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Aug 8, 1997 · Free Willy 3: The Rescue: Directed by Sam Pillsbury. With Jason James Richter, August Schellenberg, Annie Corley, Vincent Berry. 16-year-old Jesse and old friend Randolph try to foil an illegal whaler threatening Willy and his pregnant mate.
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- Adventure, Drama, Family
- Sam Pillsbury
- 1997-08-08
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Willy is a killer whale (a type of cetacean) and the titular deuteragonist of the successful film franchise: "Free Willy". He used to live in an amusement park until being released back to the wild by his best friend Jesse Greenwood. Willy is played by Keiko in the first film. In the last two official sequels, an animatronic orca was used to portra...
Free Willy
Willy is a young orca who was captured by whalers and sold to Northwest Adventure Park, where he is mistreated and isolated from other animals. He meets Jesse, a rebellious orphan who is assigned to clean up his tank as a punishment. Jesse discovers that Willy has a talent for music and teaches him some tricks. They develop a strong bond and become friends. However, Jesse learns that the park's owner, Dial, plans to kill Willy and collect the insurance money. Jesse decides to help Willy escape and return to his pod, with the help of Randolph, Rae, and Glen. They manage to sneak Willy out of the park and transport him to a marina, where they face Dial and his henchmen. Jesse encourages Willy to jump over a rock wall and reunite with his family, who are waiting for him. Willy succeeds and bids farewell to Jesse, who is adopted by the Greenwoods.
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Two years later, Willy is living happily with his pod, which includes his mother Catspaw, his brother Littlespot, and his sister Luna. He occasionally visits Jesse, who is now living with the Greenwoods and has a new half-brother, Elvis. Jesse and Willy are reunited during a camping trip in the San Juan Islands, where they also meet Nadine, a girl who likes Jesse, and Lucille, a researcher who studies Willy's pod. However, their vacation is interrupted by an oil spill that threatens the whales' lives. Willy and Luna are separated from their pod and trapped in a cove, where they are also targeted by an illegal whaler, John Milner. Jesse and his friends work together to save Willy and Luna, and also help clean up the oil spill. They manage to free Willy and Luna, and expose Milner's crimes. Willy and Luna rejoin their pod, and Jesse promises to always be Willy's friend.
Free Willy 3: The Rescue
Four years later, Willy is now a mature orca and has a mate, Nicky, and a son, Max. He still keeps in touch with Jesse, who is now working with Randolph at an orca research center. Jesse tracks down Willy's pod and discovers that they are being hunted by a group of illegal whalers, led by John Wesley. One of the whalers is Max, a young boy who is unaware of his father's true intentions. Max befriends Jesse and learns about Willy and his family. He also develops a bond with Willy's son, who he names Max as well. Jesse and Max try to stop the whalers from killing the whales, and also convince Max's father to change his ways. They succeed in saving Willy and his pod, and also persuade Wesley to join the conservation efforts. Willy and his family swim away, while Jesse and Max remain friends.
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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. While trying to juggle his newly found life, he and ...
Free Willy 3: The Rescue is a 1997 American family film directed by Sam Pillsbury and written by John Mattson.Released by Warner Bros. under their Warner Bros. Family Entertainment banner, it is the sequel to Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home in addition to being the third film in the Free Willy franchise and final installment of the original storyline as well as the last to be released ...
- $3.4 million
- August 8, 1997
- Jennie Lew Tugend
- Cliff Eidelman
Free Willy 3: The Rescue is a 1997 American family adventure/drama film directed by Sam Pillsbury and the second theatrical sequel to "Free Willy", which was released on August 6, 1997 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Jesse Greenwood (Jason James Richter) is 16 years old and employed aboard a research ship along with his old friend and mentor, Randolph (August Schellenberg). After Jesse meets Max ...
Free Willy 3: The Rescue is a 1997 family film directed by Sam Pillsbury, and starring Jason James Richter and August Schellenberg. Released by Warner Bros. under its Family Entertainment banner, the film is the second sequel to the 1993 film Free Willy, the first being the 1995 film Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home. Jesse is sixteen years old and works as an orca-researcher on a research ship ...
Rated: 2/5 • Sep 24, 2005. In the third "Free Willy" film, Jesse (Jason James Richter) is 16 and employed aboard a research ship along with his old friend and mentor, Randolph (August ...
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- Kids & Family, Adventure
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