Jason James Richter
Jesse
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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
A list of the full cast and crew members who worked on the 1993 film Free Willy, directed by Simon Wincer and starring Jason James Richter as Jesse. The film follows a boy who befriends a killer whale in a theme park and tries to save him from capture. See agents, writers, producers, composers, actors, and more.
Jul 16, 1993 · A movie about a boy who befriends a captive orca whale and tries to free him. See the cast, plot summary, trivia, awards, and user and critic reviews of this adventure drama family film.
- (81K)
- Adventure, Drama, Family
- Simon Wincer
- 1993-07-16
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.
- July 16, 1993
- Jennie Lew Tugend, Lauren Shuler Donner
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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.
Find out who starred in the 1993 family film Free Willy, about a boy and a captive orca whale. See the full list of actors, directors, producers, and other crew members on TMDB.
Meet the actors and filmmakers who brought the family adventure movie Free Willy to life. See the full list of cast and crew members, including Jason James Richter, Keiko, Michael Madsen, and more.
A boy (Jason James Richter) befriends a killer whale at a water park.
