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Wallace & Gromit - A Close Shave

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Wallace & Gromit - A Close Shave (1995)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:19

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8.5/10

Runtime: 44 mins

Genre: Childrens

Synopsis: Got dirty windows? Never fear, Wallace and his faith pooch, Gromit, have started a window cleaning operation incorporating Wallace's latest mad inventions. On one job, the befuddled inventor meets... Got dirty windows? Never fear, Wallace and his faith pooch, Gromit, have started a window cleaning operation incorporating Wallace's latest mad inventions. On one job, the befuddled inventor meets Wendolene Ramsbottom, the seemingly innocuous owner of a yarn shop. It's love at first sight, but their romance is interrupted when Gromit is accused of being a cold-blooded sheep killer. When Gromit is thrown into jail, it's up to Wallace and a skinny sheep named Shaun to save him. With a bigger staff and larger budget, the film was seen as a dry-run for the making of a feature-length animated film. The animation process was "industrialised," with other animators doing much of the work that Park had previously handled. Still, Park's unique, personal vision comes through in the short. Literary and film references fly fast and furious: the final sequence alone alludes to World War II aviation combat, circus-like acrobatics, and the ending of the sci-fi classic TERMINATOR. [More]

Director: Nick Park

Director: Nick Park

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The third and final of the "Wallace & Gromit" shorts is perhaps the most exciting

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
02/06/09
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

The third Wallace and Gromit film ... manages to top its predecessor with a series of even more impressively staged sight gags and action sequences.

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09/29/08
Steve Biodrowski
Steve Biodrowski
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11/02/07
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
N/R

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06/24/06
Time Out

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07/01/05
Derek Smith
Derek Smith
Cinematic Reflections

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03/24/05
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

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12/31/04
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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09/17/04
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

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05/01/04
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

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01/02/04
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

A comedic gem. A short with more laughs than most full-length films.

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11/13/03
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

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11/01/03
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

No review available.

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09/09/03
Elias Savada
Elias Savada
Nitrate Online

Wallace and Gromit are always amazing. No surprise here.

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02/02/03
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

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10/21/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

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10/17/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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10/16/02
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

A techinical marvel and very funny.

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07/26/02
Bob Grimm
Bob Grimm
Las Vegas Mercury
N/R

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Kim Williamson
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Boxoffice Magazine

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