A Close Shave
1995 stop motion animated short film directed by Nick Park
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Summary
A Close Shave is an animated short film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.48% of animated short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,482 views/month, #7 of 1,467).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3], BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation[4]
- Director: Nick Park[5]
- Screenwriter: Nick Park[6]
- Composer: Julian Nott[7]
- Genre: fantasy film[8], children's film[9], comedy film[10], family film[11]
- Follows: The Wrong Trousers[12]
- Followed by: Wallace and Gromit's Cracking Contraptions[13]
- Producer: Peter Lord[14], David Sproxton[15], Carla Shelley[16], Michael Rose[17]
- Production company: Aardman Animations[18]
- Director of photography: Dave Alex Riddett[19]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[20]
- Review score: 8.8/10[21], 100%[22]
- Color: color[23]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[24]
- Publication date: December 24, 1995[25], March 7, 1996[26], December 29, 1995[27], July 13, 1999[28]
- Voice actor: Peter Sallis[29], Anne Reid[30], Justin Fletcher[31]
- Distributed by: British Broadcasting Corporation[32]
- Official website: https://www.wallaceandgromit.com/films/a-close-shave/[33]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[34]
- Executive producer: Peter Lord[35]
- Title: Wallace and Gromit in A Close Shave[36]
- FSK film rating: FSK 6[37]
- Duration: 31 minutes[38]
- Fabrication method: clay animation[39]
- Capital cost: 1,300,000 pounds sterling[40]
Why It Matters
A Close Shave has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
FAQs
What awards did A Close Shave receive?
Honors received include Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3] and BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation[4].