1871(Day Three - Tuesday Evening)The kidnappers"" car approaches the landmark statue from behind.The two thugs stop for the night at the Blue Ox Truck Stop and Hotel (Babe, Bunyan""s blue ox, adorns the building).As a "non-com," Warden risks twenty years in Leavenworth prison for sleeping with a commissioned officer""s wife:Karen: I didn""t think you were coming.raised only as "meat" o be consumed by the public.The so-called "Babe Effect" turned many of the film""s viewers into life-long vegetarians.The film""s principal tagline was:"A LITTLE PIG GOES A LONG WAY"This Australian-made "sleeper" was a critical and financial success - a rare family film to earn an Academy Award Best Picture nomination (it had a total of an amazing seven Oscar nominations, including Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction, Best Film Editing), with an Oscar win for Best Visual Effects.They would slowly be digested and eaten alive over 1,000 years in the belly of the giant creature.Looking like a Sultan, Jabba and his gang (with Leia still chained up) boarded his anti-gravity Sail Barge (where R2-D2 was serving drinks), while prisoners Luke, Han, and Chewie awaited heir fate on a tiny skiff nearby.