Balto III: Wings of Change (2004)

Balto delivers living in Alaska, and he got somebody sled dogs to races against a snow before aeroplanes comes to rescue mission.

Director:

Phil Weinstein

Writers:

Elana Lesser, Cliff Ruby

Stars:

Sean Astin, Jodi Benson, Keith Carradine

Cast

Cast overview:
Sean Astin	...	Kodi (voice)
Jodi Benson	...	Jenna (voice)
Keith Carradine	...	Duke (voice)
Bill Fagerbakke	...	Ralph / Mr. Conner (voice)
Charles Fleischer	...	Boris / White Mountain Postmaster (voice)
Charity James	...	Dusty (voice)
Maurice LaMarche	...	Balto / Moose 1 / Moose 2 (voice)
Kathy Najimy	...	Dipsy (voice)
David Paymer	...	Mel (voice)
Kevin Schon	...	Muc / Luc / Simpson (voice)
Jean Smart	...	Stella (voice)
Carl Weathers	...	Kirby (voice)

Storyline

The mail in the north used to be delivered by dogsled, but the success of airplane delivery leaves Balto and the other sled dogs feeling neglected. However, when a delivery plane crashes on a mountain side, the sled dogs get the opportunity to show their worth. This story also prominently features Balto's son, Kodi, who was among the puppy litter that we met in Balto II: Wolf Quest.

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Plot Keywords:

dog | dog movie | alaska | 1920s | third part | 

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Taglines:

An American hero is back! The adventure continues!

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Musical

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 September 2004 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Balto: Wings of Change

Filming Locations:

Universal Cartoon Studios - 121 W Lexington Avenue, Glendale, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Cartoon Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ralph was named for Ralph Zondag, one of the film's storyboard artists.

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Goofs

At some points of the movie, Balto's ears are the same color as his body, and not darkened like they should be.

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Quotes

Moose 1: [in a Robert De Niro voice] You talkin' to me?

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Crazy Credits

Santa is credited "as himself".

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Connections

Featured in The Paul Behragam Talk Show: "Balto 3" R&T Part 4 (2015)

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Soundtracks

You Don't Have to Be a Hero
Written by Michele Brourman and Amanda McBroom
Performed by Jodi Benson
Produced by Michele Brourman

User Reviews

Not that bad a sequel

It is not as good as the first film, which I just love. But it is a notch above the second film, which I personally didn't think was that bad, just the weakest of the three. There are some things that were lacking. The animation is rather rough-around-the-edges, more in the character designs than in the backgrounds and graphics. There are some scenes also detailed in another review that do feel a little random and feel little more than filler. And I really disliked the character of Stella, she was annoying and served no real purpose to the story. However, apart from Stella's song, which I have always found ear-gratingly-bad, the songs are really quite nice especially the credits song. The soundtrack has that mysterious whimsy that fits wonderfully, and the dialogue is thought-provoking and means well. There are also improvements over Wolf Quest, there is a much more coherent story, there is more of the first movie's feel here and Kodi is a much more likable character than Aleu. Other than Stella the characters are great. The voice acting, while not as good as any of that of the first film, is decent. Sean Astin is great as Kodi, and as Balto, while not sounding entirely like Kevin Bacon, Maurice LaMarche again shows what a superb voice actor he is. Jodi Benson is appropriately sympathetic as Jenna, and Keith Carradine brings a certain gruffness to Duke. All in all, not a bad sequel if not on the same level as the original Balto. 7/10 Bethany Cox