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- Lori PettyRae Lindley
- Jayne AtkinsonAnnie Greenwood
- Michael MadsenGlen Greenwood
- Michael IronsideDial
- Richard RiehleWade
- August SchellenbergRandolph Johnson
- Mykelti WilliamsonDwight Mercer
- Michael BacallPerry
- Danielle HarrisGwenie
Jim MichaelsAnnouncer- Mary Kate SchellhardtNadine
- Francis CapraElvis
- Jon TenneyJohn Milner
- Elizabeth PeñaKate Haley
- M. Emmet WalshWilcox
- John Considine (actor)Cmdr. Blake
- Steve KahanCaptain Nilson
Free Willy (1993) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Cast and crew. Crew. Reception. Box office performance. Critical and public response. References. External links. Free Willy (franchise) Free Willy is a media franchise from Warner Bros. that started with the 1993 film Free Willy that went on to become a sleeper hit at the box office.
CharactersOriginal Series(free Willy)JesseWillyRandolph JohnsonAnnie GreenwoodThe 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.
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
- 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.
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Number of Movies: 3. Revenue: $183,698,625. Sort. The series primarily follows an orphan boy named Jesse who befriends a killer whale named Willy, and eventually develops a strong connection.
Michael Madsen. Glen Greenwood. Jayne Atkinson. Annie Greenwood. Michael Ironside. Dial. Richard Riehle. Wade. Mykelti Williamson. Dwight Mercer. Michael Bacall. Perry. Danielle Harris. Gwenie. Isaiah Malone. Vector. Betsy Toll. Passerby #1. Rob Sample. Passerby #2. Merrilyn Jones. Passerby #3. Mickey Gaines. Waiter. Justin R. Hall. Fish Thrower.
