Balto (1996)
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Reviews Counted: 12
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 6
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Critic Reviews: 4
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 3
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Balto is an animated trifle, based loosely on a true story from the 1920s, that may offer some amusement for young children. A live-action intro and outro set the stage for the story of Balto (voiced by Kevin Bacon), a stray who's half dog and half wolf, who is shunned as a half-breed outcast by both humans and his own kind. Balto does have some friends, like the goose Boris (Bob Hoskins) and two polar bears named Muk and Luk (Phil Collins), but he is particularly resented by canine pack leader
Dec 22, 1995 Wide
Feb 19, 2002
MCA Universal Home Video
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Cast
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Kevin Bacon
Balto -
Bob Hoskins
Boris -
Lola Bates-Campbell
Granddaughter -
Bridget Fonda
Jenna -
Jim Cummings
Steele -
Phil Collins
Luk, Muk -
Miriam Margolyes
Grandma Rosy -
Jack Angel
Nikki -
Bill Bailey
Butcher -
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Sandra Dickinson
Dixie, Rosy's Mother... -
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Garick Hagon
Telegraph Operator -
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Donald Sinden
Doc -
Robbie Rist
Star -
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Danny Mann
Kaltag -
Juliette Brewer
Rosy -
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William Roberts
Rosy's Father
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All Critics (24) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (6) | DVD (1)
The love story is pure mush, not helped by the bland voice work done by Kevin Bacon as Balto and Bridget Fonda as dainty husky Jenna.
Top CriticBrave dog saves kids in adequate fact-based film.
An Alaskan dog who gets a chance to demonstrate his courage and creativity on a mission of mercy.
Unassuming and enjoyable animated adventure.
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- Steele: Go ahead, wolf-dog. You'll never get home. I'll make sure of that.
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- Boris: [watching Balto scratch a tree] Good work, Balto. You took on the biggest, meanest tree in whole forest, and you won.
- Balto: I'm marking the trail.
- Luk: [to Muk] He's marking our trail. That's very clever.
- Boris: And here I was leaving bread crumbs.
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- Balto: Since when do you need a pedigree to help someone?
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- Steele: Hey Balto, I got a message to your mother [lifts head and howls Nikki, Kaltag, and Star join in]
- Balto: [growls and begins to approach the dogs]
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- Boris: Let me tell you something, Balto, A dog cannot make this journey alone...but maybe a wolf can.
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- Rosy: Thank you Balto, I would have been lost without you.
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Foreign Titles
- Balto Chien Loup Heros de Neige (FR)
