Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Original title: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

20052005
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1h 25m

Peter Sallis in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

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Animation Adventure Comedy

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.

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)

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Won 1 Oscar
- 40 wins & 25 nominations total

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Peter Sallis in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

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Peter Sallis in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

Helena Bonham Carter and Peter Sallis in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

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Wallaceas Wallace
(voice)
…

Helena Bonham Carter

Victor Quartermaineas Victor Quartermaine
(voice)

PC Mackintoshas PC Mackintosh
(voice)

Mrs. Mulchas Mrs. Mulch
(voice)

Mr. Windfallas Mr. Windfall
(voice)

Miss Blightas Miss Blight
(voice)

Vincent Ebrahim

Mr. Calicheas Mr. Caliche
(voice)

Geraldine McEwan

Miss Thrippas Miss Thripp
(voice)

Mr. Growbagas Mr. Growbag
(voice)

Dicken Ashworth

Mr. Mulchas Mr. Mulch
(voice)

Mr. Dibberas Mr. Dibber
(voice)

Mr. Crockas Mr. Crock
(voice)

Mrs. Girdlingas Mrs. Girdling
(voice)

Mr. Leachingas Mr. Leaching
(voice)

Christopher Fairbank

Additional Voiceas Additional Voice
(voice)

Additional Voiceas 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)
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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 Victor's real intent could have dire consequences for her ...and our two heroes. —DreamWorks SKG

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Taglines
- Something bunny is going on...
Genres
Certificate
- G
Parents guide

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

Top review

8/10

Cracking good entertainment for the whole family!

The film starts with a very funny short featuring the Madagascar penguins. Curse of the Were Rabbit isn't as good as the three classic shorts, and the recent Matter of Loaf and Death, but the visual jokes and the memorable characters delight. I particularly loved the one about stinking cheese, and when Victor Quartermine puts the rabbit on his head by mistake. The plot is inspired, about a were rabbit who eats all the vegetables, and Wallace and Gromit try to stop him. The voice talents are superb, with Peter Sallis a standout with his vocal characterisation of Wallace, as does Ralph Fiennes as Victor. Helena Bonham Carter also does well, but the highlight was Gromit, with his facial expressions. The script sparkled with wit, imagination and inspiration, and the ending had some poignancy. Technically, the film is faultless with superb claymation. Overall, I award Curse of the Were Rabbit 8/10. Bethany Cox

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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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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

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Runtime
1 hour 25 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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