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A Close Shave( 1996)

TV-MAFamilyAnimationComedy
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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Peter Sallis

      Wallace (voice)

    2. cast image

      Anne Reid

      Wendolene (voice)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Dec 27 2023
    "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 ha...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    4638.00

    Keywords

    • prison
    • sheep
    • inventor
    • loyalty
    • innocence
    • human animal relationship
    • villain
    • surrealism
    • romance
    • anthropomorphism
    • stop motion
    • framed
    • dog
    • animals
    • wool
    • sheep rustling
    • claymation
    • plasticine
    • short film
    • store owner