Balto (film)

Balto
Theatrical release poster by John Alvin.
Directed by	Simon Wells
Produced by	Steve Hickner
Screenplay by	Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser David Steven Cohen Roger S.H. Schulman
Story by	Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser
Starring	Kevin Bacon Bridget Fonda Phil Collins Bob Hoskins Jim Cummings
Music by	James Horner
Cinematography	Jan Richter-Friis
Edited by	Renee Edwards Nick Fletcher and Sim Evan-Jones (supervising editors)
Production company	Amblin Entertainment Amblimation
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	December 22, 1995 (1995-12-22)
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$11.3 million

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Balto is a 1995 American live-action/animated adventure film directed by Simon Wells, produced by Amblin Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film is loosely based on a true story about the dog of the same name who helped save children from the diphtheria epidemic in the 1925 serum run to Nome. The live-action portions of the film were shot at Central Park in New York City. The film was the final animated feature produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblimation animation studio. Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy and Bonne Radford acted as executive producers on the film. Although the film's theatrical run was overshadowed by the success of the competing Pixar film Toy Story, its subsequent strong sales on home video led to two direct-to-video sequels: Balto II: Wolf Quest (2002) and Balto III: Wings of Change (2004). This was the third and final film to be produced by Amblimation.

In New York City, an elderly woman and her granddaughter are walking through Central Park, looking for a memorial statue. As they seat themselves for a rest, the grandmother tells a story about Nome, Alaska back in 1925, which shifts the film from live-action to animation.