A Close Shave

“A cracking wacky adventure.”

7.6

1996

30m

FamilyAnimationComedy

Director: Nick Park

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.

Trailer

A Close Shave - The Birth of Shaun the Sheep - Wallace and Gromit Official

Cast

Wallace (voice)

Peter Sallis

Wallace (voice)

Wendolene (voice)

Anne Reid

Wendolene (voice)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

"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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