DVD 112 mins IMDB
PG (Parental Guidance)
Free Willy
Warner Bros. (1993)
In Collection
#682

My Rating:
7

Seen It:
Yes
Adventure, Drama, Family
France  /  English

Keiko Willy
Jason James Richter Jesse
Lori Petty Rae Lindley
Jayne Atkinson Annie Greenwood
August Schellenberg Randolph Johnson
Michael Madsen Glen Greenwood
Michael Ironside Dial
Richard Riehle Wade
Mykelti Williamson Dwight Mercer
Michael Bacall Perry

Director Simon Wincer
Producer Lauren Shuler Donner; Richard Donner
Writer Corey Blechman; Keith Walker
Cinematography Robbie Greenberg
Musician Basil Poledouris

From director Simon Wincer comes a story of a 12 year old boy who befriends a 3 ton orca whale. After being caught vandalising a marina, Jesse (Jason James Richter) is let off but ordered to clean up the mess. At the marina he meets Willy, a 3 ton orca, which does not know how to do tricks. Jesse starts to teach Willy tricks, which until then Willy has not been able to do and when Willy does not perform for the crowds he is deemed not suitable for the marina and Jesse will do anything to save Willy including breaking Willy out and into the open ocean.

Edition Details
Distributor Warner Home Video
Edition Special Edition
Barcode 085392415922
Region Region 1
Release Date 1/28/2003
Packaging Snap Case
Screen Ratio Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital Stereo [French]
Dolby Digital Stereo [Spanish]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Michael Jackson Will You Be There? Music Video A Whales Tale Whale Ballet Montage A Conversation With Wildlife Cinematographer Bob Talbot Help Free Willy With the Escape the Nets Adventure Trailers Of All 3 Free Willy Movies Interactive Menus Scene Access DVD-ROM Features Reef Maze Challenge and Willy's Aquatic Show Games Plus Other Cool Web Links