Free Willy

(1993)

★ 6.2 IMDb · 2,037 votes

Genres: Family, Adventure, Drama

Year: 1993

Runtime: 112 мин

Country: United States of America, France

Director: Simon Wincer

Cast: Jason James Richter, Keiko, Lori Petty, Аугуст Шелленберг, Майкл Медсен, Jayne Atkinson, Майкл Айронсайд, Ричард Рили, Майкелти Уильямсон, Майкл Бэколл

Plot

When maladjusted orphan Jesse vandalizes a theme park, he is placed with foster parents and must work at the park to make amends. There he meets Willy, a young Orca whale who has been separated from his family. Sensing kinship, they form a bond and, with the help of kindly whale trainer Rae Lindley, develop a routine of tricks. However, greedy park owner Dial soon catches wind of the duo and makes plans to profit from them.

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.