The Star Master
Series title: Quasimodo (French)
- Studio
- CinéGroupe, Tili-Images, Astral Programming Enterprises, Ares-Films, Hearst Entertainment Productions
- Distributor
- Hearst Entertainment
Synopsis
The Oracle, a crafty thief for hire, offers to take Frollo to the site of a dangerously powerful fallen star.
While enjoying a lovely summer afternoon picnic, Quasimodo, Esmeralda and Francois are suddenly besieged by an onslaught of odd occurrences: a donkey sitting in a tree, geese flying backwards, and summer instantly turning to fall. The trio races back to Notre Dame to consult with Dennis, who offers forth a large journal which tells of a fallen star which crashed to the Earth tens of thousands of years ago. A loud explosion and a booming thud reveal that a new star has, in fact, landed. By Dennis' calculations, Quasimodo and his friends have only 24 hours to obliterate the star before it begins destroying the Earth.
A short while later, The Oracle, an evil racketeer, meets with Frollo in his underground lair and shows him a fragment of the magical star. Frollo agrees to form a partnership with The Oracle, and the two head off towards the Chevreuse Valley. Taking a shortcut through The Village Of The Thugs, Frollo and The Oracle hire a motley group of malcontents to serve in the recently formed "Imperial Army," serving under "The Star Master" (Frollo) and his top advisor (The Oracle).
As Quasimodo, Francois and Esmeralda pass through The Village of The Thugs, they are quickly captured and locked in a barn. But the trio soon escape on horseback.
Arriving at the impact site, where a volcano has just broken through the surface, they are ambushed and tied up as Frollo and The Oracle secure ropes around the star so that it can be lifted off by his Gargoyles. After freeing himself with a sharp piece of stone, Quasimodo dodges thugs and cuts the ropes holding the star just as it's being lifted into the air. A strange purple gas begins to shoot from fissures in the star, and upon hitting one of the henchmen, it shrinks him to pocket size. The thugs and the gargoyles flee in fear, and Frollo, outmatched, is forced to fly away empty-handed. With scarcely minutes left, Dennis and Angelica arrive with a strong wagon and logs. Using these tools, the group successfully manages to dump the star into the bubbling volcano and save the world from impending disaster.
While enjoying a lovely summer afternoon picnic, Quasimodo, Esmeralda and Francois are suddenly besieged by an onslaught of odd occurrences: a donkey sitting in a tree, geese flying backwards, and summer instantly turning to fall. The trio races back to Notre Dame to consult with Dennis, who offers forth a large journal which tells of a fallen star which crashed to the Earth tens of thousands of years ago. A loud explosion and a booming thud reveal that a new star has, in fact, landed. By Dennis' calculations, Quasimodo and his friends have only 24 hours to obliterate the star before it begins destroying the Earth.
A short while later, The Oracle, an evil racketeer, meets with Frollo in his underground lair and shows him a fragment of the magical star. Frollo agrees to form a partnership with The Oracle, and the two head off towards the Chevreuse Valley. Taking a shortcut through The Village Of The Thugs, Frollo and The Oracle hire a motley group of malcontents to serve in the recently formed "Imperial Army," serving under "The Star Master" (Frollo) and his top advisor (The Oracle).
As Quasimodo, Francois and Esmeralda pass through The Village of The Thugs, they are quickly captured and locked in a barn. But the trio soon escape on horseback.
Arriving at the impact site, where a volcano has just broken through the surface, they are ambushed and tied up as Frollo and The Oracle secure ropes around the star so that it can be lifted off by his Gargoyles. After freeing himself with a sharp piece of stone, Quasimodo dodges thugs and cuts the ropes holding the star just as it's being lifted into the air. A strange purple gas begins to shoot from fissures in the star, and upon hitting one of the henchmen, it shrinks him to pocket size. The thugs and the gargoyles flee in fear, and Frollo, outmatched, is forced to fly away empty-handed. With scarcely minutes left, Dennis and Angelica arrive with a strong wagon and logs. Using these tools, the group successfully manages to dump the star into the bubbling volcano and save the world from impending disaster.
Characters
Quasimodo, Esmeralda, Angelica, Dennis, Frangois, Frollo
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Bahram Rohani
Producing
- Producer
- Caroline Maria, Fridiric Paradiso (Supervising Producers)
- Executive Producers
- Pierre Mitais, Jacques Pettigrew
Writing
- Writer
- Alan Swayze
- Created By
- Jacques Muller, Pascal Pinteau
Voices
- Voice
- Daniel Brochu (Quasimodo), Eleanor Noble (Esmeralda), Sonja Ball (Angelica), A.J. Henderson (Dennis), Terrence Scammell (Frangois), Vlasta Vrana (Frollo), Harry Hill
Music
- Music
- Judith Henderson, Air Tango
Crew
- Colorist
- Thomas Metzger
Production notes
The stories of Quasimodo will never grow old. They are timeless tales filled with adventure and humor... magical stories of fun and fantasy that live forever in the imagination of us all. From the shadowy belfries of Notre Dame to the echoing streets of Paris, Quasimodo vividly portrays another place and time when mystery and magic prevailed. A remarkable time of kings and pickpockets, dukes and gypsies, it is a time of song and celebration... and a remarkable young man... Quasimodo and his exceptional friends.
