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Free Willy
When maladjusted orphan Jesse vandalizes a theme park, he is placed with foster parents and must work at the park to make amends. There he meets Willy, a young Orca whale who has been separated from his family. Sensing kinship, they form a bond and, with the help of kindly whale trainer Rae Lindley, develop a routine of tricks. However, greedy park owner Dial soon catches wind of the duo and makes plans to profit from them.
1993 · Directed by Simon Wincer · 112 min · Family · Adventure · Drama · 9 frames
Tagline
How far would you go for a friend?
Crew
- Screenplay: Corey Blechman, Keith Walker
- Cinematography: Robbie Greenberg
- Edited by: O. Nicholas Brown
- Music: Basil Poledouris
- Production design: Charles Rosen
- Produced by: Jennie Lew Tugend, Lauren Shuler Donner
Cast
- Jason James Richter as Jesse
- Keiko as Willy
- Lori Petty as Rae Lindley
- August Schellenberg as Randolph Johnson
- Michael Madsen as Glen Greenwood
- Jayne Atkinson as Annie Greenwood
- Michael Ironside as Dial
- Richard Riehle as Wade
- Mykelti Williamson as Dwight Mercer
- Michael Bacall as Perry
Production
- Country: United States of America, France
- Language: English
- Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures, Le Studio Canal+, Regency Enterprises, Alcor Films
- Budget: $20,000,000
- Box office: $153,698,625
- Themes: whale, social worker, freedom, social work, portland, oregon, human animal relationship, best friend, orphan, killer whale, amusement park
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