Balto (1995)
Directed by Simon Wells
An outcast half-wolf risks his life to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravaging Nome, Alaska.
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To back up a bit, Togo tells “the untold true story” of a sled dog who was not Balto but did run in the same relay as the dog made famous in part by the animated 1995 film, Balto (which, for what it’s worth, was a Universal film and not a Disney film).
The 1925 diphtheria outbreak in Nome, Alaska, had already been adapted for cinema in Simon Wells’ 1995 animated film Balto .
If the serum run sounds familiar, it formed the basis of Amblin’s 1995 animated feature Balto .
The Disney+ original joins a long line of classic predecessors like “Balto,” “Iron Will,” “White Fang,” and a ballooning number of “Call of the Wild” adaptations (another one is on the way next year, starring Harrison Ford), though this one has a bit more on its mind than the rest of its doggy brethren.
You may already know parts of this story, thanks to a dog named Balto.
What do Homeward Bound , Eight Below , Balto and upcoming The Call of the Wild have in common with the latest live-action film to debut on Disney+?
Bridget Fonda provides the voice of a husky named Jenna for a romantic subplot that owes more than a little to Disney's "Lady and the Tramp."
Bacon and Fonda do an adequate job but, for those moviegoers who've seen "Lady and the Tramp," they're no Lady or Tramp.
Now, to be fair, Wells - who's making his live-action directing debut after directing the animated "Balto" and co-directing "The Prince of Egypt" - had the odds somewhat stacked against him from the start.
H.G. Wells' great-grandson, Simon Wells (he was born some 15 years after the writer's death in 1946), helmed this new embarrassment, his live-action debut after directing animated fare such as The Prince of Egypt and Balto.