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One evening, all of the children are hospitalized with diphtheria, and Curtis Welch waits to get antitoxin. He is often bullied by champion sled dog Steele, a fierce and arrogant Malamute, who also likes Jenna. The only dog and human in town who are kind to him are Jenna and Rosy. Being half-wolf, Balto is despised by dogs and humans alike. As they seat themselves for a rest, the woman tells her granddaughter a story about Nome, Alaska 70 years earlier in the winter of 1925, shifting the film from live-action to animation.īalto, a young wolfdog, lives in rural Nome with his adoptive family, consisting of a snow goose named Boris Goosinov and two polar bears, Muk and Luk. In New York City, an elderly woman, her granddaughter, and the latter's Siberian Husky, Blaze, are walking through Central Park, looking for a memorial. Although the film was a major financial disappointment (it was overshadowed by the success of Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios' first film Toy Story), and received mixed reviews from critics, its subsequent sales on home video led to two direct-to-video sequels: Balto II: Wolf Quest (2002) and Balto III: Wings of Change (2005), though none of the original voice cast reprised their roles. The live-action portions of the film were shot in New York City's Central Park.īalto was the third and final animated feature produced by Steven Spielberg's UK-based Amblimation studio before it became DreamWorks Animation, which would later be acquired by Universal's parent company NBCUniversal on August 22, 2016. The film stars Kevin Bacon, Bridget Fonda, Jim Cummings, Phil Collins (in a dual role) and Bob Hoskins, with Miriam Margolyes in the live-action sequences. The film is loosely based on a true story about the dog of the same name who helped save children infected with diphtheria in the 1925 serum run to Nome. Balto is a 1995 American live-action/animated adventure film directed by Simon Wells, produced by Amblin Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures.