Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl's Two Best Jokes Went Over Most Netflix Viewers' Heads
Two of the best jokes in Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl have a distinctly British sensibility, so they went over most American audiences’ heads. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, in which the villainous Feathers McGraw comes back into Wallace and Gromit’s lives for a nefarious revenge scheme, is another winner from the iconic Aardman stop-motion animation franchise. This series has never missed, and with witty gags, unpredictable twists, and a surprisingly emotional storyline, its latest feature-length outing is another resounding success.
From the beginning to the end of Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, the movie is jam-packed with jokes. There are hilarious one-liners and character interactions baked into the dialogue, there are unforgettable sight gags stemming from Wallace’s ridiculous inventions, and the twisty structure of the story itself has a lot of great ironic payoffs. But two of the best jokes in the movie were lost on U.S. viewers when the film came to Netflix, because they’re very British references.
Vengeance Most Fowl's Anton Deck Joke Is One Of The Movie's Best
The Movie Is Full Of Hilarious Character Names
The Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl cast is full of hilarious character names. Norbot is a wonderfully absurd name for a robotic garden gnome, Mr. Convenience is a fun name for a cameo character who makes a brief but convenient appearance, and Onya Doorstep is a brilliant name for an intrepid news reporter out in the field. But arguably the funniest name in the movie is that of the newsreader, Anton Deck. But the pun only makes sense to British viewers who are familiar with English TV duo Ant & Dec.
Vengeance Most Fowl Continues Wallace & Gromit's Yorkshire/Lancashire Gag
The Border Between Yorkshire & Lancashire Appears Near The End
Toward the end of Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, the climactic canal chase takes Wallace, Gromit, and Feathers McGraw to the Yorkshire/Lancashire border. This gag is rooted in the very real history of the two counties. Yorkshire and Lancashire have a long-standing rivalry, dubbed the “Roses rivalry,” going back to the Wars of the Roses in the 1400s. This rivalry has been used for humor in previous Wallace & Gromit productions, too.
Vengeance Most Fowl's Jokes Continue A Major Wallace & Gromit Strength
Wallace & Gromit Has Always Been Unapologetically British
One of the biggest strengths of the Wallace & Gromit franchise is that it has always been unapologetically British — and, even more specifically, very Lancastrian. The filmmakers love putting region-specific gags in there, and it’s a huge part of the franchise’s uniquely endearing charm. As its reach has expanded across the world, Wallace & Gromit has refused to dumb down its use of regional expressions and references for an international audience, and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl proves it.
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
- Release Date
- January 3, 2025
- Runtime
- 79 minutes
- Director
- Nick Park
- Writers
- Mark Burton
- Producers
- Claire Jennings
Cast
Reece ShearsmithNorbot (voice)- Ben WhiteheadWallace (voice)
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl features the beloved duo as they confront a "smart" invention gone rogue. When an autonomous gnome hints at larger schemes by a vengeful adversary, Gromit must navigate perilous challenges to protect Wallace and prevent a threat that could end their inventive escapades forever.
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