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Babe: Pig in the City (1998)

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Average Rating: 6.2/10
Reviews Counted: 58
Fresh: 35 | Rotten: 23

Not quite as good as the original and has some dark subject material that might not be appropriate for children.

Average Rating: 5.8/10
Critic Reviews: 14
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 6

Not quite as good as the original and has some dark subject material that might not be appropriate for children.

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The 1995 Academy award-winning film Babe was Australian-made and featured the latest in talking animal anima-tronics. It told the heart-warming story of a sheepherding pig named Babe and his rise to community fame. The film was a tremendous hit, both financially and critically. Babe: Pig in the City is the higher budgeted American-made sequel that picks up where the original left off. It was directed by George Miller (Mad Max trilogy) who produced the original Babe film, and received a lot of

G, 1 hr. 35 min.

Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy

Directed By: George Miller

Written By: Dick-King Smith, George Miller, Judy Morris, Mark Lamprell

In Theaters: Nov 25, 1998 Wide

On DVD: May 4, 1999

Universal Studios

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Cast

Magda Szubanski
Esme Hoggett
James Cromwell
Arthur Hoggett
Mary Stein
Landlady
Mickey Rooney
Fugly Floom
Julie Godfrey
Neighbor
Elizabeth Daily
Babe
Danny Mann
Ferdinand
Glenne Headly
Zootie
Steven Wright
Bob
James Cosmo
Thelonius
Myles Jeffrey
Easy
Nathan Kress
Easy
Stanley Ralph Ross
Doberman, Pitbull
Russi Taylor
Pink Poodle
Adam Goldberg
Flealick
Roscoe Lee Browne
Narrator

Critic Reviews for Babe: Pig in the City

All Critics (79) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (36) | Rotten (24) | DVD (12)

It's George Miller's masterpiece, maybe even the best commercial film of 1998.

January 29, 2010 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Pat Graham

Chicago Reader

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BABE has all but lost its bearings.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

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Darker than the original, not for young kids.

September 16, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

This is the stuff of Dickens, told on the scale of Blade Runner and Brazil, with the madcap spirit of The Great Muppet Caper.

January 15, 2005 Full Review Source: Looking Closer

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Jeffrey Overstreet

Looking Closer

An amazing accomplishment. George Miller brings the same approach to this sequel as he did with the Mad Max trilogy: Don't re-make, re-invent. A work of genius.

September 7, 2003 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Collin Souter

eFilmCritic.com

...Paints a bleak picture of humanity. Not to mention, shall we say, animality.

February 8, 2003 Full Review Source: Film Quips Online

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John R. McEwen

Film Quips Online

Despite its G-rating, the movie includes numerous scenes of animals in peril, including a pit bull that nearly hangs himself, a crippled dog that gets thrown into a wall and a goldfish that almost suffocates... Happy holidays, kids!

June 21, 2002 Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette

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James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

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Not so good as the first film, Babe: Pig in the City, presents some dark scenes that gonna scare the lovers for the sweetness of the previous picture and could deviate the children of this sequence, but could too interest an audience that like of more dark material. Despite been a good film, Pig in the City, is not a recommendable movie.

October 28, 2011