"Babe not only triumphed at the sheep trials. The film also got excellent reviews, earned the equivalent of $550 million and received seven Oscar nominations, including best picture, and best special effects. We had an animatronic sheep in the middle of real sheep which doesn't stick out. The crew used to bet on which one of the flock was fake, actor James Cromwell recently said in The Guardian for the 30th anniversary of the movie."
"For his part, George Miller, creator of Mad Max (1979) and co-producer and co-writer of Babe, is a long-time vegetarian. But, after the film, there was what some called the Babe Effect, when many minors (especially girls) stopped eating animals. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported consumption was down and pig farmers mobilized to stop negative news about their industry."
Babe (1995) is an Australian family film based on The Sheep-Pig (1983) by Dick King-Smith that follows a young pig who learns to herd sheep and challenges social hierarchies. The film earned excellent reviews, about $550 million in revenue, and seven Oscar nominations including Best Picture and Best Special Effects. Jim Henson’s workshop created realistic animatronics that blended with live animals. Several cast and crew adopted vegetarian or vegan diets after filming. The so-called “Babe Effect” was linked to reduced animal consumption among minors and prompted mobilization from pig farmers and industry groups.
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