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Balto -- An outcast half-wolf risks his life to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravishing Nome, Alaska.

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Director:
Simon Wells
Writers:
David Steven Cohen
Elana Lesser
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Release Date:
22 December 1995 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family See more »
Tagline:
The true story of an American hero See more »
Plot:
An outcast half-wolf risks his life to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravaging Nome, Alaska. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Exclusive: Simon Wells Talks Mars Needs Moms
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Disney is Done with Motion Capture Animation
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Johnny Depp's a chameleon and Justin Timberlake's a bear
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Kevin Bacon ... Balto (voice)

Bob Hoskins ... Boris the Goose (voice)

Bridget Fonda ... Jenna (voice)

Jim Cummings ... Steele the Sled Dog (voice)

Phil Collins ... Muk and Luk (voice)

Jack Angel ... Nikki (voice)
Danny Mann ... Kaltag (voice)
Robbie Rist ... Star (voice)

Juliette Brewer ... Rosy (voice)
Sandra Dickinson ... Sylvie / Dixie (voice)

Miriam Margolyes ... Grandma Rosy / Extra Voices
Lola Bates-Campbell ... Granddaughter
Donald Sinden ... Doc (voice)

William Roberts ... Rosy's Father (voice)

Garrick Hagon ... Telegraph Operator (voice)
Bill Bailey ... Butcher (voice)
Big Al ... Morse (voice)

Michael McShane ... Extra Voices (voice) (as Mike McShane)
Austin Tichenor ... Extra Voices (voice)
Reed Martin ... Extra Voices (voice)
Adam Long ... Extra Voices (voice)
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Jennifer Blanc ... (voice) (uncredited)

Jim Carter ... (voice) (uncredited)

Christine Cavanaugh ... (voice) (uncredited)

Michael Shannon ... (voice) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Simon Wells 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
David Steven Cohen 
Elana Lesser 
Cliff Ruby 
Roger S.H. Schulman 

Produced by
Rich Arons .... associate producer
Steve Hickner .... producer
Kathleen Kennedy .... executive producer
Bonne Radford .... executive producer
Steven Spielberg .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
James Horner 
 
Cinematography by
Jan Richter-Friis 
 
Film Editing by
Renee Edwards 
Sim Evan-Jones 
Nick Fletcher 
 
Production Design by
Hans Bacher 
 
Costume Design by
Ellen Lutter 
 
Makeup Department
Tracy Warbin .... hair stylist
Tracy Warbin .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Sidney Brammer .... unit production manager
Mark Swift .... assistant production manager
Matthew Teevan .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Laura Ann Fiorino .... assistant director
Erica Fox .... assistant director
Steve Pegram .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
David Bowers .... storyboard artist
Luc Desmarchelier .... additional art director
Rodolphe Guenoden .... storyboard artist
Nick Houghton .... property master
Daan Jippes .... storyboard supervisor
Fabio Lignini .... storyboard artist
William Salazar .... storyboard artist
Harald Siepermann .... storyboard artist
Shauna M. Stevens .... art coordinator
Colin Stimpson .... additional art director
Dick Zondag .... storyboard artist
 
Sound Department
Charles L. Campbell .... supervising sound editor
Jeff Clark .... sound editor
Keith Edemann .... assistant sound editor (as Keith Michael Edemann)
Louis L. Edemann .... supervising sound editor
Ronald Eng .... sound editor (as Ron Eng)
Leonard T. Geschke .... sound editor (as Leonard Geschke)
Hilda Hodges .... foley artist
Alan Holly .... adr mixer
Gregg Landaker .... sound re-recording mixer
Mary Jo Lang .... foley mixer
Greg W. Lowe .... adr recordist (as Greg Lowe)
Donald J. Malouf .... sound editor (as Donald Malouf)
Steve Maslow .... sound re-recording mixer
Chuck Neely .... sound editor
Tom Paul .... sound mixer
Clive Pendry .... adr mixer
John Roesch .... foley artist
Rod Rogers .... assistant adr editor
Steven J. Rogers .... production sound mixer: live action unit, New York
Larry Singer .... supervising adr editor
Philip J. Slattery .... assistant sound editor (as Philip Slattery)
Denise Whiting .... adr editor
Carolyn Tapp .... foley recordist (uncredited)
Thomas Whiting .... adr editor (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Steven Burch .... special effects animator
Leonard F.W. Green .... special effects animator
 
Visual Effects by
Stuart Campbell .... scanning supervisor
Robert Edward Crawford .... digital scene designer
Karl Dunne .... scanner/digital painter
Simon Edwards .... digital painter
Stuart M. Ellis .... digital painter
Harry Elvin .... digital painter
Mick Harper .... supervising digital effects animator
Doug Ikeler .... visual effects
E. Jane Gotts .... colour model department supervisor
David Navarro .... visual effects animator
Rebecca Neville .... digital painter
Antonio Palermo .... digial effects animator
Mike Smith .... effects supervisor
Amanda Jane Talbot .... effects assistant (as Amanda J Talbot)
James C.J. Williams .... digital scene designer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
James Bird .... camera operator: rostrum camera
James J. Ferris .... grip
Christopher Knights .... camera operator: rostrum camera
Mark Swaffield .... camera operator
Graham Tiernan .... camera operator
Susanna Virtanen .... first assistant camera
 
Animation Department
Steven Albert .... background artist (as Steve Albert)
Colin J. Alexander .... animation production supervisor
Pascal Alixe .... assistant animator: "Steele & Jenna sequences"
Manuel Almela .... key assistant animator: "Boris"
Cinzia Angelini .... inbetween artist: "Sylvie", "Dixie" and principal humans
Marc Arnull .... inbetween artist: "Balto" (as Marcus Arnull)
Simon Ashford .... assistant animator: "Nikki", "Kaltag" and "Star"
Jane Barnett .... key assistant animator: "Nikki", "Kaltag" and "Star" (as Jane Barnet)
Marc Bascougnano .... key assistant animator: "Muk and Luk"
Cécile Bender .... key assistant animator: "Nikki", "Kaltag" and "Star"
Arnaud Berthier .... animator: "Boris"
Andrea Blasich .... inbetween artist: "Steele & Jenna sequences"
Guillaume Bonamy .... layout artist
Bolhem Bouchiba .... layout artist (as Bolem Bouchiba)
David Bowers .... supervising animator: "Rosy"
Julia Bracegirdle .... animator: "Nikki", "Kaltag" and "Star"
Gerhard Brammer .... key assistant animator: "Steele"
Claire Bramwell-Pearson .... lead assistant animator: "Steele"
Rune Brandt Bennicke .... animator: "Nikki", "Kaltag" and "Star" (as Rune Bennicke)
Emmanuel Brughera .... animation crew: Franck & Franck Studios
Sylviane Burnet .... character lead: "Boris"
Peter Candeland .... additional assistant animator
Adam Coglan .... digital ink and paint artist
Olivier Coipel .... key assistant animator: "Muk and Luk"
Tony Cope .... key assistant animator: "Sylvie", "Dixie" and principal humans
Denis Couchon .... animator: "Boris"
Nicola Courtney .... key assistant animator: "Muk and Luk"
Emanuela Cozzi .... animator: "Boris"
Valentina D'Ambrosio .... key assistant animator: "Balto"
Uffe Danielsen .... inbetween artist: "Steele"
Mick De Falco .... key assistant animator: "Balto"
Luc Desmarchelier .... background artist
Chris Drew .... inbetween artist: "Jenna"
Debbie Dryland .... key assistant animator: "Balto" (as Deborah Dryland)
Guy Duchet .... inbetween artist: "Steele & Jenna sequences"
Mike Eames .... additional animator
Andy Eracleous .... assistant animator: "Balto"
Sahin Ersöz .... supervising animator: "Steele"
Stuart Evans .... character lead: "Sylvie", "Dixie" and principal humans
Luca Fattore .... additional animator
Stefan Fjeldmark .... additional animator
Debbie Forster .... assistant animator: "Grizzly/Wolf unit"
Emmanuel Franck .... animation crew: Franck & Franck Studios
Stephan Franck .... animation crew: Franck & Franck Studios
Joan Freestone .... additional assistant animator
Miguel A. Fuertes .... additional animator (as Miguel Fuertes)
Gerry Gallego .... assistant animator: "Jenna"
José Antonio García Villameriel .... animation crew: Franck & Franck Studios
Julie Gleeson .... background artist
Maximilian Graenitz .... animator: "Jenna"
Carlos Grangel .... character designer
Antony Gray .... additional animator
Antony Gray .... character lead: "Jenna"
Keith Greig .... additional animator
Andrew Griffiths .... key assistant animator: "Balto"
Olsen Groiseau .... layout artist
Jurgen Gross .... additional animator
Natasha Gross .... background artist
Rodolphe Guenoden .... supervising animator: "Steele & Jenna sequences"
Jérôme Guillaud .... assistant animator: "Boris"
Louise Haley .... key assistant animator: "Jenna"
Tony Hamilton-White .... key assistant animator: "Nikki", "Kaltag" and "Star"
Stephen Hanson .... background artist
Nick Harrop .... key assistant animator: "Balto"
Anne Heeney .... lead assistant animator: "Balto"
Natalie Higgs .... assistant animator: "Jenna"
Craig Hilditch .... assistant animator: "Balto"
Michael Hirsh .... background artist
Gontran Hoarau .... animation crew: Franck & Franck Studios
Steve Horrocks .... animator: "Muk and Luk"
Brendan Houghton .... layout artist
Judy Howieson .... key assistant animator: "Nikki", "Kaltag" and "Star"
Clive Hutchings .... layout artist
Lee Huxtable .... inbetween artist: "Jenna"
Anne-Marie Irlande .... animation crew: Franck & Franck Studios
Lui Jauregui .... assistant animator: "Nikki", "Kaltag" and "Star"
Daniel Jeannette .... animator: "Grizzly Bear"
Glenn Jeffs .... layout artist
Jakob Hjort Jensen .... additional animator
Paul Jesper .... animator: "Balto"
Louise Keating .... key assistant animator: "Boris"
Ken Keys .... animator: "Steele"
Douglas Kirk .... layout supervisor
John Koch .... layout artist
Darren Kordich .... inbetween artist: "Boris"
Harald Kraut .... scene planning supervisor
Walter Kössler .... background artist
Jennie Langley .... key assistant animator: "Nikki", "Kaltag" and "Star"
Martin Lanzinger .... key assistant animator: "Nikki", "Kaltag" and "Star"
Philippe Le Brun .... animator: "Steele"
Christine Le Coz .... animation crew: Franck & Franck Studios
Benoît Le Pennec .... layout artist (as Benoit Le Pennec)
Sean Leaning .... animator: "Balto"
Paola Lecler .... assistant animator: "Muk and Luk"
Jørgen Lerdam .... additional animator (as Jorgen Lerdam)
Fabio Lignini .... animator: "Boris"
Tom Lock .... assistant animator: "Steele"
Christophe Lourdelet .... assistant animator: "Steele"
Cathy Lowdell .... inbetween artist: "Balto"
Simon Loxton .... key assistant animator: "Boris"
Pascal Ludowissy .... key assistant animator: "Boris"
Ludovic Maire .... animation crew: Franck & Franck Studios
Tanja Majerus .... key assistant animator: "Boris"
Jean-Noël Manthe .... animation crew: Franck & Franck Studios
Nicolas Marlet .... character designer
Nicolas Marlet .... supervising animator: "Muk and Luk"
Mark Marren .... layout artist
Sarah Marsden .... key assistant animator: "Jenna"
Bruno Martineau .... additional assistant animator
Patrick Mate .... character designer
Patrick Mate .... supervising animator: "Sylvie", "Dixie" and principal humans
Marcos Mateu Mestre .... layout artist (as Marcos Mateu)
Thomas Matzeit .... lead assistant animator: "Balto"
John McCartney .... assistant animator: "Steele"
James McGinlay .... inbetween artist: "Steele"
Janet McKay .... lead assistant animator: "Jenna" (as Janet MacKay)
Brenda McKie-Chat .... additional assistant animator
Helen Michael .... key assistant animator: "Muk and Luk"
Kamye Miessen .... assistant animator: "Steele"
Quentin Miles .... animator: "Boris"
Robert Milne .... key assistant animator: "Nikki", "Kaltag" and "Star"
Uriel Mimran .... key assistant animator: "Steele & Jenna sequences"
Ivelina Nacheva .... key assistant animator: "Balto"
Roy Naisbitt .... layout artist
Karen Narramore .... key assistant animator: "Grizzly/Wolf unit"
Tom Newman .... key assistant animator: "Balto"
Damon O'Beirne .... layout artist
Claudio Pacciarella .... key assistant animator: "Balto"
Stephen Palmer .... assistant animator: "Boris"
Fernando Pastor .... key assistant animator: "Nikki", "Kaltag" and "Star"
Dawn Pearce .... character lead: "Grizzly/Wolf unit"
Gabriele Pennacchioli .... inbetween artist: "Balto"
Stephen Perry .... key assistant animator: "Balto"
Jane Poole .... additional animator
Jane Poole .... character lead: "Nikki", "Kaltag" and "Star"
Pedro Ramos .... assistant animator: "Nikki", "Kaltag" and "Star"
Ray Rankine .... background supervisor
Marianne Rasmussen Jensen .... additional inbetween artist (as Marianne Rasmussen)
Jean-Francois Rey .... animator: "Steele & Jenna sequences"
Rick Richards .... key assistant animator: "Steele"
Jürgen Richter .... animator: "Jenna"
Xavier Riffault .... assistant animator: "Boris"
Maiken Rix .... additional inbetween artist
Nicolas Ruedy .... animation crew: Franck & Franck Studios
Antonella Russo .... animation crew: Franck & Franck Studios
William Salazar .... supervising animator: "Nikki", "Kaltag" and "Star"
Kay Sales .... character lead: "Rosy"
Jason Sallin .... assistant animator: "Jenna"
Mireille Sarault .... animation crew: Franck & Franck Studios
Mariateresa Scarpone .... key assistant animator: "Rosy"
Valérie Schaefer .... animation crew: Franck & Franck Studios
Christian Schellewald .... layout artist
Andy Schmidt .... additional animator
Andy Schmidt .... character lead: "Steele"
Erik Chr. Schmidt .... animator: "White Wolf"
Steffen Schäffler .... additional assistant animator
Kristof Serrand .... supervising animator: "Boris"
Jean-Luc Serrano .... layout artist
Éric Serre .... assistant animator: "Boris"
Paul Shardlow .... background artist
Pol Sigerson .... assistant animator: "Balto"
Emil Simeonov .... key assistant animator: "Balto"
Andrea Simonti .... animator: "Nikki", "Kaltag" and "Star"
Steve Smith .... inbetween artist: "Steele"
Ronan Spelman .... key assistant animator: "Balto"
Kevin Spruce .... animator: "Balto"
Rachael Stedman .... background artist (as Rachel Stedman)
Robert Stevenhagen .... supervising animator: "Jenna"
Colin Stimpson .... background supervisor
Aksel Studsgarth .... assistant animator: "Balto"
Claudia Sturli .... inbetween artist: "Jenna"
Alexa Summerfield .... assistant animator: "Steele & Jenna sequences"
David Swift .... ink and paint artist
Gary Sycamore .... background artist
Aurea Terribili .... lead assistant animator: "Steele & Jenna sequences"
Philippe Tilikete .... assistant animator: "Steele"
Vladimir Todorov .... animator: "Balto"
John Tynan .... additional assistant animator
Oskar Urretabizkaia .... additional animator
Jan Van Buyten .... additional animator
Jeffrey James Varab .... supervising animator: "Balto" (as Jeffrey J. Varab)
Raffaello Vecchione .... assistant animator: "Steele & Jenna sequences"
Jerry Verschoor .... key assistant animator: "Boris"
Andreas von Andrian .... animator: "Steele"
Dave Webster .... key assistant animator: "Nikki", "Kaltag" and "Star"
Andreas Wessel-Therhorn .... animator: "Jenna"
Robin White .... key assistant animator: "Steele"
Tim White .... inbetween artist: "Jenna"
Mark Williams .... additional animator
Mark Williams .... character lead: "Muk and Luk"
Tim Window .... key assistant animator: "Jenna"
Sue Woodward .... assistant animator: "Sylvie", "Dixie" and principal humans
Julia Woolf .... character lead: "Balto"
Jay Wren .... assistant animator: "Steele & Jenna sequences" (as Jonathan Wren)
Claire Wright .... background artist
Dick Zondag .... supervising animator: "Balto"
 
Casting Department
Brendan Donnison .... adr voice casting
Robert Litvak .... casting: animation
Ellen Parks .... casting: live-action
Patsy Pollock .... casting: animation
 
Editorial Department
Clare De Chenu .... assistant editor
Karl Dunne .... scanner technician: Digital Ink'n'Paint
Erica Frauman .... post-production coordinator
Jim Passon .... color timer
Marcus Taylor .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Steven Bramson .... orchestrator (as 'Steve Bramson')
Don Davis .... orchestrator
James Horner .... conductor
Monc .... composer: songs
Shawn Murphy .... score mixer
James Thatcher .... musician: french horn
 
Other crew
Doug Cooper .... software developer: SFX
Lem Davis .... director of technology
Martin Elvin .... production assistant
Alan Horn .... systems administrator
Lorea Hoye .... color production coordinator
Sylvia Mackintosh .... production accountant
David Morehead .... digital scene plan supervisor
Brian Riley .... background scanning
Douglas Wood .... creative executive
 

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Runtime:
USA:78 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Rankcolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS-Stereo | DTS
Certification:
Brazil:Livre | USA:G | Portugal:M/6 | South Korea:All | Sweden:7 | Australia:G | France:U | Germany:o.Al. (bw) | UK:U | USA:G (certificate #34082) | Argentina:Atp | Iceland:L
Filming Locations:
Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Company:
AmblimationSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The film's release was vastly overshadowed by the performance of Disney/Pixar's Toy Story (1995), and, at best, did modest box office. This led to the closure and disestablishment of Amblimation, but it quickly garnered a strong cult following and is now regarded as a classic. Strong video sales lead to the release of two sequels: Balto: Wolf Quest (2002) (V) and Balto III: Wings of Change (2004) (V).See more »
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Balto is walking through the forest and gets Steele's scent, he says "Steele", but his mouth doesn't move at all when he says it.See more »
Quotes:
Star:They should build a statue of him!
Kaltag:You said it!
Star:I did?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews: The Swan Princess (#4.5)" (2011)See more »
Soundtrack:
Reach for the LightSee more »

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10 out of 11 people found the following review useful.
A Movie Worth Seeing, 25 September 1998
Author: shorty_d from Guam

Not many animated films from other major movie companies not of Disney are very good. Balto is one of these rare films. Very good voice acting from names like Kevin Bacon, Bridget Fonda, and Bob Hoskins. I enjoyed every minute of it. In fact, I liked James Horner's score so much I bought the soundtrack. There may be sometimes when the film doesn't follow the plot, but still it entertains. Roger Ebert gave it three stars. I must agree plenty.

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