History Trivia / TheHunchbackofNotreDame

* RecursiveAdaptation: The stage musical.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: When the film was being promoted, the CGI people were touted as a huge technological advancement. They were the logical next step after the CGI stampede scene from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''. Instead of using CGI to reproduce the same model making the same movements over and over again, the crowds of ''Hunchback'' were randomized, with different elements such as clothing, body types, and behaviors being mixed and matched to create these gigantic ''Film/BenHur''-esque crowd scenes that would, otherwise, either be much too expensive to animate, or have to be static parts of the matte. It's more noticeable now (especially if you remember watching "Behind the Scenes" featurettes which showcased the various behaviors back on the '90s Disney Channel), but at the time, especially on a first-time viewing, they ''were'' pretty impressive and evocative towards the party atmosphere in "Topsy Turvy" especially.

** Music/MichaelJackson was ready and willing to produce and perform versions of "Out There", "God Help the Outcasts" and/or "Someday" after a meeting with Alan Menken, but Disney higher-ups [[ExecutiveVeto vetoed]] this due to Jackson's [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxNDb2PVcoM reputation]] at the time raising the potential for the film to be OvershadowedByControversy.

** Music/MichaelJackson was ready and willing to produce and perform versions of "Out There", "God Help the Outcasts" and/or "Someday" after a meeting with Alan Menken, but Disney higher-ups [[ExecutiveVeto vetoed]] this due to Jackson's [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxNDb2PVcoM questionable reputation]] at the time raising the potential for the film to be OvershadowedByControversy.

** Music/MichaelJackson was ready and willing to produce and perform versions of "Out There", "God Help the Outcasts" and/or "Someday" after a meeting with Alan Menken, but Disney higher-ups [[ExecutiveVeto vetoed]] this due to Jackson's questionable reputation at the time raising the potential for the film to be OvershadowedByControversy.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:

** Creator/MandyPatinkin auditioned to play Quasimodo, but by all accounts, it was a disaster; notably, /CreatorStephenSchwartz was displeased with how he was taking up more time than was necessary and suggesting changes to "Out There". Patinkin would eventually go on to portray Quasimodo in a Main/MadeForTVMovie released in 1997.

** Creator/MandyPatinkin was originally going to play Quasimodo, but dropped out of the project due to Main/CreativeDifferences with the producers over the portrayal of the character. Patinkin would eventually go on to portray Quasimodo in a Main/MadeForTVMovie released in 1997.
** Creator/PatrickStewart, Creator/IanMcKellen, and Creator/DerekJacobi were considered to play Frollo before the casting of Creator/TonyJay.

* CharacterOutlivesActor: Mary Wickes completed most of her lines for Laverne. However, Wickes died of cancer in 1995, so Jane Withers replaced her for the film's final scenes.
* CrossRegionalVoiceActing: The Latin American Spanish dub was recorded at Cinema Digital S.C., which was located in Los Angeles in the United States, as well as Mexico City and Monterrey in Mexico. While most of the cast who recorded the dialogue were from Mexico City at the time, Fernando Escandón (Frollo), Renée Victor (Laverne) and Fabiola Stevenson (Quasimodo's mother) recorded their lines in L.A., and Julio Sosa (Clopin) recorded his dialogue in his native Monterrey.

** Heidi Mollenhauer provides Esmeralda's singing voice instead of Demi Moore.
** In the Norwegian dub, Frollo's speaking voice is done by Even Stormoen (previous voice of [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing Scar)]], while his singing voice is provided by Paul Åge Johannessen (previous voice of [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Gaston).]]
* TheOtherDarrin:
** Jane Withers recorded Laverne's remaining lines since Mary Wickes died of cancer during production. Withers was actually a good friend of Wickes in real life.
** In the European Spanish dub, the teaser for the film had Ernesto Aura -- who had a fitting voice to voice the character -- voicing Frollo. The role went at the end to Creator/ConstantinoRomero.
* PosthumousCredit: Despite Mary Wickes succumbing to cancer during the film's production, she's still given a credit as the voice of Laverne.

** UglyHeroGoodLookingHero

** Heidi Mollenhauer sings for Esmeralda, replacing Demi Moore.

** Averted; with the exception of Esmeralda, every actor does their own singing. Tom Hulce, Quasimodo's voice actor, wanted to be a singer when he was younger.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Mary Wickes completed most of her lines for Laverne. However, Wickes died of cancer in 1995, so Jane Withers replaced her for the film's final scenes.

* CharacterSpecificPages: Characters/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisneyJudgeClaudeFrollo

* InternationalCoproduction: The Latin American Spanish dub was recorded at Cinema Digital S.C., which was located in Los Angeles in the United States, as well as Mexico City and Monterrey in Mexico. While most of the cast who recorded the dialogue were from Mexico City at the time, Fernando Escandón (Frollo), Renée Victor (Laverne) and Fabiola Stevenson (Quasimodo's mother) recorded their lines in L.A., and Julio Sosa (Clopin) recorded his dialogue in his native Monterrey.

* NonSingingVoice: Averted; with the exception of Esmeralda, every actor does their own singing. Tom Hulce, Quasimodo's voice actor, wanted to be a singer when he was younger.

* FakeNationality: The Caucasian Demi Moore voices the Romani Esmeralda.

** [[Sequelitis/{{Disney}} Sequelitis: Disney]] (along with [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameII its sequel)]]

** DarkerAndEdgier.AnimatedFilms