Free Willy

Free Willy is a 1993 Australian/British/American family film about a boy who learns that a beloved killer whale is to be killed by aquarium owners. He then risks everything to free the whale. Directed by Simon Wincer. Written by Keith A. Walker and Corey Blechman. How far would you go for a friend? (taglines) Jesse Let's free Willy! Dwight, shut up and leave me alone! I'm sick of this place! I'm going to find my mom! (Jesse yelling and water splashing) No!!! Dialogue Perry: They looking for me? Jesse: Nah. Randolph: 300 years ago, there were so many fish in the water. My people only had to spend one day a week gathering food, and everybody ate like kings. Jesse: So what'd they do the rest of the time? Randolph: Carved and painted totems, made music, told stories. Made babies. Jesse: Sounds good to me. Jesse: So how much are they paying you to be my jailer? Glenn: Jailer, huh? Yeah well, I'm making such a great deal on you, you wouldn't believe it. You're a regular cash cow, kid. With that, plus $1,000,000, I guess I could probably retire by the time I'm 300 years old. Dial: God, I hate that whale! Jesse: (knocking on the door) Randolph! Randolph, wake up! Randolph, wake up! Randolph, wake up! Wake up! Wake up! (Randolph opens the door) There's a hole in Willy's tank. (Jesse and Randolph enter the tank) They're trying to kill Willy! Randolph: Wade was with them? Jesse: (gives Randolph the bolt) Yeah, and they dropped this! Randolph: (identifies the bolt) It's part of the tank. Dial's trying to collect the insurance money. Willy's worth a million dollars. Jesse: A million dollars? (Jesse looks at the frightened Willy. Suddenly, he comes up with a risky plan) Randolph, let's free him! Randolph: What? Jesse: Let's free Willy! We can take him down at the bay and put him back in the water. Randolph: (likes Jesse's idea) I never liked this job anyway. (Dial finds out through a disturbing call with Wade that someone got to Willy before them) Dial: Nobody steals a whale. Wade: (on phone) But I'm telling you the whale is gone. The trailer's out of there, the forklift's been moved. That big–mouthed trainer and that Indian must've done it. Dial: (sighs) This is a disaster. Wade: (on phone) Why? Dial: (angrily) Because we don't have theft insurance on the whale, that's WHY! (Dial checks the time on his watch) Call Wilson. Tell him to bring his crew down. (Glen tells them where to find the winch to free his trapped truck to Randolph's amazement) Randolph: Behind the seat? That's the only place I didn't look. Randolph: (car, van and truck angry, mad, grumpy to at once) (Jesse growling) Taglines A 12 year old street kid. A 3 ton orca whale. A friendship you could never imagine. An adventure you'll never forget. How far would you go for a friend? A friendship you could never imagine. Cast Jason James Richter as Jesse Greenwood Lori Petty as Rae Lindley Jayne Atkinson as Annie Greenwood August Schellenberg as Randolph Johnson Michael Madsen as Glen Greenwood Michael Ironside as Dial Keiko as Willy Mykelti Williamson as Dwight Mercer Danielle Harris as Gwenie Richard Riehle as Wade Michael Bacall as Perry Isaiah Malone as Vector Nick Gardner as Juan Pedro Gimenez Alec Nichols as Jesus Gonzales See also Free Willy 2 (1995) Free Willy 3 (1997) External links 0106965 Free Willy free_willy Free Willy Category:1993 films Category:1990s American films Category:American drama films Category:Films set in Washington (state) Category:Films set in Oregon Category:Films about whales Category:Films about orcas Category:Films about friendship Category:Films about animal cruelty Category:Films about animal rights