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Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Original title: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
  • 20052005
  • GG
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
134K
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Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
134K
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  • Directors
    • Steve Box
    • Nick Park
  • Writers
    • Steve Box(screenplay by)
    • Nick Park(screenplay by)
    • Mark Burton(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Peter Sallis(voice)
    • Helena Bonham Carter(voice)
    • Ralph Fiennes(voice)
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Steve Box
    • Nick Park
  • Writers
    • Steve Box(screenplay by)
    • Nick Park(screenplay by)
    • Mark Burton(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Peter Sallis(voice)
    • Helena Bonham Carter(voice)
    • Ralph Fiennes(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 352User reviews
    • 133Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 40 wins & 25 nominations total

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    Miranda Richardson, Tony Haygarth, and Nick Park in Chicken Run (2000)
    Peter Sallis in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
    Peter Sallis in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
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    Peter Sallis in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
    Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
    Helena Bonham Carter and Peter Sallis in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
    Ralph Fiennes in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

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    Peter Sallis
    Peter Sallis
    • Wallace
    • (voice)
    • …
    Helena Bonham Carter
    Helena Bonham Carter
    • Lady Campanula Tottington
    • (voice)
    Ralph Fiennes
    Ralph Fiennes
    • Victor Quartermaine
    • (voice)
    Peter Kay
    Peter Kay
    • PC Mackintosh
    • (voice)
    Nicholas Smith
    Nicholas Smith
    • Reverend Clement Hedges
    • (voice)
    Liz Smith
    Liz Smith
    • Mrs. Mulch
    • (voice)
    John Thomson
    John Thomson
    • Mr. Windfall
    • (voice)
    Mark Gatiss
    Mark Gatiss
    • Miss Blight
    • (voice)
    Vincent Ebrahim
    • Mr. Caliche
    • (voice)
    Geraldine McEwan
    Geraldine McEwan
    • Miss Thripp
    • (voice)
    Edward Kelsey
    • Mr. Growbag
    • (voice)
    Dicken Ashworth
    Dicken Ashworth
    • Mr. Mulch
    • (voice)
    Robert Horvath
    • Mr. Dibber
    • (voice)
    Pete Atkin
    • Mr. Crock
    • (voice)
    Noni Lewis
    • Mrs. Girdling
    • (voice)
    Ben Whitehead
    Ben Whitehead
    • Mr. Leaching
    • (voice)
    Christopher Fairbank
    Christopher Fairbank
    • Additional Voice
    • (voice)
    James Mather
    James Mather
    • Additional Voice
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Steve Box
      • Nick Park
    • Writers
      • Steve Box(screenplay by)
      • Nick Park(screenplay by) (based on characters created by)
      • Mark Burton(screenplay by)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      During filming, Aardman managed an average of 3 seconds of usable footage per day.
    • Goofs
      The prices in the fairground scene at the Giant Vegetable Contest are in the old pounds, shillings and pence, showing that this film is set before this form of currency was abolished on 15 February 1971 (indeed, Gromit's calendar in one scene shows that 1 September is a Thursday, so the latest this film could be set is 1966). Yet Pesto's technology uses LEDs, which didn't become available until the mid-70s, and diode lasers, which weren't available to the general public until about 2000. However, Wallace has been shown to be a genius inventor, it's quite possible he invented all of these things himself, long before the items became available to the public.
    • Quotes

      [Quartermaine's hairpiece has been sucked up in the Bunvacc]

      Lord Victor Quartermaine: I want...

      [lowers voice]

      Lord Victor Quartermaine: ... toupée, please.

      Wallace: Oh, grand. We take cheques or cash.

      Lord Victor Quartermaine: Toupée, you idiot! My hair is in your machine.

      Wallace: Oh, no, it's only rabbits in there. The hare, I think you'll find, is a much larger mammal.

    • 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.
    • Alternate versions
      When it was released in the USA, Wallace's line "How's your prize marrow of yours coming on?" was changed to "How's your prize melon of yours coming on?". This is most likely due to being that marrow was a common vegetable in the UK but not in the US. Strangely, US TV broadcasts such as on Cartoon Network and WGN America keeps the original line as well as Netflix UK prints uses the US version with that edited line.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Episode #2.31 (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      The Planets Opus 32:2. Venus, The Bringer of Peace
      Performed by Berliner Philharmoniker / Gustav Holst / Herbert von Karajan

      Composed by Gustav Holst

      Courtesy of The Decca Record Company Limited

      Licensed by kind permission from The Film & TV Licensing Division, Part of The Universal Music Group

    User reviews352

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    A really Grand Day Out – and A Close Ten!
    I saw it at a German press screening. Without giving too much away: Most critics really seemed to like it very much. There was even applause afterwards, which is quite unusual for that species. From my point of view and until now, it was the funniest movie of the year. It keeps the charm and wit of the three W+G shorts and it is enlarged with many references to these and other movies. Of course, there are obvious allusions to monster- and werewolf-movies, especially to "An American Werewolf in London", "Jaws", "King Kong" and even to Peter Jackson's "Braindead"/"Dead Alive", but also to other genres.

    Characterization was better done in "Chicken Run", but that movie had a complete new "cast" where introduction was necessary. Here, you are already able to know the two main characters. So, the new "Wallace and Gromit"-movie is enjoyed best if you watched (and liked) the shorts already, yet it also works on its own. "Chicken Run" had the more convenient, but also more "storytelling" plot. Instead, this new Aardman masterpiece keeps that crazier and somehow more "isolated" feeling of the W+G shorts. Children should also enjoy it very much, especially because of the sweet rabbits (if you love cute bunnies, this is a must-see for you!!!) and because Gromit has a lot do to and really steals the show (children also love dogs... :-) ). But many jokes are thought for a more adult audience (there are even soft sexual allusions in it). The movie manages, like "Shrek 1+2" and "The Incredibles", to fulfil high level entertainment for the whole family, with adding a British and at least a little bit darker edge to the humour of American animated movies.

    The animation is – as expected – superb, and they kept true to the Aardman style because they didn't put in too many digital effects - I realized just a few when it came to Wallace's inventions.

    Finally, the score works fine in the movie, although one of the main themes definitely is "borrowed" by Randy Edelman's "Dragonheart" score.

    The bad thing is: It will probably take another six years from now until we can see a new animated gem from Nick Park & Co.
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    • Sep 10, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 7, 2005 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • DreamWorks (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
    • Filming locations
      • Bristol, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Aardman Animations
      • DreamWorks Animation
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $56,110,897
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $16,025,987
      • Oct 9, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $194,137,091
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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