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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 film ...
- July 16, 1993
- Jennie Lew Tugend, Lauren Shuler Donner
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.
- (81K)
- Adventure, Drama, Family
- Simon Wincer
- 1993-07-16
Free Willy (franchise) 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. The original series primarily follows a street kid named Jesse who befriends an orca named Willy and eventually develops a strong connection.
CharactersOriginal Series(free Willy)JesseWillyRandolph JohnsonAnnie GreenwoodWatch Free Willy | Netflix. A young troublemaker befriends an orca in captivity and hatches a plan to help his new whale friend escape his menacing captors and return to the sea. Watch trailers & learn more.
- 111
- Simon Wincer
- 1993
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Directed by. "Free Willy" tells the story of a boy and his whale, and if that sounds like an unwieldy adaptation of the sturdy old formula about a boy and his dog, it is. Whales are not as charismatic as dogs, not as easily trained, and cannot be hugged. Yet "Free Willy" works its way around the physical reality of its animal lead, and somehow ...