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The Wrong Trousers

1993 · 30 min

A charming stop-motion caper with a quietly menacing villain and a show-stopping miniature train chase.

Overview
Wallace rents out Gromit's former bedroom to a penguin, who takes up an interest in the techno trousers created by Wallace. However, Gromit later learns that the penguin is a wanted criminal.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
None
Places
  • home
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour8
Realism2
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
animation, comedy, family
Directed by
Nick Park
Written by
Nick Park, Bob Baker
Starring
Peter Sallis
Music
Julian Nott
Cinematography
Dave Alex Riddett, Tristan Oliver
Runtime
30 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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