Directed by Simon Wincer, the movie starred Jason James Richter in his breakthrough role as the protagonist with a big heart, Jesse Greenwood. Also in the cast were Michael Madsen, Jayne Atkinson, and ...

Can you believe three decades have passed since the beloved family film Free Willy first arrived in theaters? The critically acclaimed box office success told the story of 11-year-old orphan Jesse, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The captive male orca who appeared in hit film Free Willy is getting its own documentary. HBO has greenlit a docuseries about ...

If you were a kid during the early ’90s, 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 woman who acted as the stunt double for the lead character in the 1993 film Free Willy is opening up about what it was like working with a killer whale. Speaking on an upcoming episode of the Est.

The woman who acted as a stunt double in Free Willy is sharing what it was like working with a killer whale Debi Derryberry recounts in a podcast how she was cast as the stunt double for the the ...