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Sex & Nudity
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- Frollo's lust for Esmeralda is a large theme in the movie.
- Hugo the gargoyle flirts with a male goat.
- Esmeralda does a tame version of a pole dance in the "Topsy Turvy" musical number.
- During the same sequence, Clopin makes a brief reference to "strumpets" (prostitutes).
- Frollo captures Esmeralda in the cathedral and as he twists her arm, he sniffs her hair. After she asks him what he is doing, she then says "I know what you were imagining!" His reply is that as a gypsy, she knows no other way than to "twist the truth and cloud the mind with unholy thoughts."
- During "Hellfire", Frollo says he is purer than the "common, vulgar, weak, licentious crowd."
- During a musical number entitled "Hellfire", he sees a curvaceous apparition of Esmeralda and sings "...this fire in my skin, this burning desire is turning me to sin..." and he states "...be mine or you will burn..."
- Esmeralda pulls a scarf from her cleavage in two different scenes.
- When Quasimodo enters Esmeralda's tent, he accidentally pulls a curtain and Esmeralda is shown from behind as being topless for a brief second, then she quickly puts on her robe after noticing Quasimodo behind her.
Violence & Gore
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- Quasimodo gets fruit thrown at him but he's later saved by Esmerelda.
- Esmerelda attempts to hit Phoebus in the crotch with a metal slab after crudely referencing hitting him "below the belt."
- During the song a Guy Like You there's a reference to hanging. (Those other guys which she could dangle)
- Frollo kills Quasimodo's mother by kicking her away from him and causing her to hit her head on the steps of the church. This scene is cut very quickly and is not graphic. Frollo then proceeds to almost throw the infant Quasimodo down a well.
- A battle scene between the peasents and the soldiers. No one shown getting killed.
- Frollo sets fire to a home with its family still inside. Phoebus bursts in and saves the family. Frollo then considers him a traitor and has a soldier hit him on the head with the butt of his sword. The soldier then prepares to behead Phoebus, but rocks thrown by Esmeralda distract them. Phoebus then punches them in the face and flees on horseback. They chase him and fire arrows, one of which strikes him in the back. He falls from the bridge he's crossing and disappears underwater (Esmeralda saves him).
- There is a scene in the dungeons where a man is screaming and a guard emerges with a whip asking Frollo if he should continue.
Profanity
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- A racial slur for the Romani people, "gypsy," is used repeatedly throughout the film.
- Esmerelda uses the phrase "son of a-" before being cut off by Phoebus, who then informs her not to use unholy language as they are occupying a church.
- The words "God", "Hell", "Hellfire", "Demon", "Heathen", "Unholy" and "Damnation", are all used at least once but in a religious context.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
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- A gargoyle 'smokes' a sausage like a cigar.
- Esmeralda's goat is occasionally seen with a pipe in his mouth as he and Esmeralda move about the town in disguise as an old man.
- Frollo is seen drinking wine while educating Quasimodo at the beginning of the movie.
- Various people drink or appear drunk in the festival.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
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- The villain Frollo is an utterly depraved psychopath who is also known for being one of Disney's darkest villains, being an unhinged religious fanatic and a ruthless, murderous rapist who plots to do a genocide on the Roma people and rule the city of Paris as a God. As such, his actions are extremely gruesome and unpleasant, which may be very disturbing for some younger viewers.
- Despite the G rating, parental guidance/caution is still strongly recommended due to the film's dark themes and content.
- The opening scene where Clopin tells the story of Quasimodo in song can be disturbing, as it shows Quasimodo's mother being chased and killed, and Quasimodo as a baby is about to be dropped into a well by Frollo, but is halted by the Archdeacon.
- Frollo claims an infant Quasimodo as an unholy demon and plans to send it back to Hell, where it belongs.
- Quasi is placed on a pedestal during the festival. A soldier throws and hits Quasi with a tomato. Soon, everyone is pelting him with vegetables. Then, ropes are thrown around him and he's tied to the pedestal where the pelting continues. Younger children may be frightened by this scene.
- Frollo's "Hellfire" song in which he openly lusts after Esmeralda features frightening images of hooded figures and abstract shadows that torment Frollo is very dark.
- In the end Frollo says "And he shall smite the wicked and plunge them into the fiery pit!" The quote means that God will send Satan's allies and drag them to Hell.
Spoilers
Sex & Nudity
- Phoebus and Esmeralda share a kiss twice in the film.
Violence & Gore
- Esmeralda is almost burned alive at the stake, but Quasimodo saves her.
- During the end battle a man is smashed in the face with a wooden board knocking his teeth out.
- Frollo falls to his death, we never see his body hit the ground
- There's a scene when 2 characters are hanging from a tremendous height over a hot fire. One falls in the fire, but the other one is saved by another character.
- Frollo has Esmeralda tied up to the stake and sets it alight, but she is saved by Quasimodo.
- During the Court of Miracles scene, Quasimodo and Phoebus almost get hanged, but Esmerelda stops this from happening.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
- One of the lyrics to Hellfire is "Be mine or you will burn", so Frollo is essentially telling Esmeralda "Give yourself to me or you will go to hell".
- Frollo threatens the protagonists and almost has them hanged, but they are stopped just before they are executed. Blades, skulls, and gallows are shown during this sequence. Despite the upbeat musical number that plays during this, the scene is still somewhat unsettling, especially towards younger audiences.
- Esmerelda is VERY close to being burnt at the stake but is saved by Quasimodo a minute later.
- Esmerelda begins to be burned at the stake (but is saved) and frightening expressions are given by Frollo.
- The final moments in the heights of the cathedral can be intense for younger viewers. There is an especially scary scene when after Quasimodo and Frollo are clinging onto the balcony, Frollo swings onto a ledge. He slowly rises up next to Esmeralda. When we see him, his eyes seem to glow yellow and then red. Plus with the smoke and fire in the background, it makes Frollo scarier than he is in the rest of the movie. He then falls to his death after a pillar breaks, with dramatic music playing throughout. This entire scene is very scary and unsettling.
- Frollo holds a dagger behind his back. (With the intent to kill Quasi)
