

R/FanTheories is a place for theories based on fictional pieces of media such as, but not limited to, TV shows, movies, and games. Rule 3 - Theories must be about creative works Quasimodo (from Quasimodo Sunday) is the main protagonist and fictional character in Victor Hugo’s novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831).It's okay to dislike a theory but it's not okay to dislike a person because they don't agree with you, so please treat people with respect.įor more information, please read our in-depth policy on this rule.Įvidence makes for a good theory, this will be judged at the discretion of the mods. The directors replaced Hugo with Jason Alexander and Laverne with Mary Wickes. The gargoyles’ characters were changed over several years to reflect three sides of Quasimodo’s personality. Why is Laverne the third gargoyle’s name?Īfter Laverne Andrews of The Andrews Sisters, director Kirk Wise coined the third name, Laverne. Gargoyles’ precise function was to act as a spout that carried water from the upper part of a structure or roof gutter to the side of walls or foundations, protecting masonry and mortar from water damage. Quasimodo speaks to three gargoyles throughout The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Victor, Hugo, and Laverne. In The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Quasimodo is most likely hallucinating the entire time. Is Quasimodo having a hallucination with the gargoyles? These monstrous creatures, technically known as grotesques (true gargoyles with waterpouts as mouths), glare ominously down on the City of Light. Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Perhaps the world’s most well-known gargoyles hang out on Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. What are the world’s most well-known gargoyles? In the 1996 film, Quasimodo saves Esmeralda from burning at the stake before killing his guardian Frollo by accident when the two fall from the cathedral’s balcony, with only the hunchback remaining.

Is it true that Notre Dame’s Hunchback died? Laverne, like all three of the Gargoyles, is a motherly figure toward Quasimodo who always persuades him to do whatever he wants. She’s also a character in the 2002 sequel to The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Laverne, who is friends with Hugo and Victor, is one of Quasimodo’s three gargoyle friends. Wise and Trousdale realized the difficulty of turning the story into a musical light from the moment story executive David Stainton persuaded Disney to retell the story of the Notre Dame bell ringer in 1993, inspired by Victor Hugo’s heavy 1831 sociopolitical melodrama by Classics Illustrated comic book.

What is gryphons and gargoyles? Why did Disney create the film Hunchback of Notre Dame?.What is a gargoyle and what does it symbolize?.
