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7.6/10 • 864

1996-03-070h 30m

FamilyAnimationComedy

Wallace's whirlwind romance with the proprietor of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin, and Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.

Directors
Nick Park
Writters
Nick Park, Bob Baker
Editors
Nick Park, Bob Baker, Helen Garrard

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  1. Peter Sallis

    Peter Sallis

    Wallace (voice)

  2. Anne Reid

    Anne Reid

    Wendolene (voice)

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CinemaSerf

Dec 27, 2023

7/10

"Wallace" and "Gromit" are making a few extra quid running a window-cleaning business, and are summoned to "Wendolene's Wools" by the eponymous owner and guess what - "Wallace" is lovestruck! That's despite the fact that she has a menacing dog ("Preston")! Now all of this happens amidst a sheep rustling epidemic and when this involves "Gromit" in a frame-up it's soon clear that two and two suspiciously make four - but can our intrepid duo save themselves as well as one's new love from the nemesis of the other? It's great fun this - right from the start with the misfiring porridge machine, we have gadgets galore mechanising everything in sight before a punchy denouement straight out of "Temple of Doom" (1984). The animation is detailed and characterful delivering a simple but engaging story that whizzes by for half an hour. Who knew sheep liked Wensleydale?

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
$4,638.00
Keywords
prisonsheepinventorloyaltyinnocencehuman animal relationshipvillainsurrealismromanceanthropomorphismstop motionframeddoganimalswoolsheep rustlingclaymationplasticineshort filmstore owner