Notre Dame: Press pause at 22 minutes and 33 seconds and take a good look at these two characters

The dog from Jock Lady and the Tramp hiding among hyenas in The Lion King, the Grand Duke from Cinderella invited to Prince Eric’s wedding in The Little Mermaid, the skin of the scar placed on Hercules’ shoulders…

Since the early 90s, the animated feature films produced by the Disney studio have been real gold mines for viewers who want to uncover small hidden details. While some classics from Enchanted Studios are admittedly less easter egg-rich than others, we still recommend keeping your eyes open as you rediscover the works of this auspicious period.

in 22 minutes and 33 seconds!

In The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, a skilful and loose adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel published in 1996, we can observe several winks scattered throughout the various sequences of the film.

To see what we’re going to focus on today, you need to hit the ‘pause’ button on your remote at 22 minutes and 33 seconds into the featurette, during the famous Festival of Fools scene.

during a great song interventionAs Quasimodo sneaks out of the temple to attend the annual festivities, watch closely for the two characters who appear on screen just after the hunchback emerges from Esmeralda’s tent.

Animated cameos

The first, disguised as a cook, dipped into the pot. Another, who is busy lifting his partner in a wheelchair, wears a lobster costume. The reference might not be obvious if you’re not familiar with Disney Studios, but know that these two funny guys are actually the film’s directors, Gary Truesdale and Kirk Wise, who both offered a small animated cameo as part of their featurette. movie.

As well as John Musker and Ron Clements, who are also used to doing it, the two Hunchback of Notre Dame directors also appear in two other Disney classics they co-wrote: Beauty and the Beast, in which they play villagers during the opening song. and Atlantis, the lost empire, where they transform into submarines.

(Re)discover all the hidden details of ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’…