Ratatouille is a 2007 American computer-animated comedy-drama film[3] produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The eighth film produced by Pixar, it was written and directed by Brad Bird, who took over from Jan Pinkava in 2005, and produced by Brad Lewis, from an original idea by Jan Pinkava
The title refers to the French dish ratatouille, which is served at the end of the film, and also references the species of the main character, a rat. Set in Paris, the plot follows a rat who dreams of becoming a chef and tries to achieve his goal by forming an unlikely alliance with a restaurantâs garbage boy.
The film stars the voices of Patton Oswalt as Remy, an anthropomorphic rat who is interested in cooking; Lou Romano as Alfredo Linguini, a young garbage boy who befriends Remy; Ian Holm as Skinner, the head chef of Auguste Gusteauâs restaurant; Janeane Garofalo as Colette Tatou, a rĂŽtisseur at Gusteauâs restaurant and the staffâs only female chef; Peter OâToole as Anton Ego, a restaurant critic; Brian Dennehy as Django, Remyâs father and leader of his clan; Peter Sohn as Emile, Remyâs older brother; and Brad Garrett as Auguste Gusteau, a recently deceased chef.
