Babe

Babe1995

Director: Chris Noonan
Stars: James Cromwell, Christine Cavanaugh, Danny Mann, Magda Szubanski, Hugo Weaving
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Rating: G (General Audience)
Runtime: 92 minutes

Deservedly acclaimed as one of 1998's best films, this sequel to the beloved 1995 live-action fantasy proved a commercial catastrophe and a source of dismay to parents expecting another bucolic, sweet-natured fable. Every bit as sly and visually stu… more »



[At the entrance to the living room, he pauses to look around. On the table is the dollhouse Mr. Hoggett is building for his granddaughter. Behind the pots of paint and brushes sit Mrs. Hoggett's knitting basket. And on the hearth rug is Duchess, the Hoggett's big grey cat. Luckily, Duchess is yet asleep]

[Babe carefully makes his road through the living room. He does his best to stay as far apart from Duchess as possible]

[Halfway across the room, Babe has to squeeze between an armchair and a table leg. His chubby hips nudge the table, and a ball of wool rolls out of the knitting basket. It bounces across the armchair, off a lamp, and around a vase before it hits the floor]

[Babe freezes in horror as he realizes the ball is rolling straight toward Duchess. Then, just before it touches the cat's silky paw, the yarn stops]

[Babe sighs. Then he continues his careful trek across the living room. After that, the piglet's bright eyes never stray from the sleeping cat]

[But Babe is watching Duchess so carefully that he doesn't notice that some of the yarn has wrapped around one of his feet. With each step, the wool pulls tighter, tugging at the knitting basket, paint pots, the lamp and the vase...]

[Ferdinand sees it all through the window. Before anything can fall, he silently rushes through the doggy door into the house]

[Babe stands like a statue while Ferdinand gently plucks the yarn from around his hoof]

Ferdinand:
Go outside. [His eyes are watery and red]

Babe:
But you said you needed me.

Ferdinand:
Well, then, stand guard.

[Babe waits for a moment, but he follows Ferdinand]

Babe:
Guard what?

[Ferdinand lets out a tortured moan]

Ferdinand:
Forget it. Stick with me, and please—I beg you—not one more word.

[Ferdinand pushes the clock onto the bed and Babe picks it up in his mouth. Then together, they creep back into the living room, past Duchess. The cat stretches sleepily and her claw snags the yarn, which is yet wrapped around the furniture]

[Ferdinand and Babe both hold their breath. Then a sneeze twitches in the duck's nose]

Ferdinand:
Ah...aah...aahh!

[Babe's tail shoots across Ferdinand's nostrils just in time. The two animals stand frozen for a while longer before heading on. They make it all the road to the door, until suddenly, Ferdinand sneezes]

[Duchess immediately awakens. Her paw moves, pulling the yarn with a jerk. The farmhouse explodes with smashes, splashes, squeaks, bursts, quacks and a loud bang]

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Submitted by wikidude on May 08, 2024


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