Not
rated. Running
time: 30 minutes.
Recommended for
ages 5 and up.
This
BBC Video claymation
masterpiece, starring
Wallace and his
canine friend,
Gromit, won the
1993 Academy Award
for Best Animated
Short.
When a felonious
penguin rents
a room in Wallace's
house, strange
things happen,
leading the stars
on a wacky adventure.
Parents will enjoy
watching this
humorous, unusual
video with their
kids.
Note: the criminal
penguin totes
a gun, which he
shoots during
a wild toy train
ride. The other
award-winning
Wallace and Gromit
videos also are
worth checking
out, including
"A Close
Shave" and
"A Grand
Day Out''.
Reviewed by Jo
Hansen