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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.
- (81K)
- Adventure, Drama, Family
- Simon Wincer
- 1993-07-16
Box office. $153.7 million [2] 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.
- July 16, 1993
- Jennie Lew Tugend, Lauren Shuler Donner
Watch 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.
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- Simon Wincer
- 1993
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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. Sensing kinship, they form a bond and, with the help of kindly whale trainer Rae Lindley, develop a routine of tricks.
- Jesse; Willy; Rae Lindley
- PG
- 1993
Jul 16, 1993 · Free Willy. Roger Ebert July 16, 1993. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "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.
Fandango at Home Prime Video. Rent Free Willy on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. Free Willy tugs at the heartstrings skillfully enough to leap above...
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- Kids & Family, Drama
- PG
Free Willy. Summaries. 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. Fishermen separate a young orca whale (Willy) from his parents and he ends up in a fish bowl at a marina.