WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT

In a trilogy of outstanding clay-animated cartoons, animator Nick Park initially introduced the bewildered scientist Wallace and his more clever canine sidekick Gromit, soon establishing the British odd couple as the new pioneers of plasticine. Placing them in a feature-length movie could have been a wonderful idea taken too far — thankfully, that wasn't the case, with Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit getting excellent reviews and becoming the category's lone stop-motion winner to date.

In this story, Wallace (as usually portrayed by Peter Sallis) and his silent canine companion have formed Anti-Pesto, a pest control company dedicated to humanely ridding their town of rabbits. One of Wallace's experiments goes tragically wrong just before the annual Giant Vegetable Competition, and the outcome is a giant rabbit that eats its way through the townspeople's precious goods.

Throughout the film, the wit is as abundant as the rabbit — for example, a shot of Wallace's bookcase reveals such classics as East of Edam and Fromage to Eternity — and Helena Bonham Carter and Ralph Fiennes play supporting roles as the sweet-natured Lady Tottington and the gun-crazy Victor Quartermaine, respectively. Although the great majority of animated Oscar winners are CGI creations, there is one magnificent occasion when the clay is the star.

Detailed information:

Release date: Oct 08, 2005 (United Kingdom)
Directors: Nick Park, Steve Box
Gross revenue: $192.60 million
Screenwriters: Mark Burton, Nick Park, Steve Box, Bob Baker

Link to watch: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312004