The Princess and the Frog is a 2009 American
animated musical romantic fantasy comedy film produced by
Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by
Walt Disney Pictures. The 49th film in the
Walt Disney Animated Classics series, the film is loosely based on the novel
The Frog Princess by
E. D. Baker, which is in turn based on the
Brothers Grimm fairy tale "
The Frog Prince". Written and directed by
Ron Clements and
John Musker, the film features an
ensemble voice cast that stars
Anika Noni Rose,
Bruno Campos,
Keith David,
Michael-Leon Wooley,
Jennifer Cody, and
Jim Cummings, with
Peter Bartlett,
Jenifer Lewis,
Oprah Winfrey,
Terrence Howard, and
John Goodman. Set in 1920s
New Orleans, Louisiana, the film tells the story 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, and must find a way to turn back into a human before it is too late.