Wallace and
Gromit are two British
claymation characters created by animator
Nick Park of
Aardman Animations, also notable for their
Angry Kid film shorts.
Wallace and Gromit live at
62 West Wallaby Street in
England, in a modest little house complete with basement workshop. This workshop is ideal for
Wallace as he invents fabulous machines, much like
Dick Van Dyke's character in the
Walt Disney movie
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. His inventions include such things as a pair of mechanized trousers to take
Gromit, a dog, for a "walkie" and an elaborate set-up that gets one out of bed and eating breakfast with almost no effort on one's own part.
Gromit is quite the electrician/builder and takes care of much of the work of inventions as well; together,
Wallace and Gromit create rather servicable machines.
Although
Gromit is not a talking dog, or a barking dog for that matter, he communicates quite well with eloquent movements of his
eyebrows and the silent patter of his feet. His almost-human state makes him a great partner for
Wallace in their inventions and their other endeavours, like the window-washing business they started. Of the two,
Gromit might be said to be the brighter one, and it is his brilliant maneuvering and sharp observations that always end up saving the day.
additional info:
Both
Wallace and
Gromit are great lovers of
cheese, and this wonderfully versatile food has a part in each of their movies.
Wallace and
Gromit are also the only characters who appear in all 3 of their movies; those such as
Shaun the sheep who also play major roles have not been seen more than once so far. Each movie is slightly more or less than half an hour long.
soon to come: additions to the nodes about each movie, and more on this one, as well as character writeups