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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.