a base for a compassionate and ultimately uplifting tale of heroism and acceptance. - Christine James