A Grand Day Out

1990
7.7| 0h23m| NR| en| More Info
Released: 18 May 1990 Released
Producted By: Aardman
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: https://www.wallaceandgromit.com/films/a-grand-day-out
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Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese, and this provides an excellent excuse for the duo to take their holiday to the moon, where, as everyone knows, there is ample cheese. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

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Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever
SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped
Forumrxes Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.
Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
studioAT 1989?! It's so odd to think that this short film has been part of British culture, and seemingly on the telly every Christmas, Easter and Bank Holiday since 1989.The reason for it's success? Because it's clear what a labour of love it was for Nick Park going through the painstaking process of stop motion animation. It's also a good story, that appeals to both adults and children.Is it the best of the 'Wallace and Gromit' films? Probably not. But it has stood the test of time, and there's lots of flashy big budget animated films that won't do that.I think people will still watch this film for many years to come.
jasper102011 When I think of Wallace and gromit I think of British with a side order of cheese with a balance of fun and scary! This one is mostly fun apart from the robot (which I'm the only one who thinks his money power will run out and be forgotten in space nowhere to be seen on google earth) even if it's more liked by children, that doesn't mean it's bad. Wallaces face is not perfected and not the best of the shorts but I still recommend it. Why? Well it's still Wallace and gromit and your still going to get some funny jokes and a happy ending plus the 2nd best version of the Wallace and gromit theme at the end credits, I really enjoy it. My Favourite parts is the end and building the rocket. Peters voice is great with some great claymation and starting a great score I recommend it!
ackstasis There is a lot of be admired about the Wallace and Gromit short films. The intricate craftsmanship is always excellent, and you can only imagine how long it must have taken to film even a second of the stop-motion animation. The humour is gentle and family-friendly, and also very British… if that can serve as an adequate description. In this, the first film out of three directed by Nick Park – not including the Oscar-winning feature length film of 2005 – 'A Grand Day Out' is a genuinely entertaining 23 minutes of imagination and creativity, completed over six years by Park, who produced the film as part of his graduation project from the National Film and Television School.I have heard some remark that the animation in this film is poor, and yet I find myself wondering how they came to this conclusion. Of course, the work may not be as refined as the later additions to the series, given that Park was less experienced and was undoubtedly working on a smaller budget, but the quality is still never anything less than excellent. The story begins on a rather dull banking holiday, and the good-natured Wallace (voiced by Peter Sallis) is unsuccessfully trying to decide where he and his canine companion Gromit are to spend their day off. Suddenly, Wallace makes a horrifying discovery: their house is completely devoid of dairy products! And so – as anybody might do in such a situation – the pair endeavour to travel to the Moon, which everybody knows is comprised of cheese.Wallace, being an enthusiastic inventor, casually tosses together a space rocket, and pretty soon they are ready for their big journey. In probably the film's most memorable sequence, Wallace realises, just as the launch countdown is beginning, that they forgot to bring the crackers. Imagine going to the Moon without crackers! However, some quick-thinking and agility from Wallace eventually saves the day, and the pair pass their otherwise uneventful Moon-ward journey by reading the newspaper and building delicate playing card pyramids. Their picnic on the lunar surface offers a hint of imaginative absurdity, with the main storyline concerning a coin-operated gas oven who lives on the Moon, writes out parking tickets and dreams of skiing.All this makes for a quirky, clever and humorous short film that literally anybody can enjoy. Interestingly, 'A Grand Day Out with Wallace and Gromit' was nominated for Best Animated Short at the 1991 Academy Awards, but failed to take the statue. I don't imagine, however, that Nick Park would have despaired; he lost out to a film called 'Creature Comforts'... directed by Nick Park!
ichocolat Aardman Animation and writer Rick Park comes up with a brilliant stop motion short entitled Wallace and Gromit - A Grand Day Out. It tells a story of two inventors (Wallace and his dog Gromit) who want to go for a holiday and decided to go to the moon because that's where cheese are found! So up to the moon they went. There more adventures followed. I won't divulge more information about the storyline so one will have to watch the film to find out.In my opinion, this is the least in terms of quality and the storyline as compared to the other two shorts ('Wrong Trousers' and 'Close Shave'). The animation was a bit choppy and the storyline wasn't that good. But credit must be given to the writer for his effort in making a stop motion film. Indeed, he has gotten a lot better with his other films.I would say if you are not already a fan of Wallace and Gromit, I'd suggest that you watch the other W/G shorts first before watching this one as you may feel a bit disappointed with this film.