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''Ratatouille'' is a 2007 American
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produced by
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and released by
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. The eighth film produced by Pixar, it was written and directed by
Brad Bird Phillip Bradley Bird (born September 24, 1957) is an American film director, animator, screenwriter, producer, and voice actor. He has had a career spanning forty years in both animation and live-action. Bird was born in Montana and grew up i ...
, who took over from
Jan Pinkava Jan Jaroslav Pinkava (born 21 June 1963, in Prague) is a Czech-British-American producer, director, writer, and animator. He directed the Pixar short film ''Geri's Game'' and served as co-director and co-wrote the story for ''Ratatouille'', bot ...
in 2005, and produced by
Brad Lewis Bradford Clark Lewis (born April 29, 1958) is an American film producer, animation director, and politician. He produced ''Antz'', the Oscar-winning ''Ratatouille,'' and '' How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World''. He also co-directed ''Cars ...
, from an original idea by Pinkava, who was credited for conceiving the film's story with Bird and Jim Capobianco. The title refers to the French dish
ratatouille Ratatouille ( , ), oc, ratatolha , is a French Provençal dish of stewed vegetables which originated in Nice, and is sometimes referred to as ''ratatouille niçoise'' (). Recipes and cooking times differ widely, but common ingredients include ...
, which is served at the end of the film, and also references the species of the main character, a rat. Set in
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, the plot follows a rat who dreams of becoming a chef and tries to achieve his goal by forming an unlikely alliance with a restaurant's garbage boy. The film stars the voices of
Patton Oswalt Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is known as Spence Olchin in the sitcom ''The King of Queens'' (1998–2007) and for narrating the sitcom '' The Goldbergs'' (2013–present) as ...
as Remy, an
anthropomorphic Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. It is considered to be an innate tendency of human psychology. Personification is the related attribution of human form and characteristics t ...
rat who is interested in cooking;
Lou Romano Lou Romano (born April 15, 1972) is an American animator and voice actor. He did design work on '' Monsters, Inc.'' and ''The Incredibles'', and he provided the voices of Bernie Kropp in ''The Incredibles'', Snot Rod in ''Cars'' and Alfredo Ling ...
as Alfredo Linguini, a young garbage boy who befriends Remy;
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as Skinner, the
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of Auguste Gusteau's restaurant;
Janeane Garofalo Janeane Marie Garofalo ( ; born September 28, 1964) is an American comedian, actress, and former co-host on the now-defunct Air America Radio's ''The Majority Report''. Garofalo began her career as a stand-up comedian and became a cast member on ...
as Colette Tatou, a ''
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'' at Gusteau's restaurant and the staff's only female chef;
Peter O'Toole Peter Seamus O'Toole (; 2 August 1932 – 14 December 2013) was a British stage and film actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began working in the theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old Vic ...
as Anton Ego, a restaurant critic;
Brian Dennehy Brian Manion Dennehy (; July 9, 1938 – April 15, 2020) was an American actor of stage, television, and film. He won two Tony Awards, an Olivier Award, and a Golden Globe, and received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Dennehy had roles in ...
as Django, Remy's father and leader of his clan;
Peter Sohn Peter Sohn (born October 18, 1977) is an American animator, voice actor, storyboard artist, and film director. He is known for his work at Pixar Animation Studios as the director of 2015's ''The Good Dinosaur''. He has also been the voice of Emil ...
as Emile, Remy's older brother; and
Brad Garrett Bradley Henry Gerstenfeld (born April 14, 1960), known professionally as Brad Garrett, is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Possessing a distinctive deep voice, he has appeared in numerous television and film roles in both live-action and ...
as Auguste Gusteau, a recently deceased chef. Development for ''Ratatouille'' began in 2000 when Pinkava wrote the original concepts of the film, although he was never formally named the director of the film. In 2005, following Pinkava's departure from Pixar for lacking confidence in the story development, Bird was approached to direct the film and revise the story. Bird and some of the film's crew members also visited Paris for inspiration. To create the food animation used in the film, the crew consulted chefs from both France and the United States. Lewis interned at
Thomas Keller Thomas Aloysius Keller (born October 14, 1955) is an American chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author. He and his landmark Napa Valley restaurant, The French Laundry in Yountville, California, have won multiple awards from the James Beard Founda ...
's
The French Laundry The French Laundry is a three-Michelin star French and Californian cuisine restaurant located in Yountville, California, in the Napa Valley. Sally Schmitt opened The French Laundry in 1978 and designed her menus around local, seasonal ingredie ...
restaurant, where Keller developed the
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, a dish used in the film.
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composed the Paris-inspired music for the film. ''Ratatouille'' premiered on June 22, 2007, at the
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, with its general release on June 29, in the United States. The film grossed $623.7 million, finishing its theatrical run as the sixth highest-grossing film of 2007 and the year’s second highest-grossing animated film (behind ''
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'') and received widespread critical acclaim for its screenplay, animation, humor, voice acting, and Michael Giacchino's score. It also won the
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and was nominated for several more, including
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. ''Ratatouille'' was later voted one of the 100 greatest motion pictures of the 21st century by a 2016 poll of international critics conducted by the
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Plot

Remy, a young rat with a perfect sense of taste and smell, dreams of becoming a chef like his deceased idol, Auguste Gusteau. The rest of his colony, including his brother Émile and his father, the clan leader Django, are interested in food only for sustenance. The rats live in an elderly woman's attic outside
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; when Remy and Émile accidentally reveal this to the woman, the clan is forced to evacuate, and Remy becomes separated from the others. Encouraged by an imaginary Gusteau, he explores until he finds himself on the roof of Gusteau's restaurant. Remy notices the restaurant's new garbage boy, Alfredo Linguini, attempting to fix a soup he ruined, and jumps in to fix Linguini's mistakes. Linguini catches Remy in the act, but does not reveal him to Skinner, Gusteau's former
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and the new owner of the restaurant. Skinner confronts Linguini for tampering with the soup, but when the soup is accidentally served and proves to be a success, Colette Tatou, the restaurant's only female chef, convinces Skinner to retain Linguini and uphold Gusteau's motto, "Anyone can cook". After demanding Linguini either replicate the soup or lose his job, Skinner spots Remy and orders Linguini to take him outside and kill him. Once they're alone, Linguini discovers that Remy can understand him, and he convinces Remy to help him cook. Remy guides Linguini's movements like a
marionette A marionette (; french: marionnette, ) is a puppet controlled from above using wires or strings depending on regional variations. A marionette's puppeteer is called a marionettist. Marionettes are operated with the puppeteer hidden or reveale ...
by pulling on his hair while hiding under his
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. They recreate the soup and continue cooking at the restaurant. Colette begrudgingly trains Linguini, but steadily comes to appreciate someone heeding her advice. Linguini tries to show Remy to Colette, but Remy makes him kiss her instead. Later, Remy finds Émile and reunites with the clan; Django tries to convince Remy it is impossible to change humans' disdain for rats, but Remy asserts that "change is nature". Skinner discovers that Linguini is Gusteau's illegitimate son, and the rightful owner of the restaurant. Skinner hides the evidence in an envelope, but Remy finds it and is chased by Skinner. Remy outruns him and shows the documents to Linguini, who then forces Skinner out. The restaurant thrives as Remy's recipes become popular; Linguini's life improves and he develops a romantic relationship with Colette. Food critic Anton Ego, whose negative review of the restaurant indirectly led to Gusteau's death, announces to Linguini that he will dine at the restaurant. When Linguini takes credit for Remy's cooking, he and Remy fall out. In revenge, Remy leads his clan to raid the restaurant's pantries for food. Linguini arrives to apologize, but upon discovering the raid, furiously drives Remy out with the rats. The next day, Remy is captured by Skinner but promptly freed by Django and Émile. Linguini reconciles with Remy and reveals the truth to his staff, who all quit. Reminded of Gusteau's motto, however, Colette returns to help. Django and the clan cook under Remy's direction while Linguini waits tables. Skinner and a health inspector attempt to interfere, but are locked by the rats in the pantry. Remy creates a variation of
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which reminds the astounded Ego of his mother's cooking. Asking to meet the chef, he is asked by Linguini and Colette to wait until the restaurant is empty, and is stunned upon being introduced to Remy. The next day, he writes a review titled "France's Finest", stating that he has come to understand Gusteau's motto, and describes Remy — without revealing that he is a rat — as "nothing less than the finest chef in France." After Skinner and the health inspector are released, the restaurant is shut down, stripping Ego of his job and credibility. To continue Gusteau's legacy, Remy, Linguini and Colette open a
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, ''La Ratatouille'', which a now-happier Ego invests in and frequently visits. The rat colony settles into the bistro's attic as their new home.


Voice cast

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Patton Oswalt Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is known as Spence Olchin in the sitcom ''The King of Queens'' (1998–2007) and for narrating the sitcom '' The Goldbergs'' (2013–present) as ...
as Remy, a young
brown rat The brown rat (''Rattus norvegicus''), also known as the common rat, street rat, sewer rat, wharf rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat, Norwegian rat and Parisian rat, is a widespread species of common rat. One of the largest muroids, it is a brown o ...
who is interested in cooking. Director Brad Bird chose Oswalt after hearing his food-related comedy routine. *
Lou Romano Lou Romano (born April 15, 1972) is an American animator and voice actor. He did design work on '' Monsters, Inc.'' and ''The Incredibles'', and he provided the voices of Bernie Kropp in ''The Incredibles'', Snot Rod in ''Cars'' and Alfredo Ling ...
as Alfredo Linguini, son of the deceased famous chef Auguste Gusteau and the restaurant’s hapless garbage boy who befriends Remy *
Ian Holm Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert (12 September 1931 – 19 June 2020) was an English actor who was knighted in 1998 for his contributions to theatre and film. Beginning his career on the British stage as a standout member of the Royal Shakespeare Company ...
as Jonah Robert Skinner, the cruel, rat-hating new owner of Gusteau’s, as well as its head chef and former
sous chef A sous-chef is a chef A chef is a trained professional cook and tradesman who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation, often focusing on a particular cuisine. The word "chef" is derived from the term ''chef de cuisine'' (), the ...
before Gusteau’s death. Skinner's behavior, diminutive size, and
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are loosely based on
Louis de Funès Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. He is France's favourite actor, according to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, having played over 150 roles in fil ...
. The character was named after the psychologist
B. F. Skinner Burrhus Frederic Skinner (March 20, 1904 – August 18, 1990) was an American psychologist, behaviorist, author, inventor, and social philosopher. He was a professor of psychology at Harvard University from 1958 until his retirement in 1974. ...
. *
Brian Dennehy Brian Manion Dennehy (; July 9, 1938 – April 15, 2020) was an American actor of stage, television, and film. He won two Tony Awards, an Olivier Award, and a Golden Globe, and received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Dennehy had roles in ...
as Django, Remy's father and leader. *
Peter Sohn Peter Sohn (born October 18, 1977) is an American animator, voice actor, storyboard artist, and film director. He is known for his work at Pixar Animation Studios as the director of 2015's ''The Good Dinosaur''. He has also been the voice of Emil ...
as Émile, Remy's older brother *
Peter O'Toole Peter Seamus O'Toole (; 2 August 1932 – 14 December 2013) was a British stage and film actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began working in the theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old Vic ...
as Anton Ego, a cynical and easily displeased restaurant critic, inspired by Louis Jouvet. *
Brad Garrett Bradley Henry Gerstenfeld (born April 14, 1960), known professionally as Brad Garrett, is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Possessing a distinctive deep voice, he has appeared in numerous television and film roles in both live-action and ...
as Auguste Gusteau, the recently deceased founder of his respective restaurant of his same name, inspired by real-life chef
Bernard Loiseau Bernard Daniel Jacques Loiseau (, 13 January 1951 – 24 February 2003) was a French chef at Le Relais Bernard Loiseau in Saulieu. He obtained his three stars in the Michelin Guide, and had a peak rating of 19.5/20 in the Gault Millau restaura ...
, who died of a broken heart after his restaurant, inspired by
La Côte d'Or Le Relais Bernard Loiseau, formerly La Côte d'Or, is a Michelin Guide two-star French restaurant located in Saulieu, France. The restaurant was bought by Claude Verger in 1975, and Bernard Loiseau was installed as the chef de cuisine. The Miche ...
, lost a star. La Côte d'Or was one of the restaurants visited by Brad Bird and others in France. *
Janeane Garofalo Janeane Marie Garofalo ( ; born September 28, 1964) is an American comedian, actress, and former co-host on the now-defunct Air America Radio's ''The Majority Report''. Garofalo began her career as a stand-up comedian and became a cast member on ...
as Colette Tatou, Gusteau’s
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, the restaurant’s only female cook, and Linguini’s love interest, inspired by French chef
Hélène Darroze Hélène Darroze (born 23 February 1967) is a French chef. She has 6 Michelin stars and three restaurants, Hélène Darroze at The Connaught in London with 3 stars, Marsan par Hélène Darroze in Paris with 2 stars and Hélène Darroze à Villa La ...
. *
Will Arnett William Emerson Arnett (; born May 4, 1970) is a Canadian actor, comedian and producer. He is best known for his roles as Gob Bluth in the Fox/Netflix series '' Arrested Development'' (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and as the titular char ...
as Horst, Skinner's German ''
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'' * Julius Callahan as Lalo, Gusteau's ''
saucier A saucier () or sauté chef is a position in the classical brigade style kitchen. It can be translated into English as ''sauce chef''. In addition to preparing sauces, the saucier prepares stews, hot hors d'œuvres, and sautés food to order ...
'' and ''poissonnier'' ** Callahan also voices François, the advertising executive handling the marketing of Skinner's microwaveable food under Gusteau's name *
James Remar William James Remar (born December 31, 1953) is an American actor. He has played numerous roles over a 40 year career, most notably Ajax in '' The Warriors'' (1979), Albert Ganz in ''48 Hrs.'' (1982), Dutch Schultz in '' The Cotton Club'' (1984 ...
as Larousse, Gusteau's ''
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'' *
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as Mustafa, Gusteau's '' chef de salle'' * Teddy Newton as Talon Labarthe, Skinner's lawyer * Tony Fucile as Patrick Pompidou, Gusteau's ''
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'' ** Fucile also voices Nadar Lessard, a
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employed by Skinner. In the UK version, Lessard is voiced by
Jamie Oliver James Trevor Oliver MBE OSI (born 27 May 1975) is an English chef, restaurateur and cookbook author. He is known for his casual approach to cuisine, which has led him to front numerous television shows and open many restaurants. Oliver reache ...
. *
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as Git, a former lab rat and member of Django's colony *
Brad Bird Phillip Bradley Bird (born September 24, 1957) is an American film director, animator, screenwriter, producer, and voice actor. He has had a career spanning forty years in both animation and live-action. Bird was born in Montana and grew up i ...
as Ambrister Minion, Ego's butler * Stéphane Roux as TV narrator


Production

Jan Pinkava Jan Jaroslav Pinkava (born 21 June 1963, in Prague) is a Czech-British-American producer, director, writer, and animator. He directed the Pixar short film ''Geri's Game'' and served as co-director and co-wrote the story for ''Ratatouille'', bot ...
came up with the concept in 2000, creating the original design, sets and characters and core storyline, but he was never formally named the director of the film. By 2004, Pixar added Bob Peterson as a co-director and he was given exclusive control of the story. Lacking confidence in the story development, Pixar management turned to ''
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'' director
Brad Bird Phillip Bradley Bird (born September 24, 1957) is an American film director, animator, screenwriter, producer, and voice actor. He has had a career spanning forty years in both animation and live-action. Bird was born in Montana and grew up i ...
to direct the film, just as Pinkava departed Pixar in 2005 while Peterson left the film to work on '' Up''. Bird was attracted to the film because of the outlandishness of the concept and the conflict that drove it: that rats feared kitchens, yet a rat wanted to work in one. Bird was also delighted that the film could be made a highly
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, with the character of Linguini providing endless fun for the animators. Bird rewrote the story, with a change in emphasis. He killed off Gusteau, gave larger roles to Skinner and Colette, and also changed the appearance of the rats to be less
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. Because ''Ratatouille'' is intended to be a romantic, lush vision of Paris, giving it an identity distinct from the studio's previous films, director Brad Bird, producer Brad Lewis and some of the crew spent a week in the city to properly understand its environment, taking a motorcycle tour and eating at five top restaurants. There are also many water-based sequences in the film, one of which is set in the sewers and is more complex than the
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scene in ''
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''. One scene has Linguini wet after jumping into the
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to fetch Remy. A Pixar employee (Shade/Paint department coordinator Kesten Migdal) jumped into Pixar's swimming pool wearing a chef's uniform and apron to see which parts of the suit stuck to his body and which became translucent from water absorption. A challenge for the filmmakers was creating computer-generated images of food that would appear delicious. Gourmet chefs in both the U.S. and France were consulted, and animators attended cooking classes at San Francisco-area culinary schools to understand the workings of a
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. Sets/Layout department manager Michael Warch, a culinary-academy-trained professional chef before working at Pixar, helped teach and consult animators as they worked. He also prepared dishes used by the Art, Shade/Paint, Effects and Sets Modeling departments. Renowned chef
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allowed producer Brad Lewis to intern in his
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kitchen. For the film's
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, Keller designed a fancy, layered version of the title dish for the rat characters to cook, which he called "
confit byaldi Confit byaldi is a variation on the traditional French dish ratatouille by French chef Michel Guérard. History The name is a play on the Turkish dish " İmam bayıldı", which is a stuffed eggplant. The original ratatouille recipe had t ...
" in honor of the original Turkish name. The same sub-surface light scattering technique that was used on the skin in ''
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'' was used on fruits and vegetables, while new programs gave an organic texture and movement to the food. Completing the illusion were music, dialogue, and abstract imagery representing the characters' mental sensations while appreciating food. The visual flavor
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s were created by animator Michel Gagné inspired by the work of
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and Norman McLaren. To create a realistic compost pile, the Art Department photographed fifteen different kinds of produce, such as
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, and
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, in the process of rotting. The cast members strove to make their French accents authentic yet understandable.
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notes that he often segued into an Italian accent.
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was cast as the character of Skinner since Bird saw him on ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy. According to Pixar designer Jason Deamer, "Most of the characters were designed while Jan inkavawas still directing… He has a real eye for sculpture." According to Pinkava, the critic Anton Ego was designed to resemble a
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. To save time, human characters were designed and animated without toes.
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was originally approached for a role but he declined as he was busy raising kids. Rat expert Debbie Ducommun (a.k.a. the "Rat Lady") was consulted on rat
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and characteristics. Along with Ducommun's insight a
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containing pet rats sat in a hallway for more than a year so animators could study the movement of the animals'
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, noses, ears,
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s, and
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s as they ran. Promotional material for
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credits their platform for a 30 percent performance improvement in rendering software. They used ''Ratatouille'' in some of their marketing materials. The film was animated with traditional techniques rather than
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. Bird noted this in the credits because he felt there was a trend of using real-time performance capture in animated films instead of the frame by frame methodology he "love & was proud that we had used" on the movie.


Soundtrack

''Ratatouille'' is the second Pixar film to be scored by
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after ''The Incredibles''. It is also the second Pixar film not to be scored by
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or
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. The scores feature a wide range of instrumentation and are influenced by various music genres. Giacchino wrote two themes for Remy, one about him with the rat colony and the other about his hopes and dreams. He also wrote a buddy theme for both Remy and Linguini that plays when they are together. In addition to the score, Giacchino wrote the main theme song, "Le Festin", about Remy and his dream to be a chef. French artist Camille (who was 29 at the time of the film's release) was hired to perform "Le Festin" after Giacchino listened to her music and realized she was perfect for the song; as a result, the song is sung in French in almost all versions of the film. The
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was released by
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on June 26, 2007.


Release


Theatrical

''Ratatouille'' was originally going to be released on June 9, 2006; however, on December 8, 2004, the date was changed to June 29, 2007. This happened because
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changed the release date of ''
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'' from November 4, 2005 to June 9, 2006, thus pushing ''Ratatouille'' to June 29, 2007. ''Ratatouille''s world premiere was on June 22, 2007, at Los Angeles'
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. The commercial release was one week later, with the short film '' Lifted'' preceding ''Ratatouille'' in theaters. Earlier in the year, it had received an
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nomination. A
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of the film was shown at the Harkins Cine Capri Theater in
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on June 16, 2007, at which a Pixar representative was present to collect viewer feedback. Disney CEO Bob Iger announced an upcoming theatrical re-release of the film in 3D at the Disney shareholders meeting in March 2014.


Marketing

The trailer for ''Ratatouille'' debuted with the release of ''
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,'' its immediate predecessor. It depicts an original scene where Remy is caught red-handed on the cheese trolley in the restaurant's dining area, sampling the cheese and barely escaping the establishment, intercut with separate scenes of the rat explaining directly to the audience why he is taking such risks. Similar to most of Pixar's teaser trailers, the scene was not present in the final film release. A second trailer was released on March 23, 2007. The Ratatouille ''Big Cheese Tour'' began on May 11, 2007, with cooking demonstrations and a film preview. Voice actor Lou Romano attended the San Francisco leg of the tour for autograph signings. Disney and Pixar were working to bring a French-produced ''Ratatouille''-branded wine to
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stores in August 2007, but abandoned plans because of complaints from the California Wine Institute, citing standards in labelling that restrict the use of cartoon characters to avoid attracting under-age drinkers. Moreover, both companies faced other challenges trying to lure audiences, as several stores had been overflowing with merchandise themed to other newly released films like ''
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'', ''
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'' and ''
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'', making it tougher to persuade parents to spend an additional cost between $7.99 to $19.99 on a plush rat. In the United Kingdom, in place of releasing a theatrical trailer, a commercial featuring Remy and Emile was released in cinemas before its release to discourage obtaining unlicensed copies of films. Also, in the United Kingdom, the main characters were used for a commercial for the
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, with Remy and Emile watching an original commercial for it made for the "Surprisingly Spacious" ad campaign and also parodying it, respectively. Disney/Pixar was concerned that audiences, particularly children, would not be familiar with the word "ratatouille" and its pronunciation. The title was, therefore, also spelled phonetically within trailers and on posters. For similar reasons, in the American release of the film, on-screen text in French was printed in English, such as the title of Gusteau's cookbook and the sign telling kitchen staff to wash their hands, though, in the British English release, these are rendered in French. In Canada, the film was released theatrically with text in English, but on DVD, the majority of the text (including Gusteau's will) was in French.


Home media

''Ratatouille'' was released by
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on
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and
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in North America on November 6, 2007. A new animated short film featuring Remy and Emile entitled ''
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'' was included as a special feature, in which the two rats attempt to entreat the viewer, a human, to welcome rats as their friends, demonstrating the benefits and misconceptions of rats towards humanity through several historical examples. The eleven-minute short uses 3-D animation, 2-D animation, live action and even stop-motion animation, a first for Pixar. The disc also includes a CGI short entitled '' Lifted'', which was screened before the film during its theatrical run. It depicts an adolescent extraterrestrial attempting to kidnap a sleeping human. Throughout the sequence, he is graded by an adult extraterrestrial in a manner reminiscent of a driver's licensing exam road test. The entire short contains no dialogue, which is typical of Pixar Shorts not based on existing properties. Also included among the special features are deleted scenes, a featurette featuring Brad Bird discussing filmmaking and chef
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discussing culinary creativity entitled "Fine Food and Film", and four
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. Although the Region A Blu-ray edition has a French audio track, the Region 1 DVD does not, except for some copies sold in Canada. The DVD release on November 6, 2007 earned 4,919,574 units (equivalent to ) on its first week (November 6–11, 2007) during which it topped the DVD charts. In total it sold 12,531,266 units () becoming the second-best-selling animated DVD of 2007, both in units sold and sales revenue, behind ''
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''. In 2019, ''Ratatouille'' was released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray.


Plagiarized film

''If'' magazine described '' Ratatoing'', a 2007
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cartoon by Vídeo Brinquedo, as a "
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" of ''Ratatouille''. Marco Aurélio Canônico of the Brazilian newspaper ''
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'' described ''Ratatoing'' as a derivative of ''Ratatouille''. Canônico discussed whether ''Ratatoing'' was similar enough to ''Ratatouille'' to warrant a lawsuit for copyright violation. The Brazilian Ministry of Culture posted Marco Aurélio Canônico's article on its website. To date no sources have been found to indicate that Pixar took legal action.


Reception


Critical response

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reported approval rating with an average rating of based on reviews. The site's consensus reads: "Fast-paced and stunningly animated, ''Ratatouille'' adds another delightfully entertaining entry—and a rather unlikely hero—to the Pixar canon." On
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, it has a weighted average score of 96 out of 100 based on 37 reviews, the highest of any Pixar film and the 46th highest-rated film on the site. Audiences surveyed by
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gave the film a grade "A" on scale of A+ to F. A. O. Scott of ''
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'' called ''Ratatouille'' "a nearly flawless piece of popular art, as well as one of the most persuasive portraits of an artist ever committed to film"; echoing the character Anton Ego in the film, he ended his review with a simple "thank you" to the creators of the film. Wally Hammond of '' Time Out'' gave the film five out of five stars, saying "A test for tiny tots, a mite nostalgic and as male-dominated as a modern kitchen it may be, but these are mere quibbles about this delightful addition to the Pixar pantheon." Andrea Gronvall of the ''
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'' gave the film a positive review, saying "Brad Bird's second collaboration with Pixar is more ambitious and meditative than his Oscar-winning ''The Incredibles''."
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of ''
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'' gave the film a B, saying "''Ratatouille'' has the Pixar technical magic without, somehow, the full Pixar flavor. It's Brad Bird's genial dessert, not so much incredible as merely sweetly edible."
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'' gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, saying "What makes ''Ratatouille'' such a hilarious and heartfelt wonder is the way Bird contrives to let it sneak up on you. And get a load of that score from Michael Giacchino, a perfect complement to a delicious meal."
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'' gave the film three out of four stars, saying "For parents looking to spend time in a theater with their kids or adults who want something lighter and less testosterone-oriented than the usual summer fare, ''Ratatouille'' offers a savory main course." Christy Lemire of the
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gave the film a positive review, saying "''Ratatouille'' is free of the kind of gratuitous pop-culture references that plague so many movies of the genre; it tells a story, it's very much of our world but it never goes for the cheap, easy gag." Justin Chang of ''
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'' gave the film a positive review, saying "The master chefs at Pixar have blended all the right ingredients—abundant verbal and visual wit, genius slapstick timing, a soupcon of Gallic sophistication—to produce a warm and irresistible concoction." Michael Phillips of the ''
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'' gave the film four out of four stars, saying "The film may be animated, and largely taken up with rats, but its pulse is gratifyingly human. And you have never seen a computer-animated feature with this sort of visual panache and detail." Rafer Guzman of ''
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'' gave the film three out of four stars, saying "So many computer-animated movies are brash, loud and popping with pop-culture comedy, but ''Ratatouille'' has the warm glow of a favorite book. The characters are more than the sum of their gigabyte-consuming parts – they feel handcrafted." Roger Moore of the ''
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'' gave the film three out of five stars, saying "Has Pixar lost its magic recipe? ''Ratatouille'' is filled with fairly generic animated imagery, a few modest chases, a couple of good gags, not a lot of laughs." Scott Foundas of ''
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'' gave the film a positive review, saying "Bird has taken the raw ingredients of an anthropomorphic-animal kiddie matinee and whipped them into a heady brew about nothing less than the principles of artistic creation." Colin Covert of the ''
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'' gave the film four out of four stars, saying "It's not just the computer animation that is vibrantly three-dimensional. It's also the well-rounded characters… I defy you to name another animated film so overflowing with superfluous beauty." Steven Rea of ''
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'' gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, saying "With ''Ratatouille'', Bird once again delivers not just a great, witty story, but dazzling visuals as well." Bill Muller of ''
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'' gave the film four-and-a-half stars out of five, saying "Like the burbling soup that plays a key part in ''Ratatouille'', the movie is a delectable blend of ingredients that tickles the palette and leaves you hungry for more." Rene Rodriguez of the ''
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'' gave the film three out of four stars, saying "''Ratatouille'' is the most straightforward and formulaic picture to date from Pixar Animation Studios, but it is also among the most enchanting and touching." Jack Mathews of the ''
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'' gave the film four out of four stars, saying "The Pixar magic continues with Brad Bird's ''Ratatouille'', a gorgeous, wonderfully inventive computer-animated comedy." Stephen Whitty of the ''
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'' gave the film three out of four stars, saying "Fresh family fun. Although there are those slightly noxious images of rodents scampering around a kitchen, the movie doesn't stoop to kid-pandering jokes based on backtalk and bodily gases." David Ansen of ''
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'' gave the film a positive review, saying "A film as rich as a sauce béarnaise, as refreshing as a raspberry sorbet, and a lot less predictable than the damn food metaphors and adjectives all us critics will churn out to describe it. OK, one more and then I'll be done: it's yummy." Peter Hartlaub of the ''
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'' gave the film four out of four stars, saying "''Ratatouille'' never overwhelms, even though it's stocked with action, romance, historical content, family drama and serious statements about the creation of art." Richard Corliss of ''
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'' gave the film a positive review, saying "From the moment Remy enters, crashing, to the final happy fadeout, ''Ratatouille'' parades the brio and depth that set Pixar apart from and above other animation studios."
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'', but Brad Bird's ''Ratatouille'' is the first one that made me positively desire one." Peter Howell of the ''
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'' gave the film a positive review, saying "The characters are irresistible, the animation is astonishing and the film, a fantasy version of a foodie rhapsody, sustains a level of joyous invention that hasn't been seen in family entertainment since ''The Incredibles''." Kenneth Turan of the ''
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'' gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, saying "''Ratatouille'' is delicious fun sure to be savored by audiences of all ages for its sumptuous visuals, clever wit and irresistibly inspiring tale." Miriam Di Nunzio of the ''
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'' gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, saying "''Ratatouille'' will make you wonder why animation needs to hide behind the mantle of 'it's for children, but grownups will like it, too.' This one's for Mom and Dad, and yep, the kids will like it, too." Michael Booth of ''
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'' gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, saying "Writer and director Brad Bird keeps ''Ratatouille'' moving without resorting to the cute animal jokes or pop-culture wisecracking that ruined so many other recent animated films." Tom Long of ''
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'' gave the film an A, saying "''Ratatouille'' has the technical genius, emotional core and storytelling audacity to lift it into the ranks of he bestPixar films, the crème de la crème of modern animation." Liam Lacey of ''
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'' gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, saying "No sketchy backgrounds here—''Ratatouille''s scenes feel like deep-focus camera shots. The textures, from the gleam of copper pans to the cobblestone streets, are almost palpable." Desson Thomson of ''
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'' gave the film a positive review, saying "''Ratatouille'' doesn't center on the over-familiar surfaces of contemporary life. It harks back to Disney's older era when cartoons seemed part of a more elegant world with less edgy characters."


Box office

In its opening weekend in North America, ''Ratatouille'' opened in 3,940 theaters and debuted at number one with $47.2 million, the lowest Pixar opening since ''
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''. When the film opened, it topped at the box office ahead of
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's ''
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''. ''Ratatouille'' was the first non-sequel film to reach the number one spot since '' Disturbia'' debuted two months earlier. The film only stayed in its position for a few days before being taken by ''
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''. In France, where the film is set, the film broke the record for the biggest debut for an animated film and dethroned ''Titanic'' for the most consecutive weeks at the top of the box office. In the United Kingdom, the film debuted at number one with sales over £4 million. The film has grossed $206.4 million in the United States and Canada and a total of $623.7 million worldwide, making it the seventh-highest-grossing
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film.


Accolades

''Ratatouille'' won the
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at the
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and was nominated for four others: Best Original Score,
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, Best Sound Mixing,
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, losing to ''
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'', '' The Bourne Ultimatum'' (for both Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing), and ''
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'', respectively. With five Oscar nominations, the film broke the record for an animated feature film, surpassing the four nominations each of ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. As of 2013, ''Ratatouille'' is tied with '' Up'' and ''
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'' for the second-most Oscar nominations for an animated film, behind ''
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'' and ''
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'' (six). Furthermore, ''Ratatouille'' was nominated for 13
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s including twice in the Best Animated Effects, where it lost to '' Surf's Up'', and three times in the Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production for Janeane Garofalo, Ian Holm, and Patton Oswalt, where Ian Holm won the award. It won the Best Animated Feature Award from multiple associations including the Chicago Film Critics, the
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, the Annie Awards, the Broadcast Film Critics, the British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA), and the
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.


Legacy


Video game

A primary video game adaptation of the film, titled ''
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'', was released for all major consoles and handhelds in 2007. A
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exclusive game, titled '' Ratatouille: Food Frenzy'', was released in October 2007. ''Ratatouille'' is also among the films represented in '' Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure'', released in March 2012 for
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. The video game based on the movie was released in 2007 for
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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s. A
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version was released on October 23, 2007. The other versions, however were all released on June 26, 2007. Remy is featured in the video game ''
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''. He appears as the head chef for Scrooge McDuck's bistro and participates with Sora in cooking minigames. He is addressed only as "Little Chef" in the game, as he does not speak and cannot reveal his name to the characters. Remy, Linguini and Colette appear as playable characters in the world builder game ''
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'', in addition to attractions based on Gusteau's Kitchen and Remy's Ratatouille Adventure. In the game, the characters are involved in new storylines that serve as a continuation of the events of the film. In the video game ''
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'', Remy appears as one of the characters that the player meets during the progress of the story, being the owner of the valley's restaurant, ''Chez Remy''.


Theme park attraction

A Disney theme park attraction based on the film has been constructed in
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,
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. ''Ratatouille'': L'Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy is based upon scenes from the film and uses trackless ride technology. In the attraction, riders "shrink down to the size of a rat". At the 2017 D23 Expo, Disney announced the attraction would be built at the France Pavilion in Epcot's World Showcase which opened on October 1, 2021, during the 50th anniversary of
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and the 39th anniversary of Epcot.


Unofficial musical

In late 2020, users of the social media app
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crowdsourced the creation of a musical based on the film. A virtual concert presentation of it, produced by Seaview Productions, streamed for 72 hours on
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beginning January 1, 2021 to benefit
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in response to the
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. It is directed by ''
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'' co-creator and co-director Lucy Moss from a script adaptation by Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley, both of whom co-executive produced the concert with
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. The cast included
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as Gusteau, Andrew Barth Feldman as Linguini,
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as Remy,
Adam Lambert Adam Mitchel Lambert (born January 29, 1982) is an American singer and songwriter. Since 2009, he has sold over 3 million albums and 5 million singles worldwide. Lambert is known for his dynamic vocal performances that fuse his theatrical tra ...
as Emile,
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as Django,
Priscilla Lopez Priscilla Lopez (born February 26, 1948) is an American singer, dancer, and actress. She is perhaps best known for creating the role of Diana Morales in ''A Chorus Line''. She has had the distinction of appearing in two Broadway landmarks: one o ...
as Mabel,
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as Colette,
André De Shields André Robin De Shields (born January 12, 1946) is an American actor, singer, dancer, director, and choreographer. De Shields originated the role of Hermes on Broadway in the musical '' Hadestown'', winning the 2019 Tony Award for Best Actor ...
as Anton Ego, Owen Tabaka as Young Anton Ego and
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as Skinner. The concert raised over $1.9 million for The Actors Fund.


References in popular culture

The film has often been referenced in popular culture since its release, being mentioned or parodied on shows such as ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
Key & Peele ''Key & Peele'' (abbreviated to ''K&P'') is an American sketch comedy television series created by Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele for Comedy Central. Both Key and Peele previously worked on '' Mad TV.'' Each episode of the show consists ...
'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
Difficult People ''Difficult People'' is an American dark comedy streaming television series created by Julie Klausner. Klausner stars alongside Billy Eichner as two struggling and jaded comedians living in New York City; the duo seemingly hate everyone but each ...
'', ''
The Good Place ''The Good Place'' is an American fantasy comedy television series created by Michael Schur. It premiered on NBC on September 19, 2016, and concluded on January 30, 2020, after four seasons and 53 episodes. Although the plot evolves signific ...
'', ''Once Upon a Time'', and ''
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'', as well as in the films ''
The Five-Year Engagement ''The Five-Year Engagement'' is a 2012 romantic comedy film written, directed, and produced by Nicholas Stoller. Produced with Judd Apatow and Rodney Rothman, it is co-written by Jason Segel, who also stars in the film with Emily Blunt as a cou ...
'' (2012) and ''The Suicide Squad'' (2021) and in comedian
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's comedy special ''New in Town''. A parody of ''Ratatouille'' is a significant plot thread in the 2022 film ''
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''. Early in the film, the character Evelyn Wang (
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) attempts to explain the multiversal concept of "verse-jumping" to her family using the Pixar film as an analogy, only to misremember it as being about a
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and being tiled ''Raccacooni''e. Later, in one of several parallel universes, Evelyn encounters a ''teppanyaki'' chef named Chad (
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) who is indeed being puppeteered by the anthropomorphic Raccacoonie (voiced by
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) much like Remy and Linguini; during the film's climactic montage, Evelyn helps Chad rescue Raccacoonie from Animal Control. Reportedly inspired by producer Jonathan Wang's father's habit of misremembering the names of popular films, the running joke was described by ''
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'' as "one of the film's highlights", while Alison Herman of '' The Ringer'' noted a thematic resonance as both films were about "the virtues of creativity within material constraints".


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