I watched this randomly and I laughed so hard when it got the stuff about Hunchback.
I also drew Quasimodo on the sidewalk once with that same brand of chalk .
Sidewalk Quasimodo
My Masterpiece….
Lesley-Anne Down as Esmeralda, 1982 Hunchback of Notre Dame
Pretty much the 1982 version follows the 1939 model of how to tell this story. However the 1982 version doesn’t dive into social commentary the same way. The blight of Gypsies is not an issue and Esmeralda doesn’t concern herself social inequality. Esmeralda’s main concerns are not getting arrested, marrying Phoebus and keeping Frollo off of her.
Derek Jacobi as Frollo & Lesley-Anne Down as Esmeralda, 1982 Hunchback of Notre Dame
Frollo is also different than his 1939 incarnation. For one thing, in the 1982 version he is a priest and has no younger brother. Also he is a little more forward, instead of staring at her he basically tries to get with Esmeralda in the first 20 minutes. He went right to lust. But this version has a decent jail scene so point in its favor. Although I would point out that having Frollo bring Esmeralda into Notre Dame after she gets arrested for dancing and then trying to seduce her robs a bit from the jail scene when Esmeralda asks why he hates her. Esmeralda in the book was scared of Frollo and Frollo’s interaction with her was very limited to no existent. In this movie he is not really acting hateful toward Esmeralda. He acting confused and desperate but he was acting fairly nice toward till he tried touch her and she ran off. So Esmerald questioning him was tad on the unnecessary side.
Lesley-Anne Down as Esmeralda & Gerry Sundquist as Gringoire, 1982 Hunchback of Notre Dame
Since the social concerns are not presence in this movie Gringoire has little else to do but moon over Esmeralda, although like in 1939 version he and Esmeralda do fall in love and leave together at the end.
The Death of Frollo, 1982 Hunchback of Notre Dame
Speaking of the end, Quasimodo kills Frollo in self- defense by impaling him on a nail. This…..this ……is not cool movie. While I get that the self-defense angle, impaling Frollo on a nail is A) stupid and anti-climactic and B) having Frollo fall from Notre Dame is a powerful metaphor. My guess the reason why Frollo dies in this manner is the budget but still shame.
Anthony Hopkins as Quasimodo, 1982 Hunchback of Notre Dame
Quasimodo is pretty much the same from 1939 version, Hopkins plays him very sympathetic but it works.
David Suchet as Clopin, 1982 Hunchback of Notre Dame
Clopin is not fun in this version, He is very conniving. He is not to concern about anything other than survival.
Robert Powell as Phoebus & Lesley-Anne Down as Esmeralda, 1982 Hunchback of Notre Dame
Phoebus is depicted as huge womanizing jerk who is married in this version. Another strange addition to this version is Frollo offering to buy Esmeralda from Gringoire.
Lesley-Anne Down as Esmeralda & Derek Jacobi as Frollo, 1982 Hunchback of Notre Dame
This version plays the story out pretty conventionally. It doesn’t make too many big annoying changes to the plot. The changes they make are small and mostly the impact the characters.
So let’s dive deeper into those characters, let’s start with the heart and soul of the movie; Frollo
Derek Jacobi as Frollo, 1982 Hunchback of Notre Dame
Anthony Hopkins as Quasimodo, 1982 Hunchback of Notre Dame
The 1982 version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame was a US made for TV movie. It was made 4 years after the 1977 version was released the US in 1978. It’s part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame series. It starred Anthony Hopkins and Derek Jacobi as Quasimodo and Frollo. Most of the cast is made up of British actors.
Anthony Hopkins as Quasimodo & Lesley-Anne Down as Esmeralda, 1982 Hunchback of Notre Dame
Pretty much this movie plays out like the 1939 version but without King Louis and the modernity angle and the blight the Gypsies in Paris. And it follows the book a bit more than the 1939 version but there a lot differences from.
Derek Jacobi as Frollo & Lesley-Anne Down as Esmeralda, 1982 Hunchback of Notre Dame
So, is this good version, an adequate version, or terrible awful version? Let’s Jump in, shall we?
Next 1982 Post – Let’s look at that plot
Lesley-Anne Down as Esmeralda, 1982 Hunchback of Notre Dame
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- Alessandra Ferrari as Esmeralda, Notre Dame de Paris, World Tour, Crocus City Hall
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- Robert Marien as Frollo, Notre Dame de Paris World Tour cast, Crocus City Hall
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- Alessandra Ferrari as Esmeralda & Yvan Pedneault as Phoebus, Notre Dame de Paris World Tour cast, Crocus City Hall
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- Matt Laurent as Quasimodo, Notre Dame de Paris World Tour cast, Crocus City Hall
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- Alessandra Ferrari as Esmeralda & Ian Carlyle as Clopin, Notre Dame de Paris, World Tour, Crocus City Hall
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- Richard Charest as Gringoire, Notre Dame de Paris World Tour cast, Crocus City Hall
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- Elicia MacKenzie as Fleur de Lys & Matt Laurent as Quasimodo, Notre Dame de Paris World Tour cast, Crocus City Hall
Quasimodo Kitteh
This is pretty much purr-fect!
LoL by: Winnie-Wonka (Picture by: Lorraine S)
Salad Fingers
A few weeks ago I had the displeasure of watching all nine episodes of Salad Fingers with a friend of mine. Salad Fingers is a post-apocalyptic psychological horror Flash cartoon series originally created by British cartoonist David Firth in July 2004. It gain rapid popularity in 2005. Watching all the episodes in a single sitting messes with your head so don’t watch if you haven’t already, don’t watch.
However, it is eerily addictive but what really struck me is that Salad Fingers seem to the sick amalgamation of Frollo and Quaismodo. Like he’s Frollo and Quasimodo’s love child. I mean he has hunchback, one eye that is larger than the other and a weird naivity but also there is sick, sick weird sexual aspect to him and he’s just bat-shit insane. All in all it’s a weird thing.
This Week Fan-art was hand-drawn by me. It’s a real-life rendering of Quasimodo I used pavement as my canvas and sidewalk chalk. Behold my Genius Art Work….
Sidewalk Quasimodo
(I know, I can’t draw……)
World Renowned Photographer, Annie Leibovitz, has taken many photographs for Disney using celebrity as iconic Disney Characters. To date she has done;
Rachel Weisz as Snow White from Snow White, by Annie Leibovitz
– Taylor Swift as Rapunzel from Tangled
– Julie Andrews as the Blue Fairy from Pinocchio with Abigail Breslin as an “Apprentice Fairy”
– Whoopi Goldberg as the Genie from Aladdin
– Jennifer Lopez as Jasmine and Marc Anthony as Aladdin from Aladdin
– Scarlett Johansson as Cinderella from Cinderella
– Julianne Moore as Ariel from The Little Mermaid
– Queen Latifah as Ursula from The Little Mermaid
– Jessica Biel as Pocahontas from Pocahontas
– Tina Fey as Tinkerbell, Giselle Bündchen as Wendy, and Mikhail Baryshnikov as Peter Pan from Peter Pan
– Russell Brand as Captain Hook from Peter Pan
– Olivia Wilde as the Evil Queen and Alec Bladwin as the Magic Mirror from Snow White
– Rachel Weisz as Snow White from Snow White
– Penelope Cruz as Belle and Jeff Bridges as the Beast from Beauty and the Beast
– Roger Federer as King Arthur from the Sword in the Stone
РBeyonc̩ Knowles as Alice, Lyle Lovett as the march Hare, and Oliver Platt as the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland
– David Beckham as Prince Phillip from Sleeping Beauty
– Jack Black as Phineas, Will Ferrel as Ezra and Jason Segal as Gus from the Haunted Mansion Ride
First off a few things that irritate me. First, The Haunted Mansion? Really? You people have 38 movies you haven’t touch yet and you do a ride? Second, two from Peter Pan and a cop-out of Pinocchio? Third, the Stone and the Stone one is way off, did they even watch the movie? Because I don’t think they did. Also I have say a lot of these don’t care for a lot of these images. They look too fake, the celebrities look awkward a lot of the time and the CG work is meh-ish. Also does any one else think it’s odd that based on this series that Snow White, Ariel and Peter Pan are older than Evil Queen, Ursula and Captain Hook? Just a thought.
But anyway getting to my point, Hunchback. Annie Leibovitz hasn’t done a Hunchback one as of yet. But if she does which Hunchback characters would you like to see represented? And who would you like representing them?
Personally they should have two, one of Frollo in the Hellfire Scene and the other Quasimodo and Esmeralda. Since this whole series is based more on who is popular and fits the character in more of a brand way I don’t know who for Esmeralda or Frollo but Peter Dinklage comes to mind for Quasimodo. I think there is some pull for Angelina Jolie for Esmeralda and she could work but she could easily be another character? Like Maleficent. Anyway your thoughts?
This is from folder #21 of the pictures of the Asian Tour Cast of Notre Dame de Paris.
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- Ian Carlye as Clopin & Candice Parise as Esmeralda, 2012 Asian Tour of Notre Dame de Paris
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- Dancer, 2012 Asian Tour of Notre Dame de Paris
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- Court of Miracles, 2012 Asian Tour of Notre Dame de Paris
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- Candice Parise as Esmeralda & Tim Dressen as Gringoire, 2012 Asian Tour of Notre Dame de Paris
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- Stephen Webb as Phoebus, 2012 Asian Tour of Notre Dame de Paris
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- Candice Parise as Esmeralda & Matt Laurent as Quasimodo, 2012 Asian Tour of Notre Dame de Paris
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- Matt Laurent as Quasimodo, 2012 Asian Tour of Notre Dame de Paris
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- Robert Marien as Frollo & Candice Parise as Esmeralda, 2012 Asian Tour of Notre Dame de Paris
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- Finale, 2012 Asian Tour of Notre Dame de Paris
Recently so-call Honest Posters of some Disney movies have come out. They were made by Christine Gritmon and Nick Nadel from TheFW. The Poster were of Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
This is the Hunchback one,
“Honest” Hunchback of Notre Dame Poster
Gah……… where do I start? Because I have a few issues with this.
First here is the write-up on it “Different take: This poster highlights how Esmeralda chooses the handsome but insincere soldier, Phoebus, over the crippled Quasimodo. The phrase emphasizes how Esmeralda chooses the handsome but insincere soldier, Phoebus, over the crippled ‘nice guy’ Quasimodo.”
How was Phoebus insincere? What does Phoebus do that warrants that adjective? Besides Phoebus may have a saratic personality but I guess saving a family doesn’t qualify him as “Nice guy”? But why do people still bring this up over and over? Esmeralda picking Phoebus over Quasimodo. Why can’t they deal with a protagonist not getting the girl? Why is Esmeralda considered some prize that Quasimodo is entitled to base on the fact that he is the protagonist? I get that is this meant to be funny but this comes back to the Esmeralda not picking Quasimodo because he both ugly and nice. When the point is she treats me more like a brother than a romantic interest. Quasimodo as anything but a friend never enters her mind. This line of thinking that Esmeralda is shallow because she didn’t reciprocate Quasimodo’s half baked crushed is sexist. Shame on you.