Rats in a kitchen? We love it!
America loves having rats in a kitchen. Well, we should clarify. America loves Remy the adorable animated rat in the kitchens of fine-dining restaurants. Other real, disease-ridden rats? That's an entirely different matter.
Ratatouille, the new Disney Pixar flick that stars Remy, led the box office this weekend, grossing $47.2 million.
The movie was probably about as much fun to make as it is to watch. The Pixar staff spent quite a bit of time getting all of the details of a professional kitchen right. Research included taking cooking classes, eating at fine Parisian restaurants, and observing Thomas Keller at French Laundry. Sign us up!
'Rat' rules box office with $47 million [AP via Palm Beach Post]
A Rat with a Whisk and a Dream [New York Times]
