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Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
By Caroline Schulenburg

Release Date: October 7th, 2005
MPAA Rating: G
Genre: Cartoon, Comedy, Family

Since their debut in the 1989 short film A Grand Day Out, Nick Park's lovable claymation characters have been welcomed by audiences of all ages in Europe and America. They make their major movie debut in Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. This is the first full-length movie starring the enterprising, if somewhat absent-minded Wallace and his wise and loyal dog, Gromit.

Wallace and Gromit, as the founders and operators of "Anti-Pesto - the Safe, Secure, Humane Alternative for Pest Control," are finding themselves busier than ever as the annual Giant Vegetable Competition is merely days away and rabbits are already reaping the benefits of the townspeople's efforts. When the hostess of the competition, Lady Tottington (Helena Bonham Carter) calls on the duo to help her because her estate is all but over-ridden by the furry creatures, Wallace and Gromit come to the rescue. They soon realize however, that their commitment to humane storage of animals is a problem as their house is becoming overrun by the vegetable-crazed animals.

Wallace realizes that the problem with the rabbits in general is not so much their presence, but their all consuming need for "veg." To solve this problem, Wallace decides to employ his newest invention: a machine that can alter people's minds. When Wallace attempts to fill the captive rabbits' minds with discouraging thoughts of vegetables, a terrible accident takes place, the result being something that transforms itself into a giant vegetable-devouring creature by the light of the full moon.

Wallace and Gromit find themselves facing an angry town when the creature proves impossible to capture. A spokesperson for a non-humane alternative to ending the Were-Rabbit's reign of terror emerges by the name of Victor Quartermaine (Ralph Fiennes), a gun-wielding vigilante/posterboy for male pattern baldness. As Quartermaine and Wallace vie for the affections of Lady Tottington, mayhem ensues with efforts to capture the Were-Rabbit. When the true nature of the Were-Rabbit is revealed, Wallace finds himself to be in more danger than ever.

Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is a good-natured, funny story of two best-friends trying to fulfill their commitment to the townspeople while looking out for each other's well-being. The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is rated G.

Questionable Content: The words "idiot" and "stupid" are used once.
Includes some intense scenes during the pursuit of the Were-Rabbit
Victor Quartermaine's bare buttocks are visible in a shadow when his pants are caught on a weathervane.

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