Babe (movie)
Babe is an Australian-American movie which was made in 1995. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards including the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1996. It won the Academy Award for Visual Effects. It tells the story of a pig who learns how to look after sheep and becomes Australia's champion sheep dog. The movie stars Magda Szubanski, James Cromwell, and Zoe Burton. Some of the voices used by the animal characters were by Christine Cavanaugh and Hugo Weaving.[1]
| Babe | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Chris Noonan |
| Written by | Book:Dick King-Smith Screenplay:George Miller Chris Noonan |
| Produced by | Catherine Barber Philip Hearnshaw Bill Miller George Miller Doug Mitchell Daphne Paris |
| Starring | James Cromwell Magda Szubanski Christine Cavanaugh Zoe Burton Miriam Margolyes Hugo Weaving Miriam Flynn Russi Taylor Roscoe Lee Browne Doris Grau Danny Mann |
| Narrated by | Roscoe Lee Browne |
| Cinematography | Andrew Lesnie |
| Edited by | Marcus D'Arcy Jay Friedkin |
| Music by | Nigel Westlake |
| Distributed by | Universal Studios |
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| Countries | United States Australia |
| Language | English |
Babe was made by Kennedy Miller Productions, the producer was George Miller and the director was Chris Noonan.[1] Noonan and Miller also wrote the story.[1] Babe was released by Universal Pictures. Babe was filmed at Robertson, New South Wales.[2]
A second movie about Babe the sheep pig was made called Babe: Pig in the City.
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Films and Awards". Screen Australia. Retrieved 6 September 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Robertson, New South Wales". The Age. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
Other websites
change- Babe on IMDb
- Babe at Rotten Tomatoes
