Follows
A Grand Day Out with Wallace and Gromit (1989)
Wallace & Gromit in The Wrong Trousers (1993)
Wallace and Gromit in A Close Shave (1995)
Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions (2002) (V)
Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
References
Citizen Kane (1941)
- Gromit has a poster for "Citizen Canine" on his wall.
The Sound of Music (1965)
- In Wallace's LP collection, "The Hound of Music" can be seen
Batman (1966)
- Gromit runs to various windows trying to find a safe place to dispose of a bomb - only to find at each one a pond of ducklings or a group of nuns walking down the street.... the same as Adam West as Batman 'some days you just can't get rid of a bomb'
"Bagpuss" (1974)
- Gromit owns a Bagpuss stuffed toy.
"Training Dogs the Woodhouse Way" (1980)
- Piella Bakewell shouts "walkies" in the same manner as Barbara Woodhouse.
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- The shape of Gromit embedded in the shovel is an allusion to Han Solo frozen in carbonite.
Top Gun (1986)
- Wallace and Gromit's bakery is called Top Bun.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
- A book entitled "Pup Fiction" is seen.
Spoofs
Psycho (1960)
- Gromit sees the dummy at the top of the stairs in Piella's house, the same way Mrs Bates is seen on the stairs.
The Blues Brothers (1980)
- The duo's parking style when delivering bread is the same as Jake and Elwood's
Aliens (1986)
- Fluffles (driving the forklift) and Piella fight like Ripley and the alien.
Ghost (1990)
- The scene with Piella and Wallace modelling the bread is a direct parody of the famous pottery scene from Ghost, including the same music, "Unchained Melody".
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- Wallace stops Piella's bike like Spider-Man stops the train.
Related Links
