The Babe (1992)
- Starring:
- John Goodman, Kelly McGillis, (more)
- Director(s):
- Arthur Hiller
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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John Goodman is cast as the Sultan of Swat, whose excesses -- especially drinking -- and private demons can (in this context) be excused in view of his genuine love of baseball. The facts never get in the way of a good story for screenwriter John Fusco; we're even offered the umpteenth rehash of "Little Johnny", the largely fanciful tale of the invalid boy who promises to get well if Babe hits him a homer (as in Pride of the Yankees, the cured Johnny makes return a appearance as grownup). The most amusing fabrication is the casting of narrow James Cromwell as the Babe's orphanage mentor Brother Mathias, who in real life weighed 300 pounds. Many of the characters are composites, notably Bruce Boxleitner's Jumpin' Joe Dugan. At least Ruth's two wives--Trini Alvarado as Helen, who suffers Babe's many peccadilloes and dies under strange circumstances, and Kelly McGillis as Claire, who keeps Babe on a very short leash-are depicted with a modicum of accuracy. The baseball sequences are well handled (though there could have been less slo-mo) while Elmer Bernstein's charmingly old-fashioned musical score is right in tune with the film's approach to its subject. The Babe is rated PG; had this been the whole truth and nothing but, and R rating would probably have been in order. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 115 mins
Complete Cast:
- John Goodman - George Herman "Babe" Ruth
- Trini Alvarado - Helen Woodford-Ruth
- Peter Donat - Harry Frazee
- J.C. Quinn - Jack Dunn
- Michael McGrady - Lou Gehrig
- James Andelin - Asa
- Rick Reardon - Ernie Shore
- Jim Ortlieb - Scribe
- Dana Lubotsky - Julia
- Beep Iams - Boy at St. Mary's
- Harry Hutchinson - Tris Speaker
- Meg Thalken - Johnny's Nurse
- Michael Krawic - Theatergoer
- Danny Goldring - Carrigan
- William J. Norris - Fedoras
- John Webb - Eddie
- Albert B. Smith - Speakeasy Band
- W. Earl Brown - Herb Pennock
- Jeffrey Wiseman - Boy at St. Mary's
- Ron West - Spectator
- Peter Siragusa - Umpire Hildebrand
- Gene Ross - Brother Paul
- Brett Hadley - 1st Umpire
- Matt Doherty - Boy in Car
- Ralph Foody - Pittsburgh Man
- Larry Cedar - Forbes Field Announcer
- Kelly McGillis - Claire Hodgeson-Ruth
- Bruce Boxleitner - Jumpin' Joe Dugan
- James Cromwell - Brother Mathias
- Bernard Kates - Colonel Jacob Ruppert
- Stephen Caffrey - Johnny Sylvester, age 30
- Irma P. Hall - Fanny Baily
- Michael Papajohn - Heckler
- Ralph Marrero - Francesco Stephano "Ping Bodie" Pezzolo
- Ken Kells - 2nd Umpire
- Roy Hytower - Elevator Operator
- Steve King - Fuchs
- Bob Swan - George Ruth Sr.
- Shirley Spiegler-Jacobs - Woman in Coffee Shop
- Shannon Cochran - Flapper
- Alan Johnson - Orphanage Reporter
- Daniel Anderson - Bistro Band
- Nicholas Rudall - Brother Malcolm
- Michael Nicolosi - Jimmy Colosimmo
- Laura Whyte - Mrs. Ballister
- Richard Tyson - Guy Bush
- Ned Schmidtke - Hospital Reporter
- Hank Robinson - 4th Umpire
- Ron Dean - Umpire Owens
- James "Ike" Eichling - Cigar Smoker
- James Deuter - Society Man
- Director(s):
- Arthur Hiller
- Writer(s):
- John Fusco
- Producer(s):
- John Fusco
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Situations)
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