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A Grand Day Out With Wallace and Gromit

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Wallace and Gromit enjoy a day out with a difference when a quest to find cheese prompts a visit to the moon in this Academy Award®-nominated animation. Despite a few hiccups with their homemade rocket, the duo make a successful lunar landing, arriving just in time for lunch. But a strange, mechanical being isn't too happy to see Wallace eating slices of moon cheese.

Critics Reviews

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Interestingly, A Grand Day Out lost the Best Animated Short Film Oscar to another picture by W&G creator Nick Park. Rated: 3.5/4 Dec 12, 2024 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Gromit's silent routine works nicely against Wallace's limited intelligence. Rated: 6/10 Sep 14, 2020 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid This is the first, and my favorite, of the three clay-animated "Wallace and Gromit" shorts. Feb 6, 2009 Full Review Steve Biodrowski ESplatter In retrospect, the film is entertaining but not as impressive as its successors Sep 29, 2008 Full Review Boyd van Hoeij european-films.net Rated: 4/5 Jun 10, 2006 Full Review Thomas Delapa Boulder Weekly Rated: 4/5 Oct 21, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Penguin O Wallace and Gromit was never bad, but this is the weakest outing of the duo for me, because the plot was a lot more simple and more boring. However, on the bright side, the Cooker skiing thing was a nice touch, and the whole idea of going to the moon because it allegedly is made out of cheese because they ran out of it is also very funny. Good luck Cooker on one day getting to Earth, and being able to ski there! Before your coins run out, that is. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/25/25 Full Review Audience Member You can see the difference between the first and second movie but the humor always stayed the same and i love it!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/13/25 Full Review K G When what starts out as a school project is put on the screen & gets everybody to fall in love. I love this short so much, I cannot decide which short is my favourite: either this or "A Close Shave". Nick Park had a very creative idea where Wallace's work was about building a rocket transporting to space with interior just like their with the moon just like the Earth to walk on normally & still air to breathe which does not cause your head to explode. And I would love to have that cheese from the moon, its one of those satisfying elements that you would really want to eat (I could eat anything in the Aardman universe). This movie is so cozy regardless of tones, it all felt down to Earth despite the fact that they were in space, I would love to go there to forget troubles. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/12/25 Full Review Audience Member Can be boring at times Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/05/25 Full Review Kevin P Charming debut of the lovable Wallace and Gromit with a fun premise of their homemade rocket trip to the moon to have a nice picnic with "cheese" from the moon. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/25 Full Review D3Z 1 Even though the story is quite bonkers and funny at the same time, a Grand Day Out with Wallace and Gromit still remains a charm and joy to watch. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/31/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Wallace and Gromit enjoy a day out with a difference when a quest to find cheese prompts a visit to the moon in this Academy Award®-nominated animation. Despite a few hiccups with their homemade rocket, the duo make a successful lunar landing, arriving just in time for lunch. But a strange, mechanical being isn't too happy to see Wallace eating slices of moon cheese.
Director
Nick Park
Screenwriter
Nick Park
Genre
Animation, Adventure, Kids & Family, Short
Runtime
23m