1. Although each of the world's countries
would like to dispute this fact,Copy !req
2. we French know the truth:Copy !req
3. The best food in the world
is made in France.Copy !req
4. The best food in France
is made in Paris.Copy !req
5. And the best food in Paris, some say,
is made by Chef Auguste Gusteau.Copy !req
6. Gusteau's restaurant
is the toast of Paris,Copy !req
7. booked five months in advance.Copy !req
8. And his dazzling ascent to the top
of fine French cuisineCopy !req
9. has made his competitors envious.Copy !req
10. He is the youngest chef ever
to achieve a five-star rating.Copy !req
11. Chef Gusteau's cookbook,
Anyone Can Cook!Copy !req
12. climbed to the top of the bestseller list.Copy !req
13. But not everyone
celebrates its success.Copy !req
14. Amusing title, Anyone Can Cook!Copy !req
15. What's even more amusing is that
Gusteau actually seems to believe it.Copy !req
16. I, on the other hand,
take cooking seriously.Copy !req
17. And, no, I don't think
anyone can do it.Copy !req
18. This is me.Copy !req
19. I think it's apparent I need
to rethink my life a little bit.Copy !req
20. What's my problem?Copy !req
21. First of all, I'm a rat.Copy !req
22. Which means life is hard.Copy !req
23. And second, I have a highly developed
sense of taste and smell.Copy !req
24. Flour, eggs, sugar, vanilla bean...Copy !req
25. Oh! Small twist of lemon.Copy !req
26. Whoa, you can smell all that?
You have a gift.Copy !req
27. This is Emile, my brother.
He's easily impressed.Copy !req
28. So you can smell ingredients?
So what?Copy !req
29. This is my dad.
He's never impressed.Copy !req
30. He also happens to be
the leader of our clan.Copy !req
31. So, what's wrong with having
highly developed senses?Copy !req
32. - Whoa, whoa, whoa! Don't eat that!
- What's going on here?Copy !req
33. Turns out that funny smell
was rat poison.Copy !req
34. Suddenly, Dad didn't think
my talent was useless.Copy !req
35. I was feeling pretty good
about my gift,Copy !req
36. until Dad gave me a job.Copy !req
37. Clean.Copy !req
38. Clean.Copy !req
39. That's right. Poison checker.Copy !req
40. Cleanerific.Copy !req
41. Cleanerino.Copy !req
42. Close to godliness.Copy !req
43. Which means clean.
You know, cleanliness is close to...Copy !req
44. Never mind. Move on.Copy !req
45. Well, it made my dad proud.Copy !req
46. Now, don't you feel better, Remy?
You've helped a noble cause.Copy !req
47. Noble? We're thieves, Dad.Copy !req
48. And what we're stealing is,
let's face it, garbage.Copy !req
49. It isn't stealing if no one wants it.Copy !req
50. If no one wants it,
why are we stealing it?Copy !req
51. Let's just say we have
different points of view.Copy !req
52. This much I knew:Copy !req
53. If you are what you eat,
then I only want to eat the good stuff.Copy !req
54. But to my dad...Copy !req
55. Food is fuel.Copy !req
56. You get picky about what you put in the tank,
your engine is going to die.Copy !req
57. Now shut up and eat your garbage.Copy !req
58. Look, if we're going to be thieves,Copy !req
59. why not steal the good stuff
in the kitchen,Copy !req
60. where nothing is poisoned?Copy !req
61. First of all, we are not thieves.Copy !req
62. Secondly, stay out of the kitchen
and away from the humans.Copy !req
63. It's dangerous.Copy !req
64. I know I'm supposed to hate humans,
but there's something about them.Copy !req
65. They don't just survive.
They discover, they create.Copy !req
66. I mean, just look at what
they do with food.Copy !req
67. How can I describe it?Copy !req
68. Good food is like music you can taste,
color you can smell.Copy !req
69. There is excellence all around you.Copy !req
70. You need only be aware
to stop and savor it.Copy !req
71. Oh, Gusteau was right.Copy !req
72. Oh, yeah.Copy !req
73. Oh, amazing.Copy !req
74. Each flavor was totally unique.Copy !req
75. But combine one flavor with another,Copy !req
76. and something new was created.Copy !req
77. So now I had a secret life.Copy !req
78. The only one who knew
about it was Emile.Copy !req
79. Hey, Emile. Emile.Copy !req
80. I found a mushroom.Copy !req
81. Come on, you're good at hiding food.
Help me find a good place to put this.Copy !req
82. He doesn't understand me,
but I can be myself around him.Copy !req
83. Why are you walking like that?Copy !req
84. I don't want to constantly
have to wash my paws.Copy !req
85. Did you ever think about
how we walk on the same pawsCopy !req
86. that we handle food with?Copy !req
87. You ever think about what
we put into our mouths?Copy !req
88. All the time.Copy !req
89. When I eat, I don't want to taste
everywhere my paws have been.Copy !req
90. Well, go ahead.Copy !req
91. But if Dad sees you walking like that,
he's not going to like it.Copy !req
92. What have you got there?Copy !req
93. You found cheese?Copy !req
94. And not just any cheese.
Tomme de chèvre de pays!Copy !req
95. That would go beautifully
with my mushroom.Copy !req
96. And...Copy !req
97. This rosemary! This rosemaryCopy !req
98. with maybe with a few drops
from this sweet grass.Copy !req
99. Well, throw it on the pile, I guess,
and then we'll... You know...Copy !req
100. We don't want to throw this in
with the garbage. This is special.Copy !req
101. But we're supposed
to return to the colonyCopy !req
102. before sundown or,
you know, Dad's gonna...Copy !req
103. Emile!Copy !req
104. There are possibilities
unexplored here.Copy !req
105. We got to cook this.Copy !req
106. Now, exactly how we
cook this is the real...Copy !req
107. Yeah.Copy !req
108. The key is to keep turning it.Copy !req
109. Get the smoky flavor
nice and even.Copy !req
110. That storm's getting closer.Copy !req
111. Hey, Remy, you think that
maybe we shouldn't be so...Copy !req
112. You got to taste this!Copy !req
113. This is... It's got this kind of...
It's burny, melty...Copy !req
114. It's not really a smoky taste.
It's a certain... It's kind of like a...Copy !req
115. It's got, like, this "ba-boom, zap"
kind of taste. Don't you think?Copy !req
116. - What would you call that flavor?
- Lightning-y?Copy !req
117. Yeah. It's lightning-y!
We got to do that again.Copy !req
118. Okay, when the next storm comes,
we'll go up on the roof...Copy !req
119. I know what this needs. Saffron.
A little saffron would make this.Copy !req
120. Saffron. Why do I get the feelingCopy !req
121. - it's in the kitchen?
- It's in the kitchen.Copy !req
122. - Saffron.
- Not good.Copy !req
123. Saffron.Copy !req
124. Don't like it.
She's going to wake up.Copy !req
125. I've been down here a million times.Copy !req
126. She turns on the cooking channel,
boom, she never wakes up.Copy !req
127. You've been here a million times?Copy !req
128. I'm telling you, saffron will be just the thing.
Gusteau swears by it.Copy !req
129. Okay. Who's Gusteau?Copy !req
130. Just the greatest chef in the world.
Wrote this cookbook.Copy !req
131. Wait. You read?Copy !req
132. - Well, not excessively.
- Oh, man. Does Dad know?Copy !req
133. You could fill a book, a lot of books,
with things Dad doesn't know.Copy !req
134. And they have, which is why I read.
Which is also our secret.Copy !req
135. I don't like secrets.Copy !req
136. All this cooking and reading
and TV-watchingCopy !req
137. while we read and cook.Copy !req
138. It's like you're involving me in crime,
and I let you.Copy !req
139. Why do I let you?Copy !req
140. What's taking those kids so long?Copy !req
141. L'Aquila saffron. Italian. Huh?Copy !req
142. Gusteau says it's excellent.
Good thing the old lady is a food love...Copy !req
143. Forget mystique.
This is about your cooking.Copy !req
144. Hey! That's Gusteau. Emile, look.Copy !req
145. Great cooking is not
for the faint of heart.Copy !req
146. You must be imaginative,
strong hearted.Copy !req
147. You must try things
that may not work.Copy !req
148. And you must not let anyone
define your limitsCopy !req
149. because of where you come from.Copy !req
150. Your only limit is your soul.Copy !req
151. What I say is true. Anyone can cook.
But only the fearless can be great.Copy !req
152. Pure poetry.Copy !req
153. But it was not to last.Copy !req
154. Gusteau's restaurant lost
one of its five starsCopy !req
155. after a scathing review by France's
top food critic, Anton Ego.Copy !req
156. It was a severe blow to Gusteau,Copy !req
157. and the brokenhearted chef
died shortly afterwards,Copy !req
158. which, according to tradition,
meant the loss of another star.Copy !req
159. Gusteau is dead?Copy !req
160. Run!Copy !req
161. No, you'll lead her to the colony!Copy !req
162. - Help, Remy, help!
- Emile! Start swinging the light!Copy !req
163. Try to grab you.Copy !req
164. Emile, swing to me.Copy !req
165. Evacuate! Everyone, to the boats.Copy !req
166. - Let me through!
- The book.Copy !req
167. Excuse me. Move, move.Copy !req
168. Go, go, go, go.
Move, move, move.Copy !req
169. Get the bridge up!
Move it, move it!Copy !req
170. Hey, Johnny! Hurry!Copy !req
171. Push off. Come on.Copy !req
172. Get hold!Copy !req
173. - Take the baby. Here!
- Give me your paw.Copy !req
174. Hey, wait for me!Copy !req
175. Is everybody here?
Do we have everybody?Copy !req
176. - Wait a minute. Where's Remy?
- Right here. I'm coming.Copy !req
177. I'm coming!Copy !req
178. Hold on, Son.
Give him something to grab on to.Copy !req
179. Come on, boy. Paddle, Son.Copy !req
180. Come on. Reach for it.Copy !req
181. You can do it.Copy !req
182. - Remy!
- Dad!Copy !req
183. Come on. You can make it.
You can make it.Copy !req
184. Guys, wait. Stop!Copy !req
185. Remy. Come on. Paddle.Copy !req
186. Hold on! Wait for me. Hold on.Copy !req
187. Dad?Copy !req
188. Dad?Copy !req
189. Which way?Copy !req
190. I waitedCopy !req
191. for a sound,Copy !req
192. a voice,Copy !req
193. a sign,Copy !req
194. something.Copy !req
195. If you are hungry,
go up and look around, Remy.Copy !req
196. Why do you wait and mope?Copy !req
197. Well, I've just lost my family,
all my friends,Copy !req
198. probably forever.Copy !req
199. - How do you know?
- Well, I...Copy !req
200. You are an illustration.
Why am I talking to you?Copy !req
201. Well, you just lost your family,
all your friends. You are lonely.Copy !req
202. Yeah. Well, you're dead.Copy !req
203. Ah, but that is no match
for wishful thinking.Copy !req
204. If you focus on what
you've left behind,Copy !req
205. you'll never be able to see
what lies ahead.Copy !req
206. Now go up and look around.Copy !req
207. Champagne!Copy !req
208. What are you doing?Copy !req
209. I'm hungry.Copy !req
210. I don't know where I am,Copy !req
211. and I don't know when
I'll find food again.Copy !req
212. Remy, you are better than that.
You are a cook.Copy !req
213. A cook makes. A thief takes.
You are not a thief.Copy !req
214. But I am hungry.Copy !req
215. Food will come, Remy.Copy !req
216. Food always comes to those
who love to cook.Copy !req
217. - You think I am playing?
- You don't have the guts.Copy !req
218. Paris?Copy !req
219. All this time I've been
underneath Paris?Copy !req
220. Wow.Copy !req
221. It's beautiful.Copy !req
222. The most beautiful.Copy !req
223. Gusteau's? Your restaurant?Copy !req
224. You've led me to your restaurant.Copy !req
225. It seems as though I have. Yes.
There it is. I have led you to it.Copy !req
226. I got to see this.Copy !req
227. - Ready to go on table seven.
- Coming around.Copy !req
228. - One order of steamed pike up.
- Coming up.Copy !req
229. I need more soup bowls, please.Copy !req
230. I need two rack of lamb.
I need more leeks.Copy !req
231. I need two salmon,
three salade composée, and three fillet.Copy !req
232. Three orders of salade
composée working.Copy !req
233. Firing two orders, seared salmon.Copy !req
234. Three fillet working. I need plates.Copy !req
235. - Fire seven.
- Three salade composée up.Copy !req
236. Don't mess with my mise!Copy !req
237. Open down low.Copy !req
238. I'm getting buried here.Copy !req
239. Hello, Chef Skinner.
How your night be now?Copy !req
240. - Bonjour, chef.
- Hello, Chef Skinner.Copy !req
241. - Evening, chef.
- Ordering deux fillet.Copy !req
242. Hey, boss, look who is here.Copy !req
243. Alfredo Linguini, Renata's little boy.Copy !req
244. - Hi.
- All grown up, eh?Copy !req
245. You remember Renata,
Gusteau's old flame?Copy !req
246. - Yes. How are you...
- Linguini.Copy !req
247. Yes, Linguini. So nice of you to visit.
How is...Copy !req
248. - My mother?
- Renata.Copy !req
249. - Yes, Renata. How is she?
- Good.Copy !req
250. Well, not...
She's been better. I mean...Copy !req
251. She died.Copy !req
252. I'm sorry.Copy !req
253. Oh, don't be.
She believed in heaven, so she's covered.Copy !req
254. You know, afterlife-wise?Copy !req
255. - What's this?
- She left it for you.Copy !req
256. I think she hoped it would help me,Copy !req
257. you know, get a job here.Copy !req
258. But of course.
Gusteau wouldn't hesitate.Copy !req
259. Any son of Renata's is more than...Copy !req
260. Yes, well, we could file this and
if something suitable opens up...Copy !req
261. We have already hired him.Copy !req
262. What? How dare you
hire someone without my...Copy !req
263. We needed a garbage boy.Copy !req
264. Oh, garbage. Well...Copy !req
265. I'm glad it worked out.Copy !req
266. I can't believe it.Copy !req
267. A real gourmet kitchen,
and I get to watch.Copy !req
268. You've read my book.
Let us see how much you know, huh?Copy !req
269. Which one is the chef?Copy !req
270. - Oh, that guy.
- Very good.Copy !req
271. Who is next in command?Copy !req
272. The sous chef. There.Copy !req
273. The sous is responsible for the kitchen
when the chef's not around.Copy !req
274. Saucier, in charge of sauces.
Very important.Copy !req
275. Chef de partie, demi chef de partie,
both important.Copy !req
276. Commis, commis, they're cooks.
Very important.Copy !req
277. You are a clever rat.
Now, who is that?Copy !req
278. Oh, him? He's nobody.Copy !req
279. Not nobody.
He is part of the kitchen.Copy !req
280. No, he's a plongeuror something.Copy !req
281. He washes dishes or takes out the garbage.
He doesn't cook.Copy !req
282. - But he could.
- Uh, no.Copy !req
283. How do you know?
What do I always say?Copy !req
284. Anyone can cook.Copy !req
285. Well, yeah, anyone can.
That doesn't mean that anyone should.Copy !req
286. Well, that is not stopping him. See?Copy !req
287. What is he doing?
No. No! No, this is terrible!Copy !req
288. He's ruining the soup.
And nobody's noticing?Copy !req
289. It's your restaurant. Do something.Copy !req
290. What can I do?
I am a figment of your imagination.Copy !req
291. But he's ruining the soup!
We got to tell someone that he's...Copy !req
292. Table five coming up, right now.Copy !req
293. - Coming down the line.
- Set.Copy !req
294. Hot! Open oven!Copy !req
295. Coming around.Copy !req
296. Oui, chef.
One fillet mignon, three lamb, two duck.Copy !req
297. Fire those soufflés for table six, ja.Copy !req
298. - Five minutes, chef.
- Oh, God.Copy !req
299. Tonight, I'd like
to present the foie gras.Copy !req
300. It has a wonderful finish.Copy !req
301. Ready to go on table seven.
Come on! Let's go!Copy !req
302. Oui, chef.Copy !req
303. Remy! What are you waiting for?Copy !req
304. Is this going to become
a regular thing with you?Copy !req
305. You know how to fix it.
This is your chance.Copy !req
306. The soup! Where is the soup?
Out of my way.Copy !req
307. Move it, garbage boy!Copy !req
308. You are cooking?Copy !req
309. How dare you cook in my kitchen?Copy !req
310. Where do you get the gallCopy !req
311. to even attempt something
so monumentally idiotic?Copy !req
312. I should have you
drawn and quartered!Copy !req
313. I'll do it.
I think the law is on my side.Copy !req
314. Larousse, draw and quarter this manCopy !req
315. after you put him in the duck press
to squeeze the fat out of his head.Copy !req
316. - What are you blathering about?
- The soup!Copy !req
317. Soup?Copy !req
318. Stop that soup!Copy !req
319. Waiter.Copy !req
320. Linguini!Copy !req
321. You're fired!Copy !req
322. F-I-R-E-D! Fired!Copy !req
323. She wants to see the chef.Copy !req
324. But he...Copy !req
325. - What did the customer say?
- It was not a customer. It was a critic.Copy !req
326. - Ego?
- Solene LeClaire.Copy !req
327. - LeClaire? What did she say?
- She likes the soup.Copy !req
328. - Wait.
- What do you mean, "Wait"?Copy !req
329. You're the reason I'm in this mess.Copy !req
330. Someone is asking about your soup.Copy !req
331. What are you playing at?Copy !req
332. Am I still fired?Copy !req
333. - You can't fire him.
- What?Copy !req
334. LeClaire likes it, yeah?
She made a point of telling you so.Copy !req
335. If she write a review to that effectCopy !req
336. and find out you fired
the cook responsible...Copy !req
337. - He's a garbage boy.
- Who made something she liked.Copy !req
338. How can we claim to represent
the name of GusteauCopy !req
339. if we don't uphold his
most cherished belief?Copy !req
340. And what belief is that,
Mademoiselle Tatou?Copy !req
341. Anyone can cook.Copy !req
342. Perhaps I have been a bit harsh
on our new garbage boy.Copy !req
343. He has taken a bold riskCopy !req
344. and we should reward that,
as Chef Gusteau would have.Copy !req
345. If he wishes to swim
in dangerous waters,Copy !req
346. who are we to deny him?Copy !req
347. - You were escaping?
- Oh, yeah.Copy !req
348. Since you have expressed such
an interest in his cooking career,Copy !req
349. you shall be responsible for it.Copy !req
350. Anyone else?Copy !req
351. Then back to work.Copy !req
352. You are either very lucky
or very unlucky.Copy !req
353. You will make the soup again,
and this time, I'll be paying attention.Copy !req
354. Very close attention.Copy !req
355. They think you might be a cook.
But you know what I think, Linguini?Copy !req
356. I think you are a sneaky,
overreaching little...Copy !req
357. Rat!Copy !req
358. - Rat!
- Get the rat.Copy !req
359. Linguini. Get something to trap it.Copy !req
360. It's getting away. Get it, get it, get it.Copy !req
361. - What should I do now?
- Kill it.Copy !req
362. - Now?
- No, not in the kitchen. Are you mad?Copy !req
363. Do you know what
would happen to usCopy !req
364. if anyone knew we had
a rat in our kitchen?Copy !req
365. They'd close us down.Copy !req
366. Our reputation is hanging
by a thread as it is.Copy !req
367. Take it away from here. Far away.
Kill it. Dispose of it. Go!Copy !req
368. Don't look at me like that!
You aren't the only one who's trapped.Copy !req
369. They expect me to cook it again!Copy !req
370. I mean, I'm not ambitious.
I wasn't trying to cook.Copy !req
371. I was just trying to stay
out of trouble.Copy !req
372. You're the one who was
getting fancy with the spices!Copy !req
373. What did you throw in there? Oregano?
No? What? Rosemary?Copy !req
374. That's a spice, isn't it? Rosemary?Copy !req
375. You didn't throw rosemary in there?Copy !req
376. Then what was all the flipping
and all the throwing the...Copy !req
377. I need this job. I've lost so many.Copy !req
378. I don't know how to cook, and now I'm
actually talking to a rat as if you...Copy !req
379. Did you nod?Copy !req
380. Have you been nodding?Copy !req
381. You understand me?Copy !req
382. So I'm not crazy!Copy !req
383. Wait a second, wait a second.Copy !req
384. I can't cook, can I?Copy !req
385. But you...Copy !req
386. You can, right?Copy !req
387. Look, don't be so modest.
You're a rat, for Pete's sake.Copy !req
388. Whatever you did, they liked it.Copy !req
389. Yeah. This could work.Copy !req
390. Hey, they liked the soup!Copy !req
391. They liked the soup.
Do you think you could do it again?Copy !req
392. Okay, I'm going to let you out now.Copy !req
393. But we're together on this. Right?Copy !req
394. Okay.Copy !req
395. So this is it.Copy !req
396. I mean, it's not much,
but it's, you know...Copy !req
397. Not much.Copy !req
398. It could be worse.Copy !req
399. There's heat and light
and a couch with a TV.Copy !req
400. So, you know, what's mine is yours.Copy !req
401. Are you...Copy !req
402. Is this a dream?Copy !req
403. The best kind of dream.Copy !req
404. One we can share.Copy !req
405. But why here?Copy !req
406. Why now?Copy !req
407. Why not here?Copy !req
408. Why not now?Copy !req
409. What better place to dream
than in Paris?Copy !req
410. Morning, Little Chef. Rise and...Copy !req
411. Oh, no.Copy !req
412. Idiot! I knew this would happen!Copy !req
413. I let a rat into my place and
tell him what's mine is his!Copy !req
414. Eggs, gone!Copy !req
415. Stupid! He's stolen food and hit the road!
What did I expect?Copy !req
416. That's what I get for trusting a...Copy !req
417. Hi. Is that for me?Copy !req
418. That's good.
What did you put in this?Copy !req
419. Where'd you get that?Copy !req
420. Look, it's delicious. But don't steal.
I'll buy some spices, okay?Copy !req
421. Oh, no. We're going to be late.
And on the first day!Copy !req
422. Come on, Little Chef!Copy !req
423. "Though I, like many other critic,Copy !req
424. "had written off Gusteau as irrelevant
since the great chef's death,Copy !req
425. "the soup was a revelation.
A spicy yet subtle taste experience."Copy !req
426. - Solene LeClaire?
- Yes!Copy !req
427. "Against all odds,
Gusteau's has recaptured our attention.Copy !req
428. "Only time will tell if they deserve it."Copy !req
429. Well...Copy !req
430. You know.Copy !req
431. Look, I know it's stupid and weird,
but neither of us can do this alone,Copy !req
432. so we got to do it together, right?
You with me?Copy !req
433. So let's do this thing!Copy !req
434. I...Copy !req
435. Welcome to hell.
Now, recreate the soup.Copy !req
436. Take as much time as you need.
All week if you must.Copy !req
437. Soup.Copy !req
438. You little...Copy !req
439. You son of a...Copy !req
440. You got...Copy !req
441. This is not going to work, Little Chef!Copy !req
442. I'm going to lose it
if we do this anymore.Copy !req
443. We've got to figure out
something else.Copy !req
444. Something that doesn't involve
any biting, or nipping,Copy !req
445. or running up and down my body
with your little rat feet.Copy !req
446. The biting! No! Scampering! No!Copy !req
447. No scampering or scurrying.
Understand, Little Chef?Copy !req
448. Little Chef?Copy !req
449. Oh, you're hungry.Copy !req
450. Okay. So let's think this out.Copy !req
451. You know how to cook,
and I know how to appearCopy !req
452. human.Copy !req
453. We need to work out a system
so that I do what you wantCopy !req
454. in a way that doesn't look like I'm
being controlled by a tiny rat chef.Copy !req
455. Would you listen to me? I'm insane!
I'm insane! I'm insane!Copy !req
456. In a refrigerator talking to a rat
about cooking in a gourmet restaurant.Copy !req
457. - I will never pull this off!
- Linguini?Copy !req
458. We gotta communicate.Copy !req
459. I can't be constantly checking
for a yes or no head shake from a...Copy !req
460. The rat! I saw it!Copy !req
461. - A rat?
- Yes, a rat. Right next to you.Copy !req
462. What are you doing in here?Copy !req
463. I'm just familiarizing myself with,
you know, the vegetables and such.Copy !req
464. Get out.Copy !req
465. One can get too familiar
with vegetables, you know!Copy !req
466. That was close.
Are you okay up there?Copy !req
467. How did you do that?Copy !req
468. That's strangely involuntary!Copy !req
469. One look and I knew we had
the same crazy idea.Copy !req
470. Okay.Copy !req
471. Where are you taking me? Wait.Copy !req
472. Wait. I'm sorry.Copy !req
473. Okay.Copy !req
474. Okay.Copy !req
475. All right.Copy !req
476. That should do it.Copy !req
477. Congratulations. You were able
to repeat your accidental success.Copy !req
478. But you'll need to know more than soup
if you are to survive in my kitchen, boy.Copy !req
479. Colette will be responsible for
teaching you how we do things here.Copy !req
480. Listen, I just want you to knowCopy !req
481. how honored I am to be
studying under such...Copy !req
482. No! You listen. I just want you to know
exactly who you are dealing with.Copy !req
483. How many women
do you see in this kitchen?Copy !req
484. Well, I...Copy !req
485. - Only me. Why do you think that is?
- Well, I...Copy !req
486. Because haute cuisine is
an antiquated hierarchyCopy !req
487. built upon rules written
by stupid old men.Copy !req
488. Rules designed to make it impossible
for women to enter this world.Copy !req
489. But still I'm here.
How did this happen?Copy !req
490. Because, well, because you...Copy !req
491. Because I am the toughest
cook in this kitchen.Copy !req
492. I've worked too hard
for too long to get hereCopy !req
493. and I am not going to jeopardize it
for some garbage boy who got lucky.Copy !req
494. Got it?Copy !req
495. Wow!Copy !req
496. Easy to cook. Easy to eat.
Gusteau makes Chinese foodCopy !req
497. Chine-easy.Copy !req
498. - Excellent work, François, as usual.
- It's good, isn't it?Copy !req
499. I want you to work up something
for my latest frozen food concept.Copy !req
500. Gusteau's Corn Puppies.Copy !req
501. They're like corn dogs, only smaller.
Bite size.Copy !req
502. What are corn dogs?Copy !req
503. Cheap sausages dipped in batter
and deep fried. You know, American.Copy !req
504. Whip something up.Copy !req
505. Maybe Gusteau in overalls
and Huckleberry Tom hat.Copy !req
506. Or as a big ear of corn
in doggie make-up.Copy !req
507. Yes. But, please, with dignity.Copy !req
508. Get my lawyer!Copy !req
509. Well, the will stipulatesCopy !req
510. that if after a period of two years
from the date of deathCopy !req
511. no heir appears,Copy !req
512. Gusteau's business interests
will pass to his sous chef. You.Copy !req
513. I know what the will stipulates.Copy !req
514. What I want to know is if this letter...
If this boy changes anything!Copy !req
515. There's not much resemblance.Copy !req
516. There's no resemblance at all.
He is not Gusteau's son.Copy !req
517. Gusteau had no children,
and what of the timing of all this?Copy !req
518. The deadline in the will
expires in less than a month!Copy !req
519. Suddenly, some boy
arrives with a letterCopy !req
520. from his recently deceased mother
claiming Gusteau is his father?Copy !req
521. Highly suspect!Copy !req
522. - This is Gusteau's?
- Yes, yes, yes.Copy !req
523. - May I?
- Of course.Copy !req
524. But the boy does not know.Copy !req
525. She claims she never told him, or Gusteau,
and asks that I not tell.Copy !req
526. - Why you? What does she want?
- A job for the boy.Copy !req
527. - Only a job?
- Well, yes.Copy !req
528. Then what are you worried about?
If he works here,Copy !req
529. you'll be able to keep an eye on him
while I do a little digging.Copy !req
530. Find out how much of this is real.Copy !req
531. I will need you to collect
some DNA samplesCopy !req
532. from the boy. Hair, maybe.Copy !req
533. Mark my words.
The whole thing is highly suspect.Copy !req
534. He knows something.Copy !req
535. Relax, he's a garbage boy.
I think you can handle him.Copy !req
536. What are you doing?Copy !req
537. I'm cutting vegetables.
I'm cutting vegetables?Copy !req
538. No! You waste energy and time!Copy !req
539. You think cooking is a cute job,
like Mommy in the kitchen?Copy !req
540. Well, Mommy never had to faceCopy !req
541. the dinner rush when
the orders come flooding in,Copy !req
542. and every dish is different
and none are simple,Copy !req
543. and all of the different cooking times,Copy !req
544. but must arrive
on the customer's tableCopy !req
545. at exactly the same time,
hot and perfect!Copy !req
546. Every second counts,
and you cannot be Mommy!Copy !req
547. What is this?
Keep your station clear!Copy !req
548. When the meal rush comes,
what will happen?Copy !req
549. Messy stations slow things down.Copy !req
550. Food doesn't go, orders pile up.
Disaster.Copy !req
551. I'll make this easy to remember.Copy !req
552. Keep your station clear,
or I will kill you!Copy !req
553. Your sleeves look like you
threw up on them.Copy !req
554. Keep your hands and arms in,
close to the body. Like this. See?Copy !req
555. Always return to this position.Copy !req
556. Cooks move fast. Sharp utensils,
hot metal, keep your arms in.Copy !req
557. You will minimize cuts and burns
and keep your sleeves clean.Copy !req
558. Mark of a chef:
Messy apron, clean sleeves.Copy !req
559. I know the Gusteau style cold.Copy !req
560. In every dish, Chef Gusteau
always has something unexpected.Copy !req
561. I will show you.
I memorize all his recipe.Copy !req
562. - Always do something unexpected.
- No. Follow the recipe.Copy !req
563. - But you just said that...
- No, no, no.Copy !req
564. It was his job to be unexpected.
It is our job to...Copy !req
565. - Follow his recipes.
- Follow the recipe.Copy !req
566. How do you tell how good
bread is without tasting it?Copy !req
567. Not the smell, not the look,
but the sound of the crust.Copy !req
568. Listen.Copy !req
569. Symphony of crackle.
Only great bread sound this way.Copy !req
570. The only way to get the best produce
is to have first pick of the dayCopy !req
571. and there are only
two way to get first pick.Copy !req
572. Grow it yourself, or bribe a grower.Copy !req
573. Voilà! The best restaurant get first pick.Copy !req
574. People think haute cuisine is snooty.
So chef must also be snooty.Copy !req
575. But not so.
Lalo there ran away from home at 12.Copy !req
576. Got hired by circus people
as an acrobat.Copy !req
577. And then he get fired for messing around
with the ringmaster's daughter.Copy !req
578. - Horst has done time.
- What for?Copy !req
579. No one know for sure.
He changes the story every time you ask him.Copy !req
580. I defrauded a major corporation.Copy !req
581. I robbed the second largest bank in France
using only a ballpoint pen.Copy !req
582. I created a hole in the ozone
over Avignon.Copy !req
583. I killed a man with this thumb.Copy !req
584. Don't ever play cards with Pompidou.Copy !req
585. He's been banned from
Las Vegas and Monte Carlo.Copy !req
586. - Larousse ran gun for the Resistance.
- Which resistance?Copy !req
587. He won't say.
Apparently, they didn't win.Copy !req
588. So you see.Copy !req
589. We are artist, pirate.
More than cooks are we.Copy !req
590. - We?
- Oui. You are one of us now, oui?Copy !req
591. Oui. Thank you, by the way,
for all the advice about cooking.Copy !req
592. - Thank you, too.
- For what?Copy !req
593. For taking it.Copy !req
594. The rat!Copy !req
595. - But he is a...
- I just dropped my keys.Copy !req
596. Have you decided this evening?Copy !req
597. - Your soup is excellent. But...
- But we order it every time.Copy !req
598. - What else do you have?
- Well, we have a very nice foie gras.Copy !req
599. I know about the foie gras.Copy !req
600. The old standby,
used to be famous for it.Copy !req
601. What does the chef have that's new?Copy !req
602. - Someone has asked what is new!
- New?Copy !req
603. Yes. What do I tell them?Copy !req
604. - Well, what did you tell them?
- I told them I would ask!Copy !req
605. What are you blathering about?Copy !req
606. - Customers are asking what is new.
- What should I tell them?Copy !req
607. - What did you tell them?
- I told them I would ask!Copy !req
608. This is simple.Copy !req
609. Just pull out an old Gusteau recipe,Copy !req
610. something we haven't made in a while...Copy !req
611. They know about the old stuff.
They like Linguini's soup.Copy !req
612. They are asking for food from Linguini?Copy !req
613. A lot of customers like the soup.
That's all we are saying.Copy !req
614. Were we saying that?Copy !req
615. Very well.
If it's Linguini they wantCopy !req
616. tell them Chef Linguini has prepared
something special for them.Copy !req
617. Something definitely off menu.Copy !req
618. Oh, and don't forget to stressCopy !req
619. - its Linguini-ness.
- Oui, chef.Copy !req
620. Now is your chance to try something
worthy of your talent, Linguini.Copy !req
621. A forgotten favorite of the chef's,
sweetbread à la Gusteau.Copy !req
622. - Colette will help you.
- Oui, chef.Copy !req
623. Now, hurry up.
Our diners are hungry.Copy !req
624. Are you sure?
That recipe was a disaster.Copy !req
625. Gusteau himself said so.Copy !req
626. Just the sort of challenge
a budding chef needs.Copy !req
627. "Sweetbread à la Gusteau.Copy !req
628. "Sweetbread cooked
in a seaweed salt crustCopy !req
629. "with cuttlefish tentacle,
dog rose purée,Copy !req
630. "geoduck egg, dried white fungus?Copy !req
631. "Anchovy licorice sauce."Copy !req
632. I don't know this recipe,
but it's Gusteau's, so...Copy !req
633. Lalo! We have some
veal stomach soaking, yes?Copy !req
634. Yes! The veal stomach, I get that.Copy !req
635. Veal stomach?Copy !req
636. Okay.Copy !req
637. I'll be right back. Where...Copy !req
638. Hey, I got to...Copy !req
639. Don't mind me.
I just need to borrow this real quick.Copy !req
640. Let's see, over here...Copy !req
641. I'll be back.Copy !req
642. Thank you.Copy !req
643. Excuse me. I'm going to...Copy !req
644. Apparently, I need this. I'll be right...Copy !req
645. I'm going to pick that up.Copy !req
646. I got some of that spice.Copy !req
647. Okay.Copy !req
648. What are you doing?
You're supposedCopy !req
649. to be preparing the Gusteau recipe.Copy !req
650. This is the recipe.Copy !req
651. The recipe doesn't call
for white truffle oil!Copy !req
652. What else have you...
You are improvising?Copy !req
653. This is no time to experiment.
The customer are waiting.Copy !req
654. You're right. I should listen to you!Copy !req
655. - Stop that!
- Stop what?Copy !req
656. Freaking me out!
Whatever you are doing, stop it.Copy !req
657. - Where is the special order?
- Coming!Copy !req
658. - I thought we were together on this.
- We are together.Copy !req
659. - Then what are you doing?
- It's very hard to explain.Copy !req
660. - The special?
- Come get it!Copy !req
661. Whoa, whoa.
I forgot the anchovy licorice sauce.Copy !req
662. - Don't you dare.
- I'm not, I'm not. I'm...Copy !req
663. Sorry.Copy !req
664. Is Linguini's dish done yet?Copy !req
665. Ja. It's as bad as we remember.
Just went out.Copy !req
666. - Did you taste it?
- Ja, of course, before he changed it.Copy !req
667. Good. What? How could he change it?Copy !req
668. He changed it as it was
going out the door!Copy !req
669. They love it!Copy !req
670. Other diners are already asking
about it, about Linguini.Copy !req
671. I have seven more orders!Copy !req
672. That's wonderful.Copy !req
673. I'd like one of those.Copy !req
674. Special order!Copy !req
675. What is that?Copy !req
676. Special order! Special order!
Special order!Copy !req
677. To Linguini.Copy !req
678. - Congratulations, Mr. Linguini.
- Cheers, ja?Copy !req
679. Drink now, there's plenty.Copy !req
680. Take a break, Little Chef.
Get some air.Copy !req
681. We really did it tonight.Copy !req
682. Got your toque.Copy !req
683. Oh, seriously now.Copy !req
684. I'd love to have a little talk with you,
Linguini, in my office.Copy !req
685. - Am I in trouble?
- Trouble? No.Copy !req
686. A little wine, a friendly chat.
Just us cooks.Copy !req
687. The plongeur won't be coming to you
for advice anymore, eh, Colette?Copy !req
688. He's gotten all he needs.Copy !req
689. Toasting your success, eh, Linguini?Copy !req
690. Good for you.Copy !req
691. I just took it to be polite.
I don't really drink, you know.Copy !req
692. Of course you don't.
I wouldn't either if I was drinking that.Copy !req
693. But you would have to be an idiot
of elephantine proportionsCopy !req
694. not to appreciate this
'61 Château Latour.Copy !req
695. And you, Monsieur Linguini,
are no idiot.Copy !req
696. Let us toast your non-idiocy.Copy !req
697. - Remy!
- Emile?Copy !req
698. I can't believe it! You're alive!Copy !req
699. - You made it!
- I thought I'd never see you guys again!Copy !req
700. We figured you didn't
survive the rapids.Copy !req
701. And what are you eating?Copy !req
702. I don't really know.Copy !req
703. I think it was some
sort of wrapper once.Copy !req
704. What? No.
You're in Paris now, baby. My town.Copy !req
705. No brother of mine eats
rejectamenta in my town.Copy !req
706. Remy! You are stealing?
You told Linguini he could trust you.Copy !req
707. - And he can. It's for my brother.
- But the boy could lose his job.Copy !req
708. Which means I would, too.
It's under control, okay?Copy !req
709. - More wine?
- I shouldn't, but... Okay.Copy !req
710. So, where did you train, Linguini?Copy !req
711. Train? All right.Copy !req
712. Surely you don't expect me to believe
this is your first time cooking?Copy !req
713. - It's not.
- I knew it!Copy !req
714. It's my... Second, third, fourth...
Fifth time.Copy !req
715. Monday was my first time.Copy !req
716. But I've taken out the garbage
lots of times before that...Copy !req
717. Yes, yes. Have some more wine.Copy !req
718. Tell me, Linguini,
about your interests.Copy !req
719. - Do you like animals?
- What? Animals? What kind?Copy !req
720. The usual, dogs, cats,
horses, guinea pigs,Copy !req
721. rats.Copy !req
722. I brought you something to...
No, no, no, no!Copy !req
723. Spit that out right now!Copy !req
724. I have got to teach you about food.
Close your eyes.Copy !req
725. Now take a bite of...
No! No! No!Copy !req
726. - Don't just hork it down!
- Too late.Copy !req
727. Here.Copy !req
728. Chew it slowly.
Only think about the taste.Copy !req
729. - See?
- Not really.Copy !req
730. Creamy, salty sweet,
an oaky nuttiness.Copy !req
731. - You detect that?
- Oh, I'm detecting nuttiness.Copy !req
732. Close your eyes. Now taste this.Copy !req
733. Whole different thing, right?
Sweet, crisp, slight tang on the finish.Copy !req
734. - Okay.
- Now, try them together.Copy !req
735. Okay.Copy !req
736. I think I'm getting
a little something there.Copy !req
737. - It might be the nuttiness.
- See?Copy !req
738. - Could be the tang.
- That's it.Copy !req
739. Now, imagine every
great taste in the worldCopy !req
740. being combined into
infinite combinations.Copy !req
741. Tastes that no one has tried yet!
Discoveries to be made!Copy !req
742. I think...Copy !req
743. - You lost me again.
- Yeah.Copy !req
744. But that was interesting.Copy !req
745. Most interesting garbage I ever...
What are we doing?Copy !req
746. Dad doesn't know you're alive yet!Copy !req
747. We've got to go to the colony!
Everyone will be thrilled!Copy !req
748. - Yeah! But...
- What?Copy !req
749. Thing is, I kind of have to...Copy !req
750. What do you "have to"
more than family?Copy !req
751. What's more important here?Copy !req
752. Well, I...Copy !req
753. It wouldn't hurt to visit.Copy !req
754. - Have you had a pet rat?
- No.Copy !req
755. - Did you work in a lab with rats?
- No.Copy !req
756. Perhaps you lived in squalor
at some point?Copy !req
757. Nopety nopety no.Copy !req
758. You know something about rats!
You know you do!Copy !req
759. You know who know do whacka-doo.
Ratta-tatta.Copy !req
760. - Hey! Why do they call it that?
- What?Copy !req
761. Ratatouille. It's like a stew, right?
Why do they call it that?Copy !req
762. If you're going to name a food,Copy !req
763. you should give it a name
that sounds delicious.Copy !req
764. Ratatouille doesn't sound delicious.
It sounds like "rat" and "patootie."Copy !req
765. Rat patootie.
Which does not sound delicious.Copy !req
766. Regrettably we are all out of wine.Copy !req
767. My son has returned!Copy !req
768. And finding someone to replace you
for poison checker has been a disaster.Copy !req
769. Nothing's been poisoned, thank God,
but it hasn't been easy.Copy !req
770. - You didn't make it easy.
- I know. I am sorry, Dad.Copy !req
771. Well, the important thing
is that you're home.Copy !req
772. - Yeah, well, about that...
- You look thin. Why is that?Copy !req
773. A shortage of food,
or a surplus of snobbery?Copy !req
774. It's tough out there in the
big world all alone, isn't it?Copy !req
775. Sure, but it's not like
I'm a kid anymore.Copy !req
776. - Hey. Hey, boy. What's up?
- I can take care of myself.Copy !req
777. I've found a nice spot not far away,
so I'll be able to visit often.Copy !req
778. Nothing like a cold splash
of reality to make you...Copy !req
779. - Visit?
- I will. I promise. Often.Copy !req
780. - You're not staying?
- No. It's not a big deal, Dad. I just...Copy !req
781. You didn't think I was going
to stay forever, did you?Copy !req
782. Eventually, a bird's got
to leave the nest.Copy !req
783. We're not birds. We're rats.Copy !req
784. We don't leave our nests.
We make them bigger.Copy !req
785. - Well, maybe I'm a different kind of rat.
- Maybe you're not a rat at all.Copy !req
786. Maybe that's a good thing.Copy !req
787. Hey! The band's really on tonight, huh?Copy !req
788. Rats. All we do is take, Dad.Copy !req
789. I'm tired of taking.
I want to make things.Copy !req
790. I want to add something
to this world.Copy !req
791. - You're talking like a human.
- Who are not as bad as you say.Copy !req
792. - Oh, yeah? What makes you so sure?
- Oh, man.Copy !req
793. I've been able to observe them
at a close-ish sort of range.Copy !req
794. - Yeah? How close?
- Close enough.Copy !req
795. And they're, you know,
not so bad as you say they are.Copy !req
796. Come with me.
I got something I want you to see.Copy !req
797. You know, I'm going to stay here.Copy !req
798. Make sure the floors and countertops
are clean before you lock up.Copy !req
799. Wait. You want me to stay and clean?Copy !req
800. Is that a problem?Copy !req
801. - No.
- Good boy. See you tomorrow.Copy !req
802. We're here.Copy !req
803. Take a good long look, Remy.Copy !req
804. Now, this is what happensCopy !req
805. when a rat gets a little
too comfortable around humans.Copy !req
806. The world we live in
belongs to the enemy.Copy !req
807. We must live carefully.Copy !req
808. We look out for our own kind, Remy.Copy !req
809. When all is said and done,
we're all we've got.Copy !req
810. - No.
- What?Copy !req
811. No. Dad, I don't believe it.
You're telling me that the future is...Copy !req
812. Can only be more of this?Copy !req
813. This is the way things are.
You can't change nature.Copy !req
814. Change is nature, Dad.
The part that we can influence.Copy !req
815. And it starts when we decide.Copy !req
816. - Where you going?
- With luck, forward.Copy !req
817. Hey! Yeah.Copy !req
818. Stop it.Copy !req
819. Good morning.Copy !req
820. Good morning.Copy !req
821. So, the chef,
he invited you in for a drink?Copy !req
822. That's big.Copy !req
823. That's big. What did he say?Copy !req
824. What?Copy !req
825. What, you can't tell me?Copy !req
826. Forgive me for intruding on your deep,
personal relationship with the chef.Copy !req
827. Oh, I see how it is.Copy !req
828. You get me to teach you
a few kitchen tricksCopy !req
829. to dazzle the boss
and then you blow past me?Copy !req
830. Wake up. Wake up.Copy !req
831. I thought you were different.Copy !req
832. I thought you thought
I was different.Copy !req
833. I thought...Copy !req
834. I didn't have to help you!Copy !req
835. If I looked out only for myself,
I would have let you drown!Copy !req
836. But...Copy !req
837. I wanted you to succeed.
I liked you.Copy !req
838. My mistake.Copy !req
839. Colette. Wait, wait. Colette!Copy !req
840. It's over, Little Chef.
I can't do it anymore.Copy !req
841. Colette! Wait, wait!
Don't motorcycle away.Copy !req
842. Look, I'm no good with words.
I'm no good with food either.Copy !req
843. At least not without your help.Copy !req
844. I hate false modesty.
It's just another way to lie.Copy !req
845. - You have talent.
- No, but I don't! Really! It's not me.Copy !req
846. When I added that extra ingredientCopy !req
847. instead of following the recipe
like you said,Copy !req
848. that wasn't me either.Copy !req
849. - What do you mean?
- I mean, I wouldn't have done that.Copy !req
850. I would've followed the recipe.Copy !req
851. I would've followed your advice.Copy !req
852. I would've followed your advice
to the ends of the earth.Copy !req
853. - Because I love your advice.
- But...Copy !req
854. But I...Copy !req
855. Don't do it.Copy !req
856. I have a secret.
It's sort of disturbing.Copy !req
857. - I have a...
- What? You...Copy !req
858. - I have a...
- You have a rash?Copy !req
859. No, no, no. I have this...
This tiny little...Copy !req
860. Little...Copy !req
861. - A tiny chef who tells me what to do.
- A tiny chef?Copy !req
862. Yes. Yes. He's...Copy !req
863. - He's up here.
- In your brain?Copy !req
864. Why is it so hard to talk to you?
Okay. Here we go.Copy !req
865. You inspire me.
I'm going to risk it all.Copy !req
866. I'm going to risk looking like the biggest
idiot psycho you've ever seen.Copy !req
867. You want to know why
I'm such a fast learner?Copy !req
868. You want to know why
I'm such a great cook?Copy !req
869. Don't laugh!
I'm going to show you!Copy !req
870. No! No!Copy !req
871. - What is it, Ambrister?
- Gusteau's.Copy !req
872. - Finally closing, is it?
- No.Copy !req
873. - More financial trouble?
- No, it's...Copy !req
874. Announced a new line
of microwave egg rolls?Copy !req
875. What? What? Spit it out.Copy !req
876. It's come back. It's popular.Copy !req
877. - I haven't reviewed Gusteau's in years.
- No, sir.Copy !req
878. My last review condemned itCopy !req
879. - to the tourist trade.
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
880. I said, "Gusteau has finally found
his rightful place in historyCopy !req
881. "right alongside another
equally famous chef,Copy !req
882. "Monsieur Boyardee."Copy !req
883. Touché.Copy !req
884. That is where I left it.
That was my last word.Copy !req
885. - The last word.
- Yes.Copy !req
886. Then tell me, Ambrister,Copy !req
887. how could it be popular?Copy !req
888. No, no, no, no, no, no, no!Copy !req
889. The DNA matches, the timing works,
everything checks out.Copy !req
890. He is Gusteau's son.Copy !req
891. This can't just happen!
The whole thing is a setup!Copy !req
892. The boy knows!Copy !req
893. Look at him out there,
pretending to be an idiot.Copy !req
894. He's toying with my mind like a cat
with a ball of... Something.Copy !req
895. - String?
- Yes! Playing dumb.Copy !req
896. - Taunting me with that rat.
- Rat?Copy !req
897. Yes. He's consorting with it.Copy !req
898. Deliberately trying to make
me think it's important.Copy !req
899. - The rat.
- Exactly!Copy !req
900. Is the rat important?Copy !req
901. Of course not!
He just wants me to think that it is.Copy !req
902. Oh, I see the theatricality of it.Copy !req
903. A rat appears on the boy's first night,
I order him to kill it.Copy !req
904. And now he wants me
to see it everywhere.Copy !req
905. It's here! No, it isn't, it's here!Copy !req
906. Am I seeing things, am I crazy?
Is there a phantom rat or is there not?Copy !req
907. But, oh, no!Copy !req
908. I refuse to be sucked
into his little game of...Copy !req
909. Should I be concerned about this?
About you?Copy !req
910. I can't fire him.
He's getting attention.Copy !req
911. If I fire him now,
everyone will wonder why.Copy !req
912. And the last thing I want
is people looking into this.Copy !req
913. What are you so worried about?Copy !req
914. Isn't it good to have the press?Copy !req
915. Isn't it good to have Gusteau's
name getting headlines?Copy !req
916. Not if they're over his face!Copy !req
917. Gusteau's already has a face,
and it's fat and lovable and familiar.Copy !req
918. And it sells burritos!
Millions and millions of burritos!Copy !req
919. The deadline passes in three days.Copy !req
920. Then you can fire him whenever
he ceases to be valuableCopy !req
921. and no one will ever know.Copy !req
922. I was worried about
the hair sample you gave me.Copy !req
923. - I had to send them back to the lab.
- Why?Copy !req
924. Because the first time it came back
identified as rodent hair.Copy !req
925. - No, no, no.
- What?Copy !req
926. Try this. It's better.Copy !req
927. Well, because you...Copy !req
928. Rat!Copy !req
929. Disgusting little creatures.Copy !req
930. I was reminded how fragile it all was.Copy !req
931. How the world really saw me.Copy !req
932. And it just kept getting better.Copy !req
933. Remy!Copy !req
934. Hey, hey, hey, little brother!Copy !req
935. We were afraid you weren't going to,
you know, show up.Copy !req
936. - Hey, Remy! How you doing?
- You told them?Copy !req
937. Emile, that's exactly
what I said not to do!Copy !req
938. But you know these guys.
They're my friends.Copy !req
939. I didn't think you meant them.
Look, I'm sorry.Copy !req
940. Don't tell me you're sorry,
tell them you're sorry.Copy !req
941. - Is there a problem over here?
- No, there is not.Copy !req
942. Wait here.Copy !req
943. It's locked?Copy !req
944. - Remy, what are you doing in here?
- Okay. Emile shows up with...Copy !req
945. Okay, I said not to. I told him...
He goes and blabs to...Copy !req
946. Yeah, it's a disaster.Copy !req
947. Anyway, they're hungry,
the food safe is locked and I need the key.Copy !req
948. - They want you to steal food?
- Yes. No! It's...Copy !req
949. It's complicated. It's family.
They don't have your ideals.Copy !req
950. Ideals?
If Chef Fancy Pants had any ideals,Copy !req
951. you think I'd be hawking
barbecue over here?Copy !req
952. Or microwave burritos?Copy !req
953. Or, Tooth, I say,
Tooth Pick'n Chicken?Copy !req
954. About as French as a corn dog!Copy !req
955. Coming soon!Copy !req
956. We're inventing new ways
to sell out over here.Copy !req
957. Will ye be wanting some haggis bites?Copy !req
958. I cannot control how they
use my image, Remy.Copy !req
959. - I am dead!
- Can you guys shut up?Copy !req
960. I've got to think! Word's getting out.
If I can't keep them quiet,Copy !req
961. the entire clan's gonna be after me
with their mouths open and...Copy !req
962. Here it is.Copy !req
963. Hey. Your will!Copy !req
964. - Oh, this is interesting. Mind if I...
- Not at all.Copy !req
965. Linguini?Copy !req
966. Why would Linguini
be filed with your will?Copy !req
967. This used to be my office.Copy !req
968. He's your son?Copy !req
969. - I have a son?
- How could you not know this?Copy !req
970. I am a figment of your imagination.
You did not know, how could I?Copy !req
971. Well, your son is the rightful
owner of this restaurant!Copy !req
972. No! No! The rat!Copy !req
973. - Sorry, chef.
- The rat! It's stolen my documents!Copy !req
974. - It's getting away!
- Hey, Mr. Chef!Copy !req
975. - You! Get out of my office.
- He's not in your office. You are in his.Copy !req
976. Bottoms up, Linguini!Copy !req
977. Cheers, ja.Copy !req
978. - Chef! Chef!
- Chef Linguini!Copy !req
979. Your rise has been meteoric,
yet you have no formal training.Copy !req
980. What is the secret to your genius?Copy !req
981. Secret? You want the truth?Copy !req
982. I am Gusteau's son.
It's in my blood I guess.Copy !req
983. But you weren't aware of
that fact until very recently.Copy !req
984. No.Copy !req
985. And it resulted in your taking
ownership of this restaurant.Copy !req
986. How did you find out?Copy !req
987. Well, some part of me just knew.Copy !req
988. The Gusteau part?Copy !req
989. - Where do you get your inspiration?
- Inspiration has many names.Copy !req
990. - Mine is named Colette.
- What?Copy !req
991. Something's stuck in my teeth.Copy !req
992. Health Inspector.Copy !req
993. I wish to report a rat infestation.Copy !req
994. It's taken over my...
Gusteau's restaurant.Copy !req
995. Gusteau's, eh?Copy !req
996. I can drop by. Let's see.
First opening is three months.Copy !req
997. It must happen now!
It's a gourmet restaurant!Copy !req
998. Monsieur, I have the information.
If someone cancels, I'll slot you in.Copy !req
999. But the rat! You must...Copy !req
1000. It stole my documents.Copy !req
1001. - It's past opening time.
- He should have finished an hour ago.Copy !req
1002. Bonjour, ma chérie.
Join us.Copy !req
1003. We were just talking
about my inspiration.Copy !req
1004. Yes, he calls it his tiny chef.Copy !req
1005. Not that, dearest. I meant you.Copy !req
1006. - It's him.
- Ego?Copy !req
1007. Anton Ego!Copy !req
1008. Is that Ego?Copy !req
1009. I can't believe it.Copy !req
1010. - You are Monsieur Linguini?
- Hello.Copy !req
1011. Pardon me for interrupting
your premature celebration,Copy !req
1012. but I thought it only fair
to give you a sporting chanceCopy !req
1013. as you are new to this game.Copy !req
1014. - Game?
- Yes.Copy !req
1015. And you've been playing
without an opponent.Copy !req
1016. Which is, as you may have guessed,
against the rules.Copy !req
1017. You're Anton Ego.Copy !req
1018. You're slow for someone
in the fast lane.Copy !req
1019. And you're thin for someone
who likes food.Copy !req
1020. I don't like food. I love it.Copy !req
1021. If I don't love it, I don't swallow.Copy !req
1022. I will return tomorrow night
with high expectations.Copy !req
1023. Pray you don't disappoint me.Copy !req
1024. Listen, we hate to be rude,
but we're French, and it's dinnertime.Copy !req
1025. She meant to say,
"It's dinnertime and we're French."Copy !req
1026. Don't give me that look.Copy !req
1027. You were distracting me
in front of the press.Copy !req
1028. How am I supposed to concentrate
with you yanking on my hair all the time?Copy !req
1029. And that's another thing.Copy !req
1030. Your opinion isn't the only one
that matters here.Copy !req
1031. Colette knows how to cook,
too, you know.Copy !req
1032. All right, that's it!Copy !req
1033. You take a break, Little Chef.Copy !req
1034. I'm not your puppet,Copy !req
1035. and you're not my
puppet-controlling guy!Copy !req
1036. The rat is the cook.Copy !req
1037. You cool off and get
your mind right, Little Chef.Copy !req
1038. Ego is coming, and I need to focus!Copy !req
1039. You stupid...Copy !req
1040. Wow. I have never seen that before.Copy !req
1041. Yeah, it's like you're his
fluffy bunny or something.Copy !req
1042. I'm sorry, Remy.Copy !req
1043. I know there are too many guys.Copy !req
1044. - I tried to limit...
- You know what?Copy !req
1045. It's okay. I've been selfish.Copy !req
1046. - You guys hungry?
- Are you kidding?Copy !req
1047. All right. Dinner's on me.
We'll go after closing time.Copy !req
1048. - In fact...
- Yeah.Copy !req
1049. tell Dad to bring the whole clan.Copy !req
1050. Little Chef?Copy !req
1051. This is great, Son.
An inside job. I see the appeal.Copy !req
1052. Little Chef?Copy !req
1053. Little Chef?Copy !req
1054. Hey, Little Chef.Copy !req
1055. I thought you went back
to the apartment.Copy !req
1056. Then when you weren't there,
I don't know...Copy !req
1057. It didn't seem right to leave things
the way that we did, so...Copy !req
1058. Look, I don't want to fight.Copy !req
1059. I've been under a lot of,
you know, pressure.Copy !req
1060. A lot has changed in not
very much time, you know?Copy !req
1061. I'm suddenly a Gusteau.Copy !req
1062. And I got to be a Gusteau or, you know,Copy !req
1063. people will be disappointed.Copy !req
1064. It's weird.Copy !req
1065. You know, I've never
disappointed anyone before,Copy !req
1066. because nobody's ever
expected anything of me.Copy !req
1067. And the only reason anyone
expects anything from me nowCopy !req
1068. is because of you.Copy !req
1069. I haven't been fair to you.Copy !req
1070. You've never failed me,
and I should never forget that.Copy !req
1071. You've been a good friend.Copy !req
1072. The most honorable friend
a guy could ever ask...Copy !req
1073. What is this?Copy !req
1074. What's going on?Copy !req
1075. Hey...Copy !req
1076. You're...Copy !req
1077. You're stealing food?
How could you?Copy !req
1078. I thought you were my friend!
I trusted you!Copy !req
1079. Get out!
You and all your rat buddies!Copy !req
1080. And don't come backCopy !req
1081. or I'll treat you the way restaurants
are supposed to treat pests!Copy !req
1082. You're right, Dad. Who am I kidding?Copy !req
1083. We are what we are,
and we're rats.Copy !req
1084. Well, he'll leave soon,
and now you know how to get in.Copy !req
1085. Steal all you want.Copy !req
1086. - You're not coming?
- I've lost my appetite.Copy !req
1087. Do you know what you
would like this evening, sir?Copy !req
1088. Yes, I'd like your heart
roasted on a spit.Copy !req
1089. Come in!Copy !req
1090. Today's the big day.
You should say something to them.Copy !req
1091. - Like what?
- You are the boss. Inspire them.Copy !req
1092. Attention. Attention, everyone.Copy !req
1093. Tonight is a big night.Copy !req
1094. Appetite is coming,
and he's going to have a big ego.Copy !req
1095. I mean, Ego.
He's coming. The critic.Copy !req
1096. And he's going to order something.Copy !req
1097. Something from our menu.Copy !req
1098. And we'll have to cook it,
unless he orders something cold.Copy !req
1099. Just can't leave it alone, can you?Copy !req
1100. You really shouldn't be here during
restaurant hours. It's not safe.Copy !req
1101. I'm hungry!Copy !req
1102. And I don't need
the inside food to be happy.Copy !req
1103. The key, my friend, is to not be picky.Copy !req
1104. - Observe.
- No, wait!Copy !req
1105. - Oh, no! No, no! What do we do?
- I'll go get Dad.Copy !req
1106. You might think you are a chef
but you are still only a rat.Copy !req
1107. Sure he took away a star
last time he reviewed this place.Copy !req
1108. Sure it probably killed... Dad.Copy !req
1109. - This is very bad juju right here.
- But I'll tell you one thing...Copy !req
1110. - Ego is here.
- Ego? He is here?Copy !req
1111. Anton Ego is just another customer.
Let's cook!Copy !req
1112. Yeah! Let's...Copy !req
1113. Okay.Copy !req
1114. So I have in mind
a simple arrangement.Copy !req
1115. You will create for me a new line
of Chef Skinner frozen foods.Copy !req
1116. And I, in return, will not kill you.Copy !req
1117. Au revoir, rat!Copy !req
1118. Do you know what you
would like this evening, sir?Copy !req
1119. Yes, I think I do.Copy !req
1120. After reading a lot of overheated
puffery about your new cook,Copy !req
1121. you know what I'm craving?Copy !req
1122. A little perspective.Copy !req
1123. That's it. I'd like some fresh, clear,
well seasoned perspective.Copy !req
1124. Can you suggest a good wine
to go with that?Copy !req
1125. - With what, sir?
- Perspective. Fresh out, I take it?Copy !req
1126. I am...Copy !req
1127. Very well.
Since you're all out of perspectiveCopy !req
1128. and no one else seems
to have it in this bloody town,Copy !req
1129. I'll make you a deal.Copy !req
1130. You provide the food,
I'll provide the perspective.Copy !req
1131. Which would go nicely
with a bottle of Cheval Blanc 1947.Copy !req
1132. I'm afraid I...Copy !req
1133. Your dinner selection?Copy !req
1134. Tell your Chef Linguini that I want
whatever he dares to serve me.Copy !req
1135. Tell him to hit me with his best shot.Copy !req
1136. I will have whatever he is having.Copy !req
1137. - So, we have given up.
- Why do you say that?Copy !req
1138. We are in a cage
inside the car trunkCopy !req
1139. awaiting a future
in frozen food products.Copy !req
1140. No, I'm the one in a cage.
I've given up.Copy !req
1141. You are free.Copy !req
1142. I am only as free as you
imagine me to be.Copy !req
1143. As you are.Copy !req
1144. Oh, please. I'm sick of pretending.
I pretend to be a rat for my father.Copy !req
1145. I pretend to be a human
through Linguini.Copy !req
1146. I pretend you exist
so I have someone to talk to!Copy !req
1147. You only tell me stuff
I already know!Copy !req
1148. I know who I am!
Why do I need you to tell me?Copy !req
1149. Why do I need to pretend?Copy !req
1150. But you don't, Remy.Copy !req
1151. You never did.Copy !req
1152. No. My other left!Copy !req
1153. Dad? Dad, I'm in here!Copy !req
1154. I'm inside the trunk! What the...Copy !req
1155. Dad!Copy !req
1156. - Hey, little brother!
- Emile!Copy !req
1157. I love you guys!Copy !req
1158. Where are you going?Copy !req
1159. Back to the restaurant.
They'll fail without me.Copy !req
1160. - Why do you care?
- Because I'm a cook!Copy !req
1161. It's your recipe.Copy !req
1162. How can you not know
your own recipe?Copy !req
1163. I didn't write it down.
It just came to me.Copy !req
1164. Then make it come to you again, ja?
Because we can't serve this!Copy !req
1165. Where's my order?Copy !req
1166. Can't we serve something else?
Something I didn't invent?Copy !req
1167. This is what they're ordering.Copy !req
1168. Make them order something else.
Tell them we're all out.Copy !req
1169. We cannot be all out.
We just opened.Copy !req
1170. I have another idea.
What if we serve them what they order!Copy !req
1171. We will make it.
Just tell us what you did.Copy !req
1172. I don't know what I did.Copy !req
1173. We need to tell
the customers something.Copy !req
1174. Then tell them... Tell them...Copy !req
1175. - Don't do it.
- Remy. Remy.Copy !req
1176. Don't! Stop!
They'll see you. Stop.Copy !req
1177. We're not talking about me.
We're talking about what to do right...Copy !req
1178. Rats!Copy !req
1179. - Remy!
- Get my knife.Copy !req
1180. Don't touch him!Copy !req
1181. Thanks for coming back, Little Chef.Copy !req
1182. I know this sounds insane, but...Copy !req
1183. Well, the truth sounds
insane sometimes.Copy !req
1184. But that doesn't mean
it's not the truth.Copy !req
1185. And the truth is,
I have no talent at all.Copy !req
1186. But this rat,
he's the one behind these recipes.Copy !req
1187. He's the cook. The real cook.
He's been hiding under my toque.Copy !req
1188. He's been controlling my actions.Copy !req
1189. He's the reason I can cook the food
that's exciting everyone.Copy !req
1190. The reason Ego is outside that door.Copy !req
1191. You've been giving me
credit for his gift.Copy !req
1192. I know it's a hard thing to believe.Copy !req
1193. But, hey, you believed
I could cook, right?Copy !req
1194. Look, this works.
It's crazy, but it works.Copy !req
1195. We can be the greatest
restaurant in Paris,Copy !req
1196. and this rat, this brilliant Little Chef,
can lead us there.Copy !req
1197. What do you say? You with me?Copy !req
1198. Dad.Copy !req
1199. Dad, I don't know what to say.Copy !req
1200. I was wrong about your
friend and about you.Copy !req
1201. I don't want you to think
I'm choosing this over family.Copy !req
1202. I can't choose between
two halves of myself.Copy !req
1203. I'm not talking about cooking.
I'm talking about guts.Copy !req
1204. This really means that much to you?Copy !req
1205. We're not cooks, but we are family.Copy !req
1206. You tell us what to do,
and we'll get it done.Copy !req
1207. - Stop that health inspector!
- Delta Team, go, go, go, go!Copy !req
1208. The rest of you stay and help Remy.Copy !req
1209. Team three will be handling fish.
Team four, roasted items.Copy !req
1210. Team five, grill. Team six, sauces.
Get to your stations. Let's go, go, go!Copy !req
1211. Those handling food
will walk on two legs.Copy !req
1212. We need someone to wait tables.Copy !req
1213. I'm sorry for any delay,
but we're a little short tonight.Copy !req
1214. Please, take all of the time you need.Copy !req
1215. He came in late one more time
and all of a sudden he...Copy !req
1216. Make sure that steak
is nice and tenderized.Copy !req
1217. Work it. Yeah. Stick and move.
Stick and move.Copy !req
1218. Easy with that sole meunière.
Less salt. More butter.Copy !req
1219. Only use the mimolette cheese.Copy !req
1220. Whoa! Compose the salad
like you were painting a picture.Copy !req
1221. Not too much vinaigrette
on that salade composée.Copy !req
1222. Don't let that beurre blanc separate.
Keep whisking.Copy !req
1223. Gently poach the scallops.
Taste check. Spoons down.Copy !req
1224. Good. Too much salt. Good.Copy !req
1225. Don't boil the consommé,
it'll toughen the pheasant. Emile!Copy !req
1226. Sorry.Copy !req
1227. Colette, wait! Colette.Copy !req
1228. - You came back. Colette...
- Don't say a word.Copy !req
1229. If I think about it,
I might change my mind.Copy !req
1230. Just tell me what
the rat wants to cook.Copy !req
1231. Ratatouille? It's a peasant dish.Copy !req
1232. Are you sure you want
to serve this to Ego?Copy !req
1233. What? I am making ratatouille.
Well, how would you prepare it?Copy !req
1234. Ratatouille? They must be joking.Copy !req
1235. No, it can't be.Copy !req
1236. Who cooked the ratatouille?
I demand to know!Copy !req
1237. I can't remember the last timeCopy !req
1238. I asked a waiter to give
my compliments to the chef.Copy !req
1239. And now I find myself
in the extraordinary positionCopy !req
1240. of having my waiter be the chef.Copy !req
1241. Thanks, but I'm just
your waiter tonight.Copy !req
1242. Then who do I thank
for the meal?Copy !req
1243. Excuse me a minute.Copy !req
1244. You must be the chef...Copy !req
1245. If you wish to meet the chef,
you will have to waitCopy !req
1246. until all the other customer have gone.Copy !req
1247. So be it.Copy !req
1248. At first, Ego thinks it's a joke.Copy !req
1249. But as Linguini explains,
Ego's smile disappears.Copy !req
1250. He doesn't react beyond asking
an occasional question.Copy !req
1251. And when the story is done,
Ego stands, thanks us for the meal...Copy !req
1252. Thank you for the meal.Copy !req
1253. and leaves without another word.Copy !req
1254. The following day his review appears.Copy !req
1255. In many ways,
the work of a critic is easy.Copy !req
1256. We risk very little,
yet enjoy a position over thoseCopy !req
1257. who offer up their work and
their selves to our judgment.Copy !req
1258. We thrive on negative criticism,
which is fun to write and to read.Copy !req
1259. But the bitter truth we critics must face
is that in the grand scheme of things,Copy !req
1260. the average piece of junk
is probably more meaningfulCopy !req
1261. than our criticism designating it so.Copy !req
1262. But there are times when
a critic truly risks somethingCopy !req
1263. and that is in the discovery
and defense of the new.Copy !req
1264. The world is often unkind to new talent,
new creations.Copy !req
1265. The new needs friends.Copy !req
1266. Last night,
I experienced something new,Copy !req
1267. an extraordinary meal from
a singularly unexpected source.Copy !req
1268. To say that both the meal
and its makerCopy !req
1269. have challenged my preconceptions
about fine cookingCopy !req
1270. is a gross understatement.Copy !req
1271. They have rocked me to my core.Copy !req
1272. In the past, I have made
no secret of my disdainCopy !req
1273. for Chef Gusteau's famous motto,
"Anyone can cook."Copy !req
1274. But I realize only now do I
truly understand what he meant.Copy !req
1275. Not everyone can become
a great artist,Copy !req
1276. but a great artist can come
from anywhere.Copy !req
1277. It is difficult to imagine
more humble originsCopy !req
1278. than those of the genius
now cooking at Gusteau's,Copy !req
1279. who is, in this critic's opinion,Copy !req
1280. nothing less than
the finest chef in France.Copy !req
1281. I will be returning to Gusteau's soon,
hungry for more.Copy !req
1282. It was a great night.
The happiest of my life.Copy !req
1283. But the only thing predictable
about life is its unpredictability.Copy !req
1284. Well, we had to let Skinner
and the health inspector loose,Copy !req
1285. and of course they ratted us out.Copy !req
1286. The food didn't matter.Copy !req
1287. Once it got out there were
rats in the kitchen,Copy !req
1288. oh, man, the restaurant was closedCopy !req
1289. and Ego lost his job and his credibility.Copy !req
1290. But don't feel too bad for him.Copy !req
1291. He's doing very well
as a small business investor.Copy !req
1292. - He seems very happy.
- How do you know?Copy !req
1293. Got to go. Dinner rush.Copy !req
1294. You know how he likes it.Copy !req
1295. Thanks, Little Chef.Copy !req
1296. Can I interest you
in a dessert this evening?Copy !req
1297. - Don't you always?
- Which one would you like?Copy !req
1298. Surprise me.Copy !req
1299. Can I interest you
in a dessert this evening?Copy !req
1300. Hey, believe me, that story
gets better when I tell it, okay?Copy !req
1301. Come on. Bring some food over here,
we're starving!Copy !req