"Ratatouille" Is Packed With Interesting Details That You Probably Missed

Margot Nolan
Dec 28, 2021
Dec 28, 2021

Pixar has long been known for successful films that satisfy a wide range of audiences, from youngsters to older generations. Of course,‘Ratatouille’ would be an important part of Pixar universe because it transports us into the wonderful journey of French cuisine.
The movie itself is already compelling enough to make you want to see the film (or see it again): directed and written by Brad Bird, the same man who brought us 'The Incredibles,' and the plot revolves around a mouse who wishes to become a chef. Yes, the film tells the story of Remy's journey to becoming a master chef – a rat with a strong passion for food. This lovely mouse has conquered the most demanding food critic who has ever brought down the famous Gusteau restaurant brand. Finally, Remy becomes the most famous "little chef" in Paris.
The movie has made over $ 620 million worldwide and received scores of honors, including the Academy Award for Best Picture in Animation. If you're a big fan of animated movies, you've undoubtedly seen Ratatouille at least a few times. But here's the rub: it turns out that the film is chock-full of hidden subtleties that even the most observant viewer could overlook.
Check out the gallery below, you can see some of the more fascinating details that you probably missed.

"Ratatouille" Is Packed With Interesting Details That You Probably Missed

#1 The furniture and home interiors shown throughout the movie are animated with great attention to detail: age, wear and claw marks.

#2 Throughout the movie, chefs arrive at work with clean aprons but small stains and wrinkles appear by the end of each shift.

#3 The Pizza Planet truck races across a bridge in the very back of a shot

#4 Bomb Voyage from "The Incredibles," makes two brief cameos in the movie

#5 Gusteau's is a fancy restaurant in Paris so that there are never any visible prices written next to the dishes on the menu

#6 When Chef Skinner pulls Linguini's hat off his head in an attempt to catch Remy, he says a subtle chef-themed pun.

#7 Linguini rides by a cathedral with a huge stained-glass window that seems to have hidden Mickeys in it.

#8 The bite mark on Linguini's right hand is visible and shown slowly healing in later scenes over the next few days.

#9 Throughout the movie, the characters' reflections are accurately animated in windows, metal pots, water, and other surfaces.

#10 Remy studied the pages of Gusteau's book that explain the different roles of the kitchen staff before explaining them to viewers.

#11 Remy is running through the apartment building, he meets a dog. The dog's shape is remarkably similar to Doug from Pixar's "Up" (2009).

#12 While running through a building, Remy passes two interesting scenes: a man painting and a woman is pointing a gun at her boyfriend.

#13 Anton Ego's nickname"The Grim Eater," is named after a play on the grim reaper.

#14 Ego's refusal to swallow bad food is mentioned in one of his old reviews that are shown in his office.

#15 When Ego is served the ratatouille, the dish is shown being plated immediately after being pulled from the oven.

#16 Gusteau's book, "Anyone Can Cook," is shown and referenced frequently throughout the film.

#17 Chef Gusteau appears on the cover of both Cuisine at Home and Bon Appétit magazines that are real magazines with an incredible amount of detail.

#18 In Gusteau's will, there are a lot of realistic details: official markings, witness signature, and notary stamp.

#19 The rats make the tools and furniture out of kitchen supplies and objects they find in the trash.

#20 After Colette removes the blades from the cutting board, there are visible slit marks left on the board.

#21 While Colette's training Linguini in the kitchen, a red burn mark on her wrist shows that she's speaking from her experience

#22 The couple that Remy saw fighting earlier appears to make up over the course of the movie.

#23 One chef finally gets to use the culinary torch he's seen holding in earlier scenes.