Free Willy

Free Willy
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Directed by	Simon Wincer
Screenplay by	Keith Walker Corey Blechman
Story by	Keith A. Walker
Produced by	Jennie Lew Tugend Lauren Shuler Donner
Starring	Jason James Richter Lori Petty Jayne Atkinson August Schellenberg Michael Madsen
Cinematography	Robbie Greenberg
Edited by	O. Nicholas Brown
Music by	Basil Poledouris
Production companies	Le Studio Canal+ Regency Enterprises Alcor Films Donner/Shuler-Donner
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	July 16, 1993 (1993-07-16)
Running time	111 minutes
Countries	United States Netherlands France
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$153.7 million

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