Big Man on Campus

Big Man on Campus

A comedy of heroic proportions.

PG-13 1989 · 105 min · ★ 5.9 · Comedy, Fantasy

In this version of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", a hunchback is found living in the bell tower of UCLA. He discovers life as two students bring him out of the tower and into society.

Directed by Jeremy Kagan · Written by Allan Katz

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