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

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7.3/10   33,330 votes
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Director:
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
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(17 articles)
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Disarmingly charming and wonderful more (138 total)
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Cast

  (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 ... 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
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Additional Details

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]
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89 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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James Cromwell, a longtime vegetarian, decided to become a vegan after starring in the movie. more
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Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The Boss uses the phone on the fax to call about the competition, yet the power doesn't get restored to his house until he's at the competition. - Telephones do not need the electricity to be functioning in order to work. Phone lines provide independent power to keep communication lines open, even without main power working. While the fax machine would not work without power, the telephone could still be used. more
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]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The X Files: Home (#4.2)" (1996) more
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Spring Dance more

FAQ

Is this film based on a novel?
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23 out of 26 people found the following comment useful.
Disarmingly charming and wonderful, 19 July 2002
Author: bob the moo from Birmingham, UK

Babe is separated from his family and becomes friends with some of the animals on his new farm. He learns that each animal has a role to play and that both he and Ferdinand the duck are fated to be lunch! Both take new roles to escape their fate and Babe tries to become a sheepdog. As Farmer Hoggett begins to notice the unusual way Babe can work with the sheep he begins to groom him for that role – much to the worry of his wife and the other farm animals.

Written by the guy who wrote the Mad Max films – that's what kills me. I know it's adapted but how can the Mad Max writer manage to deliver such a sweet film that is unassuming and comic and heart warming. The plot is great as it is adapted from `The Sheeppig' but Miller's script adds so many comic touches that it's funny throughout. The characters are all well written so that we care about them and get easily drawn in.

It's directed well and again feels fresh and different – whether it's the chapter set up or the use of the narrator or the way that the singing mice make the links it all works well. Because it is gentle and unassuming I found myself involved in it so easily and the themes of finding your own path and friendship are not rammed down your throat but just sit there if you want to get them. I've seen this several times and the silent, wonderful climax to the sheepdog trials makes me choke everytime (even if it is predictable).

All the voices are good and the use of animals is faultless. The use of animatronics is a little ropey at times but the sense of goodwill the film gave me extended to overlooking these minor complaints. James Cromwell is just superb as the human face in this drama – everytime I see him now I can only hear him say `that'll do pig'. Babe is a great hero and you feel for him from the start to the end – when he gives a little satisfied sigh it's difficult not to feel warm inside.

Overall this is one of the best children's films I've seen – it's light and unassuming and not a classic but it is comic, gentle and ultimately heart warming – what more do you want?

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