The Wrong Trousers
A whimsical stop-motion heist comedy where domestic tranquility is punctured by a sinister lodger. The tactile clay world pulsates with Hitchcockian suspense, as mechanical legs march through a plasticine world of domestic bliss.
The Wrong Trousers
The Wrong Trousers

"They’ll crack any case"

17 December 1993 United Kingdom 30 min ⭐ 7.8 (1,107)
Director: Nick Park
Cast: Peter Sallis
Animation Family Comedy
Loyalty and Displacement The Danger of Technological Over-Reliance Naive Optimism vs. Sinister Ambition Financial Desperation and Class
Budget: $832,000

The Wrong Trousers - Movie Quotes

Memorable Quotes

Cracking toast, Gromit!

— Wallace

Context:

Said during breakfast at the start of the film, establishing the initial domestic equilibrium.

Meaning:

A quintessentially British exclamation that reinforces Wallace's simple pleasures and domestic focus despite the mounting chaos.

They're techno-trousers, ex-NASA, fantastic for walkies!

— Wallace

Context:

When Wallace presents the trousers to a skeptical Gromit as a birthday gift.

Meaning:

Highlights Wallace's fascination with gadgetry and his failure to understand Gromit's real needs, setting the plot in motion.

It's the wrong trousers Gromit, and they've gone wrong!

— Wallace

Context:

Said when the trousers malfunction (due to the penguin's tampering) and take Wallace on a forced, high-speed march.

Meaning:

The film's titular line, summarizing the central conflict where technology becomes a liability.

Now it looks like you're owned.

— Wallace

Context:

Said when giving Gromit his birthday collar, much to Gromit's silent dismay.

Meaning:

Reflects Wallace's lack of social awareness; he views the dog's autonomy as something to be managed rather than respected.