Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Collection

Two-disc set includes: Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out (1989)The British clay animation duo-eccentric Wallace (voiced by Peter Sallis) and his loyal pooch Gromit-made their debut in this Academy Award-nominated short film that shows the desperate measures Wallace goes to get cheese to go with his crackers on a holiday when the shops are all closed. Written and directed by Nick Park. 49 min. C/Rtg: NR Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers (1993)Academy Award-winning clay animation short from Aardman Animations' Nick Park follows put-upon Wallace (voiced by Peter Sallis) and his canine pal, Gromit, through a comic mess involving stolen diamonds, dastardly penguins, and a pair of "automated techno-trousers." 62 min. C/Rtg: NR Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave (1995)Mild-mannered Wallace (voiced by Peter Sallis) is anything but "sheepish" when he's attracted to Wendolene (Anne Reid), the owner of the local wool shop where he and Gromit have been hired as window cleaners, in director Nick Park's Oscar-winning animated short. Justin Fletcher provides the voice of Shaun the sheep. 44 min. C/Rtg: NR Wallace & Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death (2008)Wallace and Gromit face their greatest (and funniest) challenge after opening an elaborately constructed granary at 62 West Wallaby Street. What will happen to their booming new business when local bakers begin to vanish and Wallace (voiced by Peter Sallis) falls in love with a gal who really digs bread? 29 min. C/Rtg: TV-PG Wallace & Gromit: Cracking Contraptions (2002)In 2002, Nick Park and Aardman Animations produced a series of 10 shorts for Japanese television, which later aired on BBC One, that looked at Wallace's new inventions and Gromit's exasperation with them. Episodes include "Shopper 13," "The Autochef," "A Christmas Cardomatic," "The Tellyscope," "The Snowmanotron," "The Bully Proof Vest," "The 525 Crackervac," "The Turbo Diner," "The Snoozatron," and "The Soccamatic." 24 min. C/Rtg: TV-G Standard/Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; interview; audio commentary; featurettes; more.