Babe: Pig in the City
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| Directed by | George Miller |
| Produced by |
Doug Mitchell George Miller Bill Miller |
| Written by | George Miller Judy Morris Mark Lamprell |
| Based on | Characters by Dick King-Smith |
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| Narrated by | Roscoe Lee Browne |
| Music by |
Nigel Westlake Randy Newman (songs) |
| Cinematography | Andrew Lesnie |
| Edited by |
Jay Friedkin Margaret Sixel |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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96 minutes |
| Country | Australia United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $90 million |
| Box office | $69.1 million |
Babe: Pig in the City is a 1998 Australian-American comedy-drama film and the sequel to the 1995 film Babe. It is co-written, produced and directed by George Miller, who co-wrote and produced the original film. Most of the actors from the first film reappeared as their respective roles, including James Cromwell, Miriam Margolyes, Hugo Weaving, Danny Mann, and Magda Szubanski. However, most of them have only brief appearances, as the story focuses on the journey of Babe and the farmer's wife Esme in the fictional city of Metropolis.
The film was nominated for Best Original Song at the 1998 Academy Awards. In more recent years, Babe: Pig in the City has gained a cult fanbase.
Months later, Babe and his master Arthur Hoggett are given a welcome home parade after Babe's success as a "sheepdog". One day, Babe inadvertently causes an accident and Arthur ends up in a hospital. Esme is unsuccessful tending the farm by herself. Soon, two men from the bank arrive to inform Esme that she and Arthur have not paid their rent on time, and they will soon be evicted at the end of the month. Esme locates a letter from a fan saying that if she enters Babe in a sheepdog herding contest, held at a fair far away, she will win a large amount of money. She decides to enter Babe and they leave the farm together.
At the airport in the city of Metropolis, a sniffer dog falsely detects that Babe and Esme are accused of carrying illegal substances. Airport security officers interrogate them, causing them to miss their connecting flight. An airport cleaner informs them about a hotel that is suitable for accommodating animals, so Esme and Babe go there. While Esme runs an errand, Babe chases a black and white capuchin monkey named Tug after he steals Esme's suitcase. Fleeing into a hotel room, Babe follows it and meets three clothed chimpanzees named Bob, Zootie and Easy, as well as Thelonius, an orangutan butler for the landlady's elderly uncle Fugly Floom (Mickey Rooney), a clown who kidnaps Babe to use in his act. Babe initially refuses, but accepts when the chimps mention a reward he will receive after doing the act. When Esme returns, Fugly tricks her into thinking that Babe ran off into the city. Esme leaves to look for Babe, but ends up getting arrested after causing an uproar with some thugs. Fugly performs his clown act in a hospital, but Babe accidentally trips him and he throws a flaming torch into the stage curtains which catch fire, forcing everyone out.
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