Free Willy
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| Free Willy | |
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| Directed by | Simon Wincer |
| Produced by | Jennie Lew Tugend |
| Starring | Keiko Jason James Richter Lori Petty Jayne Atkinson August Schellenberg Michael Madsen Michael Ironside Michael Bacall |
| Music by | Basil Poledouris |
| Cinematography | Robbie Greenberg |
| Editing by | O. Nicholas Brown |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | July 16, 1993 |
| Running time | 112 min. |
| Language | English |
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Free Willy is a 1993 Warner Bros. film about a boy who befriends an Orca whale.
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[edit] Plot
Jesse (Jason James Richter) gets caught vandalizing the marina, but his social worker, Dwight (Mykeallti Williamson), helps him avoid legal consequences, provided he cleans up his mess at the marina. While there, Jesse befriends the whale and teaches him tricks, something the trainer, Rae (Lori Petty), had failed to do. However, when Willy is unable to perform effectively in front of the audience, the owner of the marina plans to kill Willy for the insurance money. Thus, Jesse and his friends, including an Indian shaman named Randolph (August Schellenberg), must free Willy.
[edit] Commentary
The aquatic star of this film was an orca named Keiko. The huge national and international success of this movie inspired a letter writing campaign to get Willy released from his captivity as an attraction in the amusement park Reino Aventccura in Mexico City, this movement was called "Free Willy". Willy was released into a bigger pool in Oregon when his dorsal fin was damaged because his old pool was too small. Though Willy was eventually released, he continually sought out human contact, and eventually died near Norway.
[edit] Sequels and Spin-offs
- Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)
- Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)
- Free Willy (TV series) (1994), a two-season animated spin-off in which Willy and other sea creatures could talk. Although it was released between the first two films, it fits better in continuity terms between the second and third films (see summaries linked above).
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