Which 1992 biographical film about Babe Ruth stars John Goodman?

The 1992 biographical film about Babe Ruth starring John Goodman is The Babe. Directed by Arthur Hiller and written by John Fusco, the film dramatizes Ruth’s childhood, his rise through professional baseball, his years with the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, and his later decline.

Goodman plays Ruth alongside Kelly McGillis, Trini Alvarado, and Bruce Boxleitner. The movie presents a somewhat fictionalized version of Ruth’s life, so it should not be treated as a documentary biography. Its story emphasizes both Ruth’s extraordinary baseball fame and the difficult personal behavior that accompanied it.

The film is sometimes confused with The Babe Ruth Story, a 1948 biopic starring William Bendix, or with baseball dramas such as The Natural. A separate 1991 television film titled Babe Ruth also starred Stephen Lang. The Babe had a modest theatrical run and received mixed reviews, but its title and Goodman’s central performance make the quiz answer unambiguous.