The Wrong Trousers (1993)

Wallace lets out his spare room to a penguin. The penguin and Gromit, Wallace's dog, immediately don't see eye-to-eye. Meanwhile, Wallace has invented a giant pair of robotic trousers, designed to take Gromit for walks.

Director:

Nick Park

Writers:

Nick Park, Bob Baker

Stars:

Peter Sallis, Peter Hawkins

Won 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Peter Sallis	...	Wallace (voice)

Storyline

Plasticine animation of Wallace and Gromit, inventors of all manner of useful devices. Gromit (a dog) finds himself being pushed out of his room and home by a new lodger who is actually a ruthless criminal (and a small penguin). The penguin is planning a robbery and needs to use Wallace and his mechanical remote controlled trousers to pull off the raid. However, Gromit is wise to the penguin and comes to the rescue.

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Plot Keywords:

robbery | inventor | wallace and gromit | clay animation | penguin | 

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Taglines:

From the makers of Chicken Run.

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Crime | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nick Park had to use an orange filter on the end credits sequence so people could read them. He later regretted using that colour.

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Goofs

When Wallace is being dressed by the machine in the morning, it puts his sleeves on first, then his shirt and cardigan combination. When Gromit is sitting in the seat later, the machine puts on the shirt and cardigan first and the sleeves afterwards.

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Quotes

Wallace: [to Feathers McGraw] Good grief. It's you. Now, get me out of those trousers.

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Crazy Credits

During the end credits sequence, the Techno-Trousers walk down the street, still stuck in a dustbin. The sun sets until the sequence fades to black.

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Alternate Versions

In the original broadcast version Gromit's birthday card plays "Happy Birthday". When released on DVD it plays "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow". The music the penguin is playing to annoy Gromit has been replaced by organ music. The reason for the music change is due to copyright issues.

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Connections

Followed by A Close Shave (1995)

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Soundtracks

The Honors March
(uncredited)
Written by John Philip Sousa

User Reviews

cracking good story

The best film of the Wallace and Gromit trilogy, and one of the greatest films, period. Nick Park and the animators at Aardman are some true talents and gifted storytellers. Nick Park has made some great clay stop motion cartoons before, such as Creature Comforts, but with The Wrong Trousers he really topped himself. The technical aspects of the movie are amazing. The noirish lighting, the attention to detail, the small jokes in the background, the camera compositions and the fluid animation (it doesn't have that herky-jerky look of most clay animated films) are awe-inspiring by themselves, but combined with such a witty story and appealing characters the result is something that truly deserves to be called a classic.

Details

Official Sites:

Aardman Animations

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 December 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Wrong Trousers

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aardman Animations, BBC Bristol, Wallace & Gromit

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby (as Dolby Stereo)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1