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Lori Petty | ... | ||
Jayne Atkinson | ... | ||
August Schellenberg | ... | ||
Michael Madsen | ... | ||
Michael Ironside | ... | ||
Richard Riehle | ... | ||
Mykelti Williamson | ... | ||
Michael Bacall | ... | ||
Danielle Harris | ... |
Gwenie
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Isaiah Malone | ... |
Vector
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Betsy Toll | ... |
Passerby #1
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Rob Sample | ... |
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Merrilyn Jones | ... |
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Mickey Gaines | ... |
Waiter
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Fishermen separate a young orca whale (Willy) from his parents and he ends up in a fish bowl at a marina. Meanwhile, a street kid runs afoul of the law and gets caught vandalising the marina, but his social worker gets him off the hook (so to speak) provided he cleans up his mess at the marina. While there, he befriends the whale and teaches him tricks, something the trainer hasn't been able to do. But when Willy is a dud in front of the audience, the marina owner plans some bad things, and the boy and his friends must try to (*** MAJOR SPOILERS ***) free Willy. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
I absolutely adore Free Willy. It ranks well above any movie about whales or dolphins, even Flipper. Free Willy provides an exciting story about a troubled boy who befriends an orca whose situation is much like his own. And of course, we all love the star of the show, Keiko! Keiko had a life filled with traveling from one theme park to the other, and in a lot of ways he experienced much more that Willy did. Keiko played the part of the whale terrifically! James did a great job too acting as Jesse, and gave the perfect image of a young boy who has lived on the streets. Some people call it the best friendship movie since ET. This movie rocks over ET!, and shows us the true meaning of friendship. We all should learn that caring for another person or animal goes a long way.