A Close Shave an invasion of evil aliens that want to take over Mossy Bottom Farm. A Close Shave A Close Shave is a 1995 British stop-motion animated short film directed by Nick Park at Aardman Animations. It is the third film featuring the eccentric inventor Wallace and his dog Gromit, following "A Grand Day Out" (1989) and "The Wrong Trousers" (1993). In "A Close Shave," Wallace and Gromit uncover a plot to rustle sheep by a sinister dog. Like "The Wrong Trousers", it won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Wallace (Peter Sallis) and Gromit operate a window cleaning business.
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