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The Princess and the Frog

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The Princess and the Frog
Directed byRon Clements
John Musker
Screenplay byRon Clements
John Musker
Rob Edwards
Story byRon Clements
John Musker
Greg Erb
Jason Oremland
Don Hall
Based onThe Frog Princess
by E. D. Baker
Produced byPeter Del Vecho
StarringAnika Noni Rose
Bruno Campos
Keith David
Michael-Leon Wooley
Jennifer Cody
Jim Cummings
Peter Bartlett
Jenifer Lewis
Oprah Winfrey
Terrence Howard
John Goodman
Abigail Kubeka
Edited byJeff Draheim
Music byRandy Newman
Production
companies
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • November 25, 2009 (2009-11-25) (Los Angeles premiere)
  • December 11, 2009 (2009-12-11) (United States)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$105 million[1]
Box office$267,045,765[2]

The Princess and the Frog is a 2009 American animated romantic musical fantasy comedy-drama movie. It was produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 49th movie in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. The movie is loosely based on the novel The Frog Princess by E. D. Baker. That novel is in turn based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, "The Frog Prince". The takes place in 1920s New Orleans, Louisiana. The story is of a hardworking waitress named Tiana who dreams of owning her own restaurant. After kissing a prince who has been turned into a frog by an evil witch doctor, Tiana becomes a frog herself. She must find a way to turn back into a human.

The movie was in movie theaters in New York and Los Angeles on November 25, 2009. It went to more theaters on December 11, 2009.

The Princess and the Frog was Disney's last hand-drawn movie to be originally-created.

Story

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Tiana is a young lady hoping to open a restaurant in New Orleans. Meanwhile, Prince Naveen arrives in the hopes of marrying Charlotte La Bouff. Naveen and his selfish assistant Lawrence meet Dr. Facilier, a voodoo witch doctor who transforms Naveen into a frog.

Naveen meets Tiana and asks for a kiss to break Facilier's spell. The kiss does not work and turns Tiana into a frog. They journey to Mama Odie so that they can find a cure. On the way to Mama Odie, they meet Louis (an alligator) and Ray (a firefly).

Meanwhile, Facilier uses a talisman (given to him by voodoo demons) to disguise Lawrence as Prince Naveen. They do this so that Lawrence can marry Charlotte La Bouff and Facilier can take her family's fortune.

Tiana, Naveen, Ray and Louis reach Mama Odie, who tells them that the kiss can only be broken by a princess. They realise that as Charlotte's father was crowned King of the Mardi Gras, she will be a princess until midnight. They go back to New Orleans and discover Facilier's plot.

Tiana destroys the talisman and Facilier is killed by voodoo demons. With Lawrence arrested, Charlotte tries to kiss Naveen but it is past midnight and so the kiss does not work. Tiana and Naveen are happy as frogs and marry each other, making Tiana a princess. They both turn back into humans.

Cast and characters

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Awards and nominations

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Award Category Nominee Result
2009 Satellite Awards[5] Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media The Princess and the Frog Nominated
Best Original Song Randy Newman
("Almost There")
Randy Newman
("Down in New Orleans")
2009 Producers Guild of America Awards[6] Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures Peter Del Vecho
2009 Online Film Critics Society Awards[7] Best Animated Feature The Princess and the Frog
67th Golden Globe Awards[8] Best Animated Feature Film
2009 Chicago Film Critics Association[9] Best Animated Feature
2009 Critics Choice Awards[10] Best Picture
Best Animated Feature
Best Score Randy Newman
Best Song
("Almost There")
2009 Black Reel Awards[11] Best Film The Princess and the Frog
Best Song, Original or Adapted Ne-Yo
("Never Knew I Needed")
Anika Noni Rose
("Almost There") 		Won
Anika Noni Rose
("Down in New Orleans") 		Nominated
Best Voice Performance Keith David
Anika Noni Rose Won
Best Ensemble The Princess and the Frog Nominated
37th Annie Awards[12] Best Animated Feature
Animated Effects James DeValera Mansfield Won
Production Design in a Feature Production Ian Gooding Nominated
Character Animation in a Feature Production Andreas Deja
Eric Goldberg Won
Bruce W. Smith Nominated
Voice Acting in a Feature Production Jennifer Cody ("Charlotte") Won
Jenifer Lewis ("Mama Odie") Nominated
82nd Academy Awards[13]
Best Animated Feature Ron Clements and John Musker
Best Original Song Randy Newman ("Almost There")
Randy Newman ("Down in New Orleans")
36th Saturn Awards[14] Best Animated Film The Princess and the Frog
2010 Teen Choice Awards[15][16] Choice Movie: Animated
2011 Grammy Awards[17] Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Randy Newman ("Down in New Orleans")

References

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  1. ↑ Wigler, Josh (December 14, 2009). "'The Princess And The Frog' Leaps Over The Competition At The Box Office". MTV. Viacom. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2010. [...]cost Disney $105 million to produce[...]
  2. ↑ "The Princess and the Frog (2009) – Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  3. ↑ Tucker, Neely (April 16, 2009). "A Fairy Tale Beginning: Snow White, She's Not. Among Disney's Royal Ladies, Tiana Is a Notable First". Washington Post. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Breaking: Oprah Winfrey Joins Voice Cast Of 'The Princess and the Frog'". MTV. Viacom. September 24, 2008. Archived from the original on September 26, 2008. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
  5. ↑ International Press Academy (December 2009). "2009 14th Annual Satellite Awards Nominations". PressAcademys.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
  6. ↑ Rae (January 5, 2010). "Producers Guild Of America Announces Best Produced Motion Picture, Animated Motion Picture, And Documentary Motion Picture Nominations For The 2010 PGA Awards". ProducersGuild.org. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  7. ↑ "Online Film Critics Society – 2009 premios OFCS Awards". OFCS.RottenTomatoes.com. January 6, 2010. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  8. ↑ HFPA News (December 15, 2009). "The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards Nominations". GoldenGlobes.org. Archived from the original on December 15, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
  9. ↑ "2009 Winners of the 22nd Annual Chicago Film Critics Awards". ChicagoFilmCritics.org. Archived from the original on February 24, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  10. ↑ "The 15th Critics' Choice Awards Nominees". BFCA.org. 2009. Archived from the original on December 30, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2009.
  11. ↑ The Black Reel Awards (December 16, 2009). ""Precious" and "Princess" Top Black Reel Awards Nominations". BlackReelAwards.com. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  12. ↑ "37th Annual Annie Nominations". Archived from the original on 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  13. ↑ "Oscar nominations announced: 'Avatar,' 'Hurt Locker' lead with nine each". ew.com. 2010. Archived from the original on February 5, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
  14. ↑ "The 36th Saturn Award Nominations". The Saturn Awards. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  15. ↑ "First Wave of "Teen Choice 2010" Nominees Announced". The Futon Critic. June 14, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
  16. ↑ "Winners of 'Teen Choice 2010' Awards Announced; Teens Cast More Than 85 Million Votes". Archived from the original on 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  17. ↑ Morris, Christopher (December 1, 2010). "53rd Annual Grammy nominees". Variety. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
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