Trailers
Ratatouille: Teaser 1
Run Time: 1:50
Ratatouille: Trailer 1
Run Time: 2:31
Making Of
Colette
Run Time: 1:03
Linguini
Run Time: 1:06
Something New
Run Time: 4:40
Behind Doors
Run Time: 4:43
Remy
Run Time: 1:01
Paris
Run Time: 6:04
Care & Feeding
Run Time: 3:40
Lighting
Run Time: 4:43
Old School
Run Time: 2:58

  • About the Film

    A rat named Remy

    dreams of becoming a great chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau. Remy's passion for cooking soon sets into motion a hilarious and exciting rat race that turns the world of Paris upside down.

  • The Story

    A rat in a Paris kitchen offered

    an unexpected fish-out-of-water premise. “How do you make a rat really a rat…but at the same time make him appealing enough so that you’re not nauseated at the thought of him cooking?” asked John Lasseter. “How can you make the humble hero of your movie visually engaging enough to compete with the legendary beauty of Paris?” The answer was to make Ratatouille the story of an artist.

  • The Characters

    "Remy’s dilemma is basically

    the same as any artist’s. In many countries, certainly this one, art is considered extra, something you do after real work is over. The idea of doing it for a living is widely considered impractical at best. But for our rat Remy, art—experiencing it, trying to create it—is one of the biggest reasons there is to get up in the morning." said writer/director Brad Bird.

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  • The World

    From rats in sewers

    to fine dining in the world’s most romantic city, Ratatouille would be a study in extremes. While the story would involve the natural—if unlikely—contrast between Remy’s rodent upbringing and his sophisticated human desires, it also added the challenge of animating food. The food not only had to appear real and edible, it had to be worthy of characters who look at what they eat with passionate reverence.

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  • Hand-Drawn Animation

    Having broken new

    ground with their elaborate CG renderings, the Pixar team decided to give Ratatouille an old-school finish. For the end titles, as well as a DVD short, they enlisted hand-drawn animation, filling the halls of Pixar with the unfamiliar sound of rustling paper. According to the animators, the hands-on process was “like going back to your hometown.”

  • Awards

    Academy Awards
    Winner for Animated Feature Film: Brad Bird
    Nominated for Music (Original Score): Michael Giacchino
    Nominated for Sound Editing: Randy Thom and Michael Silvers
    Nominated for Sound Mixing: Randy Thom, Michael Semanick, Doc Kane
    Nominated for Writing (Original Screenplay): Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava,
    Jim Capobianco

    American Film Institute Awards
    Official selection for AFI Movies of the Year

    Annie Awards
    Winner for Best Character Animation in a Feature Production:
    Michal Makarewics
    Winner for Best Character Design in an Animated Feature Production:
    Carter Goodrich
    Winner for Best Directing in an Animated Feature Production: Brad Bird
    Winner for Best Music in an Animated Feature Production: Michael Giacchino
    Winner for Best Production Design in an Animated Feature: Harley Jessup
    Winner for Best Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production:
    Ted Mathot
    Winner for Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production: Brad Bird
    Winner for Best Animated Video Game
    Nominated for Best Animated Effects: Gary Bruins
    Nominated for Best Animated Effects: Jon Reisch
    Nominated for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production: Janeane Garofalo
    Nominated for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production: Patton Oswalt

    Art Directors Guild & Scenic, Title & Graphic Artists
    Nominated for Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film: Fantasy Film: Harley Jessup (production designer)

    British Academy of Film and Television Arts
    Winner for Animated Film

    Broadcast Film Critics Association
    Winner for Best Animated Feature

    Golden Globe Awards
    Winner for Best Animated Feature Film

    Grammys
    Winner for Best Score Soundtrack Album Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Michael Giacchino, Composer, Dan Wallin, Engineer

    Hollywood Film Festival Awards
    Winner of Animation of the Year Award: Brad Bird

    Los Angeles Film Critics Association
    Winner for Best Animation: Brad Bird

    National Board of Review Awards
    Winner for Best Animated Feature

    Producers Guild of America Awards
    Winner of Producer of the Year Award: Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures: Brad Lewis

    Visual Effects Society
    Winner for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture: Ratatouille - Michael Fong, Apurva Shah, Christine Waggoner, Michael Fu
    Winner for Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture - Colette: Janeane Garofalo, Jamie Landes, Sonoko Konishi, Paul Aichele
    Winner for Outstanding Effects in an Animated Motion Picture — Food:
    Jon Reisch, Jason Johnston, Eric Froemling, Tolga Goktekin

  • Credits

    SCREENWRITER AND DIRECTOR
    Brad Bird

    PRODUCED BY
    Brad Lewis

    EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
    John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton

    ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
    Galyn Susman

    ORIGINAL STORY BY
    Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird

    MUSIC BY
    Michael Giacchino

    STORY SUPERVISOR
    Mark Andrews

    FILM EDITOR
    Darren Holmes

    SUPERVISING TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
    Michael Fong

    PRODUCTION DESIGNER
    Harley Jessup

    SUPERVISING ANIMATORS
    Dylan Brown, Mark Walsh

    DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - LIGHTING
    Sharon Calahan

    DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - CAMERA
    Robert Anderson

    CHARACTER DESIGN
    Jason Deamer, Greg Dykstra, Carter Goodrich, Dan Lee

    CHARACTER SUPERVISOR
    Brian Green

    SETS ART DIRECTOR
    Robert Kondo

    SETS SUPERVISOR
    David Eisenmann

    SHADING ART DIRECTOR
    Belinda Van Valkenburg

    SHADING SUPERVISOR
    Daniel Mccoy

    GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY SUPERVISOR
    William Reeves

    EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
    Apurva Shah

    SIMULATION SUPERVISOR
    Christine Waggoner

    GROOM SUPERVISOR
    Sanjay Bakshi

    CROWDS SUPERVISOR
    Ziah Sarah Fogel

    PRODUCTION MANAGER
    Nicole Paradis Grindle

    SOUND DESIGNER
    Randy Thom

    CASTING BY
    Kevin Reher, Natalie Lyon

    CAST

    Remy
    Patton Oswalt

    Skinner
    Ian Holm

    Linguini
    Lou Romano

    Django
    Brian Dennehy

    Emile
    Peter Sohn

    Anton Ego
    Peter O’toole

    Gusteau
    Brad Garrett

    Colette
    Janeane Garofalo

    Horst
    Will Arnett

    Lalo & Francois
    Julius Callahan

    Larousse Mustafa
    John Ratzenberger

    Lawyer (Talon Labarthe)
    Teddy Newton

    Pompidou & Health Inspector
    Tony Fucile

    Git (Lab Rat)
    Jake Steinfeld

    Ambrister Minion
    Brad Bird

    TV Narrator
    Stéphane Roux