Babe (1995)

Note Générale:

7,3/10   

Réalisateur:

Chris Noonan

Scénaristes:

Dick King-Smith (novel)
George Miller (screenplay) ...

Date de sortie:

4 août 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Aventure | Drame | Famille | Fantasy

Accroche:

A little pig goes a long way.

Intrigue:

Babe, a pig raised by sheepdogs, learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett.

Plot Keywords:

Farmer | Pig | Sheep | Dog | Sheepdog

Récompenses:

Won Oscar. Another 17 wins & 17 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

This Is About As Good As It Gets For A Family Movie

Ensemble

Christine Cavanaugh	...	Babe (voice)
Miriam Margolyes	...	Fly (voice)
Danny Mann	...	Ferdinand (voice)
Hugo Weaving	...	Rex (voice)
Miriam Flynn	...	Maa (voice)
Russi Taylor	...	Duchess the Cat (voice) (as Russie Taylor)
Evelyn Krape	...	Old Ewe (voice)
Michael Edward-Stevens	...	Horse (voice)
Charles Bartlett	...	Cow (voice)
Paul Livingston	...	Rooster (voice)
Roscoe Lee Browne	...	Narrator (voice)
James Cromwell	...	Farmer Arthur Hoggett
Magda Szubanski	...	Esme Hoggett
Zoe Burton	...	Daughter
Paul Goddard	...	Son-in-Law

Autre(s) titre(s):

Babe, the Gallant Pig

Durée:

89 min

Pays:

Australia | USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

DTS

Classification:

Canada:G | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Belgium:KT | Chile:TE | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:o.Al. (bw) | Hong Kong:I | Iceland:L | Malaysia:(Banned) | Netherlands:AL | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:Tous | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:U | USA:G (certificate #33880) | Brazil:Livre

Lieux de tournage:

Illawarra Highway, Albion Park, New South Wales, Australia

Société:

Kennedy Miller Productions

Anecdotes:

Most films released in German-speaking areas in Europe are dubbed in Germany with the same standard German pronunciation. This film, however, was also released in a special version that was re-dubbed for Austria. Each of the animals speaks in a very specific regional Austrian accent: Ferdinand the Duck sounds like a Tyrolean, Duchess the cat has a Vorarlberg accent and so on. The mice sing Styrian folk songs. The movie was quite popular with adults as well as children, since the accents and all the regional figures of speech used were quite hilarious.

Goofs:

Révélant des erreurs: The competition clock at the sheep dog trials has no minute hand.

Guillemet:

Fly: [solemnly] Rex? I know it was hard for you today, watching all that happening. But surely it's not worth all this misery. Please, dear, not on such a beautiful night.
Rex the Male Sheepdog: [furiously] You put these ideas into his head, two-faced traitorous *wretch*!
[Rex attacks Fly]

Connexions:

Référencé sur "Grey's Anatomy: Life During Wartime (#5.5)" (2008)

Bande son:

Spring Dance

This Is About As Good As It Gets For A Family Movie

When this came out -- years ago, I thought, "Wow, this is pretty amazing" and since then movie audiences have been amazed at a number of camera tricks, computer-enhanced people, animals, monsters, and who knows what....so this kind of story with fun special effects is no longer is unique.

However, it's so charming, so nice a story that it should hold up as solid entertainment for a long, long time. It has proved to be anything but a flash-in-the-pan. This movie will endure. It's also a beautiful film on DVD with brilliant colors and some very rich visuals.

Filmed in rural Australia, the scenery is magnificent and so is the house that is featured in the film. It looks like some old-fashioned gingerbread house. The animals are entertaining, talking to one another like humans but not looking hokey in the process. In other words, the dubbing is well done.

The main character, "Babe," the little pig, is the nicest, most innocent "character" you could ever hope to find. Listening to him talk is heart-warming most of the time and sometimes it's heart-breaking. The best comic relief is provided by the goose who wants to be a rooster. That may sound like it's geared toward little kids, but it isn't. I haven't found an adult friend yet who didn't like this film.

It also was good to see James Cromwell play a nice guy, too. Most other times he seems to play profane and corrupt cops or government officials. Here, he's just a nice old farmer who blends in perfectly with the surroundings. His wife is a bit annoying, but not too bad.

This is a wonderful, sweet-hearted comedy-drama with a nice ending, too, guaranteed to leave you with a smile or a tear, or both. This is one of the best "family" movies of all time.