Babe: Pig in the City
Babe: Pig in the City is a 1998 sequel to the 1995 movie Babe. It takes place in the fictional city of Metropolis. Because of the unexpected darker and more grown up subject matter (the movie includes a scene in which a dog almost drowns while hanging from a bridge), the movie was not received as well critically as the first Babe movie was, and reviews were generally mixed. However, it was also praised by some, and gained a cult following.
| Babe: Pig in the City | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George Miller |
| Produced by | Bill Miller George Miller Doug Mitchell |
| Written by | George Miller Judy Morris Mark Lamprell Dick King-Smith (characters) |
| Starring | Magda Szubanski James Cromwell Mary Stein Elizabeth Daily Danny Mann Steven Wright |
| Music by | Nigel Westlake Randy Newman (songs) Jerry Goldsmith (Universal logo only) |
| Cinematography | Andrew Lesnie |
| Edited by | Jay Friedkin Margaret Sixel |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | November 25, 1998 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
Voice Cast
- Elizabeth Daily as Babe
- Danny Mann as Ferdinand
- Glenne Headly as Zootie
- Steven Wright as Bob
- James Cosmo as Thelonius
- Stanley Ralph Ross as The Pitbull/The Doberman
- Russi Taylor as The Pink Poodle/Choir Cat
- Myles Jeffrey/Nathan Kress as Easy
- Adam Goldberg as Flealick
- Eddie Barth as Nigel/Alan
- Bill Capizzi as Snoop
- Miriam Margolyes as Fly
- Hugo Weaving as Rex
- Jim Cummings as Pelican
- Roscoe Lee Browne as The Narrator
Live-Action Cast
- Magda Szubanski as Esme Cordelia Hoggett
- Mary Stein as The Landlady
- James Cromwell as Arthur Hoggett
- Mickey Rooney as Fugly Floom
- Paul Livingston as The Hot Headed Chef
- Julie Godfrey as The Suspicious Neighbor
Soundtrack
The score is again by Nigel Westlake, it also includes sound clips taken from the movie. There is also a big band classic "Chattanooga Choo Choo" by Glenn Miller, and "That's Amore" by Dean Martin. More tracks including "That'll Do", the Academy Award-nominated theme song, and a song at the end sung by Babe's voice actress.
- That'll Do - performed by Peter Gabriel - 3:51
- Babe: A Pig in the City - 1:22
- The Returning Hero - 1:16
- Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien - performed by Edith Piaf - 2:19
- Chattanooga Choo Choo - performed by Glenn Miller, Tex Beneke, and the Modernaires - 3:14
- Scram, This Is Not a Farm - 2:27
- That's Amore - performed by Dean Martin - 3:07
- Three Blind Mice - 0:41
- A Pig Gets Wise - 1:17
- Are You Lonesome Tonight? - performed by the Mavericks - 2:59
- Protected by Angels - performed by the Chieftains and Black Dyke Mills Band - 3:39
- The Big City (Two Step Nadya)- performed by the Terem Quartet - 3:12
- Babe's Lament - 2:38
- A Heart That's True - performed by Elizabeth Daily and Pat Metheny - 3:58
- The End - 1:26
- That'll Do (Instrumental) - performed by the Black Dyke Mills Band - 3:57
- Everywhere - performed by Michelle Branch - 3:35
Home media
- May 4, 1999 (VHS and DVD (Note: This DVD was in both widescreen and pan and scan formats.)
- September 23, 2003 (DVD - 2-Pack with Babe)
- September 23, 2003 (DVD - The Complete Adventure Two-Movie Pig Pack, this DVD box-set was released in separate widescreen and pan and scan formats, due to the DVD re-release of the first film)
- February 1, 2005 (DVD - Family Double Feature, this contains Babe) (Note: This DVD shows pan and scan versions of both films and the widescreen version of this movie.)