Babe
Brief Synopsis
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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 shee
Cast & Crew
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Chris Noonan
Director
Wade Hayward
Rachel Davey
Marshall Napier
Michelle Davison
Pamela Hawken
Film Details
Also Known As
Babe - den modiga lilla grisen, Babe el cerdito valiente, le cochon devenu berger, the Gallant Pig
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Children
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Foreign
Release Date
1995
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
New South Wales, Australia; Sydney, Australia
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 31m
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Wade Hayward
Rachel Davey
Marshall Napier
Michelle Davison
Pamela Hawken
Brittany Byrnes
John Erwin
Voice
Hugo Weaving
Voice
James Cromwell
Mike Harris
Jane Alden
Charlie Maclean
Voice
Roscoe Lee Browne
Narrator
Helen O'connor
Voice
Hec Macmillan
Courtland Mead
Antonia Murphy
Voice
Debi Derryberry
Linda Janssen
Voice
Scott Vernon
Voice
Russi Taylor
Voice
Maeve Germaine
Tony Hughes
Voice
Paul Livingston
Voice
Daamen Krall
Voice
Zoe Burton
David Webb
Mary Acres
Paige Pollack
Jacqueline Brenna
Voice
Nicholas Lidstone
Kerry Walker
Kimberly Bailey
Ken Gregory
Karen Gough
Doug Burch
Voice
Linda Phillips
Christine Cavanaugh
Voice
Neil Ross
Voice
Danny Mann
Voice
Jazzmine Dillingham
Doris Grau
Voice
Ross Bagley
Michael Edward-stevens
Voice
Nicholas Blake
Miriam Margoyles
Voice
Magda Szubanski
Kevin Woods
Paul Goddard
Rosanna Huffman
Gemini Barnett
Patrika Darbo
Charles Bartlett
Voice
Carlyle King
Tina Lifford
Matthew Long
Julie Forsyth
Evelyn Krape
Voice
Genni Nevinson
John Doyle
Justin Monjo
Voice
Trevor Read
Janet Foye
Miriam Flynn
Voice
Crew
Christo Aarrowsmith
Caterer
Scott Abbey
Production Assistant
Mark Abrahams
Key Grip
Volker Allert
Lighting
Scott E Anderson
Visual Effects
Dan Andrews
Motion Control
Ken Arlidge
Dp/Cinematographer
Ken Arlidge
Director Of Photography
Steve Arnold
Special Thanks To
Carol Bailey
Production
Jason Baird
Other
Richard Baldwin
Other
Jason Ballantine
Avid Editor
Catherine Barber
Other
Catherine Barber
Associate Producer
Emma Barham
Animal Trainer
Ken Bartlett
Other
Chris Barton
Animatronics
Ed Batres
Technical Director
Michael Bau
Assistant Director
Victor Behn
Production Assistant
Judith A Bell
Visual Effects
Pete Bell
Other
Tracy Bell
Animal Trainer
Hal Bertram
Other
Noelene Betland
Production
Wayne Blacklow
Animal Trainer
Richard Blanks
Animal Trainer
Zenna Blewitt
Other
Sue Bloom
Animal Trainer
Maria Boggi
Costumes
Louise Book
Accountant
Sue Borrett
Extras Casting Assistant
David Bowden
Caterer
Jason Boyd
Animal Trainer
James Bramley
Accounting Assistant
Kerrie Brown
Set Decorator
Monique Brown
Other
Vanessa Brown
Production Coordinator
Karen Bruner
Song Performer
Colin Brunfield
Production
Mathew Buchan
Best Boy
Harold Buchman
Digital Effects Supervisor
Daniel Bulmer
Animal Trainer
Steve Burgess
Foley Artist
James Burke
Other
Danny Burnett
Construction Manager
Cathy Burton
Assistant
Peter Bushby
Lighting Technician
Matt Butler
Motion Control
Arthur Cambridge
Grader
Colin Campbell
Visual Effects
Georgia Cano
Technical Director
Ron Carey
Production
Tina Carlov
Animal Trainer
Julius Chan
Sound Supervisor
Sally Charles
Animal Trainer
Gary Chetcuti
Animal Trainer
Chris Chitty
Other
Helen Christie
Assistant
Mel Coleman
Assistant
Lynda Collings
Other
David Collins
Puppeteer
Shaun Conway
Lighting Technician
Shirley Cooper
Assistant
Victoria Cooper
Animal Trainer
Matt Copping
Grip
Toby Copping
Key Grip
John Coppinger
Cgi Artist
Mark Coulier
Visual Effects
Roger Cowland
Other
John Cox
Other
John Cox
Visual Effects
Storm Cox
Animal Trainer
Peter Coy
Carpenter
Katrina Crook
Other
Geoffrey Curtis
Animal Trainer
Marcus D'arcy
Editor
Marcus D'arcy
Post-Production Supervisor
Charles D'autremont
Technical Director
Janet Dalgliesh
Puppeteer
Trevor Darrington
Animal Trainer
Chris Darvall
Props
Richard Darwin
Animatronics
Greg Davis
Animal Trainer
Glenn Dawson
Production
Jamien Dawson
Animal Trainer
Colin Deane
Other
Annouchka Dejong
Choreographer
James Delaney
Animal Trainer
Kate Dennis
Script Supervisor
Robert Deschane
Adr Mixer
Grahame Dickson
Lighting
Khoi Dinh
Other
Fred Eldering
Animal Trainer
Dimitri Ellerington
Office Runner
Jack Elliot
Other
Robin Ellis
Animatronics
Wendy Elwin
Caterer
Russell Endersby
Animal Trainer
Laurie Faen
Animatronics
John Faithfull
Caterer
Frank Falconer
Other
Oscar Farias
Production Assistant
Chris Fitzgerald
Visual Effects
Shane Flannery
Other
Roger Ford
Costume Designer
Roger Ford
Production Designer
Moses Fotofili
Lighting
Ray Fowler
Pyrotechnics
Peter Fox
Animal Trainer
Julie Frankham
Costume Department
Meg Freeman
Visual Effects
Jay Friedkin
Editor
Barbara Gibbs
Production Manager
Charles Gibson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Colin Gibson
Art Director
Robert Gibson
Special Thanks To
Sacha Gibson
Assistant
Shirley Gibson
Animal Trainer
Annie Gilhooly
Art Department Coordinator
Dianne Giorgiutti
Other
Deni Gordon
Assistant
Bernard Gould
Production
Antony Gray
Dialogue Editor
Robin Gray
Other
David Greenaway
Puppeteer
Tim Gregg
Other
Paula Grusovin
Editing
Yvonne Gudgeon
Carpenter
Geoffrey Guiffre
Assistant Director
Mark Hamilton
Technical Director
David Handley
Production
David Hansen
Grip
Bronwyn Hayes
Production
Sam Haynes
Other
Suzanne Head
Costume Department
Philip Hearnshaw
Assistant Director
Philip Hearnshaw
Associate Producer
Derek Hedicker
Other
Graham High
Visual Effects Designer
Chris Hobbs
Other
Ursula Hohn
Animal Trainer
Nicholas Holmes
Picture Editor
James Hopwood
Animal Trainer
Dave Housman
Puppets Design
Chris Howes
Animatronics
Dana Hughes
Picture Editor
Christine Hughey
Animal Trainer
Richard Hughey
Animal Trainer
Keith Hunter
Visual Effects
Doug Ikeler
Visual Effects
Antony Ives
Animal Trainer
Alessandro Jacomini
Technical Director
Shaun James
Lighting
Terry James
Other
Glen Jenkins
Animal Trainer
Eileen Jenson
Digital Effects Supervisor
Belinda Johns
Office Assistant
Glen Johnson
Props
Scott C Johnson
Grip
Christopher Jones
Animal Services
Val Jones
Other
Tim Jordan
Animatronics
Tex Kadonaga
Visual Effects
Nancy Kato
Animation Supervisor
Toshi Kato
Other
David Keller
Other
Dave Kelly
3-D Models
Dick King-smith
Book As Source Material
Nancy Klimley
Visual Effects
Janet Knetchtel
Assistant
Joanne Kostiuk
Animal Trainer
Liz Kupinski Carter
Digital Effects Supervisor
Patrick Lacey
Animal Trainer
Alexander Laguna
Animal Trainer
Peter Lawless
Other
Ron Layton
Music Contractor
Grayden Lebreton
Unit Manager Assistant
Brett Lee
Animal Trainer
Simon Lee
Lighting Technician
Andrew Lesnie
Director Of Photography
Andrew Lesnie
Dp/Cinematographer
Kylie Lewis
Production
David Lightfoot
Location Manager
Jerry Long
Foley Artist
Jim Machin
Animatronics
Catherine Madill
Animal Trainer
Jane Maguire
Post-Production Coordinator
Magnus Mansie
Animal Services
Janette Mareck
Continuity
Ronald Martin
Special Effects
Andrew Mason
Special Thanks To
Iain 'strapper' Mathieson
Lighting
Will Matthews
Unit Manager
John May
Production Accountant
Ian Mcalpine
Grip
Valerie Mccaffrey
Casting
Suzanne Mceachron
Other
John W. Mcgee
Visual Effects
Film Details
Also Known As
Babe - den modiga lilla grisen, Babe el cerdito valiente, le cochon devenu berger, the Gallant Pig
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Children
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Foreign
Release Date
1995
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
New South Wales, Australia; Sydney, Australia
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 31m
Award Wins
Best Visual Effects
1995
Award Nominations
Best Adapted Screenplay
1995
Best Art Direction
1995
Roger Ford
Best Director
1995
Chris Noonan
Best Editing
1995
Marcus D'Arcy
Best Picture
1995
Best Supporting Actor
1995
James Cromwell
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
George Miller and Chris Noonan were nominated for the 1995 award for Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published by the Writers Guild of America (WGA).
Winner of the 1995 Australian Writers' Guild Award for best feature adaptation.
Winner of the 1995 award for Best Film from the National Society of Film Critics.
Winner of the New York Film Critics Circle's 1995 award for Best First Film.
Released in United States Summer August 4, 1995
Re-released in United States February 23, 1996
Released in United States on Video March 19, 1996
Based on the children's book "Babe: The Gallant Pig" written by Dick King-Smith; published by Crown Books for Young Readers February 23, 1988.
Began shooting April 1994.
Released in United States Summer August 4, 1995
Re-released in United States February 23, 1996
Released in United States on Video March 19, 1996
Winner of the 1996 Golden Reel award for special animation features ADR editing from the Motion Picture Sound Editors.
