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Free Willy
1993
Jesse, a homeless orphan who spends his days evading the police, finally gets caught spray painting a whale tank at a local park. Because he distrusts adults intensely, Jesse's not too happy when authorities place him in a foster home and sentence him to clean up the tank he vandalized. Unexpectedly, Willy, the whale who .. Read more
| Starring | Michael Madsen, Jason James Richter, Lori Petty, Jayne Atkinson |
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| Director | Simon Wincer |
| Genres | Family |
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Free Willy
Jesse, a homeless orphan who spends his days evading the police, finally gets caught spray painting a whale tank at a local park. Because he distrusts adults intensely, Jesse's not too happy when authorities place him in a foster home and sentence him to clean up the tank he vandalized. Unexpectedly, Willy, the whale who inhabits the tank, takes a liking to Jesse, and the animal and child develop a bond -- a bond that also helps Jesse open up to the adults in his life, including his new parents and the whale's caretakers. But then Jesse learns that Dial, who owns the park, only wants to keep Willy if he can be trained to perform for an audience. Can the boy find a way to save his beloved whale before Dial plays some dirty tricks of his own
| Starring | Michael Madsen, Jason James Richter, Lori Petty, Jayne Atkinson, August Schellenberg |
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| Director | Simon Wincer |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 47 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Family |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 07 Sep 1999 Production year: 1993 |
| Format | DVD |
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This magnificent children's picture about a boy and his whale knows exactly what strings to pull and when. Australian director Simon Wincer combines animatronic models with shots of Keiko, the real-life killer whale that plays Willy, with great skill. The action away from the aqua park where Willy is the star attraction is suffocated by political correctness, family-bonding scenes and hammed-up villainy, but it's pretty hard to resist once Keiko and Jason James Richter are on screen together, providing you're between four and ten at heart.
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Sentimental animal story with a little charm and some appeal to the under-10s, but no more than a damp update of Lassie.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Free Willy
Free willy i have really enjoyed. Willy is really cute.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
brillant
it was a really good film my children loved it even throw it was a little sad in the middle of film but still enjoyed it.
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Free Willy
Jesse, a homeless orphan who spends his days evading the police, finally gets caught spray painting a whale tank at a local park. Because he distrusts adults intensely, Jesse's not too happy when authorities place him in a foster home and sentence him to clean up the tank he vandalized. ...
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