Wallace and Gromit's Cracking Contraptions (2002)
- Original title
- Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions
- Directed by
- Christopher Sadler
- Genre
- comedy film, family film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 23 min
- Rated
- 6
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 125 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is a series of very short stop-motion films about an inventor named Wallace and his clever dog Gromit. Each one shows Wallace testing a new gadget and Gromit reacting with skepticism.
whimsicalplayfullightheartedbriskinventivesilent-comedyendearingcharming
What happens
Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions is a British series of ten Wallace & Gromit stop motion animations varying in length from 1 to 3 minutes. Each episode features one of Wallace's new inventions and Gromit's sceptical reaction to it. The series was produced and released in 2002 by Aardman Animations. All ten shorts were aired on BBC One after the television premiere of Chicken Run (2000). The idea for Cracking Contraptions came about when Japanese broadcasters were desperate for new material and asked if there were any shorts they could air on TV. This was the first Wallace & Gromit production to be in widescreen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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