Babe (1995)

Babe is a 1995 comedy-drama film, co-written and directed by Chris Noonan. It is an adaptation of Dick King-Smith's 1983 novel The Sheep-Pig, also known as Babe: The Gallant Pig in the USA, which tells the story of a pig who wants to be a sheepdog. The main animal characters are played by a combination of real and animatronic pigs and Border Collies.

After seven years of development, Babe was filmed in Robertson, New South Wales, Australia. The talking-animal visual effects were done by Rhythm & Hues Studios and Jim Henson's Creature Shop.

The film was a box office success and received considerable acclaim from critics: it was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, winning Best Visual Effects. It also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film.

Babe producer and co-writer George Miller directed a 1998 sequel, Babe: Pig in the City.

Voice Cast

 * Babe - Christine Cavanaugh
 * Fly - Miriam Margolyes
 * Ferdinand - Danny Mann
 * Rex - Hugo Weaving
 * Maa - Miriam Flynn
 * Cat - Russie Taylor
 * Old Ewe - Evelyn Krape
 * Horse - Michael Edward-Stevens
 * Cow - Charles Bartlett
 * Rooster - Paul Livingston


 * Narrator - Roscoe Lee Browne

Voice of Puppies

 * Ross Bagley
 * Gemini Barnett
 * Rachel Davey
 * Debi Derryberry
 * Jazzmine Dillingham
 * Courtland Mead
 * Kevin Woods

Voice of Sheep

 * Jane Alden
 * Kimberly Bailey
 * Patrika Darbo
 * Michelle Davison
 * Julie Forsyth
 * Maeve Germaine
 * Rosanna Huffman
 * Carlyle King
 * Tina Lifford
 * Genni Nevinson
 * Linda Phillips
 * Paige Pollack
 * Kerry Walker

Other Character Voices

 * Barbara Harris
 * Jacqueline Brennan
 * Doug Burch
 * John Erwin - TV Commentator
 * Doris Grau
 * Tony Hughes
 * Linda Janssen
 * Daamen Krall
 * Charlie MacLean
 * Justin Monjo
 * Antonia Murphy
 * Helen O'Connor
 * Neil Ross
 * Scott Vernon