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The Babe Quotes

"There Was Only One."

PG 1992 · 1h 55m
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A Tribute to Unmatched Excellence
Johnny Sylvester You are the best, you are the best there's ever been.
The Cost of Ambition in Broadway and Baseball
Harry Frazee Half of everything I own just went down the drain with the "Gladiators of Broadway."  The other half is in the pocket of The Sultan of Swat, and he wants a raise and his own suites during road games.
Reflection on The Babe's Impact
Quotes about the film *Rita Kempley, "," Washington Post (17 April 1992).
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Confrontation Between Helen and Babe Ruth
Helen Woodford Ruth Let me tell you something. I'm not on the dark of it anymore. The only thing I don't understand now was why they ever let you out because you are incorrigible. That's it, it's over.
[shocked at Helen's revelation, Babe Ruth loses his temper and shoves the food cart before flipping the bowl in her face]
Babe Ruth Come on, kid. Don't say that. Let's have a rib and forget about this. You're right, I've been bad.
Helen Woodford Ruth No! I am through, George!
Babe Ruth Helen, give me a chance. We'll let waysides be waysides. Don't leave me like this, all right?
Helen Woodford Ruth I am through with chances, George. I'm through with us. I'm taking Dorothy back to Boston and I'm filing for divorce.
Reflections on The Babe's Legacy
Quotes about the film *], "," RogerEbert.com (17 April 1992).
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The Uniqueness of a Legend
Tagline There Was Only One.
Critique of The Babe's Flawed Narrative
Quotes about the film Apart from being a bad ] in the first place, aside from being superficially written, aside from being shot with little sense of time or place, the movie portrays ] as a man almost completely lacking in the ] to have, or to provide, ].  Spending these 115 minutes with the Babe is a little like being jammed into the window seat on a long-distance bus, next to a big guy with ] and ] on his breath and nothing to ] about but his next ] and his last ].
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Critique of "The Babe" Film Treatment
Quotes about the film Less a ] than a ] ], "The Babe" is a muddy ] fertilized with a whole lot of ].  Loosely based on ]'s life, this shallow, soap-operatic treatment makes the ] fit the ].  And bigger-than-life or not, he rattles around inside there like the prize in a ] box.
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