A Close Shave (1996)
A Close Shave (1996)
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Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
FreeCurrently A Close Shave is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: BBC iPlayer
Streaming in:🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Cast & Crew.
Peter Sallis
Wallace (voice)
Anne Reid
Wendolene (voice)
Nick Park
Director / Writer / Animation
Justin Fletcher
Shaun
Gary Kachelhoffer
Animation
Peter Hawkins
Gromit
Bob Baker
Writer
Carla Shelley
Producer
Peter Lord
Executive Producer
David Sproxton
Executive Producer
Helen Garrard
Editor
Dave Alex Riddett
Director of Photography
Mike Booth
Thanks
Nic Raine
Orchestrator
Julian Nott
Original Music Composer
Nick Upton
First Assistant Camera
Phil Lewis
Art Direction
Michael Rose
Producer
Simon Rhodes
Scoring Mixer
Harry Linden
Other
John Bradley
Gaffer
Colin Rose
Executive Producer
Jack Stew
Foley Artist
Charles Copping
Thanks
Stuart Markovic
Thanks
Lisa Bilbe
Thanks
Adrian Rhodes
ADR Editor
Jason Marshall
Thanks
Michael Salter
Storyboard Artist
Dug Calder
Thanks
Arthur Sheriff
Thanks
Tara Bacon
Thanks
Curtis Jobling
Thanks
Paul Hamblin
ADR Mixer
Maxine Guest
Thanks
Darren Robbie
Thanks
John Truckle
Thanks
Trisha Budd
Assistant Art Director
Bridget Mazzey
Assistant Editor
Janet Legg
Thanks
Ian Jewels
Gaffer
Elizabeth Buttler
Thanks
Beth MacDonald
Thanks
Adam Vernon
Thanks
Jason Spencer-Galsworthy
Modeling
Frank Passingham
Cinematography
Steve Box
Key Animation
Tristan Oliver
Cinematography
Peter Peake
Animation
Sam James
Camera Operator
Gary Cureton
Animation
Tim Farrington
Scenic Artist
Linda Langley
Sculptor
Peter Thornton
Production Consultant
Loyd Price
Animation
Zennor Witney
Modeling
Simon Jacobs
Cinematography
Richard Higgs
Graphic Designer
Paul Smith
Camera Operator
Tamsin Parry
Assistant Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 7, 1996
StatusReleased
Running Time30m
Content RatingNR
Box Office$4,638
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
prison
inventor
loyalty
sheep
innocence
surrealism
stop motion
framed
dog
animal
sheep rustling
claymation
plasticine
preserved film
short
villain
human animal relationship
romance
anthropomorphism
wool
store owner
Wiki.
A Close Shave is a 1995 British stop-motion animated short film co-written and directed by Nick Park and produced by Aardman Animations with Wallace & Gromit Ltd., BBC Bristol and BBC Children's International. It is the third film featuring Wallace & Gromit, following A Grand Day Out (1989) and The Wrong Trousers (1993). In the film, Wallace and Gromit foil a sheep rustling operation operated by a sinister dog, Preston.
A Close Shave was acclaimed and won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 68th Academy Awards. A spin-off television series based on the Shaun character, Shaun the Sheep, premiered in 2007.
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