The Wrong Trousers
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| Name: | Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers |
| Abbreviation(s): | The Wrong Trousers |
| Creator: | Aardman Animation and Nick Park |
| Date(s): | 1993 |
| Medium: | animated short film |
| Country of Origin: | U.K. |
| External Links: | Aardman.com |
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Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers is a 1993 stop-motion animated short film directed by Nick Park. It is the second film featuring the beloved characters Wallace and Gromit and is widely regarded as one of the greatest animated films of all time.
Plot Summary
In The Wrong Trousers (1993), Wallace, an eccentric inventor, creates a pair of mechanical trousers for his loyal dog Gromit's birthday gift. However, things take a sinister turn when a penguin named Feathers McGraw rents a room in their house and uses the trousers for his own nefarious purposes. Gromit must outsmart Feathers and save Wallace from the penguin's evil plans.
Characters
- Wallace (voiced by Peter Sallis): is an inventor and cheese enthusiast whose dog Gromit is probably the brains of the pair. They live at 62 West Wallaby Street, Wigan, Lancashire, a house which is packed with strange machines. Their adventures are usually set in and around Wigan; the main exception is A Grand Day Out which visits the Moon. Wallace runs a succession of small businesses based on his inventions, most notably window cleaning (A Close Shave), pest control (The Curse of the Were-Rabbit), and a bakery (A Matter of Loaf and Death). He's absent-minded but has a kind heart, although he tends to take Gromit for granted most of the time; he falls in love several times in these films. At various times he has been framed for robbery, cursed, and targeted by a serial killer. He's an enthusiastic cheese eater, if not an addict, and his one attempt to stop eating it, for health reasons, goes disastrously wrong.
- Gromit: is a dog who happens to be an expert handyman, knits, reads advanced textbooks and newspapers, and understands English perfectly though he never speaks. He is occasionally blamed for the actions of others, and has a general air of long-suffering patience. He also likes cheese.
- Feathers McGraw: A cunning penguin and master criminal who poses as a lodger but has a hidden agenda.
- Remote Controlled Robotic Trousers: Not quite a character in their own right, but close. These trousers are central to the plot as Feathers McGraw uses them for his nefarious plans.
Production
The film was created using Aardman Animations' signature stop-motion clay animation technique. It took over a year to complete, with Nick Park and his team meticulously crafting each frame. The film's success helped establish Aardman Animations as a leading studio in the world of animation.
Awards and Recognition
The Wrong Trousers won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1994. It received critical acclaim for its creativity, humor, and technical achievements. The film's success paved the way for future Wallace and Gromit adventures, including A Close Shave and *The Curse of the Were-Rabbit*.