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In this sequel to 1995's Babe, the sheep-pig Babe returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm after his victory in the sheep-dog trials. Farmer Hoggett resists any attempt to profit from Babe, but when the farmer is injured and unable to work, it is up to Mrs Hoggett and Babe to brave the big city in an attempt to save the farm.
Unlike its predecessor, this film is not based on a Dick King-Smith novel.
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The trailer for this film is available to view via YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mARmXtTkVvY (Sighted: 7/6/2012)
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Babe
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1995
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Based on the novel The Sheep-Pig by British writer Dick King-Smith, Babe follows the adventures of a plucky piglet who is separated from his mother, brought to Farmer Hoggett's farm, and adopted by Fly, a kindly sheep-dog. His desire to emulate her and her mate, Rex, leads to farmer Hoggett training him as a 'sheep-pig' and entering him in the local sheep-dog trails, despite the derision of the other farmers.
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