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Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen Rating:
PG — for rude language, some sexual situations, and for a scene of pre-teen alcohol/tobacco consumption-
Language:
Eng Studio:
Universal StudiosUPC:
025192312625Year of Release:
1992Item Number:
MCA023126Release Date:
05/22/2007Genre:
Biopic [feature] –
Drama –
Sports Drama
Format:
DVD
MOVIE DESCRIPTION:
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, Rovi
DVD FEATURES:
- Region: 1
- Number of Discs: 1
- Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
- Audio: Dolby Surround
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Theatre Wide Screen)
- Features:
- cc
- Two Babe Ruth sport featurettes
- Original theatrical trailer
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Cast:
John Goodman - George Herman "Babe" Ruth
Kelly McGillis - Claire Hodgeson-Ruth
Trini Alvarado - Helen Woodford-Ruth
Bruce Boxleitner - Jumpin' Joe Dugan
Peter Donat - Harry Frazee
James Cromwell - Brother Mathias
J.C. Quinn - Jack Dunn
Bernard Kates - Colonel Jacob Ruppert
Michael McGrady - Lou Gehrig
Stephen Caffrey - Johnny Sylvester, age 30
Ned Schmidtke - Hospital Reporter
Shirley Spiegler - Jacobs - Woman in Coffee Shop
Brett Hadley - 1st Umpire
John Webb - Eddie
Ron West - Spectator
Ron Dean - Umpire Owens
Meg Thalken - Johnny's Nurse
Roy Hytower - Elevator Operator
Alan Johnson - Orphanage Reporter
W. Earl Brown - Herb Pennock
Ken Kells - 2nd Umpire
Gene Ross - Brother Paul
Danny Goldring - Carrigan
Daniel Anderson - Bistro Band
Richard Tyson - Guy Bush
Bob Swan - George Ruth Sr.
Harry Hutchinson - Tris Speaker
Michael Papajohn - Heckler
Jeffrey Wiseman - Boy at St. Mary's
Matt Doherty - Boy in Car
Michael Nicolosi - Jimmy Colosimmo
Hank Robinson - 4th Umpire
James Andelin - Asa
Shannon Cochran - Flapper
Ralph Foody - Pittsburgh Man
Albert B. Smith - Speakeasy Band
Ralph Marrero - Francesco Stephano "Ping Bodie" Pezzolo
Peter Siragusa - Umpire Hildebrand
Larry Cedar - Forbes Field Announcer
Michael Krawic - Theatergoer
Irma P. Hall - Fanny Baily
Jim Ortlieb - Scribe
Laura Whyte - Mrs. Ballister
James Deuter - Society Man
Steve King - Fuchs
Beep Iams - Boy at St. Mary's
Rick Reardon - Ernie Shore
William J. Norris - Fedoras
James "Ike" Eichling - Cigar Smoker
Nicholas Rudall - Brother Malcolm
Dana Lubotsky - JuliaDirector:
Arthur HillerProducer:
John FuscoScreenwriter:
John FuscoCinematographer:
Haskell WexlerComposer (Music Score):
Elmer BernsteinEditor:
Robert JonesProduction Designer:
James D. VanceCo-producer:
Jim Van WyckAssociate Producer:
Erica HillerExecutive Producer:
Walter Coblenz, William FinneganCostume Designer:
April FerrySecond Assistant Director:
Lisa Satriano
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