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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 . The story is about a 12 year old orphaned boy named Jesse who befriends a captive orca, Willy, at an ailing amusement park.
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Jul 16, 1993 · Free Willy: Directed by Simon Wincer. With Jason James Richter, Lori Petty, Jayne Atkinson, August Schellenberg. When a boy learns that a beloved killer whale is to be killed by the aquarium owners, the boy risks everything to free the whale.
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- Adventure, Drama, Family
- Simon Wincer
- 1993-07-16
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- Jason James Richter: Jesse Greenwood. At just 12 years old, Jason James Richter got the role of a lifetime playing the lead character, Jesse, a young runaway abandoned by his mother who befriends the endangered captive whale while cleaning a local adventure park as penance for having vandalized it.
- Michael Bacall: Perry. Following his stint in Free Willy, Michael Bacall found success both in front of and behind the scenes. Not only did he have small roles in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained and Inglourious Basterds, but he was also a screenwriter on Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, 21 Jump Street and its sequel, 22 Jump Street as well as Project X.
- Mykelti Williamson: Dwight Mercer. Mykelti Williamson was one of the most unmissable actors of the early '90s. He came back for Free Willy 2, before starring in another megahit: Waiting to Exhale, in 1995.
- Michael Madsen: Glenn Greenwood. Michael Madsen may be known to many as a quintessential tough guy, but for a subset of Millennials, he'll always be in dad mode as Glenn Greenwood, the protagonist's adoptive father in the Free Willy franchise.
Share. Free Willy (1993) ← Back to main. Cast 24. Jason James Richter. Jesse. Keiko. Willy. Lori Petty. Rae Lindley. August Schellenberg. Randolph Johnson. Michael Madsen. Glen Greenwood. Jayne Atkinson. Annie Greenwood. Michael Ironside. Dial. Richard Riehle. Wade. Mykelti Williamson. Dwight Mercer. Michael Bacall. Perry. Danielle Harris. Gwenie.
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....
Jul 16, 1993 · Simon Wincer. Director. Corey Blechman. Screenplay. Written by GenerationofSwine on January 11, 2023. 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.
