Free Willy
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Free Willy is a 1993 American family drama film, directed by Simon Wincer, produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and Jennie Lew Tugend, written by Keith A. Walker and Corey Blechman from a story by Walker and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures under their Family Entertainment imprint. The film stars Jason James Richter in his film debut, Lori Petty, Jayne Atkinson, August Schellenberg, Michael Madsen and Michael Ironside with the eponymous character, Willy, played by Keiko.
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[change | change source]- Official Warner Bros. site
- Free Willy on IMDb
- Free Willy at Rotten Tomatoes
- Free Willy at Metacritic
- Free Willy at Box Office Mojo
- Free Willy at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Free Willy at the TCM Movie Database
The story is about a 12-year-old orphaned boy named Jesse who befriends a captive orca, Willy, at an ailing amusement park. When he discovers that the park owner has been planning to dispose of Willy, he hatches a scheme to break Willy out of captivity.
Categories:
- 1993 movies
- 1993 drama movies
- 1990s adventure movies
- American drama movies
- Warner Bros. movies
- Movies directed by Simon Wincer
- Movies set in the United States
- Movies set in Oregon
- Movies set on islands
- Movies about Native Americans
- Movies about friendship
- Movies about families
- Movies about whales
- Movies about juvenile delinquency
- Movies about adoption