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Director:
Writers:
George Miller (written by) &
Judy Morris (written by) ...
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Release Date:
25 November 1998 (USA) more
Tagline:
This little pig went to the city... more
Plot:
Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 9 nominations more
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(24 articles)
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Gene Siskel, you had the right idea!! more (194 total)
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Magda Szubanski ... Mrs. Esme Cordelia Hoggett

James Cromwell ... Farmer Arthur Hoggett

Mary Stein ... The Landlady

Mickey Rooney ... Fugly Floom, the Speechless Man in Hotel

Elizabeth Daily ... Babe the Gallant Pig (voice) (as E.G. Daily)
Danny Mann ... Ferdinand the Duck / Tug / Additional Voices (voice)

Glenne Headly ... Zootie (voice)
Steven Wright ... Bob (voice)

James Cosmo ... Thelonius (voice)

Nathan Kress ... Easy / Tough Pup (voice)

Myles Jeffrey ... Easy (voice)
Stanley Ralph Ross ... The Pitbull / The Doberman (voice)
Russi Taylor ... The Pink Poodle / Choir Cat (voice)

Adam Goldberg ... Flealick (voice)
Eddie Barth ... Nigel / Alan (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Babe 2 (USA) (working title)
Babe in Metropolis (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
97 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
South Korea:All | USA:G (edited for re-rating) (certificate #36360) | USA:PG (original rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G (original rating) | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Chile:TE | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:(Banned) | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:G | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:U | Brazil:Livre

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The view from Babe's window at the animal hotel includes the Hollywood sign, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Sydney Opera House, the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, the Rio de Janiero statue of Christ, the World Trade Center, the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, what appears to be a Moscow cathedral, and possibly other famous landmarks. In this vista, the Christ statue overlooks the Hollywood sign, and a helicopter and airplane can be seen eerily close to the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center (though flying away from them). Signage in the film indicates the city Babe visits is called "Metropolis", which has a Metropolis Gun Club and Metropolis Institute of Medicine. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The dog listed as The Pitbull is actually a Bull Terrier. more
Quotes:
Flealick: Well, hey, slow down. If you're not a cat, stay and chat. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Anak (2000) more
Soundtrack:
Condition Red more

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15 out of 21 people found the following review useful.
Gene Siskel, you had the right idea!!, 17 July 2003
Author: Ericho from In a chair

I would just like to thank Gene Siskel for all the tribute he gave to this movie. He ranked it as the best movie of 1998!! I would have to agree with him! This has got to be one of the funniest, wildest, best films of all time!!! The first "Babe" is pale in comparison to this movie! Anyway, it's about how Mrs. Hoggat is in debt, so she takes Babe to live in the big city with her. When Babe gets there, he meets tons of new animal friends, cats, dogs, monkeys, you name it! I also remember how the one monkey lady would always call him "the pig whitey thing". There were so many animal characters, but yet it worked because they were all each in some way important to the story. The duck was funny, too! Give us more of the duck! It was also cool how the bulldog wanted everyone to obey Babe, and it was like he was Babe's protector. What was also satisfying was how at the end, they told about what happened to all of the animal characters. It makes you realize how these animals all have their own communities and such. That's why I adore movies like this and "Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey".

I'll never forget my favorite part, the scene at the end where Mrs. Hoggat was flying in those big trousers and everyone was in a frenzy to get Babe. And they made cute references, like the part where Babe was giving the jellybeans ("Thank the pig") was probably a reference to the pope, I believe. I can't believe this movie has no quotes! Please don't listen to the Leonard Maltin review. I personally think the first "Babe" was darker than BPITC. Anyway, this is truly a wonderful film. I've only seen it once (I think) so rent it today! A perfect 10/10.

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