Wallace & Gromit - On the hunt for the giant rabbit
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| German title | Wallace & Gromit: On the hunt for the giant rabbit | ||
| Original title | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | ||
| Country of production | Great Britain | ||
| original language | English | ||
| Publishing year | 2005 | ||
| length | 85 minutes | ||
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FSK 6 JMK 0 |
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| Director |
Nick Park , Steve Box |
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| script | Nick Park, Bob Baker , Steve Box, Mark Burton |
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| production |
Peter Lord , Nick Park, Claire Jennings , Carla Shelley , David Sproxton |
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| music | Julian Nott | ||
| camera |
Tristan Oliver , Dave Alex Riddett |
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| cut | David McCormick, Gregory Perler |
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Speaker: English, German
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Wallace & Gromit: Hunting the Giant Rabbit is a clay animation film by Nick Park and his company Aardman Animations , which was produced in 2005 in collaboration with DreamWorks Pictures . After three successful short films , this is the first full-length feature film with the two main characters Wallace & Gromit . In 2008 another short film was released with the title Wallace & Gromit - Auf Leben und Brot .
action
The eccentric but lovable inventor Wallace and his dog Gromit run the successful company "Anti-Pesto" in a small English town to protect vegetable plantations and to combat pests . There is the annual vegetable competition, which is held on the property of Lady Tottington and in which the largest and most beautiful specimens are traditionally awarded the golden carrot.
At this very moment a rabbit plague has broken out in the small town and Wallace and Gromit have their hands full protecting the valuable vegetables from the rabbits. Rabbit warning systems are therefore installed on all properties and in all greenhouses , which alert the two heroes immediately. Meanwhile, the voracious animals cavort on Lady Tottington's property and so Wallace and Gromit are ordered there. Wallace is immediately enchanted by the sight of the beautiful and animal-loving lady and goes all the more motivated to hunt rabbits. He benefits from the fact that Lady Tottington prefers his method of capturing the rabbits to that of Lord Victor Quartermaine, who also has an eye on the lady. He would rather hunt down the pests with his shotgun and with the help of his aggressive terrier.
To cope with the growing plague, Wallace builds an ingenious device that is supposed to drive the captured rabbits out of their appetite for carrots and vegetables by means of mind manipulation.
When using the machine, however, there is serious operating error. The following night a giant rabbit ravaged the city. Gromit soon finds out that the personalities of Wallace and the rabbit Karlchen ( Hutch ) had exchanged during the experiment . While Carlie soon wears slippers and vest and loves cheese on everything turns to Wallace (to English pun. The full moon into a giant "Were-Rabbit" werewolf , so dt. Werewolf ) and plunders the vegetable gardens of the city.
Quartermaine also learns a great secret from Wallace and seeks advice from the city's pastor. He finds out in an old book that the only way to destroy the giant rabbit is to shoot it with a golden bullet and go on the hunt.
On the evening of the award ceremony, the giant rabbit kidnaps Lady Tottington and she finds out that it is Wallace. Quartermaine still intends to kill him, however, as it eliminates competition in both pest control and the marriage of Lady Tottington. When he runs out of cartridges, he wants to shoot Wallace with the golden carrot, but Gromit can just prevent this with the help of Karlchen. Wallace falls off a building and turns back into a human. However, he remains motionless. But when Gromit holds a piece of cheese under his nose, he wakes up again.
Gromit receives the golden carrot as a thank you. Wallace and Lady Tottington decide to free all rabbits including Karl and let them live on the Tottington estate.
Others
Parts of the plot as well as various inventions and methods of pest control are based on the film Ghostbusters or are reminiscent of horror classics such as King Kong and the White Woman , Frankenstein or Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde . However, the victims here are not humans or animals, just plants, and so Nick Park's film has ironically been referred to as a vegetarian horror film.
In contrast to the well-known short films by Wallace & Gromit, in which few other characters appear, 40 new characters were created for this film. Besides the many rabbits, Lady Tottington and Lord Victor Quartermaine are the most important new characters. All figures were animated using the stop-motion technique as usual . Only different light effects or the fur of the giant rabbit were supplemented by CGI effects.
The complex film project took five years to implement, with the actual filming taking just 18 months. The Aardman Animations studios were filmed simultaneously on 30 sets as well as two test sets, the largest setting being 22 × 12 meters and the smallest 3 × 2 meters. A maximum of 100 seconds of film was made per week.
As a small special, a new short film, " The Madagascar penguins on a pre-Christmas mission " , with the penguins from the successful cartoon Madagascar was shown in the German cinemas where the film opened on October 13, 2005 .
criticism
“Highly amusing plasticine cartoon full of bizarre things and gags, which is characterized by its exuberant love of storytelling and its extremely subtle attention to detail. In addition to numerous quotes from film history, the film condenses into an endearing hymn to friendship. "
Awards
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- 2006: Oscar in the Best Animated Feature Film category
- 2006: Annie Award in the categories of "Best Animated Feature Film", "Best Effects" (Jason Wen), "Best Character Animation" (Claire Billet), "Best Character Design" (Nick Park), "Best Director" (Nick Park, Steve Box ), "Best Music" (Julian Nott), "Best Production Design" (Phil Lewis), "Best Storyboarding" (Bob Persichetti), "Best Dubbing Voice" (Peter Sallis) and "Best Story" (Steve Box, Nick Park, Mark Burton)
- 2006: British Academy Film Award for "Best British Film 2006" (Alexander Korda Award)
- 2006: Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for "Best Animated Feature Film"
- 2006: Online Film Critics Society Award for "Best Animated Film"
- 2006: PGA Golden Laurel Award for "Best Production" for Nick Park and Claire Jennings
- 2006: Visual Effects Society Award for "Best Animated Character" (for Gromit)
- 2005: Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for "Best Animated Film"
- 2005: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for "Best Animated Film"
- 2005: Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for "Best Animated Film"
- 2005: Toronto Film Critics Association Award for "Best Animated Film"
Bizarre
According to a report in The Times newspaper , residents of the Isle of Portland peninsula in southern England have spoken out against being allowed to hang the film's official posters with the original title Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit . The reason for this is that the word "rabbit" or "rabbit" is taboo for them and the animals have been associated with misfortune on their island for centuries. Then prompted Nick Park and co-producer Peter Lord , that the film in Portland with the term "Bunny" (in German: "Bunny") is advertised.
Web links
- Websites for the film: Germany and USA
- Wallace & Gromit - On the hunt for the giant rabbit in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Wallace & Gromit - On the hunt for the giant rabbit in the online film database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Wallace & Gromit - On the hunt for the giant rabbit . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF).
- ↑ Age rating for Wallace & Gromit - On the hunt for the giant rabbit . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ Wallace & Gromit - On the hunt for the giant rabbit. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed May 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Simon de Bruxelles: Wallace and Gromit film cursed by a furry animal. In: Times online. Times Newspapers Ltd., October 7, 2005, accessed June 30, 2009 (English, paid).