Free Willy
Free Willy is a 1993 American adventure 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, and Michael Madsen with the eponymous character, Willy, played by Keiko.
Plot
On the Pacific Northwest coastline, a pod of orcas is tracked down by whalers. An adolescent male orca is captured and separated from his family and sold to the Northwest Adventure Park.
Awards
Cast
- August Schellenberg
- Danielle Harris
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- Jason James Richter
- Jayne Atkinson
- Jim Michaels
- Keiko
- Lori Petty
- Michael Bacall
- Michael Ironside
- Michael Madsen
- Moultrie Patten
- Mykelti Williamson
- Richard Riehle
- Sam Samson
- Willis Van Dusen
More details
| author | Keith Walker |
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| award | Genesis Award |
| contentLocation | Portland |
| director | Simon Wincer |
| editor | O. Nicholas Brown |
| events | Orcinus orca |
| genre | adventure drama |
| keywords | abandon beg break in breakwater capture car wash cb radio clean estranged mother foster parents graffiti harmonica juvenile hall make up making money natsilane open orca pacific northwest pickup truck pod pod of whales summer job whale whaler whaling ship |
| musicBy | Basil Poledouris |
| producer | Jennie Lew Tugend Lauren Shuler Donner |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| recordedAt | Portland |
| theme | animals children's children's adventure |