The Wrong Trousers (1993)
Wallace rents out Gromit's former bedroom to a penguin, who takes up an interest in the techno pants created by Wallace. However, Gromit later learns that the penguin is a wanted criminal. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.
Rating: 7.8/10 by 979 users
Alternative Title:
Wallace & Gromit in The Wrong Trousers - GB
Wallace & Gromit : Un mauvais pantalon - FR
Wallace y Gromit: Los pantalones equivocados - ES
Wallace & Gromit: As Calças Erradas - BR
Nesprávné kalhoty - CZ
De ustyrlige teknobukser - DK
Väärät housut - FI
Wallace és Gromit: Önmüködö nadrág - HU
Wallace and Gromit in The Wrong Trousers - GB
Wallace & Gromit - The Wrong Trousers - US
Wallace & Gromit: Fel byxor - SE
Воллес і Ґроміт: Небезпечні штани - UA
Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers - US
Wallace & Gromit: Los pantalones equivocados - AR
Shalvar-e eshtebahi - IR
I pantaloni sbagliati - IT
Yanlis Pantolon - TR
Walter og Trofast: De forkerte bukser - DK
Un Mauvais Pantalon - FR
超级无敌掌门狗之神奇太空衣 - CN
Walter Og Trofast De Gale Bukser - DK
Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers - US
Wallace & Gromit - I pantaloni sbagliati - IT
والاس و گرومیت: شلوار اشتباهی - IR
Wallace & Gromit：The Wrong Trousers - GB
A' Bhriogais Cheàrr - GB
Воллес і Громіт: Неправильні штани - UA
Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Runtime: 00 hour 30 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: robbery, inventor, penguin, telecontrol, villain, surrealism, betrayal, stop motion, criminal, dog, jewel heist, claymation, plasticine, short film, preserved film
Times are hard for "Wallace" and his engineering-minded dog "Gromit" so they take in a lodger. He's a penguin who settles in nicely over a bottle of red with "Wallace" but to whom "Gromit" takes an instant dislike. Indeed, their new guest knocks his nose so far out of joint that he packs his belongings and leaves. This is just what the penguin wanted - and soon he is adapting some old, remote-controlled, mechanised trousers in which to entrap poor "Wallace" so he can use him to carry out a daring heist. Luckily, "Gromit" didn't stray too far and when he hears his friend's distress calls he sets out to thwart whom we now know is the most wanted "Feathers McGraw". Inspired voice casting in Peter Sallis and some great detail in the stop-motion animation - especially some of the dog's facial expressions - work really well here to create a simple but quickly paced and engagingly scripted story that tugs on emotional heart-strings, makes us laugh and reminds us that polystyrene ceiling tiles were never a good idea. Hats off to Julian Nott too - that's a grand signature tune.
