Free Willy
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| Directed by | Simon Wincer |
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| Story by | Keith A. Walker |
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| Cinematography | Robbie Greenberg |
| Edited by | O. Nicholas Brown |
| Music by | Basil Poledouris |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Countries | United States Netherlands France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million[1] |
| Box office | $153.7 million[1] |
Free Willy is a 1993 family drama movie, 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 debut, Lori Petty, Jayne Atkinson, August Schellenberg, Michael Madsen and Michael Ironside 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. When he discovers that the park owner has been planning to dispose of Willy, he hatches a scheme to break Willy out of captivity.
Other websites
- Official Warner Bros. site
- Free Willy on IMDb
- Free Willy at Rotten Tomatoes
- Free Willy at Metacritic
- Free Willy at Box Office Mojo
- Free Willy at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Free Willy at the TCM Movie Database
- 1 2 "Free Willy". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 24, 2022.