Princess and the Frog

Theatrical Release Date: 2009 11 25 (USA - Limited) / 2009 12 11 (USA) / 2009 12 25 (USA)

UPC: 786936795332

Studio: Walt Disney

MPAA Rating: G   Contains:[Excellent For Children]

Summary: Set in New Orleans at the beginning of the 20th century, The Princess and the Frog concerns a poor African-American girl named Tiana who has a knack for cooking, and dreams of opening her own restaurant. Her best friend since childhood is a privileged white girl whose wealthy father employs Tiana's mother as a dressmaker. When the friend's family hosts a party for Prince Naveen of Maldonia, Dr. Facilier, an expert in black magic, turns the visiting royal into a frog. The now amphibious Naveen convinces Tiana that a kiss will reverse the spell, and if she obliges him he'll provide the money she needs to open her dream eatery. However, their smooch not only fails to turn him back into a human, but transforms Tiana into a frog as well. The duo then sets out to find a voodoo priestess who can set everything right. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Category: Musical

Awards: Best Animated Feature – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Animated Feature – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Animated Feature – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Features: Deleted Scenes
The Princess Portraits Game
Audio Commentary by Filmmakers
Music Video by Ne-Yo

Princess and the Frog

Format: DVD

Release Date: 03/16/2010

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Alternate Wide Screen

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 98 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,Spanish

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Princess and the Frog
1. "There's Magic In the Air Tonight" [1:18]
2. James' Dream [2:18]
3. A Prince In New Orleans [1:56]
4. "Almost There" [1:32]
5. Dr. Facilier's Voodoo Emporium [1:06]
6. The Masquerade Ball [1:00]
7. The Frog Prince [4:59]
8. Nightime In the Bayou [2:29]
9. Meet Louis [2:33]
10. Journey to Mama Odie's [5:11]
11. Ray Shows the Way [2:44]
12. Frog Hunters [4:26]
13. Learning From Each Other [2:52]
14. "Dig a Little Deeper" [4:39]
15. A Froggy Proposal [6:10]
16. Mardi Gras Parade [3:18]
17. A Kiss From a Princess [3:59]
18. Farewell to a Friend [5:41]
19. A Bayou Wedding [4:11]
20. Closing Credits [1:49]

Perry Seibert

Hollywood has a knack for turning innovation and excellence into formulaic predictability, and there are few examples more obvious than Disney films. Since that studio's artistic rebirth with The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and The Lion King, the Mouse House's output has not only settled into familiar conventions, but it's been eclipsed by the company's very own Pixar. Thankfully, The Princess and the Frog deserves some credit for pushing against the restraints of the Disney mold. Set in New Orleans at the beginning of the 20th century, the movie concerns a poor African-American girl named Tiana who has a knack for cooking, and dreams of opening her own restaurant. Her best friend since childhood is a privileged white girl whose wealthy father employs Tiana's mother as a dressmaker. When the friend's family hosts a party for Prince Naveen of Maldonia, Dr. Facilier, an expert in black magic, turns the visiting royal into a frog. The now amphibious Naveen convinces Tiana that a kiss will reverse the spell, and if she obliges him he'll provide the money she needs to open her dream eatery. However, their smooch not only fails to turn him back into a human, but transforms Tiana into a frog as well. The duo then sets out to find a voodoo priestess who can set everything right. Right from the start, the movie's New Orleans setting makes The Princess and the Frog unique in the Disney canon. Anybody who has had the good fortune to visit The Big Easy will recognize certain landmarks, and the animators get the city's distinct architecture exactly right. But to capture "N'awlins" in all its glory, you've got to get the music right, and luckily Randy Newman comes through big time with a set of songs that captures the city's many different musical traditions: there's Dixieland jazz, zydeco, blues, and boogie-woogie piano pieces -- all genres well within the Oscar-winning composer's wheelhouse. Working in tandem with the images, the music helps make the movie a triumph of atmosphere -- you get a sense of place that's missing from lots of other Disney films. Sadly, the movie's story can't escape a paint-by-numbers schematic. Of course the duo befriends more talking animals, and, of course, the prince and Tiana have to kiss before midnight or else they will forever remain frogs, and, of course, the lesson is about learning to be who you are. Sure, there are some fine scenes -- a slapstick fight with some boaters trying to capture our heroes is a comic keeper -- but at some point interest wanes because there isn't anything special about the characters. Had as much care gone into the story as the music and the animation, The Princess and the Frog might have been on a par with Disney's best, but -- like their Hunchback of Notre Dame -- it ends up being more notable for how close it came to breaking new ground before retreating into formula. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Ron Clements  Director 
Ron Clements  Screenwriter 
John Musker  Director 
John Musker  Screenwriter 
Randy Newman  Composer (Music Score) 
John Lasseter  Executive Producer 
Rob Edwards  Screenwriter 
Peter Del Vecho  Producer 
Aghi Koh  Executive Producer 
Anika Noni Rose  Actor 
Bruno Campos  Actor 
Keith David  Actor 
Michael-Leon Wooley  Actor 
Jennifer Cody  Actor 
Jim Cummings  Actor 
Peter Bartlett  Actor 
Jenifer Lewis  Actor 
Oprah Winfrey  Actor 
Terrence Howard  Actor 
John Goodman  Actor 
Elizabeth Dampier  Actor 
Breanna Brooks  Actor 
Ritchie Montgomery  Actor 
Don Hall  Actor 
Paul Briggs  Actor 
Jerry Kernion  Actor 
Corey Burton  Actor 
Michael Colyar  Actor 
Emeril Lagasse  Actor 
Kevin Michael Richardson  Actor 
Randy Newman  Actor 
Danielle Mone' Truitt  Actor 

Country: USA