Trapped
Series title: Quasimodo (French)
- Studio
- CinéGroupe, Tili-Images, Astral Programming Enterprises, Ares-Films, Hearst Entertainment Productions
- Distributor
- Hearst Entertainment
Synopsis
Quasimodo joins the hunt for stolen gold in his fight to save a needy orphanage.
While Esmeralda and Francois entertain young children at the Haven Home Orphanage, Simon Larousse (the owner of the land that the orphanage sits on) pays an unexpected visit to announce that since Marguerite, the head of the orphanage, is three months behind in her rent, he is going to close the orphanage down. Quasimodo intercedes and says that Dennis is on his way with a chest full of gold which will keep the orphanage open for years. Larousse agrees to give Marguerite 24 hours to pay the debt.
Dennis' coach arrives. But before they can open the strongbox, "The Fox," a notorious highwayman, gallops in, scoops up the chest and races off. Quasimodo commandeers the coach and gives chase with Dennis, Esmeralda and Francois in the compartment below. Quasimodo eventually pulls alongside the Fox's horse. He knocks the chest to the ground. However, when the box is opened, it is empty! Dennis says that he loaded the gold himself, and that the only place he stopped was Half Moon Bay, a rugged island just off the coast.
Bad weather and huge waves destroy the rickety bridge just as the young heroes cross and set foot on the island. Now they must not only find the gold, but they must also find a way to get off the island in time to save the orphanage.
At the local Inn, run by an evil man named Rasparin, they find The Fox already hunting for the gold. A dangerous search ensues as trapdoors send Francois and Esmeralda to the bottom of a long, twisting chute in a gloomy cellar which is beginning to fill up with ocean water as the tide rises. When The Fox meets with the same fate as Esmeralda and Francois, Quasimodo realizes: the Inn is one big, deadly booby trap. But, with the help of some young orphans at the Inn, he's able to save the day.
While Esmeralda and Francois entertain young children at the Haven Home Orphanage, Simon Larousse (the owner of the land that the orphanage sits on) pays an unexpected visit to announce that since Marguerite, the head of the orphanage, is three months behind in her rent, he is going to close the orphanage down. Quasimodo intercedes and says that Dennis is on his way with a chest full of gold which will keep the orphanage open for years. Larousse agrees to give Marguerite 24 hours to pay the debt.
Dennis' coach arrives. But before they can open the strongbox, "The Fox," a notorious highwayman, gallops in, scoops up the chest and races off. Quasimodo commandeers the coach and gives chase with Dennis, Esmeralda and Francois in the compartment below. Quasimodo eventually pulls alongside the Fox's horse. He knocks the chest to the ground. However, when the box is opened, it is empty! Dennis says that he loaded the gold himself, and that the only place he stopped was Half Moon Bay, a rugged island just off the coast.
Bad weather and huge waves destroy the rickety bridge just as the young heroes cross and set foot on the island. Now they must not only find the gold, but they must also find a way to get off the island in time to save the orphanage.
At the local Inn, run by an evil man named Rasparin, they find The Fox already hunting for the gold. A dangerous search ensues as trapdoors send Francois and Esmeralda to the bottom of a long, twisting chute in a gloomy cellar which is beginning to fill up with ocean water as the tide rises. When The Fox meets with the same fate as Esmeralda and Francois, Quasimodo realizes: the Inn is one big, deadly booby trap. But, with the help of some young orphans at the Inn, he's able to save the day.
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
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
- Created By
- Jacques Muller, Pascal Pinteau
- 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.
