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Babe (1995) -- Babe, a pig raised by sheepdogs, learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett.

Overview

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Director:
Chris Noonan
Writers:
Dick King-Smith (novel)
George Miller (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
4 August 1995 (USA) more
Tagline:
A little pig goes a long way.
Plot:
Babe, a pig raised by sheepdogs, learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 17 wins & 17 nominations more
User Comments:
Positively Sublime more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Christine Cavanaugh ... Babe the Gallant Pig (voice)

Miriam Margolyes ... Fly the Female Sheepdog (voice)
Danny Mann ... Ferdinand the Duck (voice)

Hugo Weaving ... Rex the Male Sheepdog (voice)

Miriam Flynn ... Maa the Very Old Ewe (voice)
Russi Taylor ... Dutchess the Cat (voice) (as Russie Taylor)
Evelyn Krape ... Old Ewe (voice)
Michael Edward-Stevens ... Horse (voice)
Charles Bartlett ... Cow (voice)
Paul Livingston ... Rooster in Stall (voice)
Roscoe Lee Browne ... Narrator (voice)

James Cromwell ... Farmer Arthur Hoggett

Magda Szubanski ... Mrs. Esme Hoggett
Zoe Burton ... Daughter
Paul Goddard ... Son-in-Law
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Babe, the Gallant Pig
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Runtime:
89 min
Country:
Australia | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS

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Trivia:
The film had 56 animal trainers on set to handle nearly 1000 animals. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The fax machine Hoggett receives as a gift is different from the one he uses to send his application for the show. more
Quotes:
[Babe's first attempt to herd sheep just got him laughed at]
Babe: This is ridiculous, Mom!
Fly: Nonsense, it's only your first try. But you're treating them like equals. They're sheep, they're inferior.
Babe: Oh, no they're not.
Fly: Of course they are. We are their masters, Babe. Let them doubt it for a second and they'll walk all over you.
Rex the Male Sheepdog: Fly! Get the pig out of there!
Fly: Make them feel inferior--abuse them, insult them.
Rex the Male Sheepdog: Fly!
Babe: They'll laugh at me.
Fly: Then bite them! Be ruthless. Whatever it takes, bend them to your will.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade (2005) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Blue Moon more

FAQ

Is this film based on a novel?
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30 out of 31 people found the following comment useful:-
Positively Sublime, 5 June 2005
10/10
Author: roidessinges from United States

An extremely quirky film that you won't mind watching with the kids. Not full of sappy platitudes, this strange little tale of a pig that wants to be a sheep dog is extremely effective in it's message without hitting you in the head with it. No doubt because it wasn't made in Hollywood... we Americans have never been good at telling children's stories without being condescending and heavy-handed with the moral message.

The story takes place in some fairy tale amalgam of all the rural cultures of the English-speaking world - Sometimes it seems like England, other times Kansas, Australia, New Zealand, it's really never anywhere particular. The acting is superb, the animatronics are unrecognizable as such, and James Cromwell is superb as the taciturn farmer willing to give the little pig a chance.

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