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
Written by	George Miller Judy Morris Mark Lamprell Dick King-Smith (characters)
Produced by	Bill Miller George Miller Doug Mitchell
Starring	Magda Szubanski James Cromwell Mary Stein Elizabeth Daily Danny Mann Steven Wright
Cinematography	Andrew Lesnie
Edited by	Jay Friedkin Margaret Sixel
Music by	Nigel Westlake Randy Newman (songs) Jerry Goldsmith (Universal logo only)
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.

1. That'll Do - performed by Peter Gabriel - 3:51
2. Babe: A Pig in the City - 1:22
3. The Returning Hero - 1:16
4. Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien - performed by Edith Piaf - 2:19
5. Chattanooga Choo Choo - performed by Glenn Miller, Tex Beneke, and the Modernaires - 3:14
6. Scram, This Is Not a Farm - 2:27
7. That's Amore - performed by Dean Martin - 3:07
8. Three Blind Mice - 0:41
9. A Pig Gets Wise - 1:17
10. Are You Lonesome Tonight? - performed by the Mavericks - 2:59
11. Protected by Angels - performed by the Chieftains and Black Dyke Mills Band - 3:39
12. The Big City (Two Step Nadya)- performed by the Terem Quartet - 3:12
13. Babe's Lament - 2:38
14. A Heart That's True - performed by Elizabeth Daily and Pat Metheny - 3:58
15. The End - 1:26
16. That'll Do (Instrumental) - performed by the Black Dyke Mills Band - 3:57
17. 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.)

Other websites

• Babe: Pig in the City at AllMovie
• Babe: Pig in the City on IMDb