They will probably be children who have never seen any movie, ever. "Gordy" is the film that asks, How you gonna keep them down on the farm after they've seen Simba?" Rita Kempley of the "Washington Post" called "Gordy" a "peculiar, seemingly pro-vegan tale". She later went on to say that "It's fairly obvious that Gordy's performance was inspired by Arnold Ziffel's precedent-setting work on the old TV series "Green Acres." But then so was the movie, which was penned by series alumni Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat. Their screenplay is as bland as an afternoon in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, though the director, Australian animal-mockumentary-maker Mark Lewis, adds a touch of menace by using extreme close-ups, bizarre angles and other stylish camera work. One thing's for sure, "Gordy" will put little pea-pickers off their pork." Walter V. Addiego of "The Examiner Staff" stated that "The film tosses a few mild, satirical darts at public relations and advertising, but otherwise it's strictly hokum from the heartland. The director, I'm sorry to say, is Mark Lewis, the Australian responsible for the strange and funny documentary "", which enlivened the S.F. Film Festival in 1988. "Gordy" will not enhance his résumé. It's surprisingly amateurish, due in no small part to clumsy scripting by Leslie Stevens." Tracy Moore of Common Sense Media gave the film two out of five stars, saying that "This fast-moving adventure about a talking pig's mission to find his family has a few fun elements -- some lively country music, a brush with fortune and fame, a bit of suspense, and lots of comically dodged mishaps. Kids will no doubt be entertained by the talking animals, cute pigs, and loads of adventure. Parents, however, should note the parent and child separation and the death of a grandparent as key concerns, as well as the scariness factor of the impending violence of the slaughterhouse, which is teased throughout the movie. If the audience is old enough to handle that potentially squeamish subject, "Gordy" is otherwise a passable 90 minutes of animal-talking antics." TV Guide gave the film 1½ stars out of four. However, Louis Black of "The Austin Chronicle" wrote a favorable review of the film concluding that "A lot happens, it moves quickly, and the film is filled with minor characters who nicely round things out; my young companion watched the film from beginning to end, loving it.