A Grand Day Out
Also known as: A Grand Day Out With Wallace And Gromit
- Studio
- Aardman Animations, National Film and Television School
- Distributor
- National Film and Television School, Channel 4 Television Corporation
Synopsis
Wallace and his sophisticated dog Gromit have to decide where to go for their annual picnic. With a homemade rocket and large appetite, they head for the Moon in search of cheese. Their moon-tasting arouses the anger of the Moon's resident mechanical caretaker. In the conflict that ensues, the earthlings unwittingly help the robot to fulfil its dreams.
Characters
Wallace, Gromit
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Nick Park
Producing
- Producer
- Rob Copeland
Writing
- Writer
- Nick Park, Steve Rushton
Animation
- Animator
- Nick Park
Voices
- Voice
- Peter Sallis (Wallace)
Music
- Music
- Julian Nott
Production notes
Stop-motion animation.
The first outing for Wallace and Gromit.
Nick Park's graduation film at the National Film and Television School, made with the help of Aardman Animations.
The plasticine models were moved and shot frame by frame and tiny movement by tiny movement. It took weeks to film one page of script.
The first outing for Wallace and Gromit.
Nick Park's graduation film at the National Film and Television School, made with the help of Aardman Animations.
The plasticine models were moved and shot frame by frame and tiny movement by tiny movement. It took weeks to film one page of script.
Awards
Academy Award Nominee, Best Short Film (Animated), 1991.
BAFTA Film Award, Best Animated Film, Nick Park, 1990.
Jury Award, Nick Park, Munich International Festival of Film Schools, 1991
BAFTA Film Award, Best Animated Film, Nick Park, 1990.
Jury Award, Nick Park, Munich International Festival of Film Schools, 1991
Reviews
A Grand Day Out
it's clever and amusing,but it's just not that funny.it would take one more show for them to hit the mark.