How does A Close Shave end?

In the final act ("Robot Revelation and Resolution"): Inside the factory, Shaun guides Gromit to attack Preston. The truth about Preston's robotic nature is revealed before he is crushed in the machine.

A Close Shave (1996) — AI Story Visualization

Name: A Close Shave
Genre: animation, comedy, family
Released: 1996
Rating: 7.6

Plot Analysis Summary

A whimsical tale of mistaken identity, betrayal, and mechanical redemption.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

The Woolly Misunderstanding

Framed and Fleeing

The Factory Chase

Robot Revelation and Resolution

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.

Directed by

Nick Park

Key Cast

Peter Sallis — Wallace (voice)
Anne Reid — Wendolene (voice)

Rating: 7.6/10 (936 votes)