Ratatouille is the eighth animated feature film produced by Pixar Animation Studios. Its name comes from the dish ratatouille. It was released on June 29, 2007 in the United States and was the winner of that year's Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Continuing a Pixar tradition, the first trailer for Ratatouille debuted with the theatrical release of its immediate predecessor (Cars).
Plot[]
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The film tells the success story of an unlikely hero; a rat named Remy (voiced by Patton Oswalt) who finds himself in a Parisian restaurant made famous by an eccentric French chef, Auguste Gusteau. Rémy is not only a foodie, (so quite an outsider among his kinfolk), but aims to become a fine chef. This far-reaching ambition, incredibly enough, he achieves.[1]
A Disney press release gives us the following plot outline:[2]
After taking audiences on incredible journeys to the worlds of cars, monsters, superheroes, fish and toys, only the amazing storytellers at Pixar Animation Studios ("Cars," "Finding Nemo," "The Incredibles") could create an entirely new and original world where the unthinkable combination of 5-star restaurants and rats come together for the ultimate fish-out-of-water tale.
In the new animated-adventure, RATATOUILLE, a rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent]-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau. Despite the apparent dangers of being an unlikely—and certainly unwanted—visitor in the kitchen of a fine French restaurant, Remy's passion for cooking soon sets into motion a hilarious and exciting rat race that turns the culinary world of Paris upside down.
Remy finds himself torn between his calling and passion in life or returning forever to his previous existence as a rat. He learns the truth about friendship, family and having no choice but to be who he really is, a rat who wants to be a chef. Directed by Academy Award-winning Brad Bird ("The Incredibles") and co-directed by Academy Award-winning Jan Pinkava ("Geri's Game"), RATATOUILLE is slated for release on June 29, 2007.
In an interview, John Lasseter described the movie: "It is about a rat that wants to be a fine chef in a top French restaurant in Paris. It is a wonderful story about following your passions when all the world is against you. A rat to a kitchen is death; a kitchen to a rat is death." [3]
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Crew[]
The film is directed by Brad Bird, who previously directed the 2004 Pixar film The Incredibles. The film's original director Jan Pinkava, of the 1997 Pixar short film Geri's Game, is co-directing. The screenwriters are Emily Cook and Kathy Greenberg, both making their feature film debuts, from a story by Jan Pinkava. The film's score is composed by Michael Giacchino known for his works The Incredibles, One Man Band, Lost, and Toy Animals.
The film's executive producers are Disney-Pixar Animation's Chief Creative Officer, John Lasseter, who continues to retain this position on all Pixar films he does not personally direct and Andrew Stanton.
Cast[]
- Patton Oswalt as Remy, a highly intelligent rat with an enhanced sense of smell, and the main protagonist.
- Ian Holm as Skinner, a sleazy, dimunitive French chef who hates rats, and also the main antagonist. The character takes its name from B. D. Skinner, a scientist known for his experiments with rats.
- Lou Romano as Alfredo Linguini, a clumsy garbage boy who forms a close bond with Remy. He is the deurtagonist.
- Brian Dennehy as Django, Remy's strict father.
- Peter Sohn as Emile, Remy's portly, yet hungry brother.
- Peter O'Toole as Anton Ego, a sneering food critic.
- Brad Garrett as Auguste Gusteau, a recently-deceased renowned chef and Remy's idol.
- Janeane Garofalo as Colette, the only female chef at Gusteau's and the love interest of Linguini.
- Will Arnett as Horst, a chef at Gusteau's
- Julius Callahan as Lalo, a chef at Gusteau's
- James Remar as Larousse, a chef at Gusteau's
- John Ratzenberger as Mustafa, the head waiter of Gusteau's
- Teddy Newton as Talon Labarthe, Skinner's lawyer
- Tony Fucile as Pompidou
- Jake Steinfeld as Git
- Brad Bird as Ambrister Minion
Danske Stemmer[]
- Nikolaj Lie Kaas - Remy
- Anders Bircow - Skinner
- Jonas Schmidt - Linguini
- Kurt Ravn - Django
- Nicolas Bro - Emile
- Henning Jensen - Anton Ego
- Flemming Krøll - Gusteau
- Karoline Munksnæs - Colette
- Max Hansen - Horst
- Claus Meyer - Lalo
- Laus Høybye - Francois
- Hans Henrik Bærentsen - Larousse
- Farshad Kholghi - Mustafa
- Kristian Boland - Talon Labarthe
- Gordon Kennedy - Pompidou
- Rasmus Hammerich - Git
- Steen Stig Lommer - Ambrister
- Torsten Adler - Fortæller
Additional Voices[]
- Grethe Mogensen
- Karsten Jansfort
- Nanna Bøttcher
Poll[]
To see the full results of this poll, click here.
References[]
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| Feature Films |
Toy Story (1995) • A Bug's Life (1998) • Toy Story 2 (1999) • Monsters, Inc. (2001) • Finding Nemo (2003) • The Incredibles (2004) • Cars (2006) • Ratatouille (2007) • WALL-E (2008) • Up (2009) • Toy Story 3 (2010) • Cars 2 (2011) • Brave (2012) • Monsters University (2013) • Inside Out (2015) • The Good Dinosaur (2015) • Finding Dory (2016) • Cars 3 (2017) • Coco (2017) • Incredibles 2 (2018) • Toy Story 4 (2019) • Onward (2020) • Soul (2020) • Luca (2021) • Turning Red (2022) • Lightyear (2022) • Elemental (2023) • Inside Out 2 (2024) • Elio (2025) • Hoppers (2026) • Toy Story 5 (2026) • Gatto (2027) • Incredibles 3 (20--) • Coco 2 (20--) |
| Short Films |
The Adventures of André and Wally B. (1984) • Luxo Jr. (1986) • Red's Dream (1987) • Tin Toy (1988) • Knick Knack (1989) • Geri's Game (1997) • For the Birds (2001) • Mike's New Car (2002) • Boundin' (2003) • Jack-Jack Attack (2005) • Mr. Incredible and Pals (2005) • One Man Band (2005) • Mater and the Ghostlight (2006) • Lifted (2006) • Your Friend the Rat (2007) Presto (2008) • BURN-E (2008) • Partly Cloudy (2009) • Dug's Special Mission (2009) • George and A.J. (2009) • Day & Night (2011) • La Luna (2011) • Hawaiian Vacation (2011) • Small Fry (2011) • Partysaurus Rex (2012) • The Legend of Mor'du (2012) • The Blue Umbrella (2013) • Party Central (2013) • Lava (2014) • Sanjay's Super Team (2015) • Riley's First Date? (2015) • Piper (2016) • Lou (2017) • Bao (2018) • 22 vs. Earth (2021) • Ciao Alberto (2021) • Carl's Date (2023) |