Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Christine Cavanaugh | ... | Babe (voice) | |
Miriam Margolyes | ... | Fly (voice) | |
Danny Mann | ... | Ferdinand (voice) | |
Hugo Weaving | ... | Rex (voice) | |
Miriam Flynn | ... | Maa (voice) | |
Russi Taylor | ... | Cat (voice) (as Russie Taylor) | |
Evelyn Krape | ... | Old Ewe (voice) | |
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Michael Edward-Stevens | ... | Horse (voice) |
Charles Bartlett | ... | Cow (voice) | |
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Paul Livingston | ... | Rooster (voice) |
Roscoe Lee Browne | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
James Cromwell | ... | Farmer Hoggett | |
Magda Szubanski | ... | Esme Hoggett | |
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Zoe Burton | ... | Daughter |
Paul Goddard | ... | Son-in-Law |
Gentle farmer Arthur Hoggett wins a piglet named Babe at a county fair. Narrowly escaping his fate as Christmas dinner when Farmer Hoggett decides to show him at the next fair, Babe bonds with motherly border collie Fly and discovers that he can herd sheep too. But will the other farm animals, including Fly's jealous husband, Rex, accept a pig who doesn't conform to the farm's social hierarchy? Written by Jwelch5742
I think genre preferences go out of the window when a film like 'Babe' comes along. It's easy to see why this film is so universally popular, the story is delightful and the main characters so likable and endearing. The idea of a having a film centre on a cute pig may have raised a few eyebrows at first, but after only a few minutes any doubts anyone had will have gone.
There isn't much I can write about this film other than saying how much I enjoy it every time I see it (and that's a good few times now). I never get tired of it and it's probably one of my go-to films when I'm in the mood for a family film. I'm yet to meet anyone who doesn't like 'Babe', I'm sure there are people out there who don't like it and I'd be interested to hear their reasons, but you'd be hard pushed to find a family film as universally popular as this one.