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Wallace and Gromit in A Close Shave AKA Close Shave (A) (Short) (1995)
Wallace's whirlwind romance with the owner of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin; Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.Director: Nick Park
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with creator/writer/director Nick Park and animator Steve Box (2001)
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Extras:"A Close Shave: How it Was Done" 2005 featurette (5:05)
Cracking Contraptions (with Play All option) (7:33 in total):
- "The 525 Crackervac" (2:29)
- "The Tellyscope" (2:34)
- "The Turbo Diner" (2:30)
Start-up Trailers for "Wallace and Gromit in A Matter of Loaf and Death" (0:48), "Bob the Builder on Site: Skyscrapers" (1:05), "Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures" (1:05), "Shaun the Sheep: Off the Baa!" (1:37), and "Thomas and Friends: The Great Discovery" (1:37) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Disc is enchanced with HiT Entertainment's Auto Play.
Cracking Contraptions shorts are presented in anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen.
Also available in Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection with "A Grand Day Out", "The Wrong Trousers", and "A Matter of Loaf and Death". -
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Extras:* A Grand Day Out
* The Wrong Trousers
* The Short
Extras:
- Audio Commentary on "A Grand Day Out" with creator/director/writer Nick Park (2001)
- Audio Commentary on "The Wrong Trousers" with creator/co-writer/director Nick Park, animator Steve Box and co-writer Bob Baker (2001)
- Audio Commentary on "A Close Shave" with creator/writer/director Nick Park and animator Steve Box (2001)
- 2001 Introduction by director Nick Park (plays before the menu) (1:06)
- Scrapbook:
-- Christmas Idents:
--- Slipper (0:08)
--- Twang (0:09)
--- Party Poppers (0:03)
--- Mince Pies (0:08)
--- Skating (0:09)
--- Christmas Ident (0:39)
--- Mistletoe Kiss (0:03)
-- Photo Gallery
-- Blueprints of Inventions
- At Home with Aardman:
-- "The Amazing World of Wallace and Gromit" 2000 featurette (15:24)
-- "Biographies" text
-- "History of Aardman" text
- Storyboards:
-- A Close Shave (1:22)
-- The Wrong Trousers (2:11)
- "Behind The Scenes" featurettes:
-- "A Close Shave" (8:28)
-- "Inside The Wrong Trousers" (7:51)
- Nick Park's Early Work:
-- Gromit Screen Test (0:23)
-- Wallace Screen Test 1 (0:35)
-- Wallace Screen Test 2 (0:30)
-- "The Voyage of The Bogus Pod" (4:32)
-- "Rat and The Beanstalk" (1:51)
-- "Walter Goes Fishing" (3:22)
- Bonus Trailer for "Robbie the Reindeer" (0:34) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:PAL-NTSC transfer.
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Extras:Shorts:
* A Grand Day Out
* The Short
* The Wrong Trousers
Cracking Contraptions:
- Play All (23:48 in total):
-- "The Soccamatic" (1:45)
-- "The Tellyscope" (1:56)
-- "The Autochef" (1:40)
-- "The Snoozatron" (2:39)
-- "The Turbo Diner" (2:17)
-- "The Bully Proof Vest" (2:11)
-- "The 525 Crackervac" (2:16)
-- "A Christmas Cardomatic (2:15)
-- "The Snowmanotron" (2:20)
-- "Shopper 13" (3:59)
Special Features:
- "Wallace and Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit" 2005 sneak preview (2:59)
- "Cracking Contraptions: Behind The Scenes" 2002 featurette (7:54)
Start-up Trailers for "Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of The Were-Rabbit" "Madagascar" and "Chicken Run" (3:14) -
Subtitles:English HoH, French, and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (All shorts)
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono ("A Grand Day Out" and "A Close Shave" only) -
Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:678149441925
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Notes:Cracking Contraptions shorts are presented non-anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen.
Also available in the Wallace & Gromit 2 DVD Cracking Collector's Set with "Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of The Were-Rabbit". -
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Extras:* A Grand Day Out
* The Wrong Trousers
* The Short
Extras:
- "Rat and The Beanstalk" short by Nick Park (1:51)
- "Walter Goes Fishing" short by Nick Park (3:22)
- Dog Test (0:23)
- "A Grand Day Out" test (1:29)
Excerpts from "Inside The Wrong Trousers" (7:45)
BBC Christmas Interstitials (2:12) -
Subtitles:English and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono (A Grand Day Out)
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (The Wrong Trousers; A Close Shave) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:While "A Grand Day Out" and "The Wrong Trousers" are in NTSC (with low-pitched audio), "A Close Shave" is a PAL-NTSC transfer (in the correct audio pitch).
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Extras:* The Short
* The Wrong Trousers
* A Grand Day Out
Special Features:
- Audio Commentary on "A Close Shave" with creator/writer/director Nick Park and animator Steve Box (2001)
- Audio Commentary on "The Wrong Trousers" with creator/co-writer/director Nick Park, animator Steve Box and co-writer Bob Baker (2001)
- Audio Commentary on "A Grand Day Out" with creator/writer/director Nick Park (2001)
- "The Amazing Adventures of Wallace and Gromit" 2000 featurette (15:07)
- "Inside The Wrong Trousers" featurette (24:18)
- "A Close Shave: How It Was Done" featurette (5:05)
- Cracking Contraptions:
-- "The Soccamatic" (2:23)
-- "The Tellyscope" (2:34)
-- "The Autochef" (2:18)
-- "The Snoozatron" (2:52)
-- "The Turbo Diner" (2:30)
-- "The Bully Proof Vest" (2:24)
-- "The 525 Crackervac" (2:29)
-- "A Christmas Cardomatic (2:28)
-- "The Snowmanotron" (2:32)
-- "Shopper 13" (4:14)
- Shaun the Sheep:
-- #1.03 "Bathtime" (7:12)
-- #1.01 "Off the Baa!" (7:12
- Wallace and Gromit Scrapbook:
-- Invention Blueprints (6 stills)
-- Gallery (17 stills) -
Subtitles:English HoH (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:This DVD is enhanced with HIT Entertainment's Auto Play.
Cracking Contraptions shorts are presented anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen.
Comes in a slipcase. -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with creator/co-writer/director Nick Park and animator Steve Box (2001)
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Extras:"A Close Shave: How it Was Done" 2005 featurette (5:05)
Cracking Contraptions (with Play All option) (7:33 in total):
- "The 525 Crackervac" (2:29)
- "The Tellyscope" (2:34)
- "The Turbo Diner" (2:30)
Start-up Trailers for "Wallace and Gromit in A Matter of Loaf and Death" (0:48), "Bob the Builder on Site: Skyscrapers" (1:05), "Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures" (1:05), "Shaun the Sheep: Off the Baa!" (1:37), and "Thomas and Friends: The Great Discovery" (1:37) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Disc is enchanced with HiT Entertainment's Auto Play.
Cracking Contraptions shorts are presented in anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen.
Also available in Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection with "A Grand Day Out", "The Wrong Trousers", and "A Matter of Loaf and Death". -
Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Extras:* A Grand Day Out
* The Wrong Trousers
* The Short
Extras:
- Audio Commentary on "A Grand Day Out" with creator/director/writer Nick Park (2001)
- Audio Commentary on "The Wrong Trousers" with creator/co-writer/director Nick Park, animator Steve Box and co-writer Bob Baker (2001)
- Audio Commentary on "A Close Shave" with creator/writer/director Nick Park and animator Steve Box (2001)
- 2001 Introduction by director Nick Park (plays before the menu) (1:06)
- Scrapbook:
-- Christmas Idents:
--- Slipper (0:08)
--- Twang (0:09)
--- Party Poppers (0:03)
--- Mince Pies (0:08)
--- Skating (0:09)
--- Christmas Ident (0:39)
--- Mistletoe Kiss (0:03)
-- Photo Gallery
-- Blueprints of Inventions
- At Home with Aardman:
-- "The Amazing World of Wallace and Gromit" 2000 featurette (15:24)
-- "Biographies" text
-- "History of Aardman" text
- Storyboards:
-- A Close Shave (1:22)
-- The Wrong Trousers (2:11)
- "Behind The Scenes" featurettes:
-- "A Close Shave" (8:28)
-- "Inside The Wrong Trousers" (7:51)
- Nick Park's Early Work:
-- Gromit Screen Test (0:23)
-- Wallace Screen Test 1 (0:35)
-- Wallace Screen Test 2 (0:30)
-- "The Voyage of The Bogus Pod" (4:32)
-- "Rat and The Beanstalk" (1:51)
-- "Walter Goes Fishing" (3:22)
- Bonus Trailer for "Robbie the Reindeer" (0:34) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:PAL-NTSC transfer.
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Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Extras:Shorts:
* A Grand Day Out
* The Short
* The Wrong Trousers
Cracking Contraptions:
- Play All (23:48 in total):
-- "The Soccamatic" (1:45)
-- "The Tellyscope" (1:56)
-- "The Autochef" (1:40)
-- "The Snoozatron" (2:39)
-- "The Turbo Diner" (2:17)
-- "The Bully Proof Vest" (2:11)
-- "The 525 Crackervac" (2:16)
-- "A Christmas Cardomatic (2:15)
-- "The Snowmanotron" (2:20)
-- "Shopper 13" (3:59)
Special Features:
- "Wallace and Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit" 2005 sneak preview (2:59)
- "Cracking Contraptions: Behind The Scenes" 2002 featurette (7:54)
Start-up Trailers for "Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of The Were-Rabbit" "Madagascar" and "Chicken Run" (3:14) -
Subtitles:English HoH, French, and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (All shorts)
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono ("A Grand Day Out" and "A Close Shave" only) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Cracking Contraptions shorts are presented in non-anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen.
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Extras:
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Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Dutch Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Swedish Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Danish Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Finnish Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:* A Grand Day Out
* The Wrong Trousers
* The Short
Special Features:
- Audio Commentary on "A Grand Day Out" with creator/director/writer Nick Park (2001)
- Audio Commentary on "The Wrong Trousers" with creator/co-writer/director Nick Park, animator Steve Box and co-writer Bob Baker (2001)
- Audio Commentary on "A Close Shave" with creator/writer/director Nick Park and animator Steve Box (2001)
"The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit" 2000 featurette (15:22)
"Inside The Wrong Trousers" 2005 documentary (24:17)
"A Close Shave: How They Did It" 2005 featurette (4:51)
Scrapbook:
- Invention Blueprints
- Gallery -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono (A Grand Day Out)
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (The Wrong Trousers; A Close Shave) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Dual-Coded R2/R4.
BBCDVD1179
Comes with 4 special edition prints.
Also available in a limited edition cheese and crackers tin also containing exclusive postcards. -
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Extras:* A Grand Day Out
* The Wrong Trousers
* The Short
Special Features:
- "The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit" 2000 featurette (15:09)
- Photo Gallery (22 images)
- 8 BBC2 Christmas Idents -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono (A Grand Day Out)
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (The Wrong Trousers; A Close Shave) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Dual-Coded R2/R4.
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Extras:* A Grand Day Out
* The Wrong Trousers
* The Short
Special Features:
- "The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit" 2000 featurette (15:09)
- Photo Gallery (22 images)
- 8 BBC2 Christmas Idents -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono (A Grand Day Out)
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (The Wrong Trousers; A Close Shave) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Dual-Coded R2/R4.
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OVERALL: Draw
All the releases appear to contain unique extras, but only the R1 BBC release, the R1 Fox re-release (under the title "Wallace and Gromit: Three Amazing Adventures"), the R1 Lionsgate/Alliance release, and the R2 UK SE release from the BBC come with commentary.
Do note, the R1 releases have low-pitched audio except for the 1999 Fox release and the 2001 BBC release which unfortunately is a PAL-NTSC transfer. -
CUTS:
- R1 America- Lionsgate Home Entertainment - No cuts (31:21 NTSC).
- R1 The Incredible Adventures of Wallace and Gromit America- BBC - No cuts (29:52 NTSC).
- R1 Wallace & Gromit in Three Amazing Adventures America- Dreamworks Home Entertainment - No cuts (32:02 NTSC).
- R1 Wallace & Gromit: The First Three Adventures America- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - No cuts (30:10 NTSC).
- R1 Wallace & Gromit: Three Amazing Adventures America- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - No cuts (31:21 NTSC).
- R1 Canada- Alliance Films - No cuts (31:21 NTSC).
- R1 The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit Canada- BBC - No cuts (29:52 NTSC).
- R1 Wallace & Gromit in Three Amazing Adventures Canada- Dreamworks Home Entertainment - No cuts (32:02 NTSC).
- R2 The Incredible Adventures of Wallace and Gromit Scandinavia- Universal Pictures - No cuts.
- R2 Wallace & Gromit: Three Cracking Adventures Special Edition United Kingdom- BBC - No cuts.
- R2 Wallace & Gromit: Three Cracking Adventures! United Kingdom- BBC - No cuts.
- R4 Wallace & Gromit: Three Cracking Adventures Australia- Village Roadshow/BBC - No cuts.
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Comparison added by Anthony_DiPaola on 15/05/23
Comparison last updated by Anthony_DiPaola on 28/05/23UPDATE LOG:
15/05/23: Initial Entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
24/05/23: Added note to 1999 Fox release and updated Overall.
28/05/23: Addition of the Canadian releases and added additional extras to Incredible Adventures release.
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