Wallace & Gromit
A chaotic couple
The eccentric and always correctly dressed Wallace and his smart dog Gromit make an unusual pair. The ambitious and naive inventor is a passionate tinkerer and develops a contraption in response to any question or problem in a jiffy. While his inventions don’t always work quite as he expected, his clever assistant Gromit always manages to sort everything out. But this leads to unforeseen implications, resulting in many a criminal adventure.
At the end of every adventure, a good cup of tea and crackers with cheese are a must for the two of them! The lovingly made claymation of the “Wallace & Gromit” film series laid the foundations in 1989 for the unmistakable look of the stop-motion productions of the Aardman Animations film studios in Bristol. The adventures littered with references to famous movie classics delight both young and old!
Area covered by license: Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Licensing: For all product areas except computer games, apps, live events and theme parks
Rights holder: Aardman Animations
Target group:
- Children ages 8 and up
- Young people and grown-ups
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- Unique style: handcrafted figures and settings in stop-motion animation
- Quirky pairing of a human and a dog in a “lord and butler” relationship
- A highly detailed world, antiquated interior and Wallace’s old-fashioned style: white shirt, red tie, green sweater vest and brown pants
- Wallace is inventive, friendly, intelligent and sometimes a little naive
- Gromit is clever, curious and solution-oriented and finds a surprising way out of any predicament
- A fondness for cheese, crackers, tea and British humor
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The duo are back: the new film ‘Vengeance Most Fowl’ premiered in the UK on BBC One and has been available worldwide exclusively on Netflix since 3 January 2025.
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- Shorts:
– “A Grand Day Out”, German premiere on Pro7 in 1998
– “A Close Shave”, German premiere on Pro7 in 1998
– “The Wrong Trousers”, German premiere on Pro7 in 1999
– “A Matter of Loaf and Death”, German premiere on Pro7 in 2008 - In 2002, BBC broadcast the “Cracking Contraptions” collection of one- to three-minute clips covering Wallace’s inventions. The episodes were first broadcast in Germany in 2008 under the title “Großartige Gerätschaften”
1989 the first short film “A Grand Day Out” was released in UK 
Wallace & Gromit 13 years later in “Cracking Contraptions” - Shorts:
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- The first motion picture “The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” celebrated its German movie theater premiere in 2005
- The film generated global box office receipts of 193 million dollars and 2.4 million DVDs were sold
German movie poster for “Wallace & Gromit – Auf der Jagd nach dem Riesenkaninchen” -
- The four shorts and the motion picture each received an Oscar nomination
- The Oscar was deservedly awarded to the production studio in Bristol three times, for “The Wrong Trousers”, “A Close Shave” and “The Curse of the Were-Rabbit”
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The short films are currently available on ARD Plus, Apple TV+ and Magenta TV. The motion picture can be seen on Prime Video, in the Sky Store, Apple TV+, MagentaTV, freenet Video, maxdome, Google Play, Microsoft and Rakuten TV.
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