The Princess and the Pea is a 2002 animated musical fantasy film adaptation of the popular 1835 fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea" by Hans Christian Andersen. The film was directed by Mark Swan. It was released August 16, 2002 as an American-Hungarian production of Feature Films for Families & Swan Productions. The script writers were Forrest S. Baker and Ken Cromar.

Plot

War and famine have destroyed the glory of the old Kingdom of Corazion, since the story of how a princess was discovered by a pea became lost in the process. Sebastian, the royal raven, tries to restore the story using an old tapestry found by a young Prince Rollo of Arveya, but it is partially torn. It is written that if the Legend of the Pea is lost, the Kingdom will fall under the reign of the 18th king, who unfortunately happens to be Prince Laird, the primary candidate for the throne, the selfish and greedy eldest son of the old King Windham, who believes that riches and fashions are what it takes to rule. With the help of Sebastian and Rollo, Laird’s noble and kind younger brother, Prince Heath, is crowned King in accordance with the law of being the “first” son to enter the throne room during the ceremony, much to the chagrin of Laird. Heath proves to be a far fairer ruler by sentencing Laird to become ruler of the Pig Kingdom, where the older brother vows revenge.