A Close Shave

19951995
TV-PGTV-PG
30min

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.

8.1/10

40K

Director
- Nick Park
Writers
- Bob Baker
- Nick Park
Stars
- Peter Sallis(voice)
- Anne Reid(voice)
- Justin Fletcher(voice)

Top credits

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Won 1 Oscar
- 19 wins total

Peter Sallis and Justin Fletcher in A Close Shave (1995)

Peter Sallis

Wallaceas Wallace
(voice)

Anne Reid

Wendoleneas Wendolene
(voice)

Justin Fletcher

Shaunas Shaun
(voice)
(uncredited)

Peter Hawkins

Gromitas Gromit
(voice)
(uncredited)

When Wallace and Gromit go over to wash windows, Wallace falls in love with a wool store owner named Wendolene. Meanwhile, Gromit is framed for killing sheep and is put in jail. So with help from the sheep flock and Wendolene, Wallace must get him out of prison. —Mike-2000

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Taglines
- From the Oscar-winning creator of A Grand Day Out and The Wrong Trousers.
Genres
Certificate
- TV-PG
Parents guide

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 The Amazing World of Wallace and Gromit (1999)

Soundtracks
Wallace and Gromit: Theme and Chase
(uncredited)

Top review

8/10

Oscar No. 3 for Nick Park

A lone sheep, later named Shaun, escapes from a sheep rustling plot and hides in the home of eccentric inventor Wallace and his long-suffering dog/best pal Gromit. A silent but deadly canine down at the wool shop appears to be the mastermind behind the plot and frames Gromit for the rustling scam. With a little help from Shaun, Wallace must rescue Gromit and catch the real crooks.

There are more laughs and jokes in this half-hour short than most feature-length comedies manage in their entire running time. Nearly every frame has some kind of wit or imagination. The world of Wallace and Gromit, much like the stop-motion world of Postman Pat, is an incongruous mix of post-war Northern countryside crossed with sci-fi and a touch of horror. The horror themes would be explored in greater depth with Curse of the Were-Rabbit but it's handled with more care and sly invention here than in most slasher sequels.

A fun time. Catch it on its inevitable Xmas Day screening.

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