Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is a 2005 stop-motion animated film, the first feature-length Wallace and Gromit film. It was produced by DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Animations, and released by DreamWorks Pictures. The film was directed by Nick Park and Steve Box and shot entirely in Britain. It was released in the United Kingdom, United States and Hong Kong in October 14, 2005 to almost universally rave reviews, including "A" ratings from Roger Ebert and Ty Burr. The DVD edition of the film will be released on February 7, 2006 (USA) and February 20th, 2006 (UK). The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is in part a parody of the horror genre, and contains many images that parody or pay homage to specific horror films. One of the television advertisements for the film is a montage of these parody images and scenes. Peter Sallis (the voice of Wallace) is joined in the film by Ralph Fiennes (as Lord Victor Quartermaine), Helena Bonham Carter (as Lady Tottington), Peter Kay (as PC Mackintosh), Nicholas Smith (as Rev. Clement Hedges), and Liz Smith (as Mrs. Mulch). Gromit remains silent. Nick Park told an interviewer that after separate test screenings with British and American children, the film was altered to "tone down some of the British accents and make them speak more clearly so the American audiences could understand it all better "

The vehicle Wallace drives in the new film is an Austin A35 van. In collaboration with Aardman in the spring of 2005, a road going replica of the model was created by brothers Mark and David Armé, founders of the International Austin A30/A35 Register, for promotional purposes. In a 500 man hour customisation, an original 1964 van received a full body restoration before being dented and distressed to perfectly replicate the model van used in the film. The official colour of the van is Preston Green, named in honour of Nick Park's home town. The name was chosen by the Art Director and Mark Armé.

In the town where Wallace and Gromit live, the annual Giant Vegetable Competition is approaching. All are eager to protect their giant crops until the contest and the duo are cashing in by running a vegetable security and humane pest control business, "Anti-Pesto". However, they are faced with two problems: the first is Wallace's weight problem and the second is the space for the captured rabbits. Wallace comes up with a terrific idea — use his brain alteration-o-matic to brainwash the rabbits, allowing them to run freely without harming everyone's gardens. While performing the operation, he presses the wrong switch and something goes terribly wrong, leaving them with a semi-intelligent rabbit who starts to behave like Wallace and who Wallace names "Hutch". Soon, the town is threatened by the "Were-Rabbit", a giant monster which eats vegetables of any size. Anti-Pesto enter into a rivalry with Lord Victor Quartermaine to capture the Were-Rabbit — and to capture Lady Tottington's heart.

After a hectic nighttime chase, Gromit discovers that the Were-Rabbit is in fact Wallace, suffering from the effects of the accident with the brain alteration-o-matic. Victor also discovers this and embarks on a quest to kill Wallace and win Lady Tottington's hand.

During the final showdown at the vegetable contest, Wallace falls to his death from the roof of Tottington Hall. Fortunately, he is revived by the smell of a particularly strong cheese, Gromit's giant marrow wins the competition and Lady Tottington opens a rabbit sanctuary in the grounds of her hall. Hutch, having been instrumental in helping Gromit to cure Wallace of the Curse of the Were-Rabbit, takes up residence.

As the camera pans across the photos of Wallace and Gromit during the opening credits, it shows a photo from Gromit's "graduation" from Dogwarts University, a reference to Hogwarts School, from the Harry Potter series.

The tagline "Something Wicked This Way Hops" is a parody of the famous Shakespeare quote, "Something Wicked This Way Comes" from Macbeth.

In the town meeting after the first strike of the Were-Rabbit, Totty has a bible behind her and a lamp above her head, giving her angel wings and a halo, and Victor has two devil horns.

Monsters in Reverend Hedges' book have comical Latin names: for example, the Loch Ness Monster is "Touristus trapus".

When Gromit comes out of the tunnel, after chasing the Were-Rabbit, he punches the steering wheel and an airbag inflates. However, Austin A35 vans were not fitted with airbags.

The book on obscure monsters is authored by Claude Savagely ("clawed savagely").

Totty is a slang word meaning desirable woman

Real aerial dog fight noise is incorporated into the Snoopyesque fight between Gromit and Victor's dog Philip.

Gromit and Philip interrupt the fight to load a 10-penny into a toy plane, reminiscent of A Grand Day Out.

Many of Totty's outfits make her look like a vegetable or flower.

Every phrase Hutch says is an exact quote of Wallace, from one film or another, apart from the quote involving the cheese 'Montgomery Jack'.

The movie has many quotations from earlier W&G films, even not counting Hutch parroting Wallace's phrases.

The climax of the film is reminiscent of the climax of King Kong, which was also created with stop-motion animation, in which Wallace's were-form, rather than being shot down by Victor, dies after falling from the rooftops whilst trying to save Gromit.

In one scene where Wallace transforms, his hand grows longer whilst his fingers grow shorter. This is a parody of An American Werewolf in London.

Many other horror and action movies are parodied, including Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park and Screamers (a moving bump of earth following a vegetable).

The box Gromit holds up to cover the naked Wallace has a sticker saying "may contain nuts".

Wallace is shown reading a copy of Ay-Up! magazine. "Ay-up" is northern English for hello.

The eyes in the portraits of the Anti-Pesto clients flash just like those of the Tracey brothers in Thunderbirds.

The vicar, in one scene, is attacked by the Were-rabbit, yet he himself never transforms at the full moon, which is what is believed to happen if an individual survives an attack of any were-animal.

The buttons on the car radio spell "mutt".

The car's license plate says "Hop 2 It".

Inside the car is a Wigan A-Z.

During one scene, Venus from Gustav Holst's "The Planets" plays. Gromit plays a 33 record of The Plants Suite.

The fridge is a Smug instead of a Smeg; the drill is a Botch instead of a Bosch. Co-writer Bob Baker wrote for the BBC's science fiction television series Doctor Who several times throughout the 1970s. The "death" of the Were-Rabbit towards the end strongly resembles a "regeneration" as seen in the programme.

Totty defends Wallace by applying "pansy spray" to Victor.

Books in Wallace's collection include "East of Edam", "Fromage to Eternity", "Waiting for Gouda" and "Grated Expectations".

A large carrot sign advertises "Harvey's" vegetable shop, a play on the film Harvey, about a man who befriends an invisible six foot three and a half inches tall rabbit

The song "bright eyes" from the film Watership Down is heard on the van’s radio in one scene.

The plaque on the piano says Harryhausen, a tribute to Ray Harryhausen, classic stop-motion animator.

There is a Barber shop with the name of A Close Shave, which is the name of a previous short.

The contraption in which Wallace and Gromit get ready for work is similar to the one in A Close Shave (maybe he adapted it).

When Wallace gets up in the short films, he falls into his trousers before falling into his chair. The trouser sequence is absent in the movie.

The way Wallace names Hutch mirrors the naming of Shaun the Sheep. Reverand Hedges has a magazine called "Wresling Nuns".

After the Were-Rabbit grabs Lady Tottington, it stamps on a villager, the villager lets out a wilhelm scream.

Lord Victor Quartermaine is an upper-class bounder who is fond of hunting; he is rarely seen without his rifle and his hunting dog Philip. Hates Anti-Pesto. He wears a toupee and is voiced by Ralph Fiennes. He is the villain of the movie.

Victor's hunting dog. Hates Anti-Pesto. He and Victor will do anything to stop the Were-Rabbit.

A wealthy noblewoman with a keen interest in both vegetable growing and fluffy animals. For 500 years, her family has hosted an annual vegetable competition. Lady Tottington asks Wallace to call her "Totty", and develops a romantic interest in him. She is voiced by Helena Bonham Carter.

The village policeman who judges the Giant Vegetable Contest, although, with the havoc it creates every year he would rather it didn't happen at all. He is voiced by comedian Peter Kay.

Reverend Hedges is the local vicar. He has everything needed to kill the Were-Rabbit, having at one point been "attacked" by the beast. He is voiced by Nicholas Smith.

Originally just another captive rabbit, Hutch receives special treatment, and his name, after an attempt to brainwash him and his fellows goes wrong.

Gromit believes Hutch to be the Were-Rabbit, but soon it is revealed that he is a Were-Wallace who exhibits all of Wallace’s talents; however, he is simply following animal instincts that mimic a human, and lacks the ability to focus, prioritise, assess a situation or even the knowledge that he’s not actually Wallace.