The Princess and the Frog
The Princess and the Frog is a 2009 American animated musical romantic fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 49th Disney animated feature film, it is inspired in part by the 2003 novel The Frog Princess by E. D. Baker, which in turn is based on the German folk tale "The Frog Prince" as collected by the Brothers Grimm. The film was directed by John Musker and Ron Clements and produced by Peter Del Vecho, from a screenplay that Musker and Clements co-wrote with Rob Edwards. The directors also co-wrote the story with the writing team of Greg Erb and Jason Oremland. The film stars the voices of Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Michael-Leon Wooley, Jim Cummings, Jennifer Cody, John Goodman, Keith David, Peter Bartlett, Jenifer Lewis, Oprah Winfrey, and Terrence Howard. Set in New Orleans during the 1920s, the film tells the story of a hardworking waitress named Tiana who dreams of opening her own restaurant. After kissing a prince who has been turned into a frog by an evil witch doctor, Tiana becomes a frog herself and must find a way to turn back into a human before it is too late.
Plot
Set in the Roaring Twenties in New Orleans, Tiana is completely devoted to opening her own restaurant, a dream she shared with her late father, who died in World War I. She works two waitress jobs every day and night to earn money to make this dream a reality, leaving her no time for a social life.
More details
author | Greg Erb Jason Oremland John Musker Rob Edwards Ron Clements |
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contentLocation | New Orleans |
director | John Musker Ron Clements |
editor | Jeff Draheim |
events | fairy tale Goal pursuit jazz social structure |
genre | adventure animation comedy-drama fantasy political romance |
keywords | arrest beignet best friend cajun discover doctor who dream come true evangeline even evening star firefly hear human being human form kiss louisiana voodoo mardi gras married masquerade open paddle steamer read rescue roaring twenties shadow social life southern belle spoil talisman talk the roaring twenties tiana venus voodoo voodoo doll witch doctor world war i |
musicBy | Ne-Yo Randy Newman |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Animated Feature |
producer | Peter Del Vecho |
productionCompany | Walt Disney Animation Studios Walt Disney Pictures |
publisher | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
theme | animated gothic musical romantic comedy romantic fantasy wish fulfillment |