Babe

The surprise hit of 1995, this splendidly entertaining family film was nominated for six Academy Awards, including best picture, director, and screenplay, and deservedly won the Oscar for its subtly ingenious visual effects. Babe is all about the title character, a heroic little pig who's been taken in by the friendly farmer Hoggett (Oscar nominee James Cromwell), who senses that he and the pig share "a common destiny." Babe, a popular mischief-maker the Australian farm, is adopted by the resident border collie and raised as a puppy, befriended by Ferdinand the duck (who thinks he's a rooster), and saves the day as a champion "sheep-pig." Filled with a supporting cast of talking barnyard animals and a chorus of singing mice (courtesy of computer enhancements and clever animatronics), this frequently hilarious, visually imaginative movie has already taken its place as a family classic with timeless appeal. --Jeff Shannon

Movie Details

Cast: Christine Cavanaugh, James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, Miriam Margolyes, Danny Mann, Hugo Weaving, Miriam Flynn, Russi Taylor, Evelyn Krape, Charles Bartlett
MPAA Rating: G
Running time: 89 min
DVD Aspect Ratios: 1.85:1

International rating:

Europe: U
Australia: G

DVD International release dates:
North America: Aug 24, 04
Europe: May 31, 02

VHS International release dates:
North America: Dec 2, 99
Europe: Mar 4, 02