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Last time we looked at the Hunchback episode of Wishbone
First off, due to the format of Wishbone the retelling of any of any the classic stories the show tells is severely abridged. The Notre Dame section is only about 10 minutes in length. There are only three principle characters; Quasimodo, Frollo, and Esmeralda. However Phoebus is mention but only as Esmeralda’s boyfriend.
Wishbone as Quasimodo, The Hunchdog of Notre Dame
The first and longest part of the Hunchback segment is Quasimodo (played by Wishbone) is saying that he should get out more and bam a second later he is at the Feast of Fools and crowned the “Prince of Fools.” (That’s a new one)
Esmeralda (Lanell Pena) and Wishbone as Quasimodo, The Hunchdog of Notre Dame
The crowd laughs at him and makes quips at his ugliness but then we meet Esmeralda. She dances as both Quasimodo and Frollo watch. She stops when she see Quasimodo’s face and runs off. Frollo then yells at Quasimodo by telling expository dialogue about how they know each other.
Esmeralda (Lanell Pena) and Wishbone as Quasimodo, The Hunchdog of Notre Dame
Frollo and Quasimodo then go into a tavern where the see Esmeralda dancing. Frollo watches her intently. He then tells Quasimodo to get her for him. As she leaves, Qausimodo approaches her and tells her to come with him or Frollo will hurt him. Just then Frollo comes up behind Esmeralda and tries to grab her. But she faints and Frollo runs off leaving Qausmodo to take the blame.
Esmeralda (Lanell Pena) and Wishbone as Quasimodo, The Hunchdog of Notre Dame
The next time we go back to the Hunchback story, Quasimodo is on the pillory asking for water. Esmeralda walks up to Quasimodo and gives him water and Quasimodo is thankful.
Esmeralda (Lanell Pena) and Frollo (Sean Hennigan), The Hunchdog of Notre Dame
The last segment of the story is the big rescue. Wishbone explains that Frollo attacked Esmeralda’s boyfriend but she is accused of the crime and is sentenced to death. As she brought up the gallows, Frollo stops her and tells her that he can save her if she accepts him but she rejects him.
Wishbone as Quasimodo, The Hunchdog of Notre Dame
Quasimodo watches on but relieve that he can do something. He leaps down and bits the pant leg of the hang man. As he does Esmeralda removes the rope from her neck (I guess her hands were not tied).
Esmeralda (Lanell Pena) and Wishbone as Quasimodo, The Hunchdog of Notre Dame
The two run towards Notre Dame but Frollo tries to stop them but fails. The two make it inside the cathedral and Esmeralda telling Quasimodo that “he is truly beautiful”. The End
And that is it. It’s very short and really only have like only 4 scenes and yet it still better than most made for video hunchback versions.
Next Wishbone article – Review of the Hunchback segment
Esmeralda (Lanell Pena), The Hunchdog of Notre Dame
Another song named after Quasimodo.
The song captures Quasimodo as a figure who is pushed around and who suffers but breaks free of and does accept himself. Of Course the song has a lot of interpretations but given the name it has to a reference to Quasimodo the literary figure.
Get the song here
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- Richard Cocciante and Luc Plamondon,Notre Dame de Paris, World Tour, Crocus City Hall
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- Richard Charest as Gringoire, Notre Dame de Paris, World Tour, Crocus City Hall
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- Ian Carlyle as Clopin,Notre Dame de Paris, World Tour, Crocus City Hall
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- Elicia MacKenzie as Fleud de Lys & Yvan Pedneault as Phoebus, Notre Dame de Paris, World Tour, Crocus City Hall
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- Matt Laurent as Quasimdo & Robert Marien as Frollo, Notre Dame de Paris, World Tour, Crocus City Hall
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- Alessandra Ferrari as Esmeralda, Notre Dame de Paris, World Tour, Crocus City Hall
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- Dancers, Notre Dame de Paris, World Tour, Crocus City Hall
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- Alessandra Ferrari as Esmeralda, Notre Dame de Paris, World Tour, Crocus City Hall
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- Matt Laurent as Quasimodo, Notre Dame de Paris, World Tour, Crocus City Hall
Garou as Quasimodo Notre Dame de Paris
A question that comes up a lot is about Quasimodo’s hair. Why does he have red hair? I recently saw this asked on http://notredamedeparisfans.tumblr.com/. Quasimodo in both Notre Dame de Paris and Disney version is depicted as having red hair. Other version also have him with red hair. And the answer is very simple, it’s in the original novel. Quasimodo has red hair in the book. In Book 1 chapter 5 entitled “Quasimodo” It says “…..A huge head, bristling with red hair….” as part of Quasimodo description. It’s on page 50 for those who have the Barnes Nobel version.
Quasimodo’s Reveal Hunchback of Notre Dame Disney
So why did Hugo pick red for Quasimodo’s hair color? Well the reason could be that there was a medieval belief that red hair marked a beastly sexual desire and moral degeneration. Or it makes him more of a social outcast than if he had a blond, black or brown hair.
Anthony Hopkins as Quasimodo from the 1982 version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Though why Esmeralda in Notre Dame de Paris sometimes has red hair is a different question. I mean I the first person cast had black hair (Noa), Helene Segera has brown but against the red light looks reddish. Then when Julie Zenatti was cast she got the red hair as well as France D’Amour. Since then of the more than a few other opted for red hair.
Frances d’Amour as Esmeralda in Notre Dame de Paris
The last time I spoke about the movie Hotel Transylvania
Hotel Transylvania
So the movie of a whole was “meh-to-bad.” It’s a pretty standard premise and homaging the universal monsters isn’t a new thing. Plus humans in the monster world isn’t anything new The pop-cultural reference were very annoying but I did enjoy the atmosphere. BUT we’re here to talk about Quasimodo and his depicted in this film or lack there of.
Quasimodo & Esmeralda from Hotel Transylvania Game
So after I watched Hotel Transylvania and re-reading my previous post I will say I was wrong. Esmeralda is a mouse. She is not a rat. I’m sorry.
Quasimodo in Hotel Transylvania
However Quasimodo’s depiction is just really mind boggling. First he’s the key antagonist as he gives Jonathan, the token human, the out. But why? Why is Quasimodo even at the hotel. Why is he a chef? Why does he want to eat a human? So since Quasimodo is a human himself he has cannibal tendencies? I still see this role as a plug in. They had a a villain chef who has a mouse to copy Ratatouille and they needed one of the Monsters to fill in and since who ever wrote this didn’t care much for the source materials, as none of the monster bare much in common with their original movies, the just used Quasimodo as he is French and French chef is a nice little trope. From there the just gave him acrobatics to do since it looks cool. Really, the most Quasimodo-ish thing he does is he kidnaps someone but that is it.
Not-Quasimodo Wilson, Jonathan the Human and Adam Sandler Hotel Transylvania
Now I had read that they designed the Monsters after the people voicing them. But Quasimodo doesn’t look much like Jon Lovitz nor does he look like Quaismodo. I mean sure he has a hunch and one eye is slightly smaller but geez is this most bland Quasimodo depiction. Quasimodo is his look you can’t separate that accept out. The legging and shoes look the most like Quasimodo and that is because they copy that from the Disney movie.
Art of Quasimodo, Esmeralda the Mouse and Jonathan by Pete Oswald Hotel Transylvania
I won’t say that this couldn’t have worked. Had Quasimodo made a villain speech about how he was cast out his beloved home after the love of his life left and he found comfort in cooking and meet his pet mouse. Or had he just called the kitchen his “Sanctuary” it would have been something. With references to original character instead nothing it would have better but instead of paying homage the Universal Monsters which was kind of the point the movies references to LMFAO and other insipid pop-culture stuff. But that is the main problem with the movie it doesn’t have any character development except Dracula who has to learn to let his child go which same lesson as King Triton in The Little Mermaid. The movie is more concerned with trying to convince its audience that’s its fun instead of having fun characters.
Also Why Wilson? Why is that his last name? Is it because all the monsters got normal names? I mean he didn’t need a last name only Mavis got a last name. But why Wilson ? It doesn’t make sense and it’s not silly. So why????
Frollo and Quasimodo celebrate Cinco de Mayo
A brief Hunchback of Notre Dame reference that may go unnoticed is in the 1999 film Runaway Bride.
Maggie Carpenter (Julia Roberts) rings a church bell, Runaway Bride
During Maggie Carpenter’s (Julia Roberts) wedding rehearsal rings the church bell to which Ike Graham says “Sanctuary.” Twice!
Ike Graham (Richard Gere) says “Sanctuary,” Runaway Bride
A mixed-up reference as Quasimodo don’t say Sanctuary when he is ringing the bells but whatever. Bells and uttering “Sanctuary” is a recipe for a Quasimodo reference.
Let’s talk about Game of Thrones because everyone else is. Game of Thrones
First up fan-favorite Tyrion Lannister.
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister, Game of Thrones
Tyrion is a dwarf and is often called the imp. But more than that in book he is supposed to be quite ugly. He is described as having stubby legs a jutting forehead, mismatched eyes of green and black, and lank, white-blonde hair. Later he gets an injury that removes most of his nose. So he is deformed. While he isn’t characterized as being a nice as Quasimodo he does have sympathy for outcasts and the mistreated.
Sandor Clegane a.k.a the Hound
Rory McCann as Sandor Clegane, Game of Thrones
The Hound also has a deformity as result of getting very badly burned as a child. He is obsessed with Sansa Stark who is considered a great beauty. He is attracted to her after she shows him some compassion and treats him like a human. He reminds me of Frollo and Quasimodo. And Quasimodo was liken to a dog.
Petyr Baelish
Aidan Gillen as Petyr Baelish, Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark, Game of Thrones
He sort of has Frollo level obession, first with Catelyn Stark and then that get refocuses on her daughter, Sansa Stark who looks like her.
Sansa Stark
Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark, Game of Thrones
She is like Esmeralda in the sense that she captures men’s attentions and is a great beauty.
Arianne Martell
Arianne Martell by Matt Olson, Game of Thrones
She seems to resemble Esmeralda in the looks department. She is short, buxon, large dark eyes, olive skin, long black eyes. I would say whoever they get to cast her for the show could make a lovely Esmeralda except the show cut her and that was a dumb movie. I hated season five.
Edited July 27th, 2015
Today Fan-art is by Kathryn Hudson. I saw it on http://www.babble.com. It’s Disney couples going to the prom. Here is Quasimodo & Esmeralda’s prom photo. I rather like the design of her dress it’s a nice modern interpretation of her red dress.
Kathryn Hudson illustartion of Quasimodo and Esmeralda going to the prom
You can see the rest of Hudson’s Disney prom illustrations here and he sure to check Hudson’s website.