Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is a 2005 animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Animations. It is the second feature-length film by Aardman, after Chicken Run (2000). The fourth installment in the Wallace & Gromit series and the first to be feature-length, it was directed by Nick Park and Steve Box and written by Park, Box, Mark Burton and Bob Baker. A parody of classic monster movies, the film centres on good-natured yet eccentric inventor Wallace and his intelligent but mute dog, Gromit, in their latest venture as pest control agents. They come to the rescue of their town, which is plagued by rabbits, before the annual Giant Vegetable competition. However, the duo soon find themselves battling a giant rabbit which is consuming the town's crops. The cast includes Peter Sallis, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes and Peter Kay.