1989/93/95, UK
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
::Flick Quickie::
For those unfamiliar with the wonderful world of this dog and owner duo, they were created by the same stop-motion genius that produced Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" music video and Chicken Run -- Nick Parks. This DVD brings together their trilogy of adventures, released between 1991 and 1994. In "A Grand Day Out," Wallace's cheese fetish is first introduced as the two build a rocket designed to shoot to the land of cheese, the Moon. In "The Wrong Trousers," a penguin on the wrong side of the law spoils the peaceful abode, and Gromit is forced out into -- aghast! -- the dog house. And the final installation, "A Close Shave," finds a love interest for Wallace through the frighteningly similar-looking Wendolene, and a mystery for Gromit to solve involving a bevy of sheep.
DVD extras include an introduction by the creator, behind-the-scenes footage, photos, trailers, and Park's early works.