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Wallace's whirlwind romance with the proprietor of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin, and Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.


The Hans Christian Anderson tale gets a new treatment, this time with a rat trying to exploit the talents of a little ugly duckling for profit.

Morgan C. Jones
Ratso / Frank (voice)

Paul Tylak
Wesley (voice)

Anna Nugent
Phyllis (voice)
Gary Hetzler
Stan (voice)
Danna Davis
Chickens (voice)

Barbara Bergin
Esmeralda (voice)
Michelle Read
Peep Olga (voice)
Hilary Cahill
Daphne (voice)
Kim Larney
Baby Ugly (voice)
Hillary Kavanagh
Pox (voice)
The Ugly Duckling and Me! is a family, animation, comedy film released in 2006 exploring themes of surrealism. Directed by Karsten Kiilerich, it stars Morgan C. Jones, Paul Tylak, Anna Nugent. The Hans Christian Anderson tale gets a new treatment, this time with a rat trying to exploit the talents of a little ugly duckling for profit.
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