The Princess and the Frog (2009)

A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.

Directors:

Ron Clements, John Musker

Writers:

Ron Clements (story by), John Musker (story by)

Stars:

Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, Oprah Winfrey

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 38 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anika Noni Rose	...	Tiana (voice)
Bruno Campos	...	Prince Naveen (voice)
Keith David	...	Dr. Facilier (voice)
Michael-Leon Wooley	...	Louis (voice)
Jennifer Cody	...	Charlotte La Bouff (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Ray (voice)
Peter Bartlett	...	Lawrence (voice)
Jenifer Lewis	...	Mama Odie (voice)
Oprah Winfrey	...	Eudora (voice)
Terrence Howard	...	James (voice)
John Goodman	...	'Big Daddy' La Bouff (voice)
Elizabeth Dampier	...	Young Tiana (voice)
Breanna Brooks	...	Young Charlotte (voice)
Ritchie Montgomery	...	Reggie (voice)
Don Hall	...	Darnell (voice)

Storyline

A modern day retelling of the classic story The Frog Prince. The Princess and the Frog finds the lives of arrogant, carefree Prince Naveen and hardworking waitress Tiana crossing paths. Prince Naveen is transformed into a frog by a conniving voodoo magician and Tiana, following suit, upon kissing the amphibian royalty. With the help of a trumpet-playing alligator, a Cajun firefly, and an old blind lady who lives in a boat in a tree, Naveen and Tiana must race to break the spell and fulfill their dreams.

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Plot Keywords:

new orleans jazz | prince | frog | frog prince | dream | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

Walt Disney Animation Studios' tenth film to have a non-recurring composer compose the score with this film's case being composed by Randy Newman, after The Rescuers (1977) (composed by Artie Butler), The Black Cauldron (1985) (composed by Elmer Bernstein), The Great Mouse Detective (1986) (composed by Henry Mancini), The Brave Little Toaster (1987) (composed by David Newman), Oliver & Company (1988) (composed by J.A.C. Redford), The Rescuers Down Under (1990) (composed by Bruce Broughton), The Lion King (1994) (composed by Hans Zimmer), Mulan (1998) (composed by Jerry Goldsmith), and Bolt (2008) (composed by John Powell), it is also the last until Zootopia (2016) (composed by Michael Giacchino) released 7 years later, as Henry Jackman and Christophe Beck both became recurring composers starting with Winnie the Pooh (2011) and the first two Frozen films respectively.

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Goofs

The fireflies consider themselves Cajun, but play Creole music. Human definitions and divisions are not required to apply to insects.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Eudora: [telling a story to Tiana and Charlotte] "Just at that moment, the ugly little frog looked up with his sad, round eyes and pleaded, 'Oh, please, dear princess! Only a kiss from you can break this terrible spell that was inflicted on me by a wicked witch!'"
Young Charlotte: [to Tiana] Here comes my favorite part.
Eudora: "And the beautiful princess was so moved by his desperate plea that she stooped down, picked up the slippery creature, leaned forward, raised him to her lips, and kissed that little frog."
Young Charlotte: Aww.
[...]

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Connections

References The Curse of Monkey Island (1997)

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Soundtracks

When We're Human
Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman
Performed by Michael-Leon Wooley, Bruno Campos, and Anika Noni Rose featuring Terence Blanchard

User Reviews

nice - charming

it is an interesting exercise to remake the old flavor of Disney movies. and the result is really good.ordinary ingredients and portrait of a place. a special princess and new direction of story. music like in good musicals. and nothing else. magic, love, nice characters and a lot of references. and the South spirit in a manner who seduce at all. it is a pleasure to see it. for memories, for charming pieces, for few amazing scenes and, sure, for the fairy story. maybe it is not the best but it is so nice than nothing can be a great error. like a party, it has its mark. its air. and, sure, its circle of sin virtues. only a sweet adventure out of reality but with same nostalgic feeling.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

11 December 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Frog Princess

Box Office

Budget:

$105,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$786,190, 29 November 2009

Gross USA:

$104,400,899

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$267,045,765

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1