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The Babe (1992) -- Babe Ruth becomes a baseball legend but is unheroic to those who know him.
The Babe (1992) -- Babe Ruth becomes a baseball legend but is unheroic to those who know him.

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John Fusco (written by)
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Release Date:
17 April 1992 (USA) more
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There Was Only One.
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Babe Ruth becomes a baseball legend but is unheroic to those who know him. full summary | add synopsis
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Forget history, just have fun more (38 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Goodman ... George Herman 'Babe' Ruth

Kelly McGillis ... Claire Hodgson Ruth
Trini Alvarado ... Helen Woodford Ruth

Bruce Boxleitner ... Jumpin' Joe Dugan
Peter Donat ... Harry Frazee

James Cromwell ... Brother Mathias
J.C. Quinn ... Jack Dunn
Joe Ragno ... Miller Huggins

Richard Tyson ... Guy Bush
Ralph Marrero ... Frank 'Ping' Bodie
Robert Swan ... George Herman Ruth Sr. (as Bob Swan)
Bernard Kates ... Colonel Jack Ruppert

Michael McGrady ... Lou Gehrig
Stephen Caffrey ... Johnny Sylvester
Gene Ross ... Brother Paul
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Netherlands:115 min | USA:115 min
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The minor league Danville Dans stadium in Danville, Illinois, was the one used for Fenway Park and Forbes Field, as well as being seen in black/white news footage. more
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Factual errors: Contrary to popular belief, Babe Ruth did not hit three home runs in his last game in 1935. While the three-homer game against the Pittsburgh Pirates did occur, Ruth actually retired in between games of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies a few days later. Babe grounded out in his final at-bat. more
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Johnny Sylvester: You are the best, you are the best there's ever been. more
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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Forget history, just have fun, 29 September 2002
Author: eggheadjon from titusville, pa.

As someone familiar with the historic record of Babe Ruth's life, the many "playings around" with the facts were noticeable. In some of the cases, presenting the story accurately wouldn't have changed the filmmakers' intent at all. Example: In the movie, Babe already is married to Clare when Dorothy dies in the fire. Dorothy died a couple of years before Babe got married. He was a Catholic, remember; they weren't living together.

I'm still pretty sure the Baby Ruth candy bar was named for Grover Cleveland's daughter, not the Babe. I am old enough to have attended many ballgames in Forbes Field, and they didn't even try to make the park in the movie look the same. Where was the ivy?!

In real life, Clare wanted Babe to retire after the 3 homers in Pittsburgh, but Babe had promised people he would appear in several more games. Nothing happened in those games, and, dramatically, having him quit after Pittsburgh made good sense for the movie.

I'm also glad the picture ended when it did, not showing Babe in his last frustrating years waiting vainly for the Yankees to call him. We didn't need to see his - and Clare's - decline.

I take serious issue with the critic here who apparently likes the William Bendix movie better. Keep in mind that was made while Babe was still alive. The Babe they presented there was so perfumed and sugar-coated as to be completely unrecognizable.

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