More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. A Bank Holiday is coming up and Wallace and his dog Gromit are looking for something to do. Their plans are interrupted when they discover that they are out of cheese. In a moment of inspiration, Wallace decides to combine the two and travel to a natural source of cheese: the moon. From the Oscar-winning creator of The Wrong Trousers. Not Rated.
Did you know Edit. Trivia The creators made Wallace say "Wensleydale" because it made his face look nice and toothy. What they did not realize was that the cheese factory where Wensleydale cheese is made was on its last legs and was about to declare bankruptcy.
Happily, this film's success brought the factory back from the brink. Goofs When rushing to get in the ship the first time, Wallace kicks away the paint-stained ladder, which falls to the ground as they take off. Yet when they land on the moon, they use the same paint-stained ladder to get in and out of the ship. Crazy credits At the end of the credits, we see the ball which Wallace kicked continuing to float upwards.
Alternate versions On the children's television network Sprout, the scene of the robot igniting the rocket has been heavily edited. The robot climbs into the rocket, but we do not see it breaking a pipe, spilling rocket fuel, lighting the matches, or igniting the rocket. The rocket just blasts off with no explanation. User reviews 67 Review.
Top review. Great short with interesting concepts. It was in the remainder of a large population of characters that would inhabit the moon in the original script which had to be omitted due to time and budget. In the final film, it simply exists, seemingly alone, though its role as a parking meter attendant remains. Nick Park 's directing debut. Professor Wallace was originally a postman named Postman Gerald "Jerry" named after a postman he knew who was also the inspiration of Wallace's look , but Nick Park felt the name did not fit with Gromit.
Aardman Animations Ltd. He worked on it part time while still being funded by the National Film and Television School. Wallace uses Duck matches to light the fuse on the rocket, a reference to swan matches. Nick Park originally wanted to voice Gromit. The first Wallace and Gromit film. The number plate on the space ship reads: "WOL " i.
Nick Park used school children at a primary school in Longton, near Preston as one of his test audiences for the film. This was because his niece attended the school at the time. The kids loved it! Peter John Hawkins' voice originally was recorded to play Gromit, but later the recordings of Gromit speaking was cut from the film and the entire idea of Gromit speaking or even having a mouth visible was completely scrapped.
This is Nick Park's 4th film and also his first to be fully broadcasted and first to win an award. Is this interesting? Getting Started Contributor Zone ». Edit page. Top Gap. See more gaps ». The penguin would later be known as Feathers McGraw and try to rob a museum by putting Wallace in a pair of high-tech trousers. While it takes a lot of work to make a stop-motion animation, Nick Park once revealed the film only had 2 to 3 animators.
This just goes to show how Park was still an up and coming filmmaker since his later animated adventures would have dozens of animators working at once. A Close Shave was not only the first time we saw a character other than Wallace speak, but it also introduced Shaun the Sheep, who would eventually get his own movie and TV show. While the short has many memorable scenes like when Wallace and Gromit are being chased by Preston, one scene was left on the cutting room floor.
Aardman co-founder Peter Lord confirmed that A Close Shave was almost 50 minutes vs 30, so certain scenes had to be cut.
He remembered one scene specifically that was a romantic scene between Wallace and Wendolene, which was comparable to a scene in Brief Encounter. That was nearly a decade ago, but it sounds like Wallace and Gromit are coming back for another adventure.
Park elaborated that while Wallace and Gromit may not return for a theater release, the characters might appear in a short film. Christopher is a news writer, editor, and trainer at Screen Rant.
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