Los Angeles Times, 08/04/1995, p.F1, "...Carefree and light on its feet....If only people would be more like these animals, the world, though hardly saner, would certainly be a lot more fun..."
USA Today, 08/04/1995, p.1D, "...[BABE] is in a league of its own when it comes to enchantment....Beautifully shot in Australia, Babe gives off a cozy, old-fashioned feel..." -- 3 1/2 out of 4 stars
Entertainment Weekly, 08/11/1995, p.38, "...It's inspiring what real talent, imagination, and style can do..." -- Rating: A
Chicago Sun-Times, 08/04/1995, p.34, "...BABE is a movie made with charm and wit....It knows things, and teaches lessons. And it is so well made that adults will find it entertaining, too..."
Variety, 07/24/1995, "...Dazzling family entertainment with enormous charm and utilizing breathtaking technical innovation..."
Title Note
The film won the 1995 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.
Released theatrically in the USA August 4, 1995, and had an opening weekend box office gross of $8.7 million.
A Kennedy Miller production.
Color by Atlab color. Sound in DTS.
Animatronic characters by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Animal action directed by Karl Lewis Miller.
Additional credits: Simon Warnock, Michael Bau, Geoffrey Guiffre (assistant directors); Ken Arlidge (additional unit director of photography); Carolyn Tyrer (makeup/hair).
Rated BBFC U by the British Board of Film Classification.
Product Quotation/Excerpt
"Christmas means carnage!" -- Ferdinand, the duck (voice of DANNY MANN)
Release Note
DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Digital 5.1 - Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 - French DTS Surround 5.1 - English Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. George Miller - Producer Making-of Interactive Features: Scene Access Interactive Game Interactive Menus
Product Notes
A little pig with big dreams teaches himself to be a sheepdog in this marvelous fantasy based on Dick King-Smith's children's novel "The Sheep-Pig." When an old farmer wins a piglet at a carnival by guessing its weight, be brings the oinker, named Babe, home. At first, the little animal feels confused and lonely. But a maternal collie, who just delivered her own litter, welcomes Babe into her family, and teaches him about farm life. Soon the precious pig proves that he can be a pretty valuable asset to the farmer and his wife--in a most unexpected way. Special effects allow the entire menagerie of farm animals to speak throughout this magical live-action tale.
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