FEATURE FILM

A Close Shave

7.6/10
TMDB990 votes
1996Original: English30 min

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.

Genres: Family, Animation, Comedy
Cast: Peter Sallis, Anne Reid

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About A Close Shave

A cracking wacky adventure.

A Close Shave (1996) is a film in the family, animation, comedy genres. Directed by Nick Park. The cast includes Peter Sallis, Anne Reid.

Released
1996-03-07
Original language
English
Runtime
30 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United Kingdom
Production companies
Aardman, BBC Bristol Productions, Wallace and Gromit, BBC Children's International
Directors
Nick Park
Writers
Bob Baker, Nick Park

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Audience reviews

7.6/10 from 990 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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TMDB member review

"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 -…

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"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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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.

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Peter Sallis, Anne Reid. See the cast cards above for character names.

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