Ratatouille is the eighth animated feature film produced by Pixar, telling the story of Remy, voiced by Patton Oswalt, a rat living in Paris who wants to be a chef. The film is directed by Brad Bird, who took over after Jan Pinkava left. It is scheduled for release on June 29, 2007 in the United States.

The film tells the success story of an unlikely hero; a rat named Rémy who finds himself in a Parisian restaurant made famous by an eccentric French chef, Auguste Gusteau. Rémy is not only a gourmet (so quite an outsider among his kinfolk), but aims to become a fine chef. This far-reaching ambition, incredibly enough, he achieves.

Remy (Patton Oswalt) is a young rat with a rather atypical affinity toward fine cuisine. Fortunately for him, he lives in the Parisian sewers, directly below the restaurant made famous by his idol, Chef Auguste Gusteau (Brad Garrett). His deepest desire is to follow in his culinary hero’s footsteps, but there are two substantial obstacles in his way. His father (Brian Dennehy) has no tolerance for Remmy’s refined tastes when he sees so much perfectly decent garbage all around them to feast on. He worries that Remmy’s passion could split up the rat family. Perhaps a much bigger obstacle, however, is the simple fact that Remmy is a rat and that no self-respecting person would ever want to eat food prepared by a rodent, no matter how good of a cook he may be. Despite all this, Remmy makes friends with a garbage boy (Lou Romano) that works at the restaurant, finds his way into the kitchen, and risks his life preparing the most extraordinary soup. His first successful concoction proves that he may have a knack at cooking after all. Unfortunately, Remmy is playing a risky game because the jealous head-chef and all of the restaurant’s employees want him eliminated as soon as possible.

 

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