Babe: Pig in the City (1998)

Director:

George Miller

Writers:

George Miller (written by) &
Judy Morris (written by) ...
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Release Date:

25 November 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Fantasy | Comedy

Tagline:

This little pig went to the city...

Plot:

Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm.

Plot Keywords:

Box Office Flop | Farmer | Hero | Dog | Dystopian

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 9 nominations

Cast

Magda Szubanski	...	Mrs. Esme Cordelia Hoggett
James Cromwell	...	Farmer Arthur Hoggett
Mary Stein	...	The Landlady
Mickey Rooney	...	Fugly Floom, the Speechless Man in Hotel
Elizabeth Daily	...	Babe the Gallant Pig (voice) (as E.G. Daily)
Danny Mann	...	Ferdinand the Duck / Tug / Additional Voices (voice)
Glenne Headly	...	Zootie (voice)
Steven Wright	...	Bob (voice)
James Cosmo	...	Thelonius (voice)
Nathan Kress	...	Easy / Tough Pup (voice)
Myles Jeffrey	...	Easy (voice)
Stanley Ralph Ross	...	The Pitbull / The Doberman (voice)
Russi Taylor	...	The Pink Poodle / Choir Cat (voice)
Adam Goldberg	...	Flealick (voice)
Eddie Barth	...	Nigel / Alan (voice)
Bill Capizzi	...	Snoop, The Sniffer Dog (voice)
Miriam Margolyes	...	Fly the Female Sheepdog (voice)
Hugo Weaving	...	Rex the Male Sheepdog (voice)
Roscoe Lee Browne	...	The Narrator (voice)
Paul Livingston	...	Hot Headed Chef
Babs McMillan	...	Matriarch
Matt Parkinson	...	Nervous Waiter (as Matthew Parkinson)
Julie Godfrey	...	Suspicious Neighbour
Kim Story	...	Judge
Richard Carter	...	Detective
Simon Westaway	...	Detective
Margaret Christensen	...	Haughty Woman
Janet Foye	...	Mrs. Hoggett's Friend
Pamela Hawken	...	Mrs. Hoggett's Friend
Basil Clarke	...	Doctor
Cecelia Yates	...	Flight Attendant
Damian Monk	...	Customs Guard
Terrell Dixon	...	Customs Guard
Gabby Millgate	...	Female Officer
Anthony Phelan	...	Security Guard
Van Epperson	...	Night Cleaner
Mark Gerber	...	Motorcycle Cop
Ken Radley	...	Motorcycle Cop
John Samaha	...	Van Cop
Paul Moxey	...	Tough Guy
Gareth Clydesdale	...	Tough Guy
Ken Johnson	...	Court Stenographer
Jennifer Kent	...	Lab Lady
Richard Huggett	...	Cop
Michael Boxer	...	Raider
Felix Williamson	...	Raider
Ric Herbert	...	Raider
David Allsberry	...	Raider
Steve Martin	...	Raider
Hubert Wells	...	Raider
John Walton	...	Padded Raider
Gandhi MacIntyre	...	Lab Technician
Christian Manon	...	Lab Technician
Sacha Horler	...	Night Nurse
John Upton	...	Sick Boy
Peter Callan	...	Hospital Doctor
Paul May	...	Hospital Orderly
Dean Nottle	...	Doctor in Tails
Paul Maybury	...	Hospital Orderly
Saskia Campbell	...	Woman in Billowing Gown
Kristoffer Greaves	...	Chef
Dominic Condon	...	Kitchen Hand
Elizabeth Allen	...	Lady Zammit
Katie Leigh	...	Kitten (voice)
Evelyn Krape	...	Old Ewe / Alley Cats (voice)
Charles Bartlett	...	Cow (voice)
Michael Edward-Stevens	...	Horse (voice)
Al Mancini	...	Fish (voice)
Larry Moss	...	Fish (voice)
Lisa Bailer	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Lisa Bailey	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Blayn Barbosa	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Victor Brandt	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jeannie Elias	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Pippa Grandison	...	Additional Voices (voice)
J.D. Hall	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Mark Hammond	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Wendy Kamenoff	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Julie Offen	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Scotty Leavenworth	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Julie Oppenheimer	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Deborah Packer	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Roger Rose	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Carly Schroeder	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Drew Levi Thomas	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Joseph R. Sicari	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Barbara Harris	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Aaron Spann	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Lexi Thomas	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Naomi Watts	...	Additional Voices (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jim Cummings	...	Pelican (voice)

Directed by
George Miller

Writing credits
George Miller		(written by) &
Judy Morris		(written by) &
Mark Lamprell		(written by)
Dick King-Smith		characters

Produced by
Catherine Barber	....	associate producer
Barbara Gibbs	....	executive producer
Colin Gibson	....	associate producer
Bill Miller	....	producer
George Miller	....	producer
Doug Mitchell	....	producer
Guy Norris	....	associate producer
P.J. Voeten	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Nigel Westlake

Cinematography by
Andrew Lesnie		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jay Friedkin
Margaret Sixel

Casting by
Alison Barrett
Nikki Barrett
Barbara Harris

Production Design by
Roger Ford

Art Direction by
Colin Gibson

Set Decoration by
Kerrie Brown

Costume Design by
Norma Moriceau

Makeup Department
Warren Hanneman	....	hair stylist
Rachael Haupt	....	hair assistant (as Rachel Haupt)
Michelle Hawes	....	hair assistant
Andrea Hochgatterer-Kowland	....	hair technician (as Andrea Hochgatteren)
Zeynep Selcuk	....	hair assistant
Hana Shimada	....	hair assistant
Vicky Stockwell	....	hair designer (as Victoria Stockwell)
Shane Thomas	....	makeup artist
Jeni Walker	....	hair technician
Nadine Wilkie	....	additional makeup artist: crowd (uncredited)

Production Management
Marcus D'Arcy	....	post-production supervisor
Barbara Gibbs	....	unit production manager
Jody Hewitson	....	assistant unit manager
Wil Milne	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Debbie Antoniou	....	additional assistant director
Topher Dow	....	first assistant director: additional unit
Naomi Enfield	....	second assistant director: additional unit
Jacinta Hayne	....	second assistant director
Philip Hearnshaw	....	scheduling first assistant director
Tanya Jackson	....	second assistant director: additional unit (as Tanya Jackson-Vaughan)
Jennifer Leacey	....	second assistant director: additional unit (as Jen Leacey)
Karen Mahood	....	additional assistant director
Giovanni Pacialeo	....	third assistant director: additional unit
Johnny Pacialeo	....	third assistant director
Daphne Paris	....	additional unit director
Sophy Robertson	....	additional assistant director
Julian Ryan	....	third assistant director
Paul Sullivan	....	third assistant director: additional unit
P.J. Voeten	....	first assistant director
Simon Warnock	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Joshua Black	....	set finisher
Jules Cook	....	computer draftsman
Jules Cook	....	set designer
Peter Cunningham	....	art department electrician
Gillian Farrow	....	stand-by props: additional unit
Murray Gosson	....	stand-by props: additional unit
David Hird	....	construction rigger
Glen W. Johnson	....	set dresser
Tracey Jordan	....	buyer: animatronics department
Elaine Kusmishko	....	property master
Paul Matthews	....	art department electrician
Graham Menage	....	scenic artist
Grahame Ménage	....	scenic artist
Jane Murphy	....	property master
Adrienne Ogle	....	assistant stand-by props: additional unit
Peter 'Babylon' Owens	....	propmaker
Peter Pound	....	concept artist
Peter Pound	....	illustrator
Peter Pound	....	storyboard artist
Tony Raes	....	set designer
Mark Sexton	....	storyboard artist
Dean Steiner	....	stand-by carpenter: additional unit
Gregg Thomas	....	greens supervisor
Dougal Thompson	....	stand-by carpenter: additional unit
Ben Walker	....	assistant stand-by props: additional unit
Tony Williams	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Jim Atkins	....	ABC recording engineer
Ross Boyer	....	sound recordist: visual effects unit
Brent Burge	....	sound effects editor
Steve Burgess	....	supervising foley editor
Michael C. Casper	....	sound re-recording mixer
Julius Chan	....	supervising sound editor
Christo Curtis	....	recording mixer
Christo Curtis	....	sound recording engineer
Nicholai Danko	....	sound video assistant: additional unit
Liam Egan	....	sound effects editor
Frank Fleming	....	sound recordist
Richard Girvan	....	recording engineer: ABC (as Richard Gervin)
Peter Grace	....	sound recordist: additional unit
Antony Gray	....	sound effects editor
Catherine Gross	....	boom operator: additional unit (as Cathy Gross)
Gary Hamden	....	boom operator: additional unit
Amaya Holcomb	....	sound video assistant: additional unit
Sonal Joshi	....	adr editor
Daniel J. Leahy	....	sound re-recording mixer
Frank Lipson	....	sound effects editor
Gerry Long	....	foley artist
Ian McLoughlin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jo Mion	....	sound assistant
Andrew Neil	....	foley editor
Loretta O'Brien	....	sound video assistant: additional unit
Ben Osmo	....	sound mixer
Wayne Pashley	....	supervising sound editor
David Pearson	....	boom operator: additional unit
Jeremy Reurich	....	sound video assistant: additional unit
Geoffrey G. Rubay	....	sound effects editor
Roger Savage	....	sound re-recording mixer
Guntis Sics	....	sound recordist: additional unit
John Simpson	....	foley artist
Peter D. Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer
Susan Spanovich	....	head sound assistant
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Libby Villa	....	dialogue editor
Jenny T. Ward	....	sound editor
Phil Winters	....	sound effects editor
Jack Snyder	....	sound engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Vince Abbott	....	animatronic designer
Simon Alberry	....	animatronic figure finisher: creature shop
Billy Aziz	....	special effects technician
Mark Bailey	....	animatronic fabricator
Brett Beacham	....	animatronic moldmaker
Lyall Beckmann	....	special effects technician
Anton Boniface	....	animatronic technical designer
Nigel Booth	....	animatronic character sculptor
Anne Bowman	....	animatronic finishing artist
Herman Bron	....	special effects technician
Penny Brown	....	animatronic moldmaker
Sarah Brunsdon	....	animatronic feather technician
Daniel Carlisle	....	animatronic electronic technician
Catherine Carroll	....	animatronic feather assistant
Chris Chitty	....	original animatronic sheep
Gerard Collins	....	special effects technician
Patrick Comerford	....	animatronic performer
Richard Coombs	....	animatronic performer
John Cox	....	original animatronic sheep
Tom Davies	....	special effects coordinator
Marcus Erasmus	....	special effects technician
Laurie Faen	....	animatronic coordinator
Barry Fowler	....	animatronic mold designer
Ray Fowler	....	special effects technician
Fiona Gentle	....	assistant animatronic performer
Allen Hall	....	special effects on set supervisor (as Alan Hall)
Mario Haloutas	....	assistant animatronic performer
Barnaby Harrison	....	animatronic performer
Rachael Haupt	....	special effects
Simone Hiley	....	animatronic fabricator
Jamie Howe	....	special effects runner
Jeremy Hunt	....	animatronic character sculptor
David James	....	special effects technician
Adam Johansen	....	animatronic moldmaker
Valerie Jones	....	animatronic feather design
Tim Jordan	....	animatronic designer
Ivan Manzella	....	assistant animatronic sculptor
Sean Masterson	....	assistant animatronic performer
Gregory W. McKee	....	animatronic designer (as Greg McKee)
Gregory W. McKee	....	original animatronic sheep (as Greg McKee)
Esteban Mendoza	....	animatronic character sculptor
Tim Mieville	....	assistant animatronic performer
Kent Miklenda	....	special effects technician
Killian Monoghan	....	animatronic assembler
Ben Morris	....	animatronic technical designer
John Murch	....	animatronic moldmaker
Alan Murphy	....	animatronic fabricator
Shane Murphy	....	special effects technician
Dave Nagel	....	assistant animatronic moldmaker (as David Nagel)
Chris Norris	....	animatronic moldmaker
Brian North	....	animatronic fabricator design
James O'Connor	....	animatronic technical designer
Chris O'Dwyer	....	animatronic technician
Aiden O'Keefe	....	animatronic technician
Dan Oliver	....	special effects technician
John Osborne	....	animatronic designer
David Pride	....	special effects design engineer
Tad Pride	....	special effects supervisor
Keith Rae	....	animatronic moldmaker
Jason Reed	....	animatronic designer
Tim Riach	....	special effects technician
Michael Ricci	....	animatronic moldmaker
Andy Roberts	....	animatronic designer (as Andrew Roberts)
Ted Ross	....	special effects on set supervisor
Jim Sandys	....	animatronic designer (as James Sandys)
Neal Scanlan	....	animatronic creative supervisor
Ray Scott	....	animatronic character sculptor
John Searle	....	animatronic character sculptor
Arthur Spink Jr.	....	special effects technician (as Arthur Spink)
Guy Stevens	....	animatronic designer
Joanne Thompson	....	animatronic character sculptor
Jo Thorpe	....	animatronic fabricator
Trevor Tighe	....	animatronic assistant
Taj Trengove	....	special effects technician
John Van Der Pool	....	animatronic technician
Thomas Van Koeverden	....	animatronic technician
Belinda Villani	....	animatronic character sculptor
Matthew A. Ward	....	original animatronic sheep (as Matt Ward)
Matthew Ward	....	special effects technician
Kerry Williams	....	mold shop labourer
Phill Woodfine	....	animatronic performer
David Young	....	special effects design engineer

Visual Effects by
Jude Adamson	....	lighting artist: Rhythm & Hues (as Judith Adamson)
Erik Akutagawa	....	scan/record operator: Rhythm & Hues
Rob Allman	....	additional computer graphics artist
Hani AlYousif	....	digital effects compositor
Marilyn Anderson	....	technical assistant
Grahame Andrew	....	visual effects supervisor
Maria Antoniv	....	visual effects
Charlie Armstrong	....	digital compositor
Nicholas Atkinson	....	editorial assistant
Michael Backauskas	....	visual effects editor: Rhythm & Hues
Jason Ballantine	....	visual effects editor
Aaron Barclay	....	compositor: Animal Logic
Steve Barnes	....	technical assistant: Mill Film
Lyndon Barrois	....	animator: Rhythm & Hues
Sara Bennett	....	digital Preparation: MillFilm
Jil-Sheree Bergin	....	plate producer: Rhythm & Hues
Theodore Bialek	....	lighting artist: Rhythm & Hues
J.J. Blumenkranz	....	animation Setup: Rhythm & Hues
Ben Boultree	....	clapper loader: visual effects unit
Dawn Bowery	....	Inferno artist: Rhythm & Hues
Lee Bramwell	....	digital compositor
John Breslin	....	digital compositor
Will Broadbent	....	technical assistant: Mill Film Ltd.
Megan Bryant	....	scan/record supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
Tim Burke	....	digital effects compositor
John Butiu	....	modeler: Rhythm & Hues
Michelle Butler	....	matchmove artist: Rhythm & Hues
Bonjin Byun	....	compositor: Rhythm & Hues
Tom Capizzi	....	lighting artist: Rhythm & Hues
Jeffrey Castel De Oro	....	assistant compositor: Rhythm & Hues
Dominick Cecere	....	matchmove artist: Rhythm & Hues
Mike Chambers	....	visual effects producer
Pascal Chappuis	....	lighting artist: Rhythm & Hues
Denise Chen	....	software development programmer: Rhythm & Hues
Raymond Chen	....	lighting artist: Rhythm & Hues
Yeen-Shi Chen	....	modeler: Rhythm & Hues
Fiona Chilton	....	visual effects producer: Animal Logic
Amy Christensen	....	match mover
Jeffrey Cilley	....	scan/record operator: Rhythm & Hues
Lisa Clarity	....	lighting artist: Rhythm & Hues
Simon Clutterbuck	....	silicone technician
Patrick Cohen	....	lighting artist: Rhythm & Hues
Daniel Aristoteles Collins	....	systems/operations: Rhythm & Hues
Andrew Commis	....	technical continuity: visual effects unit
Mike Connolly	....	digital effects compositor: Mill Film
Lara Connor	....	clapper loader: visual effects unit
Jay Cooper	....	Inferno artist: Rhythm & Hues
Melanie Cordan	....	animator: Rhythm & Hues
Colin Coull	....	special effects color timer: Millfilm
Homer Cruz	....	scan/record operator: Rhythm & Hues
Anita Cukurs	....	compositor: Rhythm & Hues
Erik De Boer	....	animation lead: Rhythm & Hues
John Dietz	....	lighting artist: Rhythm & Hues
Stephen Dobbs	....	matchmove lead: Rhythm & Hues
Crystal Dowd	....	visual effects producer: Rhythm & Hues
Brian Dowrick	....	animator: Rhythm & Hues
David Dulac	....	digital compositor
Dave Early	....	digital artist (as David Early)
Damon Escott	....	technical continuity: visual effects unit
Nancy Evans	....	digital painter: Rhythm & Hues
Grant Everett	....	digital compositor
Mark Felt	....	Inferno artist: Rhythm & Hues
Derry Field	....	focus puller: visual effects unit
Cory Rocco Florimonte	....	matchmove artist: Rhythm & Hues
Rachel Fondiller	....	visual effects coordinator: Rhythm & Hues
Erin Fujioka	....	matchmove artist: Rhythm & Hues
Bridget A. Gaynor	....	lighting artist: Rhythm & Hues
Bill Gilman	....	compositor: Rhythm & Hues
Chris Godfrey	....	visual effects supervisor
Andrew Goldstein	....	assistant compositor: Rhythm & Hues
John Goodman	....	animator: Rhythm & Hues
Alex Grau	....	lighting artist: Rhythm & Hues
Brian Green	....	software development programmer: Rhythm & Hues
Jenny Groener	....	compositing coordinator: Rhythm & Hues
Betsy Asher Hall	....	CG lighting lead: Rhythm & Hues
Joseph Hamdorf	....	matchmove artist: Rhythm & Hues
Todd Harvey	....	lighting artist: Rhythm & Hues
Katie Hecker	....	compositor: Rhythm & Hues
Karl Herbst	....	lighting artist: Rhythm & Hues
Sean Heuston	....	motion control assistant operator
Adrian Hill	....	animatronic Softimage programmer
Martin Hobbs	....	digital effects producer: Mill Film
Jim Hoffman	....	matchmove artist: Rhythm & Hues
Lorea Hoye	....	visual effects coordinator
Peter Huang	....	software development programmer: Rhythm & Hues
Ian Hulbert	....	animator: Rhythm & Hues
Nicolas Imhof	....	modeler: Rhythm & Hues
Yukiko Ishiwata	....	compositor: Rhythm & Hues
Brett Jarman	....	lighting technician: visual effects unit
Eileen Jensen	....	lighting supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
Michelle Johnson	....	matchmove artist: Rhythm & Hues
Tobin Jones	....	matchmove artist: Rhythm & Hues
Jongo	....	lighting artist: Rhythm & Hues (as Jongo Yuk)
Jongo	....	lighting technical director
Krista Jordan	....	digital compositor
Bruce Jurgens	....	technical director: Rhythm & Hues
Tex Kadonaga	....	modeler: Rhythm & Hues
Perry Kass	....	software development programmer: Rhythm & Hues
Nancy Kato	....	animation supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
Andy Kind	....	computer graphics artist
Paul Kirwan	....	senior digital compositor
Nancy Klimley	....	modeler: Rhythm & Hues
Vandana Konda	....	lighting artist: Rhythm & Hues
Anna Laurie	....	visual effects coordinator
Wilmer Lin	....	matchmove artist: Rhythm & Hues
David Lomax	....	computer graphics artist
Charlie Lovett	....	CG animator
Mary Lynn Machado	....	CG supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
Joe Mancewicz	....	animation Setup: Rhythm & Hues
Karl Maples	....	lighting artist: Rhythm & Hues
Laurie Marshall	....	matchmove artist: Rhyth