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For the video game based on the film, see Ratatouille (video game).
2007 film
Ratatouille
Directed byBrad Bird
Written bystory by: Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird screenplay by: Brad Bird additional story material: Kathy Greenberg, Emily Cook
StarringPatton Oswalt
Brian Dennehy
Brad Garrett
Janeane Garofalo
Ian Holm
Peter O'Toole
Edited byDarren T. Holmes
Music byMichael Giacchino
Distributed byWalt Disney Pictures
Release datesUnited StatesJune 29, 2007
AustraliaAugust 30, 2007
United KingdomOctober 5, 2007
Running time90 min.
LanguageEnglish
BudgetUS$100 million

Ratatouille is the eighth animated feature film produced by Pixar. Its name comes from the dish ratatouille. It is scheduled for release on June 29, 2007 in the United States.

The film's marketing materials say that the film's title is pronounced "rat-a-too-ee". This is purposely non-standard pronunciation syntax (versus "ra-ta-too-ee"). The same applies for the German title where the phonetic notation is "ratte-tuu-ii" (Note: "Ratte" means rat in German.)

Plot

File:Remylinskinner.jpg
Remy, Skinner, and Linguini.

The film tells the success story of an unlikely hero; a rat named Rémy who finds himself in a Parisian restaurant made famous by an eccentric French chef, Auguste Gusteau. Rémy is not only a gourmet (so quite an outsider among his kinfolk), but aims to become a fine chef. This far-reaching ambition, incredibly enough, he achieves.

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."

Crew

The film is written and directed by Brad Bird, who previously directed the 2004 Pixar film The Incredibles. It is based on an original story by Jan Pinkava. The film's score is composed by Michael Giacchino known for his work on The Incredibles, One Man Band, Lost, and Alias.

The film's executive producer is Disney-Pixar Animation's Chief Creative Officer, John Lasseter, who continues to retain this position on all Pixar films he does not personally direct. The film is produced by Brad Lewisand John Lasseter (executive producer) and edited by Darren T. Holmes, whose previous work includes The Iron Giant and Lilo & Stitch.

Cast

Characters Image Voice actor Notes
Rémy File:Remy 28.PNG Patton Oswalt
Linguini File:Lin 1.jpg Lou Romano Janitor
Colette File:Collette 2.PNG Janeane Garofalo
Skinner File:Skinner 4.PNG Ian Holm Head chef
Emile File:Emile 4.PNG Peter Sohn Rémy's younger brother
Django File:Django1.PNG Brian Dennehy Rémy's father
Auguste Gusteau File:Gus 3.JPG Brad Garrett The chef's name "Auguste Gusteau" involves both a homonym and an anagram. His last name appears to be pronounced the same as the Italian word "gusto", meaning "flavour", and his first name is an anagram of his last. In addition, "august" means "noble, majestic, awe-inspiring, often of the highest social class", which would make his first name self-referential.
Anton Ego File:Ego.PNG Peter O'Toole
Waiter File:French Waiter 1.JPG John Ratzenberger
Git File:Git 1.PNG Jake Steinfeld
Unknown Will Arnett

Short film

The short film Lifted will precede Ratatouille in theaters.

Marketing

The first trailer for Ratatouille debuted with the theatrical release of its immediate predecessor, Cars. A second trailer was released on March 23 2007.

A tour, The Ratatouille Big Cheese Tour, began on May 11 2007, with a sneak peek at the film and cooking demonstrations.

References

  1. El Capitan Theater tickets for Ratatouille
  2. Michael Cieply (2007-04-24). "It's Not a Sequel, but It Might Seem Like One After the Ads". New York Times. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. Initial plot outline of Ratatouille
  4. John Lasseter interview with reference to Ratatouille
  5. http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/mf/frame?theme=minfo&lid=wmv-100-p.1568066-187131,wmv-300-p.1568067-187131,wmv-700-p.1568068-187131,wmv-1000-p.1568069-187131&id=1808490293&f=1808490293&mspid=1809850344&type=m&a=0,15
  6. http://progressive.totaleclips.com.edgesuite.net/101/b10114_b2a2.mov
  7. Walt Disney Pictures (2007-03-19). "New Ratatouille Trailer Coming Friday". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved 2007-03-19. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. Walt Disney Pictures (2007-05-11). "Disney/Pixar's RATATOUILLE to Kick off the Summer with ``Big Cheese Tour". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2007-05-12. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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