Babe (1995)

Director:

Chris Noonan

Writers:

Dick King-Smith (novel)
George Miller (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

4 August 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy

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.

Plot Keywords:

Farmer | Pig | Sheep | Dog | Sheepdog

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 17 wins & 17 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Dec. 13

7:00 AM

MAX

Cast

Christine Cavanaugh	...	Babe (voice)
Miriam Margolyes	...	Fly (voice)
Danny Mann	...	Ferdinand (voice)
Hugo Weaving	...	Rex (voice)
Miriam Flynn	...	Maa (voice)
Russi Taylor	...	Duchess the Cat (voice) (as Russie Taylor)
Evelyn Krape	...	Old Ewe (voice)
Michael Edward-Stevens	...	Horse (voice)
Charles Bartlett	...	Cow (voice)
Paul Livingston	...	Rooster (voice)
Roscoe Lee Browne	...	Narrator (voice)
James Cromwell	...	Farmer Arthur Hoggett
Magda Szubanski	...	Esme Hoggett
Zoe Burton	...	Daughter
Paul Goddard	...	Son-in-Law

Also Known As:

Babe, the Gallant Pig
Babe (Slovenia) [sl]
Babe - Den modiga lilla grisen (Sweden) [sv]
Babe - Een buitengewone big (Netherlands) [nl]
Babe - O Porquinho Atrapalhado (Brazil) [pt]
Babe - Swinka z klasa (Poland) [pl]
Babe - urhea possu (Finland) [fi]
Babe, el cerdito valiente (Spain) [es]
Babe, el chanchito valiente (Argentina) [es]
Babe, el puerquito valiente (Mexico) [es]
Babe, le cochon devenu berger (France) [fr]
Babe, maialino coraggioso (Italy) [it]
Babe, to zoiro gourounaki (Greece) [el]
Babe: Galantní prasátko (Czech Republic) [cs]
Bebe (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Beib: Chetveronogiy Malysh (Russia) [ru]
Ein Schweinchen namens Babe (Germany) [de]
Um Porquinho Chamado Babe (Portugal) [pt]

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

Australia | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Canada:G | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Belgium:KT | Chile:TE | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:o.Al. (bw) | Hong Kong:I | Iceland:L | Malaysia:(Banned) | Netherlands:AL | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:U | USA:G (certificate #33880) | Brazil:Livre

Filming Locations:

Illawarra Highway, Albion Park, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Kennedy Miller Productions

Trivia:

The talking pig is a combination of 48 real Yorkshire pigs plus an animatronic double. A makeup artist added toupee and eyelashes to each, and computer digitization manipulated pictures of the snout to make the pig appear to talk.

Goofs:

Continuity: Farmer Hogget shears sheep yet next time the sheep are seen they have full coats.

Quotes:

Mrs. Esme Hoggett: Are you doing him tonight then?
Farmer Hoggett: Mmm.
Mrs. Esme Hoggett: Good, the blood'll drain by morning.
Farmer Hoggett: Pity.
Mrs. Esme Hoggett: What's that?
Farmer Hoggett: Nothing.
Mrs. Esme Hoggett: What on earth are you babbling on about?
Farmer Hoggett: [hesitates] Shame to miss out on the best ham prize at next year's fair, is all. Nice plump haunches he's getting. Beautiful. Still... silly to wait, I suppose.
[Esme stares at him]

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Justice League: This Little Piggy (#3.5)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Toreador Song

An astounding film

I was dragged to this film by my girlfriend (now wife) when it first came out in fall of 1995. I had zero interest in what seemed to me nothing more than a kids movie. I recall sitting in the theater before the movie commenced, looking at my watch and estimating the time it would end, when my life could begin again after this rude 90 minute interruption.

Then the film began. The moment Babe said a tearful goodbye to his mother as she was being led off to the slaughter house ("Pig Paradise", the narrator says), I was hooked. What stood out to me was not the tearful "Goodbye Mom", but the fact that after we see Babe's mom loaded into the truck, the camera goes back to Babe, siting in the corner of his industrial pen, sobbing profusely. This moment, maybe 90 seconds into the movie, is filmed so well, so perfect, that instead of coming off as melodramatic, it is heartrending. I know that word is used often to describe this film, but I do not know how else to describe it. This is one of many "heartrending" moments in this beautiful film.

This is by far the best childrens film I have ever seen, but it really is a mistake to even call it a childrens film. It is simply a great film. A film that shows how wondrous things can happen as a result of common decency; how any individual can triumph if they believe in themselves; how vital is the help of family and friends in life's arduous journey.

This a film not to be missed. It should have beaten Braveheart.