The Princess and the Frog

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 
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 
 Anika Noni Rose as Tiana ("Tia"), a 19 year old waitress who wants to be a chef/restaurateur 
Elizabeth Dampier voices Tiana as a child
 Bruno Campos as Prince Naveen, the 20-year-old prince of Maldonia
 Michael-Leon Wooley as Louis, a friendly, trumpet-playing alligator whose dream is to become human
 Jim Cummings as Ray, a Cajun firefly
 Keith David as Doctor Facilier, called "The Shadow Man", a voodoo witch doctor 
 Jennifer Cody as Charlotte "Lottie" La Bouff, Tiana's best friend since childhood
Breanna Brooks voices Charlotte as a child
 Jenifer Lewis as Mama Odie, a blind voodoo priestess who is the movie's Fairy Godmother 
 Peter Bartlett as Lawrence, Prince Naveen's valet
 John Goodman as Eli "Big Daddy" La Bouff, a wealthy Southern sugar mill owner
 Oprah Winfrey as Eudora, Tiana's mother 
 Abigail Kubeka as Tiffany, as the witch
 Terrence Howard as James, Tiana's father

Awards and nominations
 Award Category Nominee Result2009 Satellite AwardsBest Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed MediaThe Princess and the Frogrowspan="13" Best Original SongRandy Newman("Almost There")Randy Newman("Down in New Orleans")2009 Producers Guild of America Awards Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures Peter Del Vecho2009 Online Film Critics Society AwardsBest Animated FeatureThe Princess and the Frog67th Golden Globe Awards  Best Animated Feature Film2009 Chicago Film Critics AssociationBest Animated Feature2009 Critics Choice AwardsBest PictureBest Animated FeatureBest ScoreRandy Newman Best Song("Almost There")2009 Black Reel AwardsBest FilmThe Princess and the FrogBest Song, Original or AdaptedNe-Yo("Never Knew I Needed")Anika Noni Rose("Almost There")Anika Noni Rose("Down in New Orleans")rowspan="2" Best Voice PerformanceKeith DavidAnika Noni RoseBest EnsembleThe Princess and the Frogrowspan="2" 37th Annie AwardsBest Animated FeatureAnimated EffectsJames DeValera MansfieldProduction Design in a Feature ProductionIan Goodingrowspan="2" Character Animation in a Feature ProductionAndreas DejaEric GoldbergBruce W. SmithVoice Acting in a Feature ProductionJennifer Cody ("Charlotte")Jenifer Lewis ("Mama Odie")rowspan="8" 82nd Academy AwardsBest Animated FeatureRon Clements and John Musker Best Original SongRandy Newman ("Almost There")Randy Newman ("Down in New Orleans")36th Saturn Awards Best Animated FilmThe Princess and the Frog2010 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Animated2011 Grammy Awards Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual MediaRandy Newman ("Down in New Orleans")

References

Category:2009 comedy-drama movies
Category:2009 animated movies
Category:2009 fantasy movies
Category:2009 musical movies
Category:2009 romantic comedy movies
Category:African-American movies
Category:American buddy comedy movies
Category:American family movies
Category:American musical comedy movies
Category:American musical fantasy movies
Category:American romantic comedy movies
Category:American animated romance movies
Category:Disney animated movies
Category:2000s English-language movies
Category:Movies based on fairy tales
Category:Movies about witchcraft
Category:Movies set in the 1920s
Category:Movies set in New Orleans
Category:American comedy-drama movies
Category:2000s fantasy-comedy movies
Category:American fantasy-comedy movies