Babe
Comedy, Drama, Family
Universal Studios  (1995) 89 mins G

7.3 (29,722 votes)
A little pig goes a long way.

Introducing a barnyard full of captivating characters unlike any you've ever met! There's farmer Hoggett; Fly, the sheep dog; Rex, her shepherding partner; Ferdinand, the quacky duck; Maa, the elderly ewe; and the newest addition Hoggett Farm, Babe, a most unusual Yorkshire piglet. It's a delightful story the whole family will love!...

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Cast and Crew
Christine Cavanaugh  ......  Babe the Gallant Pig (voice)
Miriam Margolyes  ......  Fly the Female Sheepdog (voice)
Danny Mann  ......  Ferdinand the Duck (voice)
Hugo Weaving  ......  Rex the Male Sheepdog (voice)
Miriam Flynn  ......  Maa the Very Old Ewe (voice)
Russi Taylor  ......  Dutchess the Cat (voice) (as Russie Taylor)
Director  .....  Chris Noonan
Producer  .....  Bill Miller; George Miller; Doug Mitchell
Writer  .....  Dick King-Smith; George Miller; Chris Noonan
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: Babe's feet are muddy when he runs over to the wagon, but clean soon after. (more)

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. (more)

Filming Locations:
Country, New South Wales, Australia (more)

Quotes:
Maa the Very Old Ewe: Darn silly carry-on, if you ask me.
Horse: The cat says they call it Christmas
Ferdinand the duck: Christmas! Christmas dinner, yeah. Dinner means death. Death means carnage! Christmas means carnage!!
[flies away frantically]
Ferdinand the duck: Christmas means carnage!!
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 17 wins & 17 nominations (more)