MOVIES : Major ‘Babes’

In 1992, Universal Pictures released a film titled “The Babe.” On Friday, Universal Pictures released a movie called “Babe.” Are they the same picture? You make the call

Babe

Portrayed by 48 piglets, weighing roughly 16 pounds each, total weight: 768 pounds.

The Babe

Starring one John Goodman. Total weight somewhat under 768 pounds.

Veteran character actor James Cromwell’s role

Babe

A farmer who encourages Babe to compete in the National Grand Challenge Sheep Dog Trials.

The Babe

A priest who encourages Babe Ruth to take up baseball.

How acquired

Babe

Won by farmer at a carnival

The Babe

Yankees buy the Babe’s contract from the Boston Red Sox

Sample Meal

Babe

Babe eats slop from a trough: doesn’t use silverware.

The Babe

The Babe has a meal consisting of three plates of scrambled eggs, at least one steak, potatoes and six bottles of beer, uses silverware as an ersatz shovel.

Sexual Confusion

Babe

Babe is referred to as a boy, yet is seen with rows of teats and has a voice provided by a woman.

The Babe

The Babe marries the first woman he speaks to, then mistakes his adopted daughter for a boy.

Mousy co-stars

Babe

A trio of harmonizing mice who croon throughout the movie.

The Babe

Trini Alvarado, who plays the Babe’s timid first wife.

Trouble with the law

Babe

Babe and a duck try to steal an alarm clock but are foiled by a cat, a ball of yarn and cans of paint.

The Babe

The Babe grows up in a correctional boys facility because of his incorrigibility; later he becomes a bootlegger.

Envious competitors who ultimately bond with star

Babe

Rex, a sheep dog, is initially bitter about Babe’s encroaching on his territory but later gives him helpful instructions for the sheep dog competition.

The Babe

Lou Gehrig is initially bitter about the Babe’s encroaching on his territory but later exclaims, “He’s a god!”

Dialogue you can sink your teeth into

The Babe

Cat to Babe: “Pigs are for eating!”

The Babe

The Babe to his first wife: “You smell good--you smell like bacon and eggs. I like that.”

Lesson of film

Babe

If Babe had grown up with some porcine love and affection, he wouldn’t have thought he was a dog.

The Babe

If the Babe had grown up with any love and affection, he wouldn’t have behaved like such a dog.