Movie Details:
| Based on | The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama |
| Release date | April 20, 2023 |
| Running time | 1hr 39min |
| Age rating | R |
| Starring | Jay Chandrasekhar Kevin Heffernan Steve Lemme Paul Soter Erik Stolhanske Adrianne Palicki |
| Directed by | Kevin Heffernan |
| Written by | Kevin Heffernan Steve Lemme Jay Chandrasekhar Paul Soter Erik Stolhanske |
| Produced by | Richard Perello |
| Cinematography by | Joe Collins |
| Edited by | Frank McGrath |
| Music by | Jason Akans |
| Production Company | Searchlight Pictures Broken Lizzard |
| Distributor | Hulu |
Cast & Characters:
- Jay Chandrasekhar as:
- King Guy, the sadistic and foppish king of France.
- Blouin, the owner of the pub that Quasi and his friends visit.
- Kevin Heffernan as:
- Duchamp Rousseau, Quasi’s optimistic, but later jealous, hut mate.
- Henri-Francoise, King Guy’s aid.
- Steve Lemme as:
- Quasi Modo, is a hunchback who is tasked with an assassination.
- Jester, the King’s fool is constantly punished.
- Paul Soter as:
- Pope Cornelius, the pope of England wants power.
- Lucien, Quasi, and Duchamp’s mean and cynical boss.
- Erik Stolhanske as:
- Cardinal Claude, Pope Cornelius’ aid.
- Michel Demek, a culinary student and Quasi and Duchamp’s friend.
- Adrianne Palicki as Queen Catherine, the smart and seductive queen of France.
- Eugene Cordero as Pascal, Quasi and Duchamp’s co-worker.
- Marcus Henderson as Stefan, Quasi and Duchamp’s co-worker.
- Gabriel Hogan as Jonathan, King Guy’s guard.
- Hassie Harrison as Margot
- Gabby Lane as Emmanuelle
- Brian Cox as Narrator
Storyline:
Follow a hapless hunchback who yearns for love, but finds himself in the middle of a murderous feud between the Pope and the king of France when each orders the hunchback to kill the other.
About Movie:
Quasi is an American satirical comedy film directed by Kevin Heffernan and written by Heffernan and Broken Lizard members Steve Lemme, Jay Chandrasekhar, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske. The film takes a satirical take on Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
It was released by Searchlight Pictures as a Hulu original film on April 20, 2023.
