Free Willy
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Free Willy is a 1993 family drama film, directed by Simon Wincer, produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and Jennie Lew Tugend, written by Keith Walker and Corey Blechman from a story by Walker and distribu
Theatrical release poster
Jayne Atkinson (Annie Greenwood)
Michael Madsen (Glen Greenwood)
Lori Petty (Rae Lindley)
Keiko (orca)
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Keiko was a male orca captured in the Atlantic Ocean near Iceland in 1979, and widely known for his portrayal of Willy in the 1993 film Free Willy. In 1996, Warner Bros. and the International Marine M
Free Willy
…James Richter in his film debut, Lori Petty, Jayne Atkinson, August Schellenberg, and Michael Madsen 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…
Keiko at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in 1998
Loading Keiko onto a C-17 transport on 9 September 1998, in Newport, Oregon for transport to the Westman Islands in Iceland