Balto Movie Review 1995

Animated adventure, based on a true story, of a half-husky, half-wolf sled dog, Balto, who faces overwhelming odds to bring life-saving medicine to Nome, Alsaka. It's 1925, there's a diptheria epidemic, and Balto is the lead team dog on the final leg of the race to get the serum to Nome in time. Balto and the rest of the team dogs became instant heroes and even journeyed to Hollywood to star in their own silent film "Balto's Race to Nome."

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 78 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Animation & Cartoons, King of Beasts (Dogs), True Stories, Rescue Missions, Period Piece: 1920s, Cold Spots, Alaska, Race Against Time

Screenplay

Cliff Ruby, Elana Lesser, David Steven Cohen, Roger S.H. Schulman

Director

Simon Wells

Music

James Horner

Other

Kevin Bacon, Bob Hoskins, Bridget Fonda, Jim (Jonah) Cummings, Phil Collins, Juliette Brewer, Danny Mann, Miriam Margolyes

Producer

Stephen Hickner, Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Bonne Radford, Amblin Entertainment, Universal Pictures