Balto / Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment present ; story by Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser ; screenplay by Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser and David Steven Cohen & Roger S.H. Schulman ; produced by Steve Hickner ; directed by Simon Wells.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 20014 | Universal Studios Canada587781 | Universal2010915 | UniversalLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: English Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, [2002]Distributor: Willowdale, Ont. : Universal Studios Canada Description: 1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- Director of photography, Jan Richter-Friis ; supervising editors, Sim Evan-Jones, Nick Fletcher ; music by James Horner ; production design, Hans Bacher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Balto is an animated trifle, based loosely on a true story from the 1920s, that may offer some amusement for young children. A live-action intro and outro set the stage for the story of Balto (voiced by Kevin Bacon), a stray who's half dog and half wolf, who is shunned as a half-breed outcast by both humans and his own kind. Balto does have some friends, like the goose Boris (Bob Hoskins) and two polar bears named Muk and Luk (Phil Collins), but he is particularly resented by canine pack leader Steele (Jim Cummings), with whom he is competing for the affections of Jenna (Bridget Fonda). He eventually becomes a hero when he guides a medication-carrying sled to a townful of sick kids in the wilds of Alaska. The film features a number of positive messages (subtlety is not its strong point), but it may not feature enough humor or excitement to keep anyone but the very smallest viewers engrossed. ~ Don Kaye, Rovi
DVD; region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; dual layer.
Closed-captioned.
English, dubbed Spanish or dubbed French dialogue; with English subtitles.
Voices: Kevin Bacon, Bridget Fonda, Phil Collins, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, Juliette Brewer. Live action cast: Miriam Margolyes, Lola Bates-Campbell.
Director of photography, Jan Richter-Friis ; supervising editors, Sim Evan-Jones, Nick Fletcher ; music by James Horner ; production design, Hans Bacher.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1995.
Full frame (1.33:1).
Rated G.
Part husky/part wolf, Balto doesn't know where he belongs. He's an outcast in Alaska, except to his true friends--Boris, the Russian snow goose; polar bear cubs Muk and Luk; and the beautiful husky, Jenna. One day, a serious diphtheria epidemic spreads fast among the children of Nome. When a fierce blizzard closes off all routes of transport, there's no way to obtain life-saving medicine...unless a team of sled dogs can race six-hundred miles through the blinding Arctic storm and bring back antitoxin.
For private home use only.
Special features: Theatrical trailer ; "Where's the dog sled team" game.