A Grand Day Out (1990)
Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese, and this provides an excellent excuse for the duo to take their holiday to the moon, where, as everyone knows, there is ample cheese. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.
Rating: 7.5/10 by 864 users
Alternative Title:
Wallace and Gromit: A Grand Day Out - US
Wallace et Gromit : Une grande excursion - FR
Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out - US
Wallace und Gromit - Alles Käse - DE
Воллес і Ґроміт: Великий вихідний - UA
Wallace & Gromit: Un día de campo en la luna - AR
Suurenmoinen huviretki - FI
Wallace & Gromit. Juustoa puuttuu - FI
A Grand Day Out with Wallace and Gromit - GB
Wallace és Gromit: A nagy kirándulás - HU
Osten är slut - SE
Grand Day Out, A - US
Une Grande Excursion - FR
Wallace & Gromit in Three Amazing Adventures - US
Les 3 Premières Aventures de Wallace & Gromit - FR
Wallace & Gromit - 3 unglaubliche Abenteuer - DE
וואלאס וגרומיט: טיול לא מהעולם הזה - IL
Wallace & Gromit - A Grand Day Out - US
Wallace & Gromit - Una fantastica gita - IT
Una bella gita - IT
Walter og Trofast En saerlig ferietur - DK
Wallace & Gromit：A Grand Day Out - GB
Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Runtime: 00 hour 23 minutes
Budget: $17,300
Revenue: $40,118
Plot Keyword: moon, inventor, missile, cheese, rocket, stop motion, robot, dog, ski, claymation, plasticine, short film, preserved film
We all know that the moon is made of cheese, so when "Wallace" and his long-suffering hound "Gromit" run short of their precious Wensleydale - and maybe after watching a bit of "The Mouse on the Moon" (1963) on the telly - they decide to build a rocket and take themselves to this Elysium of fromage. After a last minute dash to get the cream crackers, off they go and are soon positively rolling in the stuff. Thing is, though, they are not the only occupants and their escapades now really begin. I rarely mention voice credits on animations, as many of us don't get the same people, but the delightfully charismatic comic actor Peter Sallis is inspired casting as the voice of "Wallace" and the animation skills of writer Nick Park and the Aardman team make for a really engaging stop-motion story that is amiable and enjoyably paced for twenty minutes of colourful and characterful drama. It's simple, uncomplicated and well worth a watch.
