
A Close Shave(1996)
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.


“Bronze vs. stone - clash of the ages.”
Dug, along with his sidekick Hognob, unite a cavemen tribe to save their hidden valley from being spoiled and, all together as a team, to face the menace of a mysterious and mighty enemy, on the turf of an ancient and sacred sport.

Eddie Redmayne
Dug (voice)

Tom Hiddleston
Lord Nooth (voice)

Maisie Williams
Goona (voice)

Timothy Spall
Chief Bobnar (voice)

Miriam Margolyes
Queen Oofeefa (voice)

Rob Brydon
Message Bird / Brian / Bryan / Gonad the Gaul (voice)

Kayvan Novak
Dino / Jurgend (voice)

Richard Ayoade
Treebor (voice)
Selina Griffiths
Magma / Additional Voice (voice)

Johnny Vegas
Asbo (voice)
Early Man is a family, comedy, animation, adventure film released in 2018 exploring themes of sports, stone age, mining, stop motion, prehistory, cavemen. Directed by Nick Park, it stars Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams. Dug, along with his sidekick Hognob, unite a cavemen tribe to save their hidden valley from being spoiled and, all together as a team, to face the menace of a mysterious and mighty enemy, on the turf of an ancient and sacred sport.
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