Story
Wallace (voice of Ben Whitehead) and Gromit have become local heroes since they helped to capture Feathers McGraw, a penguin who stole the famous blue diamond. Feathers went to prison and is serving his time in a zoo.
Wallace has recently invented a ‘smart’ gnome robot called Norbot (Reece Shearsmith) who can clean and tidy the house and garden in no time, much to the annoyance of Gromit. Gromit feels that Wallace has become more attached to Norbot than him. This all changes, however, when the dastardly Feathers manages to bypass the prison guards, hacks into Wallace’s computer, and reprogrammes Norbot to ‘evil’ rather than ‘good’.
Norbot, along with an army of gnome clones, wreak havoc amongst the neighbourhood. Wallace becomes a wanted criminal and has to go to great lengths to clear his good name.
Themes
Robots; revenge; and characters in peril
Violence
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl has some violence. For example:
- Pratfalls.
- Characters being knocked over and hit.
- A large box carton falls on top of Gromit, knocking him flat.
- Norbot chops off Gromit’s shoes with an edge trimmer.
- Norbot gets a circular saw and welding tools and starts destroying everything.
- Gromit gets knocked over by a lawnmower.
- A policewoman crashes through Wallace’s front door and into the stairs.
- Wallace falls out of a window.
- Gromit nearly crashes his car into a van but hits a fence instead.
- Wallace, tied to a wheelchair, is carried away, crashing through the front door, knocking down the chief inspector, nearly crashing into a van, and lands in a canal boat.
- A canal boat bursts into flames when it falls a long distance.
Sexual references
There are no sexual references inWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.
Alcohol, drugs and other substances
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl has some substance use. For example:
- The robots give Wallace too much ‘snoozy choc’ to put him to sleep.
Nudity and sexual activity
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl has some nudity and sexual activity. For example:
- Wallace is seen entering his bath without clothing but nothing is shown.
- Wallace is seen in his underpants.
- A toilet tent is ripped away, exposing a man sitting on the toilet with his pants down.
Product placement
There’s no product placement in Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.
Coarse language
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl has some mild coarse language. For example:
- ‘Someone pinched their butt’ (their water butt).
- ‘Flipping Nora’.
Ideas to discuss with your children
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is the second feature-length film released by the Wallace & Gromit franchise, featuring Aardman’s much loved characters. The film is very funny and likely to appeal to most age groups, however, due to the level of violence and some scary scenes it isn’t suitable for children under 6 and parental guidance is recommended for 6–7-year-olds.
These are the main messages from Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl:
- Never stop being creative
- Revenge doesn’t pay.
Values in Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl that you could reinforce with your children are loyalty, inventiveness, courage, bravery and perseverance.
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl could also give you the chance to talk with your children about their attitudes and behaviours, and their real-life consequences, such as:
- Taking revenge rarely brings anything positive.