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A Close Shave

1996 | 30m | English

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Popularity: 3 (history)

Director: Nick Park
Writer: Bob Baker, Nick Park
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Wallace's whirlwind romance with the proprietor of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin, and Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.
Release Date: Mar 07, 1996
Director: Nick Park
Writer: Bob Baker, Nick Park
Genres: Animation, Family, Comedy
Keywords prison, inventor, loyalty, human animal relationship, sheep, villain, innocence, romance, surrealism, stop motion, anthropomorphism, framed, dog, animals, wool, sheep rustling, claymation, plasticine, short film, store owner
Production Companies Aardman, BBC Bristol Productions, BBC Children's Productions
Box Office Revenue: $4,638
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Feb 01, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
Peter Sallis Wallace (voice)
Anne Reid Wendolene (voice)
Name Job
Helen Garrard Editor
Phil Lewis Art Direction
Nic Raine Orchestrator
Mike Booth Thanks
Harry Linden Other
Julian Nott Original Music Composer
Dave Alex Riddett Director of Photography
Nick Upton First Assistant Camera
Bob Baker Writer
John Bradley Gaffer
Tara Bacon Thanks
Stuart Markovic Thanks
Arthur Sheriff Thanks
Loyd Price Animation
Adrian Rhodes ADR Editor
Bridget Mazzey Assistant Editor
Gary Cureton Animation
Simon Jacobs Cinematography
Maxine Guest Thanks
Charles Copping Thanks
Paul Smith Camera Operator
Linda Langley Sculptor
Richard Higgs Graphic Designer
Tristan Oliver Cinematography
Ian Jewels Gaffer
Janet Legg Thanks
Jack Stew Foley Artist
Darren Robbie Thanks
John Truckle Thanks
Adam Vernon Thanks
Trisha Budd Assistant Art Director
Paul Hamblin ADR Mixer
Michael Salter Storyboard Artist
Beth MacDonald Thanks
Peter Peake Animation
Dug Calder Thanks
Jason Marshall Thanks
Zennor Witney Modeling
Peter Thornton Production Consultant
Sam James Camera Operator
Tim Farrington Scenic Artist
Lisa Bilbe Thanks
Elizabeth Buttler Thanks
Curtis Jobling Thanks
Jason Spencer-Galsworthy Modeling
Gary Kachelhoffer Animation
Nick Park Writer, Animation, Director
Simon Rhodes Scoring Mixer
Steve Box Key Animation
Frank Passingham Cinematography
Tamsin Parry Assistant Editor
Name Title
Carla Shelley Producer
Michael Rose Producer
Colin Rose Executive Producer
Peter Lord Executive Producer
David Sproxton Executive Producer
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Geronimo1967
7.0

"Wallace" and "Gromit" are making a few extra quid running a window-cleaning business, and are summoned to "Wendolene's Wools" by the eponymous owner and guess what - "Wallace" is lovestruck! That's despite the fact that she has a menacing dog ("Preston")! Now all of this happens amidst a sheep rust ... ling epidemic and when this involves "Gromit" in a frame-up it's soon clear that two and two suspiciously make four - but can our intrepid duo save themselves as well as one's new love from the nemesis of the other? It's great fun this - right from the start with the misfiring porridge machine, we have gadgets galore mechanising everything in sight before a punchy denouement straight out of "Temple of Doom" (1984). The animation is detailed and characterful delivering a simple but engaging story that whizzes by for half an hour. Who knew sheep liked Wensleydale?

Dec 27, 2023
feathermcgrawlover
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Peak Wallace and Gromit ...

Dec 10, 2024