Ratatouille (2007)

A rat who can cook makes an unusual alliance with a young kitchen worker at a famous restaurant.

Directors:

Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava (co-director)

Writers:

Brad Bird (screenplay), Jan Pinkava (original story by)

Stars:

Brad Garrett, Lou Romano, Patton Oswalt

Won 1 Oscar. Another 65 wins & 42 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patton Oswalt	...	Remy (voice)
Ian Holm	...	Skinner (voice)
Lou Romano	...	Linguini (voice)
Brian Dennehy	...	Django (voice)
Peter Sohn	...	Emile (voice)
Peter O'Toole	...	Anton Ego (voice)
Brad Garrett	...	Gusteau (voice)
Janeane Garofalo	...	Colette (voice)
Will Arnett	...	Horst (voice)
Julius Callahan	...	Lalo / Francois (voice)
James Remar	...	Larousse (voice)
John Ratzenberger	...	Mustafa (voice)
Teddy Newton	...	Lawyer (Talon Labarthe) (voice)
Tony Fucile	...	Pompidou / Health Inspector (voice)
Jake Steinfeld	...	Git (Lab Rat) (voice)

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

rat | chef | ratatouille | soup | hair | 

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Taglines:

Dinner is served... Summer 2007

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Disney [United States] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

29 June 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Rodent Project

Filming Locations:

Pixar Animation Studios - 1200 Park Avenue, Emeryville, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$150,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$47,027,395, 1 July 2007

Gross USA:

$206,445,654

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$623,722,818

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS (Digital DTS Sound)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dana Carvey revealed on the Howard Stern Show that he turned down a role in this film, given scheduling conflicts with corporate appearances he was making.

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Goofs

(at around 50 secs) Gusteau's restaurant was said to have attained a five-star rating previously, yet the French guides don't go any higher than three stars. This detail was most likely deliberately ignored by the producers because many international audiences are used to hotel ratings that go up to five stars, and would not have understood that a three-star rating is the ultimate culinary honor in France.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: [on television] Although each of the world's countries would like to dispute this fact, we French know the truth: the best food in the world is made in France. The best food in France is made in Paris. And the best food in Paris, some say, is made by Chef Auguste Gusteau. Gusteau's restuarant is the toast of Paris, booked five months in advance. And his dazzling ascent to the top of fine French cuisine has made his competitors envious. He is the youngest chef ever to achieve a ...
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Crazy Credits

Continuing a Pixar tradition, Production Babies are listed: Abigail, Adrian, Adriel, Aiden, Akiko, Alexander, Anton, Audrey, Bosco, Brighton, Cameron, Ciana, Claire, Devon, Donovan, Edison, Eleuterio III, Elijah, Ella, EllaDale, Emily, Ford, Gabriel, Isabel, Jack, John, Josephine, Julia, Katherine, Katherine, Laura, Lewis, Lilly, Logan, Lotus, Luisa, Luke, LuLu, Madeline, Malia, Malina, Mariah, Miles, Nate, Nicolas, Nola, Oliver, Oscar, Peggy, Phoenix, Rebecca, Roman, Ruth, Sammy, Sarah, Shaya, William, Zachary, Zoey, Zuhan.

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Alternate Versions

In the DVD version, the final scene has Remy put on a Chef's hat in the kitchen.

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Connections

References The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)

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Soundtracks

Le Festin
Written and Produced by Michael Giacchino
Performed by Camille
Recorded by Paul Silveira and Dan Wallin
Mixed by Dan Wallin
French Translation by Boualem Lamhene
Camille Appears Courtesy of EMI Music France/Virgin Music Division

User Reviews

Pixar's best yet !

Fantastic ! ... Can't wait to get the DVD ! The technical / animation / lighting ..etc aspects of the film are awesome. Pixar has raised the bar again.

The best thing about the movie, is that it showcases Pixar's "mantra" , that being story, story ...story. That along with having great characters/animation/dialog, which you just forget ... or never even consider are digital puppets.

The humor was great too, the gags / situations character acting all contributing to making situations that "kids of all ages " could "get".

There is on one level the entire story, of Remy and Linguini, but then there are 3 or 4 or more subplots and a number of dramatic scene changes which almost felt like separate chapters of the main story. That all contributed ..for me at least... to keeping the movie very interesting right to the end.

While I found a few things predictable, there were also quite a few twists and and unexpected events / scenes, that just kept giving me more new "stuff" to enjoy 10 / 10 Mike