Well, sometimes real life follows fiction. Somehow, the true story of Free Willy is wilder and more inspirational than the ...

FREE Willy has left a lasting legacy since hitting the box office in the 90s. The movie led the way for ending whale captivity after the world fell in love with young orphan Jesse and his quest to ...

Free Willy' was released on July 16 ... Directed by Simon Wincer, the movie starred Jason James Richter in his breakthrough role as the protagonist with a big heart, Jesse Greenwood.

Forming a very strong bond with an orca whale named Willy, Jesse soon makes it his mission to help the young orca and free him back into the wild ocean. The movie grossed a whopping $153.7 million ...

Can you believe it’s been 30 years since the classic family movie Free Willy first hit cinemas? The well-received box office hit followed 11-year-old orphan Jesse as he's forced to work at a ...

We all remember that tear-jerking final scene in Free Willy, when the titular whale makes a big, inspiring jump to freedom. As with most Hollywood movie moments, however, the moment was far less ...

Lori Petty, who starred in the movie, also called that scene a "highlight." The director of "Free Willy" reflected on the movie's most iconic scene and discussed the mechanics behind Willy's big jump.

just hearing the words Free Willy conjures up an immediate mental picture of the film’s climactic moment. As Jason James Richter‘s character finally fulfills the movie’s title by literally ...

Michael Masden was the biggest name among the cast when the movie first came out Madsen was the biggest name in Free Willy, having starred in Reservoir Dogs a year earlier. He's since starred in ...