Film Snail

5.6

The Babe

PG·1992·115m

Drama

Summary

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.

Cast

John Goodman

Babe Ruth

Kelly McGillis

Claire Ruth

Trini Alvarado

Helen Ruth

Randy Steinmeyer

Ty Cobb

James Cromwell

Brother Mathias

Michael McGrady

Lou Gehrig

Richard Tyson

Guy Bush

Joseph Ragno

Miller Huggins

Ralph Marrero

Frank 'Ping' Bodie

Bernard Kates

Colonel Jack Ruppert

Stevie Lee

Eddie the Bat Boy

Bruce Boxleitner

Jumpin' Joe Dugan

Peter Donat

Frazee

J.C. Quinn

Jack Dunn

Robert Swan

George Ruth Sr.

Stephen Caffrey

Johnny Sylvester (at 30)

Danny Goldring

Bill Carrigan

Bernie Gigliotti

Al Capone

Michael Nicolosi

Jimmy Colosimmo

W. Earl Brown

Herb Pennock

Shannon Cochran

Flapper

Michael Papajohn

Heckler

Gene Weygandt

Mr. Sylvester

Brendan Hutt

Boy at St. Mary's

Jeffrey Wiseman

Boy at St. Mary's

Elizabeth Greenberg

Dorothy Ruth

Larry Cedar

Forbes Field Announcer

Alan Johnson

Orphanage Reporter

Michael Krawic

Theatre-Goer

Johanna McKay

Yankee Wife

Jim Ortlieb

Scribe

Scott Haven

Scribe

Tricia Munford

Ida Dugan, Jump's Wife

Matt Doherty

Boy in Car

Kara Zediker

Redhead

Crew

Director

Arthur Hiller

Screenplay

John Fusco

Reviews

GenerationofSwine

January 12, 2023

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.