Three and one-half tons of best friend: family adventure doesn't get any bigger! Willy is an orca whale confined in a Pacific Northwest aquatic park's too-small tank and separated from his family in the nearby bay. No one understands Willy's moods - except a 12 year-old boy who knows what it's like to be without a family. That boy is scruffy street kid Jesse (Jason James Richter), who befriends Willy and risks all to set him free.
Directed by
Simon Wincer
Written by
Keith Walker (story) (as Keith A. Walker); Keith Walker (screenplay) (as Keith A. Walker); Corey Blechman (screenplay).
Starring
Keiko (Willy); Jason James Richter (Jesse); Lori Petty (Rae Lindley); Jayne Atkinson (Annie Greenwood); August Schellenberg (Randolph Johnson); Michael Madsen (Glen Greenwood); Michael Ironside (Dial); Richard Riehle (Wade); Mykelti Williamson (Dwight Mercer); Michael Bacall (Perry); Danielle Harris (Gwenie); Isaiah Malone (Vector); Betsy Toll (Passerby #1); Rob Sample (Passerby #2); Merrilyn Jones (Passerby #3). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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