Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave

Original title: Wallace and Gromit in: A Close Shave

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Peter Hawkins and Peter Sallis in Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave (1995)

Farce Slapstick Stop Motion Animation Animation Comedy Crime Family Mystery Short

Wallace's whirlwind romance with the owner of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin; Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.Wallace's whirlwind romance with the owner of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin; Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.Wallace's whirlwind romance with the owner of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin; Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.

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8.1/10

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- 20 wins total

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Peter Sallis

Wallace
(voice)

Anne Reid

Wendolene
(voice)

Justin Fletcher

Shaun
(uncredited)

Peter Hawkins

Gromit
(uncredited)

Director
- Nick Park
Writers
- Bob Baker
- Nick Park
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Trivia
In a radio interview, director Nick Park said that Wallace's references to Wensleydale cheese in this film unintentionally saved a small British cheese-maker from bankruptcy. Interest in the cheese was sparked by the film, and one of the few makers of Wensleydale suddenly found itself with numerous requests for it, thereby saving it from financial ruin.

Goofs
When Shaun the sheep is walking along the ladder towards the motorcycle, Wendolene shouts "Be careful, Shaun." However, Shaun is simply a nickname that Wallace has given him and he has never been called that in front of Wendolene, so how does she know his name?

Quotes
Wallace: Have you been peckish during the night? Only, someone's been at me cheese.

Crazy credits
After the credits and the Aardman logo is shown, we hear sheep bleating.

Connections
Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #15.15 (1996)

Soundtracks
Wallace and Gromit: Theme and Chase
(uncredited)

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9/10

Unique Mouths Still Make Me Laugh

This was the third in a series of three short BBC programs featuring Wallace and his pet dog Gromit. I thought the three films got better and better as went along, this being the best of the three.

There are some very clever and entertaining scenes in the 30-miunte movie. the color also was good - nice animation. Of course, it's only gotten better and better since these were made, capped off recently by a full-length Wallace & Gromit film.

I don't think I ever stop laughing looking at the mouths on Wallace and the woman he likes in this story. Wallace is a window cleaner and "Wendolene" is the object of his affections. Unfortunately, both the woman and her pet dog are not good "people." In fact, her pet dog, "Preston" frames poor Gromit for sheep-rustling and winds up in jail. Wallace must rescue him.

A subplot involves Wallace and his love of cheese. It's all silly, of course, but very entertaining and the best of the three short Wallace & Gromit animated films of the period (1989-1993), in my opinion.