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Babe

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• Comedy
• Family

• 1995
• Chris Noonan
• 88 mins
• PG

Summary

Fantasy comedy starring James Cromwell. Babe, an orphaned pig, is raised on a farm by the sheepdog Fly. Although he is destined for the dinner table, Babe astonishes Farmer Hoggett and his fellow farmyard animals when he shows talent as a "sheep-pig".

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

John Ferguson

This Australian family comedy, based on Dick King-Smith's book The Sheep-Pig, came out of nowhere to enchant millions around the world, converting many small children to vegetarianism in the process. The "babe" of the title is an orphaned piglet adopted by a family of Border collies who learns how to handle sheep under the patient training of soft-hearted farmer James Cromwell. The mixture of live action and animatronics brings the animals magically to life (the film won an Oscar for visual effects) and their voices are adeptly handled by Christine Cavanaugh (of Rugrats fame), Hugo Weaving and Miriam Margolyes. It's a delight from start to finish that will captivate children and melt the heart of even the grumpiest adult.

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6.9/10

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Credits

Cast

rolenameFarmer Arthur HoggettJames CromwellEsme HoggettMagda SzubanskiBabeChristine CavanaughFlyMiriam MargolyesFerdinandDanny MannRexHugo WeavingMaaMiriam FlynnCatRussi TaylorOld EweEvelyn KrapeHorseMichael Edward-StevensCowCharles BartlettRoosterPaul LivingstonNarratorRoscoe Lee Browne

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rolenameDirectorChris Noonan

Details

Theatrical distributor

Cinema International Corp. UK

Released on

1995-12-15

Languages

English

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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