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Babe (1995) More at IMDbPro »

The talking pig is a combination of 48 real Yorkshire pigs plus an animatronic double. A makeup artist added toupee and eyelashes to each, and computer digitization manipulated pictures of the snout to make the pig appear to talk.
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When James Cromwell was handed the screenplay for Babe, he thumbed through it to see how many lines he had. He saw that he didn't have that many, he decided that he would do it as a nice easy film. What he didn't realize was that he would have more screen time in this film than any of his previous films.
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The man who buys three of Fly's puppies is head animal trainer Karl Lewis Miller.
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The sheepdog championship takes place at the Kingsmith Fairground. The electrician on the way to the fairground is named Dick. These are tributes to author Dick King-Smith).
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Because baby pigs grow so fast, 48 pigs were used during filming for the role of Babe.
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James Cromwell, a longtime vegetarian, decided to become a vegan after starring in the movie.
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The film had 56 animal trainers on set to handle nearly 1000 animals.
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James Cromwell had only 171 words of spoken dialogue, and 61 words that were sung.
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The music for movie's theme song is taken from the Organ Symphony by Camille Saint-Saëns, whose most famous composition is "Carnival of the Animals."
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As of 2010, Babe (1995) is the last G-rated film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.
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A ten-year labor of love for producer George Miller.
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Preproduction lasted eight months, shooting took six months and post-production twelve months.
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Jerry Goldsmith originally composed the film's music, but it was ultimately rejected for being too dark in tone. 'Nigel Westlkae' was then brought in to compose a lighter score.
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