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Wallace and Gromit in A Close Shave AKA Close Shave (A) (Short) (1995)
Wallace's whirlwind romance with the owner of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin; Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.Director: Nick Park
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with creator/writer/director Nick Park and animator Steve Box (2001)
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Extras:"A Close Shave: How it Was Done" 2005 featurette (5:05)
Cracking Contraptions (with Play All option) (7:33 in total):
- "The 525 Crackervac" (2:29)
- "The Tellyscope" (2:34)
- "The Turbo Diner" (2:30)
Start-up Trailers for "Wallace and Gromit in A Matter of Loaf and Death" (0:48), "Bob the Builder on Site: Skyscrapers" (1:05), "Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures" (1:05), "Shaun the Sheep: Off the Baa!" (1:37), and "Thomas and Friends: The Great Discovery" (1:37) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Disc is enchanced with HiT Entertainment's Auto Play.
Cracking Contraptions shorts are presented in anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen.
Also available in Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection with "A Grand Day Out", "The Wrong Trousers", and "A Matter of Loaf and Death". -
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Extras:* A Grand Day Out
* The Wrong Trousers
* The Short
Extras:
- Audio Commentary on "A Grand Day Out" with creator/director/writer Nick Park (2001)
- Audio Commentary on "The Wrong Trousers" with creator/co-writer/director Nick Park, animator Steve Box and co-writer Bob Baker (2001)
- Audio Commentary on "A Close Shave" with creator/writer/director Nick Park and animator Steve Box (2001)
- 2001 Introduction by director Nick Park (plays before the menu) (1:06)
- Scrapbook:
-- Christmas Idents:
--- Slipper (0:08)
--- Twang (0:09)
--- Party Poppers (0:03)
--- Mince Pies (0:08)
--- Skating (0:09)
--- Christmas Ident (0:39)
--- Mistletoe Kiss (0:03)
-- Photo Gallery
-- Blueprints of Inventions
- At Home with Aardman:
-- "The Amazing World of Wallace and Gromit" 2000 featurette (15:24)
-- "Biographies" text
-- "History of Aardman" text
- Storyboards:
-- A Close Shave (1:22)
-- The Wrong Trousers (2:11)
- "Behind The Scenes" featurettes:
-- "A Close Shave" (8:28)
-- "Inside The Wrong Trousers" (7:51)
- Nick Park's Early Work:
-- Gromit Screen Test (0:23)
-- Wallace Screen Test 1 (0:35)
-- Wallace Screen Test 2 (0:30)
-- "The Voyage of The Bogus Pod" (4:32)
-- "Rat and The Beanstalk" (1:51)
-- "Walter Goes Fishing" (3:22)
- Bonus Trailer for "Robbie the Reindeer" (0:34) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:PAL-NTSC transfer.
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Extras:Shorts:
* A Grand Day Out
* The Short
* The Wrong Trousers
Cracking Contraptions:
- Play All (23:48 in total):
-- "The Soccamatic" (1:45)
-- "The Tellyscope" (1:56)
-- "The Autochef" (1:40)
-- "The Snoozatron" (2:39)
-- "The Turbo Diner" (2:17)
-- "The Bully Proof Vest" (2:11)
-- "The 525 Crackervac" (2:16)
-- "A Christmas Cardomatic (2:15)
-- "The Snowmanotron" (2:20)
-- "Shopper 13" (3:59)
Special Features:
- "Wallace and Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit" 2005 sneak preview (2:59)
- "Cracking Contraptions: Behind The Scenes" 2002 featurette (7:54)
Start-up Trailers for "Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of The Were-Rabbit" "Madagascar" and "Chicken Run" (3:14) -
Subtitles:English HoH, French, and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (All shorts)
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono ("A Grand Day Out" and "A Close Shave" only) -
Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:678149441925
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Notes:Cracking Contraptions shorts are presented non-anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen.
Also available in the Wallace & Gromit 2 DVD Cracking Collector's Set with "Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of The Were-Rabbit". -
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Extras:Shorts:
* A Grand Day Out
* The Wrong Trousers
* The Short
* A Matter of Loaf and Death
Cracking Contraptions (with Play All option) (22:31 in total):
- "Shopper 13" (3:48)
- "The Autochef" (1:52)
- "A Christmas Cardomatic (2:02)
- "The Tellyscope" (2:08)
- "The Snowmanotron" (2:07)
- "The Bully Proof Vest" (1:59)
- "The 525 Crackervac" (2:03)
- "The Turbo Diner" (2:04)
- "The Snoozatron" (2:26)
- "The Soccamatic" (1:58) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.67:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Originally released as a Wal-Mart exclusive on December 12th, 2023. Released nationwide on July 9th, 2024.
"A Grand Day Out" and "The Wrong Trousers" are presented in non-anamorphic 1.33:1 full screen while "A Close Shave is presented anamorphic 1.67:1 widescreen and "A Matter of Loaf and Death" are presented in anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen.
The 5.1 track on "A Grand Day Out" in low-pitched while the 5.1 track on "The Wrong Trousers" is in the correct pitch (the music on the Aardman logo at the beginning however is higher pitch than usual).
The 5.1 track on "A Close Shave" and the 2.0 stereo tracks on the first 3 films have low-pitched music and sound effects, but the dialogue is in the correct pitch. -
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Extras:* A Grand Day Out
* The Wrong Trousers
* The Short
Extras:
- "Rat and The Beanstalk" short by Nick Park (1:51)
- "Walter Goes Fishing" short by Nick Park (3:22)
- Dog Test (0:23)
- "A Grand Day Out" test (1:29)
Excerpts from "Inside The Wrong Trousers" (7:45)
BBC Christmas Interstitials (2:12) -
Subtitles:English and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono (A Grand Day Out)
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (The Wrong Trousers; A Close Shave) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:While "A Grand Day Out" and "The Wrong Trousers" are in NTSC (with low-pitched audio), "A Close Shave" is a PAL-NTSC transfer (in the correct audio pitch).
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Extras:* The Short
* The Wrong Trousers
* A Grand Day Out
Special Features:
- Audio Commentary on "A Close Shave" with creator/writer/director Nick Park and animator Steve Box (2001)
- Audio Commentary on "The Wrong Trousers" with creator/co-writer/director Nick Park, animator Steve Box and co-writer Bob Baker (2001)
- Audio Commentary on "A Grand Day Out" with creator/writer/director Nick Park (2001)
- "The Amazing Adventures of Wallace and Gromit" 2000 featurette (15:07)
- "Inside The Wrong Trousers" featurette (24:18)
- "A Close Shave: How It Was Done" featurette (5:05)
- Cracking Contraptions:
-- "The Soccamatic" (2:23)
-- "The Tellyscope" (2:34)
-- "The Autochef" (2:18)
-- "The Snoozatron" (2:52)
-- "The Turbo Diner" (2:30)
-- "The Bully Proof Vest" (2:24)
-- "The 525 Crackervac" (2:29)
-- "A Christmas Cardomatic (2:28)
-- "The Snowmanotron" (2:32)
-- "Shopper 13" (4:14)
- Shaun the Sheep:
-- #1.03 "Bathtime" (7:12)
-- #1.01 "Off the Baa!" (7:12
- Wallace and Gromit Scrapbook:
-- Invention Blueprints (6 stills)
-- Gallery (17 stills) -
Subtitles:English HoH (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:This DVD is enhanced with HIT Entertainment's Auto Play.
Cracking Contraptions shorts are presented anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen.
Comes in a slipcase. -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with creator/co-writer/director Nick Park and animator Steve Box (2001)
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Extras:"A Close Shave: How it Was Done" 2005 featurette (5:05)
Cracking Contraptions (with Play All option) (7:33 in total):
- "The 525 Crackervac" (2:29)
- "The Tellyscope" (2:34)
- "The Turbo Diner" (2:30)
Start-up Trailers for "Wallace and Gromit in A Matter of Loaf and Death" (0:48), "Bob the Builder on Site: Skyscrapers" (1:05), "Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures" (1:05), "Shaun the Sheep: Off the Baa!" (1:37), and "Thomas and Friends: The Great Discovery" (1:37) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Disc is enchanced with HiT Entertainment's Auto Play.
Cracking Contraptions shorts are presented in anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen.
Also available in Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection with "A Grand Day Out", "The Wrong Trousers", and "A Matter of Loaf and Death". -
Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Extras:* A Grand Day Out
* The Wrong Trousers
* The Short
Extras:
- Audio Commentary on "A Grand Day Out" with creator/director/writer Nick Park (2001)
- Audio Commentary on "The Wrong Trousers" with creator/co-writer/director Nick Park, animator Steve Box and co-writer Bob Baker (2001)
- Audio Commentary on "A Close Shave" with creator/writer/director Nick Park and animator Steve Box (2001)
- 2001 Introduction by director Nick Park (plays before the menu) (1:06)
- Scrapbook:
-- Christmas Idents:
--- Slipper (0:08)
--- Twang (0:09)
--- Party Poppers (0:03)
--- Mince Pies (0:08)
--- Skating (0:09)
--- Christmas Ident (0:39)
--- Mistletoe Kiss (0:03)
-- Photo Gallery
-- Blueprints of Inventions
- At Home with Aardman:
-- "The Amazing World of Wallace and Gromit" 2000 featurette (15:24)
-- "Biographies" text
-- "History of Aardman" text
- Storyboards:
-- A Close Shave (1:22)
-- The Wrong Trousers (2:11)
- "Behind The Scenes" featurettes:
-- "A Close Shave" (8:28)
-- "Inside The Wrong Trousers" (7:51)
- Nick Park's Early Work:
-- Gromit Screen Test (0:23)
-- Wallace Screen Test 1 (0:35)
-- Wallace Screen Test 2 (0:30)
-- "The Voyage of The Bogus Pod" (4:32)
-- "Rat and The Beanstalk" (1:51)
-- "Walter Goes Fishing" (3:22)
- Bonus Trailer for "Robbie the Reindeer" (0:34) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:PAL-NTSC transfer.
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Extras:Shorts:
* A Grand Day Out
* The Short
* The Wrong Trousers
Cracking Contraptions:
- Play All (23:48 in total):
-- "The Soccamatic" (1:45)
-- "The Tellyscope" (1:56)
-- "The Autochef" (1:40)
-- "The Snoozatron" (2:39)
-- "The Turbo Diner" (2:17)
-- "The Bully Proof Vest" (2:11)
-- "The 525 Crackervac" (2:16)
-- "A Christmas Cardomatic (2:15)
-- "The Snowmanotron" (2:20)
-- "Shopper 13" (3:59)
Special Features:
- "Wallace and Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit" 2005 sneak preview (2:59)
- "Cracking Contraptions: Behind The Scenes" 2002 featurette (7:54)
Start-up Trailers for "Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of The Were-Rabbit" "Madagascar" and "Chicken Run" (3:14) -
Subtitles:English HoH, French, and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (All shorts)
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono ("A Grand Day Out" and "A Close Shave" only) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Cracking Contraptions shorts are presented in non-anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen.
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Extras:Shorts:
* A Grand Day Out
* The Wrong Trousers
* The Short
* A Matter of Loaf and Death
Cracking Contraptions (with Play All option) (22:31 in total):
- "Shopper 13" (3:48)
- "The Autochef" (1:52)
- "A Christmas Cardomatic (2:02)
- "The Tellyscope" (2:08)
- "The Snowmanotron" (2:07)
- "The Bully Proof Vest" (1:59)
- "The 525 Crackervac" (2:03)
- "The Turbo Diner" (2:04)
- "The Snoozatron" (2:26)
- "The Soccamatic" (1:58) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.67:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Originally released as a Wal-Mart exclusive on December 12th, 2023. Released nationwide on July 9th, 2024.
"A Grand Day Out" and "The Wrong Trousers" are presented in non-anamorphic 1.33:1 full screen while "A Close Shave is presented anamorphic 1.67:1 widescreen and "A Matter of Loaf and Death" are presented in anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen.
The 5.1 track on "A Grand Day Out" in low-pitched while the 5.1 track on "The Wrong Trousers" is in the correct pitch (the music on the Aardman logo at the beginning however is higher pitch than usual).
The 5.1 track on "A Close Shave" and the 2.0 stereo tracks on the first 3 films have low-pitched music and sound effects, but the dialogue is in the correct pitch. -
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Extras:
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Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Dutch Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Swedish Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Danish Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Finnish Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:* A Grand Day Out
* The Wrong Trousers
* The Short
Special Features:
- Audio Commentary on "A Grand Day Out" with creator/director/writer Nick Park (2001)
- Audio Commentary on "The Wrong Trousers" with creator/co-writer/director Nick Park, animator Steve Box and co-writer Bob Baker (2001)
- Audio Commentary on "A Close Shave" with creator/writer/director Nick Park and animator Steve Box (2001)
"The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit" 2000 featurette (15:22)
"Inside The Wrong Trousers" 2005 documentary (24:17)
"A Close Shave: How They Did It" 2005 featurette (4:51)
Scrapbook:
- Invention Blueprints
- Gallery -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono (A Grand Day Out)
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (The Wrong Trousers; A Close Shave) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Dual-Coded R2/R4.
BBCDVD1179
Comes with 4 special edition prints.
Also available in a limited edition cheese and crackers tin also containing exclusive postcards. -
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Extras:* A Grand Day Out
* The Wrong Trousers
* The Short
Special Features:
- "The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit" 2000 featurette (15:09)
- Photo Gallery (22 images)
- 8 BBC2 Christmas Idents -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono (A Grand Day Out)
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (The Wrong Trousers; A Close Shave) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Dual-Coded R2/R4.
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Extras:* A Grand Day Out
* The Wrong Trousers
* The Short
Special Features:
- "The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit" 2000 featurette (15:09)
- Photo Gallery (22 images)
- 8 BBC2 Christmas Idents -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono (A Grand Day Out)
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (The Wrong Trousers; A Close Shave) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Dual-Coded R2/R4.
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OVERALL: Draw
All the releases appear to contain unique extras, but only the R1 BBC release, the R1 Fox re-release (under the title "Wallace and Gromit: Three Amazing Adventures"), the R1 Lionsgate/Alliance release, and the R2 UK SE release from the BBC come with commentary.
Do note, the R1 releases have low-pitched audio except for the 1999 Fox release and the 2001 BBC release which unfortunately is a PAL-NTSC transfer. Also note, the Shout! release(s) presents the short in 1.67:1 widescreen and features the dialogue in the correct pitch, but the music and sound effects still low. -
CUTS:
- R1 America- Lionsgate Home Entertainment - No cuts (31:21 NTSC).
- R1 The Incredible Adventures of Wallace and Gromit America- BBC - No cuts (29:52 NTSC).
- R1 Wallace & Gromit in Three Amazing Adventures America- Dreamworks Home Entertainment - No cuts (32:02 NTSC).
- R1 Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Collection America- Shout! Studios - No cuts (31:20 NTSC).
- R1 Wallace & Gromit: The First Three Adventures America- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - No cuts (30:10 NTSC).
- R1 Wallace & Gromit: Three Amazing Adventures America- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - No cuts (31:21 NTSC).
- R1 Canada- Alliance Films - No cuts (31:21 NTSC).
- R1 The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit Canada- BBC - No cuts (29:52 NTSC).
- R1 Wallace & Gromit in Three Amazing Adventures Canada- Dreamworks Home Entertainment - No cuts (32:02 NTSC).
- R1 Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Collection Canada- Shout! Studios - No cuts (31:20 NTSC).
- R2 The Incredible Adventures of Wallace and Gromit Scandinavia- Universal Pictures - No cuts.
- R2 Wallace & Gromit: Three Cracking Adventures Special Edition United Kingdom- BBC - No cuts.
- R2 Wallace & Gromit: Three Cracking Adventures! United Kingdom- BBC - No cuts.
- R4 Wallace & Gromit: Three Cracking Adventures Australia- Village Roadshow/BBC - No cuts.
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Comparison added by Anthony_DiPaola on 15/05/23
Comparison last updated by Anthony_DiPaola on 11/10/24UPDATE LOG:
15/05/23: Initial Entry.
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24/05/23: Added note to 1999 Fox release and updated Overall.
28/05/23: Addition of the Canadian releases and added additional extras to Incredible Adventures release.
11/10/24: Addition of the Shout! release(s).
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