Babe (also known as Babe, the Gallant Pig) is a 1995 fantasy film that tells the story of a pig who wants to be a herding dog. It stars James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski and the voices of Christine Cavanaugh, Miriam Margolyes, Hugo Weaving, Miriam Flynn, Russi Taylor and Roscoe Lee Browne. The main animal characters are played by a combination of real and animatronic pigs and Border Collies. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Binomial name Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms The domestic pig is usually given the scientific name Sus scrofa, though some authors call it , reserving for the wild boar. ... A herding dog is a dog that either has been trained in herding or that is a member of a breed developed for herding. ... James Cromwell (born January 27, 1940) is an American television and film actor. ... Magda Szubanski (born April 12, 1961) is an Australian comedy performer. ... Christine Cavanaugh is a voice actor who has provided many voice talents to animated cartoons. ... Miriam Margolyes Miriam Margolyes (born May 18, 1941 in Oxford, England) is a British character actress. ... Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith Hugo Wallace Weaving (born April 4, 1960) is an Australian film and stage actor. ... Russi Taylor is the current voice actress for Disneys Minnie Mouse character. ... Roscoe Lee Browne born 1925 in New Jersey, is a prolific American character actor and voiceover actor of film, theatre and television. ... A Border Collie is a hard-working herding breed of dog that originated in the border country of England and Scotland. ...

The movie was adapted by George Miller and Chris Noonan from the novel The Sheep Pig by Dick King-Smith. It was directed by Noonan. For the American psychologist, see George A. Miller George Miller is an Australian film and television screenwriter, film director and producer. ... Dick King-Smith (born 1922) is an English author, best known for writing Babe The Gallent Pig, upon which the movie Babe was based. ...

The talking animal visual effects were done by Rhythm and Hues Studios. Visual Effects is the term given to a sub-category of Special Effects in which images, or frames of a movie, are created, recorded, and/or manipulated for film and video. ... Rhythm & Hues Studios is an Academy Award winning visual effects studio, founded in 1987 by six former employees of Robert Abel and Associates. ...

Babe was followed by a 1998 sequel, Babe: Pig in the City. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Babe: Pig in the City is the second on the Babe series. ...

Awards

It won the Academy Award for Visual Effects, and was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (James Cromwell), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. This is a list of films that have received an Oscar for best visual effects. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. ... The Academy Award for Directing is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ... The Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934. ... The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ... The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. ...

External links

• Babe at the Internet Movie Database