Development forRatatouille 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 atThomas Keller'sThe French Laundry restaurant, where Keller developed theconfit byaldi, a dish used in the film.Michael Giacchino composed the Paris-inspired music for the film.
Ratatouille premiered on June 22, 2007, at theKodak Theatre inLos Angeles,California, with its general release on June 29, in the United States. The film became a critical and commercial success, grossing $623.7 million worldwide. It finished its theatrical run as thesixth highest-grossing film of 2007 and the year's second highest-grossing animated film (behindShrek the Third). The film received widespread acclaim for its screenplay, animation, humor, voice acting, and Giacchino's score. It also won theAcademy Award for Best Animated Feature and was nominated for several more, includingBest Original Screenplay.Ratatouille was later voted one of the 100 greatest motion pictures of the 21st century by a2016 poll of international critics conducted by theBBC.[5]
Plot
Remy, a young rat with heightened senses of taste and smell, dreams of becoming a chef like his human idol, the late Auguste Gusteau. Conversely, the rest of his colony, including his older brother Émile and his father, Django, the clan leader, only eat for sustenance and are wary of humans. The rats live in an elderly woman's attic outsideParis, but when the woman discovers them, they are forced to evacuate, and Remy is separated. Encouraged by an imaginary Gusteau, he explores until he finds himself on the roof of Gusteau's namesake restaurant.
Remy sees the restaurant's new garbage boy, Alfredo Linguini, struggling to fix a soup he ruined and steps in to help. Linguini notices Remy but keeps his presence secret from Skinner, Gusteau's former sous-chef and new owner. When Skinner confronts Linguini about the soup, it unexpectedly becomes a hit. Colette Tatou, the restaurant's only female chef, persuades Skinner to keep Linguini and support Gusteau's motto, "Anyone can cook." Skinner demands Linguini replicate the soup but spots Remy, ordering Linguini to take him outside and kill him. Alone, Linguini realizes Remy understands him and persuades Remy to assist with cooking.
Remy controls Linguini's movements like amarionette by pulling on his hair while hiding under histoque. They recreate the soup and continue cooking at the restaurant. Colette begrudgingly trains Linguini but steadily appreciates him heeding her advice. Later, Remy finds Émile and reunites with the clan. After Remy tells Django that he intends to stay at the restaurant, Django shows him a group of exterminated rats to convince him that humans are dangerous, but Remy ignores his warnings and leaves.
Meanwhile, Skinner discovers a letter from Linguini's late mother stating that Linguini is Gusteau's son and thereby the rightful owner of the restaurant. Skinner is shocked and enraged about this revelation, as Gusteau's will stated that he would inherit ownership of the restaurant only if no biological heir appeared two years after the latter's death. After his lawyer verifies that Linguini is Gusteau's heir, Skinner hides the evidence in an envelope. Remy escapes with this, and shows it to Linguini, who then fires Skinner and discontinues a line of frozen food that Skinner had started. The restaurant thrives as Remy's recipes become popular, and Linguini's life improves as he develops a romantic relationship with Colette. Food critic Anton Ego, whose previous negative review of the restaurant indirectly led to Gusteau's death, announces to Linguini that he will review the restaurant again the following day. After Linguini takes credit for Remy's cooking at apress conference, he and Remy have a falling out. As revenge, Remy leads his clan to raid the restaurant's pantries. Linguini arrives to apologize, but upon discovering the raid, he furiously expels Remy and his clan from the restaurant.
The next day, Skinner captures Remy, who is quickly freed by Django and Émile. After returning to the restaurant, he and Linguini reconcile, and Linguini reveals Remy and his cooking techniques to his staff, who all immediately quit. Reminded of Gusteau's motto, Colette returns to help the clan cook under Remy's direction while Linguini waits tables. Skinner and a health inspector attempt to interfere, but the rats lock them in the pantry. Remy creates avariation ofratatouille, which reminds Ego of his mother's cooking. Delighted, Ego asks to meet the chef and is stunned when introduced to Remy. The next day, he writes a review, stating that he has come to understand Gusteau's motto and describing Remy without revealing that he is a rat.
Remy's narration had him stating that Skinner and the health inspector were let out and Gusteau's is shut down, stripping Ego of his job and credibility. Remy, Linguini, and Colette open abistro called La Ratatouille, which a now-happier Ego invests in and frequents. The rat colony settles into the bistro's attic as their new home.
Voice cast
Patton Oswalt as Remy, a young blue rat who is interested in cooking. Director Brad Bird chose Oswalt after hearing his food-related comedy routine.[6]
Lou Romano as Alfredo Linguini, the long-lost son of the deceased famous chef Auguste Gusteau and the restaurant's hapless garbage boy who befriends Remy.
Ian Holm as Skinner, the cruel, rat-hating new owner of Gusteau's, as well as its head chef and formersous chef before Gusteau's death. Skinner's behavior, small size, andbody language are loosely based onLouis de Funès.[7] The character was named after the psychologistB. F. Skinner.[8]
Brian Dennehy as Django,[9] Remy's father and leader of the rat clan.
Peter O'Toole as Anton Ego, a cynical and easily displeased restaurant critic, whose appearance was inspired byLouis Jouvet.[10]
Brad Garrett as Auguste Gusteau, the recently deceased founder of his respective restaurant of the same name. He was inspired by real-life chefBernard Loiseau, who committedsuicide after his restaurant,La Côte d'Or, was rumored to be losing astar.[11] La Côte d'Or was one of the restaurants visited by Brad Bird and others in France.[12] Gusteau was also inspired by chefPaul Bocuse for the character traits.[13]
Jan Pinkava (pictured) conceived the idea for the film in 2000
Jan Pinkava 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.[16] By 2004, Pixar addedBob Peterson as a co-director and he was given exclusive control of the story.[17] After three months and lacking confidence in the story development,[18] Pixar management turned toThe Incredibles directorBrad Bird to direct the film, just as Pinkava departed Pixar in 2005 while Peterson left the film to return to work onUp.[19][20][21][22][23] 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.[6] Bird was also delighted that the film could be made a highlyphysical comedy,[20] with the character of Linguini providing endless fun for the animators.[24] Bird rewrote the story, with a change in emphasis. He killed off Gusteau, gave larger roles to Skinner and Colette,[25] and also changed the appearance of the rats to be lessanthropomorphic.[26]
BecauseRatatouille is intended to be a romantic, lush vision of Paris, giving it an identity distinct from the studio's previous films,[20] 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.[12] There are also many water-based sequences in the film, one of which is set in the sewers and is more complex than theblue whale scene inFinding Nemo. One scene has Linguini wet after jumping into theSeine 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.[27]
The film's take on the traditional ratatouille dish was suggested by gourmet chef Thomas Keller, a variation known asconfit byaldi.
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,[26] and animators attended cooking classes atSan Francisco-area culinary schools to understand the workings of acommercial kitchen.[15] 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.[28][29] Renowned chefThomas Keller allowed producer Brad Lewis to intern in hisFrench Laundry kitchen. For the film'sclimax, Keller suggested a fancy, layered version of the title dish for the rat characters to cook, called "confit byaldi".[15] The samesub-surface light scattering technique that was used on the skin inThe Incredibles was used on fruits and vegetables,[30] while new programs gave an organic texture and movement to the food.[31] Completing the illusion were music, dialogue, andabstract imagery representing the characters' mental sensations while appreciating food. The visual flavormetaphors were created by animatorMichel Gagné inspired by the work ofOskar Fischinger andNorman McLaren.[32] To create a realistic compost pile, the Art Department photographed fifteen different kinds of produce, such asapples, berries,bananas,mushrooms,oranges,broccoli, andlettuce, in the process of rotting.[33]
The cast members strove to make their French accents authentic yet understandable.John Ratzenberger notes that he often segued into an Italian accent.[12]Ian Holm was cast as the character of Skinner after Bird saw him inThe Lord of the Rings trilogy. According to Pixar designer Jason Deamer, "Most of the characters were designed while Jan [Pinkava] was still directing… He has a real eye for sculpture."[34] According to Pinkava, the critic Anton Ego was designed to resemble avulture.[35] To save time, human characters were designed and animated without toes.[36]Dana Carvey was originally approached for a role but he declined as he was busy raising kids.[37]
Rat expert Debbie Ducommun (a.k.a. the "Rat Lady") was consulted on rathabits and characteristics.[38] Along with Ducommun's insight avivarium containing pet rats sat in a hallway for more than a year so animators could study the movement of the animals' fur, noses, ears, paws, and tails as they ran.[30]
Promotional material forIntel credits their platform for a 30 percent performance improvement in rendering software. They usedRatatouille in some of their marketing materials.[39][40]
The film was animated with traditional techniques rather thanmotion capture. Bird noted this in thecredits 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[s] & was proud that we had used" on the movie.[41]
Ratatouille is the second Pixar film to be scored byMichael Giacchino afterThe Incredibles. It is also the second Pixar film not to be scored byRandy orThomas Newman. 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 artistCamille (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.[42] Thesoundtrack album was released byWalt Disney Records on June 26, 2007.
Ratatouille was initially scheduled for release on June 9, 2006, but was later pushed back to June 29, 2007. This shift was reportedly made to accommodate the 2006 date forCars.[44]
Ratatouille's world premiere was on June 22, 2007, at Los Angeles'Kodak Theatre.[45][46] The commercial release was one week later, with the short filmLifted precedingRatatouille in theaters. Earlier in the year, it had received anAcademy Award nomination.[47] Atest screening of the film was shown at the Harkins Cine Capri Theater inScottsdale, Arizona on June 16, 2007, at which a Pixar representative was present to collect viewer feedback.[48] Disney CEOBob Iger announced an upcoming theatrical re-release of the film in 3D at the Disney shareholders meeting in March 2014.[49]
Marketing
The trailer forRatatouille debuted with the release ofCars, 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.[50]
A second trailer was released on March 23, 2007.[51] The RatatouilleBig Cheese Tour began on May 11, 2007, with cooking demonstrations and a film preview.[52] Voice actor Lou Romano attended the San Francisco leg of the tour for autograph signings.[53]
The front label of the plannedRatatouille wine to have been promoted by Disney, Pixar, and Costco, and subsequently recalled for its use of a cartoon character
Disney and Pixar were working to bring a French-producedRatatouille-branded wine toCostco stores in August 2007, but abandoned plans because of complaints from the CaliforniaWine Institute, citing standards in labelling that restrict the use of cartoon characters to avoid attracting under-age drinkers.[54] Moreover, both companies faced other challenges trying to lure audiences, as several stores had been overflowing with merchandise themed to other newly released films likeSpider-Man 3,Shrek the Third andTransformers, making it tougher to persuade parents to spend an additional cost between $7.99 to $19.99 on a plush rat.[55]
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.[56] Also, in the United Kingdom, the main characters were used for a commercial for theNissan Note, with Remy and Emile watching an original commercial for it made for the "Surprisingly Spacious" ad campaign and also parodying it, respectively.[57]
Disney/Pixar was concerned that audiences, particularly children, would not be familiar with the word "ratatouille" and its pronunciation. As a result, the title was spelled phonetically within trailers and on posters.[58] 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 international versions such as the British English release and the US Spanish-language DVD 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.[59]
Home media
Ratatouille was released byWalt Disney Studios Home Entertainment onBlu-ray andDVD in North America on November 6, 2007.[60] A new animated short film featuring Remy and Emile entitledYour Friend the Rat 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.[61]
The disc also includes a CGI short entitledLifted, which was screened before the film during its theatrical run. It depicts an adolescentextraterrestrial attempting to kidnap a sleeping human. Throughout the sequence, he is graded by an adult extraterrestrial in a manner reminiscent of adriver's licensing exam road test. The entire short contains no dialogue, which is typical of Pixar Shorts not based on existing properties.[62] Also included among the special features are deleted scenes, a featurette featuring Brad Bird discussing filmmaking and chefThomas Keller discussing culinary creativity entitled "Fine Food and Film", and foureaster eggs. 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.[citation needed]
The DVD release on November 6, 2007, earned 4,919,574 units (equivalent toUS$73,744,414) in its first week (November 6–11, 2007) during which it topped the DVD charts. In total it sold 12,531,266 units (US$189,212,532) becoming the second-best-selling animated DVD of 2007, both in units sold and sales revenue, behindHappy Feet.[63][64] In 2014 the film was re-rendered in 3D and in July of that year was released on Blu-ray 3D in the UK, France, and India.[65] In 2019,Ratatouille was released on4K Ultra HD Blu-ray.[66][67]
If magazine describedRatatoing, a 2007Braziliancomputer graphics cartoon byVídeo Brinquedo, as a "ripoff" ofRatatouille.[68] Marco Aurélio Canônico of the Brazilian newspaperFolha de S.Paulo describedRatatoing as a derivative ofRatatouille. Canônico discussed whetherRatatoing was similar enough toRatatouille to warrant a lawsuit for copyright violation. TheBrazilian Ministry of Culture posted Marco Aurélio Canônico's article on its website.[69] To date no sources have been found to indicate that Pixar took legal action.
Reception
Box office
In its opening weekend in North America,Ratatouille opened in 3,940 theaters and debuted at number one with $47.2 million,[70] the lowest Pixar opening sinceA Bug's Life. When the film opened, it topped at the box office ahead of20th Century Fox'sLive Free or Die Hard.[71]Ratatouille was the first non-sequel film to reach the number one spot sinceDisturbia debuted two months earlier.[72] The film only stayed in its position for a few days before being taken byTransformers.[73] In France, where the film is set, the film broke the record for the biggest debut for an animated film and dethronedTitanic for the most consecutive weeks at the top of the box office.[74][75] In the United Kingdom, the film debuted at number one with sales over £4 million.[76] The film grossed $206.4 million in the United States and Canada and a total of $623.7 million worldwide, making it the seventh-highest-grossingPixar film.[77]
Critical response
The review aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes reported a 96% approval rating with an average rating of 8.5/10 based on 253 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."[78] OnMetacritic, it has a weighted average score of 96 out of 100 based on 37 reviews,[79] the highest of any Pixar film (tied withToy Story)[80] and the 46th highest-rated film on the site.[81] Audiences surveyed byCinemaScore gave the film a grade "A" on scale of A+ to F.[82]
A. O. Scott ofThe New York Times calledRatatouille "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.[83] Wally Hammond ofTime 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."[84] Andrea Gronvall of theChicago Reader gave the film a positive review, saying "Brad Bird's second collaboration with Pixar is more ambitious and meditative than his Oscar-winningThe Incredibles."[85]Owen Gleiberman ofEntertainment Weekly 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."[86]Peter Travers ofRolling Stone gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, saying "What makesRatatouille 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."[87]James Berardinelli ofReelViews 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."[88] Christy Lemire of theAssociated Press 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."[89] Justin Chang ofVariety 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."[90]
Michael Phillips of theChicago Tribune 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."[91] Rafer Guzman ofNewsday gave the film three out of four stars, saying "So many computer-animated movies are brash, loud and popping with pop-culture comedy, butRatatouille has the warm glow of a favorite book. The characters are more than the sum of their gigabyte-consuming parts – they feel handcrafted."[citation needed] Roger Moore of theOrlando Sentinel 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."[92] Scott Foundas ofLA Weekly 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."[93] Colin Covert of theStar Tribune 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."[citation needed] Steven Rea ofThe Philadelphia Inquirer gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, saying "WithRatatouille, Bird once again delivers not just a great, witty story, but dazzling visuals as well."[94] Bill Muller ofThe Arizona Republic gave the film four-and-a-half stars out of five, saying "Like the burbling soup that plays a key part inRatatouille, the movie is a delectable blend of ingredients that tickles the palette and leaves you hungry for more."[citation needed]
Rene Rodriguez of theMiami Herald 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."[95] Jack Mathews of theNew York Daily News gave the film four out of four stars, saying "The Pixar magic continues with Brad Bird'sRatatouille, a gorgeous, wonderfully inventive computer-animated comedy."[96] Stephen Whitty of theNewark Star-Ledger 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."[citation needed] David Ansen ofNewsweek 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."[97] Peter Hartlaub of theSan Francisco Chronicle 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."[98] Richard Corliss ofTime 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."[99]Roger Ebert of theChicago Sun-Times gave the film four out of four stars, saying "A lot of animated movies have inspired sequels, notablyShrek, but Brad Bird'sRatatouille is the first one that made me positively desire one."[100] Peter Howell of theToronto Star gave the film four out of four stars, saying "Had Bird gone the safe route, he would have robbed us of a great new cartoon figure in Remy, who like the rest of the film is rendered with animation that is at once fanciful and life-like. It's also my pick for Pixar's best."[101]
Joe Morgenstern ofThe Wall Street Journal 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 sinceThe Incredibles."[102] Kenneth Turan of theLos Angeles Times gave the film four-and-a-half stars out of five, saying "Brad Bird'sRatatouille is so audacious you have to fall in love with its unlikely hero."[103] Claudia Puig ofUSA Today 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."[citation needed] Miriam Di Nunzio of theChicago Sun-Times 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."[104] Michael Booth ofThe Denver Post gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, saying "Writer and director Brad Bird keepsRatatouille moving without resorting to the cute animal jokes or pop-culture wisecracking that ruined so many other recent animated films."[105] Tom Long ofThe Detroit News gave the film an A, saying "Ratatouille has the technical genius, emotional core and storytelling audacity to lift it into the ranks of [the best] Pixar films, the crème de la crème of modern animation." Liam Lacey ofThe Globe and Mail 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."[citation needed] Desson Thomson ofThe Washington Post 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."[106]
Remy is featured in the video gameKingdom Hearts III. He appears as the head chef forScrooge McDuck's bistro and participates withSora 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.[116]
Remy, Linguini and Colette appear as playable characters in theworld builder gameDisney Magic Kingdoms, in addition to attractions based on Gusteau's Kitchen andRemy's Ratatouille Adventure. In the game, the characters are involved in new storylines that serve as a continuation of the events of the film.[117]
In the video gameDisney Dreamlight Valley, 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.[118]
A parody ofRatatouille is a significantplot thread in the 2022 science-fiction filmEverything Everywhere All at Once. In the middle of the film, the main character Evelyn Wang (Michelle Yeoh) attempts to explain themultiverse and the concept of "verse-jumping" (temporarily linking one’s consciousness to another version of themselves in a different universe, and accessing all the emotions, memories, and skills in the process)[126] to her family using the Pixar film as an analogy, only to misremember it as being about araccoon and being titledRaccacoonie. Later, in one of severalparallel universes, Evelyn is ateppanyaki chef who works with anotherteppanyaki chef named Chad (Harry Shum Jr.) who is being puppeteered by the anthropomorphic Raccacoonie (voiced byRandy Newman) who is hiding under Chad's chef hat, much like Remy and Linguini; during the film's climactic montage, Evelyn exposes Raccacoonie and he is taken away byanimal control, before she has a change of heart and helps Chad rescue Raccacoonie. Reportedly inspired by producer Jonathan Wang's father's habit of misremembering the names of popular films,[127] the running joke was described byIGN as "one of the film's highlights",[128] while Alison Herman ofThe Ringer noted a thematic resonance as both films were about "the virtues of creativity within material constraints".[129]
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^Kilday, Gregg (July 2, 2007)."'Ratatouille' runs table".The Hollywood Reporter.Archived from the original on September 11, 2021. RetrievedSeptember 11, 2021.moviegoers sampled by CinemaScore rewarded it with an A rating. So in addition to attracting the family crowd, the picture should have ongoing adult appeal.
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