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www.washingtonpost.com - : Call me swine-phobic, but the last thing I wanted to see was a moving comedy about a pig. But after grunting my way into ''Babe,'' I came out squealing with pleasure. A hilarious fantasy, about a plucky piglet that learns how to tend sheep, ''Babe'' is a barnyard charmer. more...
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www.boxoffice.com - : A delightful film based on Dick King-Smith's story ''The Sheep-Pig,'' this fairytale follows a pig that struggles to find a purpose in life beyond that of becoming a holiday meal. In this live-action movie, dogs, sheep, a duck, a cat and the pig, Babe, all talk. Narrated chapter by chapter, with singing mice doing the titles, ''Babe'' tells the story of an orphaned piglet who's won by a farmer at a county fair. As Babe meets the other farm animals, none of which are pigs, he struggles with an identity crisis. Although likable folks, Babe's owners, the Hoggetts (James Cromwell and Magda Szubanski) are oblivious to their animals' intelligence and secret lives, leading to many comical scenes in which the animals take charge. more...
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