Babe - Maialino coraggioso

Titolo originale: Babe
Regia: Chris Noonan |
Anno: 1995
Origine: Australia | United States of America | United Kingdom |
Generi: Fantasy Dramma Commedia Famiglia
Tag: farm | sheep | pig | alarm clock | cat | duck | heroism | affection | piglet | anthropomorphism | based on children's book | dog | separation | animals | farmer | grandson | sheepdog | talking pig | christmas |
Cast: Christine Cavanaugh | Miriam Margolyes | Danny Mann | Hugo Weaving | Miriam Flynn | James Cromwell | Magda Szubanski | Russi Taylor | Roscoe Lee Browne | Evelyn Krape | Michael Edward-Stevens | Charles Bartlett | Paul Livingston | Zoe Burton | Paul Goddard | Wade Hayward | Brittany Byrnes | Mary Acres | Janet Foye | Pamela Hawken | Karen Gough | David Webb | Marshall Napier | Hec McMillan | Ken Gregory | Nicholas Lidstone | Trevor Read | Nicholas Blake | Matthew Long | Mike Harris | Ross Bagley | Gemini Barnett | Rachel Davey | Debi Derryberry | Jazz Raycole | Courtland Mead | Kevin Jamal Woods | Jane Alden | Kimberly Bailey | Patrika Darbo | Michelle Davison | Julie Forsyth | Maeve Germaine | Rosanna Huffman | Carlyle King | Tina Lifford | Gennie Nevinson | Mary Linda Phillips | Paige Pollack | Kerry Walker | Barbara Harris | Jacqueline Brennan | Doug Burch | John Erwin | Doris Grau | Tony Hughes | Linda Janssen | Daamen J. Krall | Charlie MacLean | Justin Monjo | Antonia Murphy | Helen O'Connor | Neil Ross | Scott Vernon | Kay E. Kuter | Karl Lewis Miller | John Doyle |

Il piccolo porcellino Babe arriva alla fattoria degli Hoggett come futura vittima per il cenone natalizio, e nel frattempo fa la conoscenza di Rex, il cane pastore convinto che solo i cani sono animali intelligenti, ma la sua compagna Fly alleva Babe come se fosse suo figlio. Altri ospiti della fattoria sono Ferdinand, un eccentrico paperotto che si sforza di imparare a cantare come un gallo per rendersi utile in fattoria e Duchessa, la gatta persiana...

Approfondimenti

The film had 56 animal trainers on set to handle nearly 1000 animals. D
Sometimes considered the film that began the CGI talking animal movie revolution. D
Preproduction lasted eight months, shooting took six months and post-production twelve months. D
Two of the three 'Agents' from The Matrix (1999) appear in this film. Paul Goddard (Agent Brown) por [...] D
During test screenings of the film, kids would often ask 'what did that say' when the chapter of the [...] D
Hugo Weaving's first time voice acting in a theatrical film, later as well as Rex the Border Collie [...] D
Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider. D
Theatrical film debut of Magda Szubanski. D
USA pork sales dropped by 20% after the movie came out. D
James Cromwell claimed that he paid for his own Oscar consideration campaign at the cost of $60,000. D
One of the reasons why it took George Miller ten years to bring the story to the screen was because [...] D
Because baby pigs grow so fast, 48 pigs were used during filming for the role of Babe. D
The talking pig is a combination of 48 real Yorkshire pigs plus an animatronic double. A makeup arti [...] D
A ten-year labor of love for producer George Miller. D
Included among the American Film Institute's 1998 list of the 400 movies nominated for the Top 100 G [...] D
Babe was released in theaters in 1995, which was the year of the pig. D
According to actor James Cromwell, there was tension on the set between producer George Miller and d [...] D
The music for the movie's theme song is taken from the Organ Symphony by Camille Saint-Saëns, who [...] D
When James Cromwell was handed the screenplay for Babe, he thumbed through it to see how many lines [...] D
Three years earlier, James Cromwell portrayed a priest in another movie with a similar name about ba [...] D
The man who buys three of Fly's puppies is head animal trainer Karl Lewis Miller. D
The movie's dollhouse scene was deemed so infamous, that it became an internet meme. D
One of the animal handlers on the film was Brett Lee, who later played international cricket for Aus [...] D
Filmed in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, though all vehicles drive on the rig [...] D
Most films released in the German-speaking parts of Europe are dubbed in Germany with standard (Prus [...] D
Jerry Goldsmith originally composed the film's music, but it was ultimately rejected for being too d [...] D
James Cromwell, a longtime vegetarian, decided to become a vegan after starring in the movie. D
The sheepdog championship takes place at the Kingsmith Fairground. The electrician whose truck Rex h [...] D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2000 list of the 500 movies nominated for the Top 100 F [...] D
Magda Szubanski was only in her early 30s when she won the role of Esme Hoggett, who was supposed to [...] D
Quentin Tarantino called Babe one of his favorite films of 1995, which surprised some fans due to th [...] D
When James Cromwell is looking into the camera at the end to say "that'll do pig, that'll do", he sa [...] D
Features James Cromwell's only Oscar nominated performance. D