Ratatouille (; ) is a 2007 American
computer-animated comedy film produced by
Pixar and released by
Walt Disney Pictures. It is the eighth film produced by Pixar, and was co-written and directed by
Brad Bird, who took over from
Jan Pinkava in 2005. The title refers to a French dish, "
ratatouille", which is served at the end of the film, and is also a play on words about the species of the main character. The film stars the voices of
Patton Oswalt as Remy, an anthropomorphic
rat who is interested in cooking;
Lou Romano as Linguini, a young garbage boy who befriends Remy;
Ian Holm as Skinner, the head chef of Auguste Gusteau's restaurant;
Janeane Garofalo as Colette, a
rôtisseur at Gusteau's restaurant;
Peter O'Toole as Anton Ego, a restaurant critic;
Brian Dennehy as Django, Remy's father and leader of his clan;
Peter Sohn as Emile, Remy's older brother; and
Brad Garrett as Auguste Gusteau, a recently deceased chef. The plot follows Remy, who dreams of becoming a chef and tries to achieve his goal by forming an alliance with a Parisian restaurant's garbage boy.