The Babe is a 1992 biopic about the life of famed baseball player Babe Ruth, who died in 1948. He is played by John Goodman.
The story begins in 1902 in Baltimore, Maryland, where an undiscplined and troubled boy George Herman Ruth is sent to the St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys, a reformatory and orphanage. Ruth is sent by his father, George Herman Ruth Sr. (Bob Swan), who cannot handle raising the boy. At the school, Ruth was schooled by C...
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The Babe is a 1992 biopic about the life of famed baseball player Babe Ruth, who died in 1948. He is played by John Goodman.
The story begins in 1902 in Baltimore, Maryland, where an undiscplined and troubled boy George Herman Ruth is sent to the St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys, a reformatory and orphanage. Ruth is sent by his father, George Herman Ruth Sr. (Bob Swan), who cannot handle raising the boy. At the school, Ruth was schooled by Catholic missionaries and was made fun of by other children, because of his large size. Brother Matthias Boutlier (James Cromwell), the Head of Discipline at St. Mary's, first introduced Ruth to the game of baseball. During a session of batting practice, Ruth hit several towering home runs off of Matthias, who was pitching. Brother Matthias and others were amazed of Ruth's amazing power to drive the ball.
The film then flashes forward to 1914. A 19-year old Ruth (John Goodman) is on St. Mary's baseball team. Ruth continues to excel as a...
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