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Free Willy
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6.2When 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.
Released: 1993-07-16112 minDir: Simon WincerFamily, Adventure, DramaBudget: $20.0MBox office: $154MPart of: Free Willy Collection
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
Themes
- whale
- social worker
- freedom
- social work
- portland, oregon
- human animal relationship
- best friend
- orphan
- killer whale
- amusement park
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Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
87,875 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
71%
Metacritic
79/100
- Year
- 1993
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Family
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 7 wins & 2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Award
- Genesis Award
- Genre
- family film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
- Main subject
- Orcinus orca
- Director
- Simon Wincer
- Screenwriter
- Keith Walker
- Composer
- Basil Poledouris
- Producer
- Arnon Milchan
- Production company
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Narrative location
- Portland
- Filming location
- Burnside Skatepark
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 911271
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- KeikoOrcaFreeWillyDec98.jpg
Show 7 more facts
- publication date
- 1993-00-00
- title
- Free Willy
- distributed by
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- review score
- 71%
- Commons category
- Free Willy
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- capital cost
- 20000000
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