Balto 3: Wings

Balto III: Wings of Change is a 2004 animated direct-to-video film as the sequel to Balto. It the second sequel after Balto II: Wolf Quest.

Balto III: Wings of Change
Directed by	Phil Weinstein
Produced by	Phil Weinstein David W. King
Written by	Cliff Ruby Elana Lesser
Screenplay by	Dev Ross
Starring	Sean Astin Jodi Benson Keith Carradine Charles Fleischer Maurice LaMarche Kathy Najimy David Paymer Jean Smart Bill Fagerbakke Charity James Kevin Schon Carl Weathers
Music by	Adam Berry
Distributed by	Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Release date	September 30, 2004
Running time	78 Minutes

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Plot

During Summer 1928, at Nome, Alaska; Balto, and Jenna's son Kodi works for the US Mail. Kodi loves his job and his new friends and teammates - Dusty Kirby and Ralph. Balto is intrigued by the new bi-plane that has arrived in Nome. He wishes to fly, just like the plane. When the kind but the challenging bush plane pilot Duke offers to fill in for the mail-dogs, Kodi and his friends are worried that they might lose their jobs, which causes them to have a level of resentment against the pilot. Boris falls for a provocative female goose named Stella. She asks him to fly with her, but Boris is a low-altitude flyer, saying that he is afraid of heights. Balto makes several unsuccessful attempts to help Boris overcome his fear of heights. Boris waits until the last moment before he eventually lies to her, claiming that he is suffering from numerous injuries that prevent him from flying.

At the post office in Nome, a race is organized between the dogsled team and the bush plane to see which is faster or more reliable. Kodi naturally wants his father to lead his team as he is the most experienced sled dog in Nome. Balto isn't sure, as he has seen how the bush plane easily outpaces him, but after a little convincing from Jenna that he doesn't have to be a hero, he accepts the offer. Not long afterward, Duke discovers Balto exploring his plane. The two become friends, for Duke, has heard about how Balto saved the diphtheria-stricken children.

The next day, as the race is about to begin, Boris cockily boasts to Balto about how he has deceived Stella into babying him, unaware that she's right behind him. Angered by Boris' lies, she chases him into one of the mail bags, which is then hoisted into the plane's cargo hold. When the race begins, the destination for both the dogsled and the bush plane is to the town of White Mountain and back. At first, the plane almost easily overtakes the dogs. But on the way back, the plane gets lost in thick fog and crashes in the forest. The dog team returns to Nome and wins the race. Kodi is now confident that his job is secure for good, but Balto still doubts it, knowing deep down that they cannot beat the plane every time, much to his son's dismay.

Two or Three days later, when the plane still hasn't arrived yet, Balto suspects that something has gone wrong. He asks the team to set out with him to rescue Duke, but Kodi and his teammates refuse to help, saying that Duke is their mortal enemy because he tried to take away their jobs. It may be also that the dogs fear that if Duke is rescued, he may ask for a rematch and beat them in a second race. After Balto leaves, Jenna is surprised and angry that Kodi had not gone with him to help — that he valued his job over human life. She scolds him, and Kodi realizes that it is his ethical duty to help his father. On the way, Balto meets up with Stella, who says that Boris was on the plane too. Stella is still angry with Boris for lying to her but realizes that she is missing Boris, and admits that she was the one who chased him into the mailbag and onto the plane. With the help of Stella, and the polar bears Muk and Luk, Balto eventually locates the plane crash site, but not before encountering two angry bull moose, though they manage to escape the animals in a close call. Boris is quickly found but is delirious from the crash impact. Stella and the polar bears take Boris home to look after him. Balto stays behind, finding and awakening an unconscious Duke (who has a broken left leg ), and tries to haul him back to Nome on a sheet of metal salvaged from the plane wreck.

On the way back, however, an ice bridge that Balto is crossing breaks under his feet. Balto and Duke are about to fall into the canyon, but Kodi and his friends arrive just in time to rescue them both. Balto and the dogs bring Duke back to Nome, and he and his team are once again praised as heroes. Stella eventually forgives Boris when he tells her the truth that he hates heights, and Duke builds a new bi-plane he calls the "Balto Flyer" which Balto happily flies in with Duke.

Cast

Main article: List of characters in Balto

• Maurice LaMarche - Balto, Moose #1, Moose #2
• Sean Astin - Kodi
• Jodi Benson - Jenna
• Charles Fleischer - Boris, White Mountain Postmaster
• Keith Carradine - Duke
• Kevin Schon - Muk & Luk, Simpson
• Jean Smart - Stella
• Bill Fagerbakke - Ralph, Mr. Conner
• Charity James - Dusty
• Kathy Najimy - Dipsy
• David Paymer - Mel
• Carl Weathers - Kirby

Soundtrack

All tracks written by Michele Brourman and Amanda McBroom.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Come On Up and Fly"
2.	"You Don't Have to Be a Hero"
3.	"Everything Flies"

External links

• Balto III: Wings of Change at IMDb
• Balto III: Wings of Change at AllMovie

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