Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

Wallace and his loyal dog, Gromit, set out to discover the mystery behind the garden sabotage that plagues their village and threatens the annual giant vegetable growing contest.

Directors:

Steve Box, Nick Park

Writers:

Steve Box (screenplay by), Nick Park (screenplay by)

Stars:

Peter Sallis, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes

Won 1 Oscar. Another 39 wins & 25 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Sallis	...	Wallace / Hutch (voice)
Ralph Fiennes	...	Victor Quartermaine (voice)
Helena Bonham Carter	...	Lady Campanula Tottington (voice)
Peter Kay	...	PC Mackintosh (voice)
Nicholas Smith	...	Reverend Clement Hedges (voice)
Liz Smith	...	Mrs. Mulch (voice)
John Thomson	...	Mr. Windfall (voice)
Mark Gatiss	...	Miss Blight (voice)
Vincent Ebrahim	...	Mr. Caliche (voice)
Geraldine McEwan	...	Miss Thripp (voice)
Edward Kelsey	...	Mr. Growbag (voice)
Dicken Ashworth	...	Mr. Mulch (voice)
Robert Horvath	...	Mr. Dibber (voice)
Pete Atkin	...	Mr. Crock (voice)
Noni Lewis	...	Mrs. Girdling (voice)

Storyline

It's 'vege-mania' in Wallace and Gromit's neighborhood, and our two enterprising chums are cashing in with their humane pest-control outfit, "Anti-Pesto." With only days to go before the annual Giant Vegetable Competition, business is booming, but Wallace & Gromit are finding out that running a "humane" pest control outfit has its drawbacks as their West Wallaby Street home fills to the brim with captive rabbits. Suddenly, a huge, mysterious, veg-ravaging "beast" begins attacking the town's sacred vegetable plots at night, and the competition hostess, Lady Tottington, commissions Anti-Pesto to catch it and save the day. Lying in wait, however, is Lady Tottington's snobby suitor, Victor Quartermaine, who'd rather shoot the beast and secure the position of local hero-not to mention Lady Tottingon's hand in marriage. With the fate of the competition in the balance, Lady Tottington is eventually forced to allow Victor to hunt down the vegetable chomping marauder. Little does she know that...

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Plot Keywords:

pest control | giant vegetable | dog | human becoming an animal | stop motion animation | 

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Taglines:

Something wicked this way hops.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

DreamWorks [United States]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 October 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Filming Locations:

Bristol, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$16,025,987, 9 October 2005

Gross USA:

$56,110,897

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$192,614,977

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aardman Animations, DreamWorks Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After the film's release date was announced for October 2005, along with the confirmation of its official title and plot details, Dreamworks moved their own still in early production computer animated film Over the Hedge (2006) from November 2005 to May 2006. Both Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) and Over the Hedge (2006) interestingly enough have the full moon as a major part of the plot.

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Goofs

When sucking up all the Rabbits in Lady Tottington's Front Lawn, Wallace & Gromit accidentally suck up Victor's Toupee as well, and Victor accidentally obtains a Black Rabbit instead whilst trying to retrieve it back from them. But when we next see Victor, he has his Toupee again, and Wallace & Gromit have the same amount of Rabbits when they try to brainwash them into disliking Vegetables.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Wallace: Oh ho ho, cracking job, Gromit!

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Crazy Credits

Rabbits float up the screen during the closing credits. On the Sci-fi music, they flash in different colors. On the romantic music, two rabbits act romantic and sometimes fly in other directions. The final line in the credits is "We would like to stress that no animals were harmed during the making of this film", and a rabbit hits its head on the text and falls.

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Alternate Versions

In the German theatrical version, all of the inscriptions seen on the props in the film have been seamlessly translated into German. However, this is not valid for the German DVD: it has an English video master.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Animated Movies from Around the World (2016)

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Soundtracks

I'm a Freak
(Only in 3D)
Written by Enrique Iglesias, Niles Hollowell-Dhar, Marty James and Rome Ramirez
Performed by Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull
Dance: Tanisha & Nick - Cha-Cha-Cha

User Reviews

A must see for all animation lovers!

A wonderful and colourful animation that gripped the nation...the duo strikes back! Wallace and Gromit is an enjoyable, family film, and is a must see for animation lovers everywhere and for everyone who has watched and enjoyed the first three films. It is the daddy of animation with more heat and adventure. Filled with more humour and laughter, this film delivers outstanding workmanship with such greater specific detail to each character. With much more controlled effects and models, it really brought to life the characters of Wallace and Gromit, while still keeping the original look of the previous films. With an outstanding and bubbly storyline, it captured the nations hearts and is well worth watching.