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Judge Frollo, spoken and sung by Tony Jay--a classically-trained stage actor--steals the show as Disney's greatest villain since Snow White's wicked Queen herself. Frollo's solo "Hellfire" combines the best of the score of Alan Menken (music man for all five of Disney's last animated features) with riveting, spooky animation...
...Hunchback" tackles more adult themes than any prior Disney movie. Unlike previous Disney villains motivated by power hunger and jealousy, Judge Frollo is driven by guilt over his lust for the beautiful gypsy Esmerelda (spoken by Demi Moore in her sexiest role of the summer and sung by Heidi Mollenhauer...
...addition to Quasi and Frollo, Esmerelda is faced with a third suitor, the handsome and gallant Phoebus, Captain of the Guards. This love rectangle is new to Disney, as Quasi finds himself competing with another good guy for Esmerelda's love...
...Most Disney movies aim to be enjoyable for adults as well as thrilling for children. Hunchback may prove to be the opposite, since many of the adult themes will fly over the heads of young viewers, like Notre Dame above Paris...
Regardless, thanks to Disney's story-telling magic (and Herculean marketing efforts), children will see it. Dogs will see it. By taking what could have been a tough story one day when the chips were down and making it into another animated classic, it looks like Disney managed to win one for the Gipper...