The Frog Prince (1988)

Children's musical based on Grimm's fairy tale of The Frog-King. A young girl learns how to be a good friend and princess with the help of a "tall frog."

Director:

Jackson Hunsicker

Writer:

Jackson Hunsicker (screenplay)

Stars:

Aileen Quinn, John Paragon, Helen Hunt

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aileen Quinn	...	Princess Zora
John Paragon	...	Frog Prince
Helen Hunt	...	Henrietta
Clive Revill	...	The King
Seagull Cohen	...	Dulcey
Jeff Gerner	...	Emissary (as Jeff Gurner)
Eli Gorenstein	...	Cook
Shmuel Atzmon	...	Baron Von Whobble
Aaron Kaplan	...	Page
Moshe Ish-Kassit	...	Sleeping Guard (as Moshe Ish Cassit)
Rony Blitz	...	Advisor (as Roni Blitz)
Ya'acov Booch	...	Advisor
Yasha Einstein	...	Advisor
Ya'akov Alperin	...	Advisor (as Ya'akov Halperin)
Hahman Leor	...	Advisor

Storyline

Children's musical based on Grimm's fairy tale of The Frog-King. A young girl learns how to be a good friend and princess with the help of a "tall frog."

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Plot Keywords:

fairy tale | princess | frog | prince | independent film | 

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Taglines:

Cannon Movie Tales:Lavish, Feature length new versions of the world's best loved storybook classics.

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Genres:

Drama | Family | Fantasy | Musical

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA Israel

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 June 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cannon Movie Tales: The Frog Prince

Filming Locations:

Tel Aviv, Israel

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cannon Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Cannon Films reused many of same sets. For example the set for the princess's bedroom is the same as nursery from "Rumpelstiltskin" with the murals removed from the walls.

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Quotes

Ribbit/Prince Of Freedly: Ribbit.

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Connections

Version of The Frog Prince (1954)

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Soundtracks

Friendship
Written by Kenn Long
Performed by Aileen Quinn and Nick Curtis

User Reviews

Annie and Dig'em

Cannon Movie Tales version of the Frog Prince fairy tale. As with the other Cannon Movie Tales I've seen, it's full of corny songs and "nice try" sets and costumes. It also has a slight story padded out to make a feature length film. But hey there's Annie herself, Aileen Quinn, and Helen Hunt before she was a star. Quinn's the lead as Princess Zamora, who befriends a prince who was cursed and turned into a frog man. In my head I called him Dig'em Frog, after the cereal mascot. Quinn does a decent job, although it's easy to see why her career didn't go anywhere. Hunt plays her sister Henrietta, who's a total bitch. Clive Revill offers nice support as the King. John Paragon (Jambi from Pee Wee's Playhouse) plays the Frog Prince (Dig'em). The frog makeup is pretty good for the limited budget, but perhaps it's a bit creepy for a kids film where the frog is a good guy. I could see this makeup being used in a horror movie. Anyway, this is one of the more enjoyable Cannon fairy tale movies I've seen. It's not great by any means but it is entertaining. For an adult, at least. Not sure how this would fly with kids. The frog might give them nightmares.