The moment when they relight the red Latern always breaks me. It's such an overwhelming feeling of returning hope that was long burried. It's impossible not to cry.
Did you know the Iditarod follows the same path the real teams took? And there's this cool thing called the Iron Torch or flame. It's a torch that cannot be extinguished until the last team has made it back. It's really freaking cool.
i really admire Balto he was one of the my young inspirations because he never let his apperance be a insignicae but rather a gift that helped him saved lives
I don't care how inaccurate this movie is in terms to what actually happened....it is my favourite non Disney animated film. Though now, I still can't help but wonder how/why these people didn't question how Balto found the missing sled team, and managed to bring the medicine back...and also why they're not questioning why two polar bears and a goose are running to greet him....
Relief. They got the medicine in time and were able to save the kids I think that they were just happy about that in the moment. After that we don’t see what happens and maybe people did start to wonder.
I love the moment Balto brings the hat to Rosie in this scene. When he did it at the beginning of the movie, it was to impress Jenna, but here, Balto does it as his one final act of kindness (in the movie) to someone that cares for him. Because Rosie approached Balto with kindness and care in the beginning, he returns the gesture by giving up everything to save her life. I absolutely adore Balto as a character in this movie simply because it is impossible to care for him more than he cares for you.
It is sweet. Did he ever go for the medicine to "impress" Jenna though? Jenna loved Rosie and was worried, unhappy that the girl was suffering. He did it for love, to make Jenna feel better and for the sick kids to get better - repeat: for love! not to "impress". No?
Another to love about this scene is Steele getting his comeuppance for lying and almost destroying the medicine. Especially for the constant praise and glory.
Best part of this movie is at the end when the old lady and her niece happen to find Balto’s statue and at the time i didn’t know this but when she said “I would’ve been lost without you” I finally realized that SHE WAS ROSIE! To this day I still get goosebumps from this scene and these are the kind of movies I love; strangers that tell a story about a hero or phenomenon that happened and people wonder how they know; well they would know because they were experienced it or that the hero was right in front of them
@@wintertontoday I love the moment Balto brings the hat to Rosie in this scene. When he did it at the beginning of the movie, it was to impress Jenna, but here, Balto does it as his one final act of kindness (in the movie) to someone that cares for him. Because Rosie approached Balto with kindness and care in the beginning, he returns the gesture by giving up everything to save her life. I absolutely adore Balto as a character in this movie simply because it is impossible to care for him more than he cares for you.
It's such a shame his and his teams (the other dogs that were with him) lives afterwards wasn't as happy as this movie makes it to be. But at least hopefully in the end him and his team somewhat got the nice, spoiled life that they all deserved. (For those that may not know, afterwards him and his team were sold to a company that originally sponsored the team, and whom in return neglected and abused them. After being discovered in the horrible states they were left in they were rescued and lived out the rest of their lives being cared for in a zoo.
Beautiful artistic use of light at 1:10 as the rekindling shows the immediate return of hope. And just as impressive is 2:30 as the light shines through the medicine, seemingly symbolizing the life it grants. Magnificently meaningful animation indeed.
Wow! I never actually noticed the light shining through the medicine until now. I do wonder if there are more instances of subtle uses of light like this in earlier parts of the film.
I'm glad Steele's behavior as a glory hound got the better of him for the way he treated Balto on purpose, and the other dogs leave him and tell him words such as "get lost" because of it.
It would have been much worse for him if the team would have told everyone the truth about what happened on the mountainside when Balto found them. The perfect punishment for Steele would have been everyone ignoring him and pretending he wasn't around for a while. Steele allowed his ego to get the better of him and nearly got the medicine destroyed. Getting completely shunned would have been the idea punishment for him. An egotistical, selfish, arrogant glory hound deserves nothing more than to be completely shut out. It bruises their ego badly!!!
@@foxboy72006 it is possible that Steele left Nome for good after this. And one of these could have happened: 1. He starved to death 2. He froze to death 3. He got eaten by a bear or other predator 4. He found a home in White Mountain.
There were 2 alternate endings for Steele after Balto returned. The first one was that one of the dogs took the golden collar (it was a championship collar) and gives it to Balto. The other one which was darker was when all the dog wanted to take the collar off Steele and give it to Balto but when Balto told the others to let him have it, Steele tried to attack him only to get himself caught on a lever to a coal shaft. It pulled him and hanged him over the bin, but then a pile of coal came falling onto him making him slip out of his collar but Steele was buried to death by the coal. Here's the link to the storyboard for that ending. ruclips.net/video/T5h8xpeuor4/видео.html&ab_channel=Collar
I got goosebumps at 0:27 when Balto and his team returned! It's been 20 years since I last saw this movie. I had entirely forgotten the name of the movie and everything about it while growing up! Back then I saw it in Norwegian, so I had no idea that such great actors as Kevin Bacon, Bob Hoskins (may he rest in peace), Jim Cummings and even Phil Collins were in this movie! I'm a native Norwegian, but I've always preferred English language in movies, ever since I started to learn the language. I'll definitely watch this whole movie again today, 20 years later since my last time watching this
This is the real Balto. The sequels change everything including the fact that Balto’s mother was the white wolf when it wasn’t. While they may be enjoyable, the characters are basically different characters entirely.
Yeah that's why i considered the sequels complete trash, the original characters are butchered, the new characters are bland, annoying, idiotic and boring while the plots are dumb. I agree with Simon Wells' statement of Balto's dad being a tough wolf and Balto's mom being a working sled dog.
His utter confusion at the affection he's getting is honestly heartbreaking. He looks like an abused dog who doesn't understand what petting is supposed to mean.
He's hero enough. Togo got his own movie thanks to Disney staring Willem Dafoe as Togo & Balto's owner/trainer Leonard Seppala but EVERY musher & dog deserves some huge respect for "The Great Race of Mercy"
One of my favourite scenes from one of my favourite youth nostalgia 's! Espechially that Jenna made the lights to guide Balto, and then he says her name and howls hopefull and joyfull.
I grew up with this as a kid in a the 90s. Watched it constantly. I used to have a dream of this film that was so vivid but don't know if anyone is interested in hearing it.
@@pinesapp Okay, here goes. In the dream I was five feet tall, a male teenager who had a slender body, beautiful face and a full head of thick, long, beautiful hair that was shoulder length. I wore a T-shirt, jeans, but warm clothing over them as well as boots and dressed warmly. In the dream. One year has passed after the events of the first film. Balto had changed Nikki, Kaltag, and Star for the better after all the dogs saw how evil Steele is. One day, Balto, Jenna, Boris, Nikki, Kaltag, Star, Dixie, and Sylvie are out in Nome Alaska and they spot me but my hood was up. But then I collapsed to the ground which had everyone worried and both Balto and the dog gang came over to me to figure out what was going on. Balto managed to remove my hood and they saw my face as they saw me as a human male teenager at age fourteen. Looking tired and as if I just survived a war. Days later, the doctors there checked me out and I was alright, just shook up. But I ended up staying with Rosy and her family at Rosy's insistence. In the town. I was seen as stoic and quiet. I refused to talk to anyone. I shown no emotion. But for some reason. I only talked to the animals and shown emotion around them. I even had the ability to talk to Balto, Jenna and the dogs as they talked like humans but only I could understand them. Balto would ask me what happened to me out there but I'd go stoic and quiet as I'd say to him "I'd rather not" Balto and the dogs knew something was bothering me and one day. There was a wanted poster of a man that escaped from prison. I went stoic and said "It's back" and I went off somewhere unknown, away from town. The town notices that I've gone missing and try to look for me. Balto, Nikki, Kaltag and Star volunteer to go find me and when they do. They spend the day out in the forest and they don't find me yet but they encounter a huge and dangerous bear. They fought against the bear that turned out to be a rogue but then they heard gunfire and they looked away at first but when they looked. They found me dragging the bear away to put behind a tree as I tell them "Don't look at it" and after dragging the bear off behind a tree. Balto and the dogs confront me on why I'm out there alone. I'd tell them "You wouldn't understand" and Balto and his friends would tell me "We need you to help us understand" which that made me relent after Balto nuzzled his head against my leg. So I told them that I lost my family long time ago but a man who turned out to be my dad was the one who committed the act and I was the soul survivor. I was in an orphanage for so long that I knew I wasn't going to get adopted and I ran off because I was scared. Which I felt like no one wanted me. But Balto and his friends comforted me by telling me that they want me and both Rosy and her family want me as part of their family. Which I shed a tear and as they comforted me. We tried to make our way back but got lost. It wasn't long till we heard gun fire and we got found by a man who turned out to be my father who escaped from prison. Me and him confronted each other as he told me that it was thanks to me that he was in prison but I argued that I was a baby who survived his crime, that what he did is his fault. After the argument. We both exchanged gunfire but ran out of ammo, luckily, no one got hit. But me and my dad fought each other like karate warriors. But then we wrestled each other to the ground and fell off a cliff. But I held onto the ledge while Balto and his friends tried to pull me up. But my dad looked up and looked down, then looked up at me as he said "If you don't let go of me, we're both gonna die" and I tried pulling him up but he purposely let go and he fell to his death. Balto and his friends pulled me up and I climbed up to safety as Balto is like "You okay?" and I told him "You're the first friend I've made since I've been here" and after a moment of rest. We got up and made it back to town in Nome by nightfall but we saw a light that led us to Nome and as we ran towards the town. Me and Balto howled like real wolves and my wolf howl sounded just like a realistic wolf. After we made it into town. I was greeted with affection by Balto, Jenna, Nikki, Kaltag, Star, Dixie, Sylvie. Rosy and her parents came to me to hug me and I hugged them back. Everyone was cheering for us as they saw Balto and his gang led me safely back to town. Which the townspeople were surprised that I shown emotion and was talking to people. In the end, it's decades later in the mid 90s as I'm in Central Park and I've grown old and I'm with my grandson as we made it to the Balto statue as I said "Balto, you were the first friend I made during my toughest time. I'm grateful to you that my life has become prosperous. You and I have the heart of a wolf"
@@pinesapp Technically, it was more of a dream based off the events after the first film. But I will admit. It sort of sounds that way. But what did you think of it so far?
It was a huge team effort, All the dogs and people involved were heroes. And the unfortunate dog team that got all the credit spent the rest of their lives being carted around the continental US on trains for sideshows.
I don’t remember this movie being this awesome. Seriously, this is better than I remember! It has some historical inaccuracies here and there, but it’s simply just loosely based on a true story, and that doesn’t take away the fact that this movie is so beautiful! Might watch it again sometime.
@@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376 I'm OK with that too, as long as it doesn't interfere too much with what really happened. That's why The Legend of the Titanic fails so epically, because not only is the "story" so full of holes it'd make a moth-eaten scrap of clothing that got put in the blender jealous, but it's so historically-inaccurate that it ends up spitting in the faces of the 1,500 people who died in the sinking of the great ship. Though to the makers' credit, they didn't know James Cameron's movie was based on a real event. Still, though, they shouldn't have jumped through the hoops through which they jumped.
Rosie and the other sick patients would never have made it through the night if it hadn't been for Balto. The reason they all got to grow up and have families of their own was because of how goddamn noble he was. Dogs truly are men's best friends. Girls, too. Seeing how Balto went through such harsh snowy conditions for all those innocent souls, I'd say he's just as brave and strong as any human.
I love this movie so much! This movie is the reason I’ve been wanting a Siberian Husky for so long! I finally got my first Siberian Husky puppy at the beginning of September! Her name is Nova. I almost named her Aleu after Balto’s daughter but because of her facial markings and in reference to the bright star, I named her Nova.
This film is amazing. I love how everyone in town hated Balto except Rosie, Jenna, and Star only changed they point of view of him because he saved the town. I love how the humans and dogs learn not to judge by looks, but by the heart. I love how all of Steele fans finally saw him as the selfish, lying, rude, and evil dog he really is. The dogs would believe Jenna because of her love for Balto until the hero returned with the team. I also love how Rosie's father who want to keep Balto away finally saw him as the good he was and allowed to see his daughter.
Balto's name being Togo would actually make less sense for the movie (specifically the movie, nothing to do with real life), as the movie is supposed to be interpreted as Rosie's recalling and retelling of the story. Because Rosie was one of the recipients of the serum, she would not have seen the efforts made by Togo and the other 20 or so teams of dogs. I think it was a very smart decision by the creators to begin the movie with Rosie and her granddaughter, as it allows for a more fictional and satisfying story that doesn't need to be completely based on fact.
Despite Balto being a wolf/dog hybrid, that doesn't make him anything less of a hero and he proved it when he brought back the medicine. I love 💖 how brave Balto showed he was despite the odds.
Everything about this scene is perfect. Balto comes back with the medicine to save the very ill children, balto finally realized that he is a wolf, and not a husky. The doctor turns on the light to show hope is near, showing that the medicine finally came back, The ENTIRE TOWN comes to greet them, and steel has his lies finally seen through, balto gets the girl, and at last to ending it off, the northern lights turn into a howling wolf. Balto is one of my all time favourite movies- and it isn't Disney! "Balto I'd be lost without you." Is Such a Beautiful Quote.
Loved this movie as a kid (still do in fact) but as an adult I can't help but wonder why everyone is okay with 2 polar bears just hanging around in town. Also it still breaks my heart a little how confused he was at first when he was receiving positive attention from the townsfolk.
Considering it was based on a true story. From what I understand, the statue of the lead dog that saved these people is in New York ❤ I tear up every time I see this ending.
@@sergiolaurencio7534 a subsidiary of Universal, called Amblimation. A short-lived animation studio that also gave us An American Tail 2: Fievel goes west and We’re Back! A dinosaur’s story. It no longer exists because of the three, An American Tail 2 was the only one that was a financial success. Balto and We’re Back! Both bombed.
@@thomashuffman3237What is truly unfortunate is Balto probably wouldn’t have bombed if a little known movie called *Toy Story* hadn’t released right before it..,
I do agree that this movie is certainly inaccurate, but you also have to keep in mind that this movie begins by basically saying "this is Rosie's retelling of the story." Rosie (if she were real) never would have witnessed Togo and the others' contributions, as she was one of the recipients of the medicine, leading to the story she tells her granddaughter being focused on Balto. It really baffles me just how much thought was put into this underappreciated movie, and how much can be uncovered by watching the movie multiple times.
I woudnt fear at all Besides wolves are totally dangerous to livestock and pets, they are complete harmless to us humans and when ever they see human both chilc or adult they will be freaked out and run away OF course they can be dangerous if wolf is hurt, starving to death, old or sickness such as rabies
Yes but the story is quite misconstrued compared to the original sadly. Balto was for quite a while seen as the hero of the medicine run, but funny enough, he actually was not apart of the initial team that delivered the serum. It was a team lead by another much older dog by the name of Togo. Balto was considered for the run, but was deemed too young and inexperienced to lead the team. Many of the feats you see in the movie were actually ones made by Togo, not Balto. It was only at the last station that Balto, despite the wishes of Musher Seppala (who led the team up till that point) was chosen to lead the final stretch. Hence why he received the heroes welcome and was seen as the hero of the town for as long as he was. Though I hate to say it, Balto is, for lack of better terms, a bit of a fraud. Though of course not by his own choice.
Sadly, Balto, who didn't even do the LONGEST run, was severely mistreated as a parade dog and literally put on display while extremely neglected. He never deserved that.
If you aren't shedding a tear at, "Balto! I'd be lost without you." Then, please visit a doctor because your tear ducts are blocked. I'm 36 and this movie still gets me bad!
Это просто поразительный мультфильм. В детстве меня было не оторвать от его просмотра... Здесь есть всё: очень харизматичные герои, экшн, драма и очень много эмоциональных моментов под красивую музыку. Не представляю, сколько трудов в него вложили
Lovely ending scene. I love how the doctor says to be careful with the crate of medicine and then he gets everything set up to give the injections. I love how Balto gives Rosie her hat.
"Steady, steady. Easy now, that's had a long journey."
You have no idea.
Yeah, it was frozen by the time it arrived. They had to wait for it to thaw out before they could use it
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@@zurvanmooney4940 not to mention they lost a few jars on the way back
His voice is totally lost like he's he really the villain
@@ImperialKnight770 they lost one jar
The moment when they relight the red Latern always breaks me. It's such an overwhelming feeling of returning hope that was long burried. It's impossible not to cry.
Did you know the Iditarod follows the same path the real teams took? And there's this cool thing called the Iron Torch or flame. It's a torch that cannot be extinguished until the last team has made it back. It's really freaking cool.
Especially when the music swells right when the light comes back on
That’s probably why I always end up crying when I watch this movie
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"I'd be lost without you" gets me every..single..time.😭💕
Me too 😢
So do I 🥹🫂
My childhood right here. I'm 31 and still love this movie 🎬.
Welcome to how I feel about Thumbellina. Girl showed me that you make your own future. No matter how hard or small it is, you do what's best for you.
Same. 31 and showing this to my daughter. She loves it
Now 34, and same here.
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Same!
3:56 “I’d be lost without you.” Best words ever
And she paid him back by living a full life
Man that made me cry really 😭❤️
That line makes me tear up, as well as when she takes a moment of silence and thanks Balto telling him she would be lost without him.
The only person in the entire city of Nome who actually cared about Balto.
That's the part that gets me, and then later in the live-action ending scene when the old Rosie says it again at the statue...
i really admire Balto he was one of the my young inspirations because he never let his apperance be a insignicae but rather a gift that helped him saved lives
his appearance didn't help him his lineage as a wolf did
@@theshockinglyeloquentdog9945 okay lineage thank you
(Alfonso Wolf), (puffing), come on guys mush
He's been voice by is Kevin bacon.
As someone who is adopted and doesn’t look like her family…this movie was nice.
I grew up watching this movie and I never get tired of it. Such a wonderful film with great characters. Thank you so much for uploading.
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My favorite movie
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Same I grew up watching this movie too
I'm never getting tired of it TOO!!!!!!!!!!!! It does have great characters. But Balto & Jenna are the most devoted of all.
I don't care how inaccurate this movie is in terms to what actually happened....it is my favourite non Disney animated film. Though now, I still can't help but wonder how/why these people didn't question how Balto found the missing sled team, and managed to bring the medicine back...and also why they're not questioning why two polar bears and a goose are running to greet him....
Speaking of well executed animated films, I highly recommend watching Capture the Flag
Relief.
They got the medicine in time and were able to save the kids I think that they were just happy about that in the moment. After that we don’t see what happens and maybe people did start to wonder.
They probably saw them hanging around him and figured balto built his own pack
Yeah me too. I really don’t care about how much it deviates from the story, it’s an incredible movie
This movie belongs to Universal Pictures
I love the moment Balto brings the hat to Rosie in this scene. When he did it at the beginning of the movie, it was to impress Jenna, but here, Balto does it as his one final act of kindness (in the movie) to someone that cares for him. Because Rosie approached Balto with kindness and care in the beginning, he returns the gesture by giving up everything to save her life. I absolutely adore Balto as a character in this movie simply because it is impossible to care for him more than he cares for you.
It is sweet. Did he ever go for the medicine to "impress" Jenna though? Jenna loved Rosie and was worried, unhappy that the girl was suffering. He did it for love, to make Jenna feel better and for the sick kids to get better - repeat: for love! not to "impress". No?
Another to love about this scene is Steele getting his comeuppance for lying and almost destroying the medicine. Especially for the constant praise and glory.
He never did to impress her he did it out of genuine concern for Rosey
Best part of this movie is at the end when the old lady and her niece happen to find Balto’s statue and at the time i didn’t know this but when she said “I would’ve been lost without you” I finally realized that SHE WAS ROSIE! To this day I still get goosebumps from this scene and these are the kind of movies I love; strangers that tell a story about a hero or phenomenon that happened and people wonder how they know; well they would know because they were experienced it or that the hero was right in front of them
@@wintertontoday I love the moment Balto brings the hat to Rosie in this scene. When he did it at the beginning of the movie, it was to impress Jenna, but here, Balto does it as his one final act of kindness (in the movie) to someone that cares for him. Because Rosie approached Balto with kindness and care in the beginning, he returns the gesture by giving up everything to save her life. I absolutely adore Balto as a character in this movie simply because it is impossible to care for him more than he cares for you.
1:10
I get goosebumps just to see the lantern being lit again. In a dark hour of a dead silent night, it was an awakening of hope for all the town.
*light is always the cure in darkness*
It's such a shame his and his teams (the other dogs that were with him) lives afterwards wasn't as happy as this movie makes it to be. But at least hopefully in the end him and his team somewhat got the nice, spoiled life that they all deserved.
(For those that may not know, afterwards him and his team were sold to a company that originally sponsored the team, and whom in return neglected and abused them. After being discovered in the horrible states they were left in they were rescued and lived out the rest of their lives being cared for in a zoo.
Seems Leonard Seppala, Togo & their team got off easy
Do you know what happened to Togo’s team. I know Togo lived the rest of his life with his owner.
And this why I like animals better. How the hell can they repay them that way after saving those children?
Why I like this film:
1. Love
2. Inspiring
3. Dogs
4. Wolf
5. Caring
6. Did I mention dogs?
Yes
@@caseydreamuslpsandmore2582 DOGS DOGS DOGS DOGS DOGS DOGS DOGS DOGS DOGS!!!!!
7. (And this is obvious) You're a furry
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You forgot one more.
7. Determination.
Beautiful artistic use of light at 1:10 as the rekindling shows the immediate return of hope.
And just as impressive is 2:30 as the light shines through the medicine, seemingly symbolizing the life it grants.
Magnificently meaningful animation indeed.
My heart always swelled up then he turned the light back on.
Wow that so subtle and easy to miss the medicine and light part… truly beautiful!!
Wow! I never actually noticed the light shining through the medicine until now. I do wonder if there are more instances of subtle uses of light like this in earlier parts of the film.
The legendary animated film of the Amblimation triad.
"Not dog. Not wolf. Your a hero! *Chuckle*"😄😄 way to go, Balto.😊😄
That line hits different😭
Forgot the kiss sound
I'm glad Steele's behavior as a glory hound got the better of him for the way he treated Balto on purpose, and the other dogs leave him and tell him words such as "get lost" because of it.
Yeah. He did deserve worse though, like getting attacked by a bear or something.
Steele got what he deserved for almost making all of those children die!
It would have been much worse for him if the team would have told everyone the truth about what happened on the mountainside when Balto found them. The perfect punishment for Steele would have been everyone ignoring him and pretending he wasn't around for a while. Steele allowed his ego to get the better of him and nearly got the medicine destroyed. Getting completely shunned would have been the idea punishment for him. An egotistical, selfish, arrogant glory hound deserves nothing more than to be completely shut out. It bruises their ego badly!!!
@@foxboy72006 it is possible that Steele left Nome for good after this. And one of these could have happened:
1. He starved to death
2. He froze to death
3. He got eaten by a bear or other predator
4. He found a home in White Mountain.
@@thomashuffman3237 There's a deleted scene, Steele actually dies after trying to hurt Balto again
Greatest character arc ever:
"THEY SHOULD BUILD A STATUE OF HIM!"
"You said it!"
"I - I did?"
And they did! His statue still stands in Central Park in New York City
@@LucyLovettLestrangeare you sure??
@@randyli6859 Yep! He has a statue there! The same statue that you see at the end of this Balto movie is the very same one that’s there in real life
@@LucyLovettLestrangeEven to this very day.
@@christineking2855 Yep! It’s been there since 1925, so 98 years
one of the childhood movies that make me cry every time I watch it. love this movie.
Me too !
From an Outcast to one of the greatest Heroes of all time!!!
When things look dark, you should never give up and that's what Balto did. Because of that, he became a hero to the town.
especially given Balto accepts himself as an outcast wolf to save Rosie too
1:58 If you ask me, Steel deserved worse than what he got after everything he did
There were 2 alternate endings for Steele after Balto returned. The first one was that one of the dogs took the golden collar (it was a championship collar) and gives it to Balto.
The other one which was darker was when all the dog wanted to take the collar off Steele and give it to Balto but when Balto told the others to let him have it, Steele tried to attack him only to get himself caught on a lever to a coal shaft. It pulled him and hanged him over the bin, but then a pile of coal came falling onto him making him slip out of his collar but Steele was buried to death by the coal.
Here's the link to the storyboard for that ending.
ruclips.net/video/T5h8xpeuor4/видео.html&ab_channel=Collar
@@LonelyPandora thank you for this and I agree though just to prove how great he is he was willing to let innocent kids die
I heard there was one where he was kicked out of the town and left to fend alone in the wild for himself. I think
I'm glad that trixy saw what Jenna ment about steel
@@LonelyPandora Burned
I got goosebumps at 0:27 when Balto and his team returned!
It's been 20 years since I last saw this movie. I had entirely forgotten the name of the movie and everything about it while growing up!
Back then I saw it in Norwegian, so I had no idea that such great actors as Kevin Bacon, Bob Hoskins (may he rest in peace), Jim Cummings and even Phil Collins were in this movie! I'm a native Norwegian, but I've always preferred English language in movies, ever since I started to learn the language.
I'll definitely watch this whole movie again today, 20 years later since my last time watching this
30 years old .Watched this movie when I was child growing up. This scene still makes me cry!!
This is the real Balto. The sequels change everything including the fact that Balto’s mother was the white wolf when it wasn’t. While they may be enjoyable, the characters are basically different characters entirely.
Yeah that's why i considered the sequels complete trash, the original characters are butchered, the new characters are bland, annoying, idiotic and boring while the plots are dumb. I agree with Simon Wells' statement of Balto's dad being a tough wolf and Balto's mom being a working sled dog.
I considered when white wolf as Balto's mother's spirit.
The sequels sucked
RW:Balto was one of the reasons why I love Wolves 🐺
His utter confusion at the affection he's getting is honestly heartbreaking. He looks like an abused dog who doesn't understand what petting is supposed to mean.
He sure liked getting a hug and kiss from Rosie though.
@@heidibower2538Not to mention getting nuzzled by Jenna.
He was an abused dog
0:20 Boris interaction with the two here was so wholesome
Now that's a great ending for the Balto movie!
A very good childhood movie. Even tho Balto isn’t the real hero in real life but it’s still a wonderful watch. 10/10 for nostalgia.
He's hero enough. Togo got his own movie thanks to Disney staring Willem Dafoe as Togo & Balto's owner/trainer Leonard Seppala but EVERY musher & dog deserves some huge respect for "The Great Race of Mercy"
One of my favourite scenes from one of my favourite youth nostalgia 's! Espechially that Jenna made the lights to guide Balto, and then he says her name and howls hopefull and joyfull.
Like Boris said, “a dog cannot make this journey alone.
But maybe a wolf can.”🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺
"Not dog! Not wolf! YOU'RE A HERO!!!"
Oh I get yelled at by an idiot for putting this in comments but you don't
I grew up with this as a kid in a the 90s. Watched it constantly. I used to have a dream of this film that was so vivid but don't know if anyone is interested in hearing it.
I am
@@pinesapp Okay, here goes. In the dream I was five feet tall, a male teenager who had a slender body, beautiful face and a full head of thick, long, beautiful hair that was shoulder length. I wore a T-shirt, jeans, but warm clothing over them as well as boots and dressed warmly.
In the dream. One year has passed after the events of the first film. Balto had changed Nikki, Kaltag, and Star for the better after all the dogs saw how evil Steele is. One day, Balto, Jenna, Boris, Nikki, Kaltag, Star, Dixie, and Sylvie are out in Nome Alaska and they spot me but my hood was up. But then I collapsed to the ground which had everyone worried and both Balto and the dog gang came over to me to figure out what was going on.
Balto managed to remove my hood and they saw my face as they saw me as a human male teenager at age fourteen. Looking tired and as if I just survived a war.
Days later, the doctors there checked me out and I was alright, just shook up. But I ended up staying with Rosy and her family at Rosy's insistence.
In the town. I was seen as stoic and quiet. I refused to talk to anyone. I shown no emotion. But for some reason. I only talked to the animals and shown emotion around them. I even had the ability to talk to Balto, Jenna and the dogs as they talked like humans but only I could understand them. Balto would ask me what happened to me out there but I'd go stoic and quiet as I'd say to him "I'd rather not"
Balto and the dogs knew something was bothering me and one day. There was a wanted poster of a man that escaped from prison. I went stoic and said "It's back" and I went off somewhere unknown, away from town.
The town notices that I've gone missing and try to look for me. Balto, Nikki, Kaltag and Star volunteer to go find me and when they do. They spend the day out in the forest and they don't find me yet but they encounter a huge and dangerous bear. They fought against the bear that turned out to be a rogue but then they heard gunfire and they looked away at first but when they looked. They found me dragging the bear away to put behind a tree as I tell them "Don't look at it" and after dragging the bear off behind a tree. Balto and the dogs confront me on why I'm out there alone.
I'd tell them "You wouldn't understand" and Balto and his friends would tell me "We need you to help us understand" which that made me relent after Balto nuzzled his head against my leg. So I told them that I lost my family long time ago but a man who turned out to be my dad was the one who committed the act and I was the soul survivor. I was in an orphanage for so long that I knew I wasn't going to get adopted and I ran off because I was scared.
Which I felt like no one wanted me. But Balto and his friends comforted me by telling me that they want me and both Rosy and her family want me as part of their family. Which I shed a tear and as they comforted me. We tried to make our way back but got lost.
It wasn't long till we heard gun fire and we got found by a man who turned out to be my father who escaped from prison. Me and him confronted each other as he told me that it was thanks to me that he was in prison but I argued that I was a baby who survived his crime, that what he did is his fault.
After the argument. We both exchanged gunfire but ran out of ammo, luckily, no one got hit. But me and my dad fought each other like karate warriors. But then we wrestled each other to the ground and fell off a cliff. But I held onto the ledge while Balto and his friends tried to pull me up. But my dad looked up and looked down, then looked up at me as he said "If you don't let go of me, we're both gonna die" and I tried pulling him up but he purposely let go and he fell to his death. Balto and his friends pulled me up and I climbed up to safety as Balto is like "You okay?" and I told him "You're the first friend I've made since I've been here" and after a moment of rest. We got up and made it back to town in Nome by nightfall but we saw a light that led us to Nome and as we ran towards the town. Me and Balto howled like real wolves and my wolf howl sounded just like a realistic wolf.
After we made it into town. I was greeted with affection by Balto, Jenna, Nikki, Kaltag, Star, Dixie, Sylvie. Rosy and her parents came to me to hug me and I hugged them back. Everyone was cheering for us as they saw Balto and his gang led me safely back to town. Which the townspeople were surprised that I shown emotion and was talking to people.
In the end, it's decades later in the mid 90s as I'm in Central Park and I've grown old and I'm with my grandson as we made it to the Balto statue as I said "Balto, you were the first friend I made during my toughest time. I'm grateful to you that my life has become prosperous. You and I have the heart of a wolf"
@@brocksampson3405 wow, you had an entire 4th movie as a dream :O
@@pinesapp Technically, it was more of a dream based off the events after the first film. But I will admit. It sort of sounds that way. But what did you think of it so far?
@@brocksampson3405 it seems exciting and interesting
I am not crying! You are crying! 😭 it's been 10 years it still gets me every time
Me too!
In real life, Nome was the first place to have children survived that sickness to!
Damn right I AM and so are yaaaa
this scene always makes me tear up with joy the moment Balto became a hero.
1:44 a truer line was never spoken
This scene isn’t complete without rose in the park thanking Balto statue
This movie is great and it’s shocking how it’s based off a real story! 😁👏
@Ryan Ward oh my you are right!!
Sorta. The real hero was Togo in reality. Balto did run the rest of the way, but Togo did the hardest job.
@@kejiri3593 ohh okay thanks for explaining
It was a huge team effort,
All the dogs and people involved were heroes.
And the unfortunate dog team that got all the credit spent the rest of their lives being carted around the continental US on trains for sideshows.
I don’t remember this movie being this awesome. Seriously, this is better than I remember! It has some historical inaccuracies here and there, but it’s simply just loosely based on a true story, and that doesn’t take away the fact that this movie is so beautiful! Might watch it again sometime.
At least it's not like The Legend of the Titanic.
@@artbytesia
Yeah and I like movies historically inaccurate it's better because historically accurate is so boring.
@@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376 I'm OK with that too, as long as it doesn't interfere too much with what really happened. That's why The Legend of the Titanic fails so epically, because not only is the "story" so full of holes it'd make a moth-eaten scrap of clothing that got put in the blender jealous, but it's so historically-inaccurate that it ends up spitting in the faces of the 1,500 people who died in the sinking of the great ship. Though to the makers' credit, they didn't know James Cameron's movie was based on a real event. Still, though, they shouldn't have jumped through the hoops through which they jumped.
Rosie and the other sick patients would never have made it through the night if it hadn't been for Balto. The reason they all got to grow up and have families of their own was because of how goddamn noble he was. Dogs truly are men's best friends. Girls, too. Seeing how Balto went through such harsh snowy conditions for all those innocent souls, I'd say he's just as brave and strong as any human.
I love this movie so much! This movie is the reason I’ve been wanting a Siberian Husky for so long! I finally got my first Siberian Husky puppy at the beginning of September! Her name is Nova. I almost named her Aleu after Balto’s daughter but because of her facial markings and in reference to the bright star, I named her Nova.
How is it going with the husky? Know they are not easy dogs xD
@@sebastian114
Huskies are one of the best dogs.
@@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376 prefer Akitas myself but havent had one for over a year now, but yes huskies are great too ^^
@@sebastian114
Cool are they Alaskan Malamutes?
@@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376 its a japanese dog breed
This film is amazing. I love how everyone in town hated Balto except Rosie, Jenna, and Star only changed they point of view of him because he saved the town. I love how the humans and dogs learn not to judge by looks, but by the heart. I love how all of Steele fans finally saw him as the selfish, lying, rude, and evil dog he really is. The dogs would believe Jenna because of her love for Balto until the hero returned with the team. I also love how Rosie's father who want to keep Balto away finally saw him as the good he was and allowed to see his daughter.
This ending always gives me tears of joy
Not dog, not wolf, you're a hero
still touches me even after almost 30 years
I always get chills at 0:30 when Boris yells that❤
This is one of my favorite movies of all rime. Balto is such a good boy and a very sweet dog
"THEY SHOULD BUILD A STATUE OF HIM!!!"
"YOU SAID IT!"
"I did?"
And they did!
:D
@@minaminastheanimationfan7909 right in New York central Park
@shanevinzant6935 I'm confused as to why they built him a statue in New York, but not in Nome (the town he basically saved)
@@bulgarianreaper6587 Maybe because it was so long ago they made copies of the statue?
1:45 Wow! That girl IS indeed certainly pissed
And Steele deserved that after what he pulled. Trying to doom the town's children just to feed his ego.
She finely realize that her other friend Jenna was right about him.
His movie was such a big part of my childhood
It’s wonderful that Balto is a hero!
ok but what is really sad is at 2:49, Balto initially flinches away because he thinks the towns people will hit him.
I'm guessing practically his whole life he was shunned by those people in that town and was used to being mistreated.
Notice how balto is the only character that has yellow eyes besides the grizzly bear, that goes to show that not all wild animals are out to kill u
Rediscovering this film inspired me to plan a trip to see that little town.
This movie was slept on. This was a very good movie.
This is one of the best films I have ever watched, and it will always be
3:05 I like how nobody’s questioning the two literal polar bears in town…
(Also, as much as I love this movie, Balto’s name should’ve been Togo..)
They were to busy on more pressing matters, like the fact that the kids are gonna live.
Balto's name being Togo would actually make less sense for the movie (specifically the movie, nothing to do with real life), as the movie is supposed to be interpreted as Rosie's recalling and retelling of the story. Because Rosie was one of the recipients of the serum, she would not have seen the efforts made by Togo and the other 20 or so teams of dogs.
I think it was a very smart decision by the creators to begin the movie with Rosie and her granddaughter, as it allows for a more fictional and satisfying story that doesn't need to be completely based on fact.
Maybe CUS they are orphans and people know they kinda hang out near town lol
2:04
Way a go Balto! You've brought the Medicines
2:57 *"Not Dog, not Wolf, you're a Hero!"*
Ive Seen this scene dozens of Times, and it still sends chills down my spine
I love Balto.
But this animation is one of my favourites.
Welldone Balto.
Despite Balto being a wolf/dog hybrid, that doesn't make him anything less of a hero and he proved it when he brought back the medicine. I love 💖 how brave Balto showed he was despite the odds.
And he's got a good loving heart and with ten times more humanity within him.
This and The Iron Giant are underrated masterpieces.
The moment when The Goose hears Balto I still get goosebumps ❤ My favourite childhood movie! Makes me tear up as they light the lamp for hope!
Everything about this scene is perfect. Balto comes back with the medicine to save the very ill children, balto finally realized that he is a wolf, and not a husky. The doctor turns on the light to show hope is near, showing that the medicine finally came back, The ENTIRE TOWN comes to greet them, and steel has his lies finally seen through, balto gets the girl, and at last to ending it off, the northern lights turn into a howling wolf. Balto is one of my all time favourite movies- and it isn't Disney!
"Balto I'd be lost without you."
Is Such a Beautiful Quote.
This movie belongs to Universal Pictures
@brittanybrown484 yes that's true.
This is my favorite movie of all time
Especially with the way Steele finally loses the respect that he never deserved: 1:55
When the wolf shaped Northern lights howled I just about cried.
"Not dog! No wolf! YOU'RE A HERO!!!"
A dog can't make the journey but perhaps a wolf can
Togo ran for 261 miles, Balto ran the last 55. Both were owned by the same man and cared for by their owners.
@@Starmadien2019dude your an idiot Boris says it in the movie 🤦♀️ it's always been one of my favorite lines in the movie
Got this movie at the library and loved it ever since.
1:39
Steele, you're positively dis..POSABLE!
Dixie
😂😂😂😂
I always loved watching this movie.
This movie will always be such a classic ❤ always will hold a place in my heart
muk and luk are the most adorable characters in this movie
@Nightmare Bonnie apparently being voiced by Phil Collins does that to you
I wish all polar bears were like that
4:14 so happy for these two
Genji! This is my second favourite movie after lion king
Loved this movie as a kid (still do in fact) but as an adult I can't help but wonder why everyone is okay with 2 polar bears just hanging around in town. Also it still breaks my heart a little how confused he was at first when he was receiving positive attention from the townsfolk.
3:41 James Horner really made great emotional music for scenes in movies that will make you cry.
Balto, You Put The "A" In Awesome
Considering it was based on a true story. From what I understand, the statue of the lead dog that saved these people is in New York ❤ I tear up every time I see this ending.
Best endings to a movie ever!
One of my favorite Disney movies. I think it really is #1
is not a Disney Movie, not Dreamwork, is from Universal🌎
@@sergiolaurencio7534, yep. The same studio that gave us Smokey & the Bandit, Jurassic Park, Babe, Black Dog, & Despicable Me.
@@sergiolaurencio7534 a subsidiary of Universal, called Amblimation. A short-lived animation studio that also gave us An American Tail 2: Fievel goes west and We’re Back! A dinosaur’s story. It no longer exists because of the three, An American Tail 2 was the only one that was a financial success. Balto and We’re Back! Both bombed.
@@thomashuffman3237What is truly unfortunate is Balto probably wouldn’t have bombed if a little known movie called *Toy Story* hadn’t released right before it..,
my older brother and I watched this film, many, many times. it's engrained in us
THIS IS MY FAVORITE MOVIE IN THE WORLD
I never felt the same about this movie after watching Togo on Disney+, still this movie was a big part of my childhood.
I do agree that this movie is certainly inaccurate, but you also have to keep in mind that this movie begins by basically saying "this is Rosie's retelling of the story." Rosie (if she were real) never would have witnessed Togo and the others' contributions, as she was one of the recipients of the medicine, leading to the story she tells her granddaughter being focused on Balto.
It really baffles me just how much thought was put into this underappreciated movie, and how much can be uncovered by watching the movie multiple times.
😮this is a throw back this movie 🍿 was beautiful made and hand drawn miss movies like this
3:52 I cry like a baby everytime I hear this one line from the film definitely one of my favorite non dinosaur animated films ❤❤🐕🦺🐺🛷
You will always be part of my heart. infinite thanks
I cried so hard the first time I watched Balto, and I still cry even now. An amzing story and an amazing movie.
Imagine your lost in a big dark forest at night, and you hear this,
0:21
Would you be freaking out?
Probably
Depends on how far or how close any wolf in general is.
Realizing now they used that same howl for "An American Werewolf in Paris"!
@@rruelas219 You mean in London.
I woudnt fear at all
Besides wolves are totally dangerous to livestock and pets, they are complete harmless to us humans and when ever they see human both chilc or adult they will be freaked out and run away
OF course they can be dangerous if wolf is hurt, starving to death, old or sickness such as rabies
This whole scene brings me to happy tears
Balto - Hollow Man
Boris - Mr Fezziwig
Steele - Winnie The Pooh
Kaltag - Amorpho
Kevin bacon bob hoskins Jim Cummings and Danny Mann
I remember seeing this scene and I was like "What? Do dogs kiss??"
They really looked like they were about to.🤣🤣
This is one of my favorite non-Disney movies from my childhood! A close second would be Cats Don’t Dance
Danny: see you at the movies!
Also for Cats Don't Dance....who knew Scott Bakula could sing?
@@BigBWolf90Yeah, it's kind of a shame he never got to sing in Quantum Leap.
Balto's a Hero he brought the medicine. I just remembered the ending was he really real?
Yes but the story is quite misconstrued compared to the original sadly. Balto was for quite a while seen as the hero of the medicine run, but funny enough, he actually was not apart of the initial team that delivered the serum. It was a team lead by another much older dog by the name of Togo. Balto was considered for the run, but was deemed too young and inexperienced to lead the team. Many of the feats you see in the movie were actually ones made by Togo, not Balto. It was only at the last station that Balto, despite the wishes of Musher Seppala (who led the team up till that point) was chosen to lead the final stretch. Hence why he received the heroes welcome and was seen as the hero of the town for as long as he was. Though I hate to say it, Balto is, for lack of better terms, a bit of a fraud. Though of course not by his own choice.
@@omegaonthefly1977 very well said
@@omegaonthefly1977 well every dog that went to get the medicine was a hero. He was just one of them.
Sadly, Balto, who didn't even do the LONGEST run, was severely mistreated as a parade dog and literally put on display while extremely neglected. He never deserved that.
I swear I kept being proved wrong with everything
Aww this brings me back to the good old days when cartoons were good and wholesome
What a happy ending!
The first time I ever watched this move I fell in love and really I did I could not stop watching it😍😍😍
I remember feeling sorry for the little animals out in the cold at 0:10
The movie is clearly set in a time where animals aren’t very cared for today and that people didn’t have hot air-cons
If you aren't shedding a tear at, "Balto! I'd be lost without you." Then, please visit a doctor because your tear ducts are blocked. I'm 36 and this movie still gets me bad!
Это просто поразительный мультфильм. В детстве меня было не оторвать от его просмотра... Здесь есть всё: очень харизматичные герои, экшн, драма и очень много эмоциональных моментов под красивую музыку. Не представляю, сколько трудов в него вложили
Consider Steele rejected.
You can add bitchslapped to the list...literally.
@@BrandonKohout Add given the "middle finger" too
@@braedenbaker2880 🖕🏻That for Steele too.
Over 40 now, n still love this animation from my childhood....started liking wolves after this.....😂
Lovely ending scene. I love how the doctor says to be careful with the crate of medicine and then he gets everything set up to give the injections. I love how Balto gives Rosie her hat.