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About
Willy the whale is back, this time threatened by illegal whalers making money off sushi. Jesse, now 16, has taken a job on an orca-researching ship, along with old friend Randolph and a sarcastic scientist, Drew. On the whaler's ship is captain John Wesley and his son, Max, who isn't really pleased about his father's job, but doesn't have the gut to say so. Along the way, Willy reunites with Jesse.
Theatrical
Aug 8, 1997
Box Office
$3.4M
Budget
$35.0M
Return
0.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 28, 2003
Theaters
5
Director
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Music
Studio
Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions, Regency Enterprises, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Family Entertainment
Free Willy Collection
The series primarily follows an orphan boy named Jesse who befriends a killer whale named Willy, and eventually develops a strong connection. While trying to juggle his newly found life, he and Willy...
Cast
Full credits →J
Jason James Richter
Jesse
A
August Schellenberg
Randolph Johnson
A
Annie Corley
Drew Halbert
V
Vincent Berry
Max Wesley
P
Patrick Kilpatrick
John Wesley
T
Tasha Simms
Mary Weslay
P
Peter LaCroix
Sanderson
S
Stephen E. Miller
Dineen
I
Ian Tracey
Kron
M
Matthew Walker
Captain Drake
R
Roger Cross
1st Mate Stevens
R
Roman Danylo
Pizza Kid
R
Rick Burgess
Smiley
