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... Read allBabe, 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.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.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 17 nominations total
Elizabeth Daily
- Babe
- (voice)
- (as E.G. Daily)
Danny Mann
- Ferdinand
- (voice)
- …
Glenne Headly
- Zootie
- (voice)
Steven Wright
- Bob
- (voice)
James Cosmo
- Thelonius
- (voice)
Nathan Kress
- Easy
- (voice)
- …
Myles Jeffrey
- Easy
- (voice)
Stanley Ralph Ross
- The Pitbull
- (voice)
- …
Russi Taylor
- The Pink Poodle
- (voice)
- …
Adam Goldberg
- Flealick
- (voice)
Eddie Barth
- Nigel
- (voice)
- …
Bill Capizzi
- The Sniffer Dog
- (voice)
Miriam Margolyes
- Fly
- (voice)
Hugo Weaving
- Rex
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe box office failure of this and the equally expensive Meet Joe Black (1998) led to the resignation of then Universal head Casey Silver.
- GoofsThe dog listed as the Pit Bull is actually a Bull Terrier. Pit Bulls look quite different, without the distinctive sloping muzzle of the Bull Terrier.
- Crazy creditsOne of the singing mice thanks the audience for staying through the credits.
- Alternate versionsThe scene where Ferdinand lands at the Gun Club is removed from some TV showings. The film cuts from him landing in daylight to his perching, out of breath, on top of a tall building after dark.
- SoundtracksThat'll Do
Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman
Randy Newman Music & MCA Music Publishing, a division of Universal Studios, Inc.
Produced by Robert Ezrin (as Bob Ezrin)
Performed by Peter Gabriel
Courtesy of Real World Records, Geffen Records and Virgin Records
Featured review
Ooops...where is the story
I went to see Babe: Pig in the city with a friend who had loved the original Babe movie. We both came away from this movie disappointed. Recently I watched it again on DVD (because it came with the original Babe movie so I watched both together).
The story involves Babe going to the big city with Mrs Hoggett. There they have a lot of wacky adventures, but Babes heart of gold wins through (you can hear the sound of me gagging on this sickly sweet idea).
The story is an original written by George Miller and not based directly on a Babe book. Here lies the folly. Miller did such classics Mad Max (Road warrior to the Americans), The Year my Voice Broke and Flirting. Great adult movies.
So he though he could create the definitive children's movie, but unfortunately it overloads the audience with far too many characters, is too dark for young children and is just an unending story of bad things happening to Babe and friends. This is about budget overload. So much is done, just because it can be.
There is no story, no universal struggle for good in the face of evil. Just wacky characters....yawn.
In essence it covers the big topics of children's story telling, birth, death as well as modern social issues, community, poverty and so on.
But without a compelling story this movie contains too little to see it through.
Nice try George....I am still waiting for Mad Max, Beyond Hoggetts farm
The story involves Babe going to the big city with Mrs Hoggett. There they have a lot of wacky adventures, but Babes heart of gold wins through (you can hear the sound of me gagging on this sickly sweet idea).
The story is an original written by George Miller and not based directly on a Babe book. Here lies the folly. Miller did such classics Mad Max (Road warrior to the Americans), The Year my Voice Broke and Flirting. Great adult movies.
So he though he could create the definitive children's movie, but unfortunately it overloads the audience with far too many characters, is too dark for young children and is just an unending story of bad things happening to Babe and friends. This is about budget overload. So much is done, just because it can be.
There is no story, no universal struggle for good in the face of evil. Just wacky characters....yawn.
In essence it covers the big topics of children's story telling, birth, death as well as modern social issues, community, poverty and so on.
But without a compelling story this movie contains too little to see it through.
Nice try George....I am still waiting for Mad Max, Beyond Hoggetts farm
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Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Babe 2
- Filming locations
- Disney Studios, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia(Studio, Flealands Hotel and neighbourhood - Metro Theatre)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $90,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $18,319,860
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,162,640
- Nov 29, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $69,131,860
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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