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Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Babe: Pig in the City
1998
**½
Director: George Miller
Cast: James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, Mickey Rooney, E.G. Daily

George "Mad Max" Miller has moved from the producer's chair to the director's chair for this dark and disturbing sequel to Babe. He certainly doesn't play safe, but is this really targeted at the same people who enjoyed the cute original? The beloved sheep pig's adventure in the city is too weird and bleak for children and too silly for adults.