Drama

The Babe

- There Was Only One.

A chronicle of Babe Ruth's phenomenal story--from his hard knock beginnings at a Baltimore orphanage, to his meteoric rise to baseball superstardom and his poignant retirement from the game. His amazing career included seven American League pennants, four World Series championships, two tempestuous marriages and a wild lifestyle that earned him numerous suspensions.

Release Date : 1992-04-17

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Waterhorse ProductionsUniversal PicturesFinnegan/Pinchuk Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Babe, The (1992)

Cast

Character Name : Babe Ruth

Original Name : John Goodman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Claire Ruth

Original Name : Kelly McGillis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Helen Ruth

Original Name : Trini Alvarado

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ty Cobb

Original Name : Randy Steinmeyer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brother Mathias

Original Name : James Cromwell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lou Gehrig

Original Name : Michael McGrady

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guy Bush

Original Name : Richard Tyson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miller Huggins

Original Name : Joseph Ragno

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frank 'Ping' Bodie

Original Name : Ralph Marrero

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colonel Jack Ruppert

Original Name : Bernard Kates

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eddie the Bat Boy

Original Name : Stevie Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jumpin' Joe Dugan

Original Name : Bruce Boxleitner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frazee

Original Name : Peter Donat

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jack Dunn

Original Name : J.C. Quinn

Gender : Male

Character Name : George Ruth Sr.

Original Name : Robert Swan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Johnny Sylvester (at 30)

Original Name : Stephen Caffrey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bill Carrigan

Original Name : Danny Goldring

Gender : Male

Character Name : Al Capone

Original Name : Bernie Gigliotti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jimmy Colosimmo

Original Name : Michael Nicolosi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Herb Pennock

Original Name : W. Earl Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Flapper

Original Name : Shannon Cochran

Gender : Female

Character Name : Heckler

Original Name : Michael Papajohn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Sylvester

Original Name : Gene Weygandt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boy at St. Mary's

Original Name : Brendan Hutt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boy at St. Mary's

Original Name : Jeffrey Wiseman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dorothy Ruth

Original Name : Elizabeth Greenberg

Gender : Female

Character Name : Forbes Field Announcer

Original Name : Larry Cedar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Orphanage Reporter

Original Name : Alan Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Theatre-Goer

Original Name : Michael Krawic

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yankee Wife

Original Name : Johanna McKay

Gender : Male

Character Name : Scribe

Original Name : Jim Ortlieb

Gender : Male

Character Name : Scribe

Original Name : Scott Haven

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ida Dugan, Jump's Wife

Original Name : Tricia Munford

Gender : Female

Character Name : Boy in Car

Original Name : Matt Doherty

Gender : Male

Character Name : Redhead

Original Name : Kara Zediker

Gender : Female

Reviews

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-12

Well, John Goodman turns The Babe into a clown, and one that isn't very well balanced. It's almost like he was playing two different characters, one with actual depth and one with the depth of a tea spoon and would switch back and forth without the two intersecting to form a complete whole. And that is where the film really failed. You never get the sense that you are watching the same protagonist from one scene to the next. It really could have been a decent flick (despite how far it veered from the actual legend) if the character was consistent.