Babe (1995) Movie Overview

Babe is a 1995 family film that tells the story of a pig who wants to be a sheep dog. The main animal characters are played by a combination of real and animatronic pigs and Border Collies. The film is based on the book The Sheep-Pig (known as Babe: The Gallant Pig in the U.S.) by Dick King-Smith, and later spawned a sequel called Babe: Pig in the City. Babe was filmed in Robertson, New South Wales, Australia. The talking animal visual effects were done by Rhythm and Hues Studios. Although the setting and style of the film is distinctly British/Australasian pastoral, many of the human speaking parts were over-dubbed from Australian to American accents for popular acceptance in the American film market. After a pig’s mother is taken away to be slaughtered by humans (or, as the film’s pigs think, to a “Pig Paradise”), Babe is picked out for a “guess the weight” booth at a county fair. Farmer Hoggett guesses the correct weight and wins the pig. Babe is brought to the farm and is allowed to stay with the female sheepdog, Fly (a Border Collie), and her pups. He meets Ma, a resident sheep. She tells him what a nice pig he is and how he should watch out for dogs she calls “wolves”. He enc… Source

Babe Movie Details
Director: Chris Noonan
Official Sites: Universal
Tagline: A little pig goes a long way.
Country: Australia , USA
Run Time: 89 min
Genre: Adventure , Drama , Family , Fantasy

Babe Movie Overview – Yahoo Movies

Babe (1995): A piglet won by Farmer Hoggett as a raffle prize is raised by Fly, the matriarch sheepdog, as one of her own. His owner senses something special in Babe and makes sure he learns sheep herding along with his new brothers. Babe proves so adept, in fact, that Farmer Hoggett enters him in the world sheepdog championship. Source

Babe Movie Review from New York Times

A young pig fights convention to become a sheep dog — or, rather, sheep pig — in this charming Australian family film, which became an unexpected international success due to superior special effects and an intelligent script. The title refers to the name bestowed on a piglet soon after his separation from his family, when he finds himself on a s… Source

Apple Movies Babe Movie Details from Imdb

Farmer Hoggett wins a runt piglet at a local fair and young Babe, as the piglet decides to call himself, befriends and learns about all the other creatures on the farm. He becomes special friends with one of the sheepdogs, Fly. With Fly’s help, and Farmer Hoggett’s intuition, Babe embarks on a career in sheepherding with some surprising and spectac… Source

Babe (1995) Movie Overview

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