Free Willy
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 feature film debut, Lori Petty, Jayne Atkinson, August Schellenberg, and Michael Madsen with the eponymous character, Willy, played by Keiko. The story is about an orphaned boy who befriended a captive orca at an ailing amusement park.
Plot
Near the coastline of the Pacific Northwest, a pod of killer whales is peacefully swimming. The pod is tracked down by a group of whalers. One of the orcas has a distinguishable set of three spots. The orca gets trapped and sent to the Northwest Adventure Park while his family is unable to help.
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| author | Keith Walker |
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| award | Genesis Award |
| contentLocation | Washington |
| director | Simon Wincer |
| editor | O. Nicholas Brown |
| genre | adventure drama |
| keywords | abandon breakwater car wash cb radio discover draw drown estranged mother flee foster parents free will haida haida people killer whale killer whales making money new home open orca pacific northwest portland oregon sneaking in social worker summer job swim trap whaler whaling ship |
| musicBy | Basil Poledouris |
| producer | Jennie Lew Tugend Lauren Shuler Donner |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| theme | children's children's adventure |