A Close Shave
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| Directed by | Nick Park |
| Produced by | Peter Lord David Sproxton |
| Written by | Nick Park Bob Baker |
| Distributed by | BBC Aardman Animations |
| Release date | December 24, 1995 |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Preceded by | The Wrong Trousers (1993) |
| Followed by | Cracking Contraptions (2002) |
A Close Shave is a 1995 animated film directed by Nick Park at Aardman Animations, featuring his characters Wallace and Gromit. It was his third half-hour short featuring the eccentric inventor Wallace and his quiet but smart dog Gromit.
A Close Shave won the 1995 Academy Award for an Animated Short Film.
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[edit] Plot
Wallace and Gromit are running a window-cleaning business, and their work brings Wallace into contact with wool shop owner Wendolene. Wallace falls in love with Wendolene, but also gets them involved in a sheep-rustling scheme run by Wendolene's sinister robot dog Preston. Jealous of Gromit, Preston frames him for the thefts and has him sent to jail for life. Wendolene becomes upset and orders Preston to stop the sheep thefts. Instead, he locks her up with the intention of turning her (and the other sheep) into dog meat. Wallace, with the help of a flock of sheep (including a small shy one named Shaun, who accidentally got sheared by Wallace's machine while he and Gromit were bathing him), help Gromit break out of jail and they set off to rescue Wendolene and the sheep. In the end, Gromit and Shaun knock Preston into the dog food processor, which breaks him up into little pieces which are then packaged into cans. At the end of the film, Wendolene reveals that Preston was rebuilt with completely normal dog behavior. She visits Wallace, however he learns with much dismay that she can't stand cheese as it causes her to break out in a rash. A distraught Wallace decides to console himself with some cheese, only to find Shaun eating it.
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[edit] Credits
- Director: Nick Park
- Producers: Carla Shelley, Michael Rose
- Executive Producers: Peter Lord, David Sproxton
- Executive Producer for BBC: Colin Rose
- Written by: Bob Baker, Nick Park
- Music: Julian Nott
- Film Editor: Helen Garrard
- Key Character Animator: Steve Box
- Character Animators: Loyd Price, Peter Peake, Gary Cureton, Nick Park
- Assistant Animators: Sergio Delfino, Ian Whitlock
