Free Willy

1993 "How far would you go for a friend?"

Free Willy

6 | 1h52m | PG | en | Adventure

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.

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6 | 1h52m | PG | en | Adventure , Drama , Family | More Info

Released: July. 16,1993 | Released Producted By: Warner Bros. Pictures , Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Jason James Richter , Lori Petty , August Schellenberg

Director

Diane Yates

Producted By

Warner Bros. Pictures , Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions

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Trailers & Images

Cast

Jason James Richter

as Jesse

The Little Things Last Call The Brawler Last Rampage Free Willy 3: The Rescue Laserhawk The NeverEnding Story III Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home Cops & Robbersons

Lori Petty

as Rae Lindley

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August Schellenberg

as Randolph Johnson

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Reviews

voorzitterfront What an amazing movie! In the Netherlands, we have King Willem Alexander. But in the ocean, you have King Willy. The contours of this whale are perfect. His black and white dots are such an amazing appearance. The story, where some bad guys want to kill this beautiful animal are disgusting. Then we have Jesse, also a great guy. One day, he also will be king and the leader of all orcas. The story says that Jesse is disappeared right after the recordings of the movies and he lives under the water with his orca family now. I have no more words to say, Free Willy! Free the King!

TheLittleSongbird This is a perfect example of a family film that knows exactly what it's doing. While a little too clichéd and some of the villainy is a tad overdone, Free Willy is still very entertaining and touching. The cinematography is lovely and the scenery is beautiful, but the combining of animatronic shots and of Keiko the killer whale is astoundingly good. Simon Wincer directs efficiently, the family-bonding scenes are nice and sweet, the soundtrack is delightful and the script has its touches of honesty and humour. The acting is good too, it is wonderful to see Michael Madson again and he is excellent, and Jason James Richter is believable as Jesse. However, it is killer whale Keiko as Willy who makes the movie, for a killer whale, Willy is very cute and endearing, and the scenes with Richter are irresistible. Overall, just an entertaining family film. 8/10 Bethany Cox

jexline I'm so sick of the reviews that go around about this being the greatest family film ever made, blah blah blah, it goes on and on. Like the fact that it's a family film is a sign of greatness or something. The Michael Jackson soundtrack is a joke, the whale who plays Willy unimpressive and the main star is horrible. Michael Madsen and Lori Petty are embarrassing in their supporting roles. One of the worst of the 90's. And because of IMDb's ten lines roles, I have to fill this space with useless crap about the movie and how bad it is. It's bad. I'd give it less than a star if I could. And they're making a Free Willy 4 next year. That's how bad it is. Somebody needs to free me from seeing these piece of crap films.

insomniac_rod Ahh, screw it. This movie is a total guilty pleasure but at the same time is a very complete dramatic feature. I won't get into specific details but I can tell you that the movie is not only about a social message; it deals with an intense problematic about animal rights plus the relationship (magical) between a young boy and a whale. I was really convinced that this movie was only to cash some money but the truth is that is a very powerful film experience.I watched it on theaters and it made me feel really good, powerful at some aspects. Plus the movie's main song courtesy of Michael Jackson is really haunting.A movie not to be missed and a classic of 90's Cinema.