Wallace & Gromit In Three Amazing Adventures (1989) Rated:  NR  Starring: Peter Sallis. Director: Nick Park Genre: Animation | Short | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi DVD Release Date: 09/20/2005 From the creators of Chicken Run Featuring the extraordinary clay animation of their Academy Award®-winning short films, Wallace & Gromit In Three Amazing Adventures takes the hilarious antics of Wallace, the lovely eccentric inventor, and Gromit, his savvy canine companion, to new heights of fun! A Grand Day Out Join the ultimate human-canine team as they blast off in a homemade rocket to see if the moon is really made of cheese. The Wrong Trousers Mild-mannered Wallace and his faithful dog, Gromit, end up in a train-top chase as they try to stop a diamond heist by a diabolical penguin. A Close Shave The cheese lover and his sidekick investigate the wildest, woolliest sheep-rustling yarn ever made of clay. Cast Notes: Peter Sallis (Wallace [voice]). User Comment: Eristophanes from Asylum for the confused and befuddled, 22 February 2002 • In this Wallace and Gromit short, the clay twosome voyage to the moon in order to replenish their cheese supplies. They also learn that traffic wardens have dreams too. This is stylish and funny and will leave you wanting to see more. To my mind, this is the best W&G outing. Let me explain. I agree that the characters are not as developed as they were in 'The Wrong Trousers' or 'A Close Shave' and also the plot is weaker. Some of the models are not as refined as they came to be (this is after all the first W&G film). What it has that the other W&G offerings lack is that feeling of sadness and mood that the 'The Wrong Trousers' and 'A Close Shave' replace with story telling. This is closer to Tom and Jerry than it is to Chicken Run. It has laughs sure, but the feeling I have when the credits role is of one of wistfulness and a slight melancholy. Not bad for 20 minutes of plasticine animation! See this Wallace and Gromit, then move onto the others asap. Summary: Wensleydale? Trivia: The creators made Wallace say "Wensleydale" because it made his face look nice and toothy. What they did not realize was that the cheese factory where Wensleydale cheese is made was on its last legs and was about to declare bankruptcy. Happily, this film's success brought the factory back from the brink. This film took over six years to make, almost all of it single-handedly done by Nick Park himself. It formed part of his graduation project from the National Film and Television School, hence the co-production credit. The maker's name on the clock inside the spaceship is "Wulstan". This is Nick Park's middle name. ------------ Goofs: Continuity: When rushing to get in the ship the first time, Wallace kicks away the paint-stained ladder, which falls to the ground as they take off. Yet when they land on the moon, they use the same paint-stained ladder to get in and out of the ship. IMDb Rating (01/20/12): 7.8/10 from 12,578 users - A Grand Day Out IMDb Rating (01/20/12): 8.5/10 from 26,552 users - The Wrong Trousers IMDb Rating (01/20/12): 8.3/10 from 18,756 users - A Close Shave Additional information Copyright:  1989,  DreamWorks Home Ent. Features:  • 10 Never-Before-Seen Mini-Shorts • Wallace & Gromit In Cracking Contraptions • Behind-the-Scenes of Wallace & Gromit In Cracking Conceptions - 10 mini-shorts featuring more of Wallace's zany inventions and the hilarious dilemmas they always create • Sneak Peak at Wallace & Gromit's First Feature-Length Film, The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit Subtitles:  English, Spanish, French Video:  Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] Color Audio:  ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC] FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono Time:  1:30 DVD:  # Discs: 1 -- # Shows: 1 UPC:  678149441925 D-Box:  No Other:  Writers: Bob Baker, Nick Park; running time of 90 minutes; Packaging: Keep Case; [CC]. {[V4.5-A4.0] MPEG-4 AVC - }