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| Directed by | Brad Bird |
| Written by | story by: Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird screenplay by: Brad Bird additional story material: Kathy Greenberg, Emily Cook |
| Starring | Patton Oswalt Brian Dennehy Brad Garrett Janeane Garofalo Ian Holm Peter O'Toole |
| Edited by | Darren T. Holmes |
| Music by | Michael Giacchino |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Release dates |  June 29, 2007 August 30, 2007 October 5, 2007 |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$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
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 | |
| 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 | |
| Mustafa | 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
- El Capitan Theater tickets for Ratatouille
- 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) - Initial plot outline of Ratatouille
- John Lasseter interview with reference to Ratatouille
- 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
- http://progressive.totaleclips.com.edgesuite.net/101/b10114_b2a2.mov
- http://progressive.totaleclips.com.edgesuite.net/101/b10114_b2a2.mov
- 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) - 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.
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External links
- Official site
- Ratatouille at IMDb
- Ratatouille profile
- American Ratatouille Theatrical Trailer
- Japanese Ratatouille Theatrical Trailer
- Behind-The-Scenes clip of Ratatouille