4 Hidden Scenes in A Close Shave
Following is our collection of A Close Shave facts. Handpicked and verified, these little-known details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of A Close Shave film message.
In Wallace and Gromit: A close shave (1995) a newspaper headline about a killer dog has a subheading which reads 'Lord Baskerville exonerated' a reference to the Sherlock Holmes novel 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' (also about a killer dog who is later revealed to be something else)
When Wendolene mentions that her father left her with his old wool shop, "among other things", the camera cuts to a photograph of her father standing with Preston, who is later revealed to be one of his inventions.
A Close Shave Easter Eggs
Hidden objects, characters, easter eggs, and their meanings are wonderful ways to discover the filmmaker's perspectives of any given movie.
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Gromit is reading Crime and Punishment by Fido Dogstoyevsky as opposed to Fyodor Dostoevsky, its author in our world. -
An advert for 'Bob's Buns' can be seen in the background. Bob later shows up for about 30 seconds in 'A Matter of Loaf and Death' (2008) before dying abruptly.
A Close Shave Plot
Wallace's whirlwind romance with the owner of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin; Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.
Cast and Details
Here are the full cast and crew of A Close Shave. The goofs, crazy credits, and trivia they have performed may have not taken your attention. Some are hidden for a reason, while others randomly forgotten.
| Genre | Animation, Short, Comedy, Crime, Family |
| Director | Nick Park |
| Stars | Peter Sallis, Anne Reid |
| IMDB score | 8.1 |