Researchers find that the star of 'Free Willy' should not have been released. April 28, 2009— -- Willy was never really free. The killer whale star of the Hollywood movie Free Willy had to be ...

The post A Rocket Launcher Was Used to Create Free Willy Ending, Reveals Film’s Director appeared first on Consequence. Before the SeaWorld Kills movement, we had Free Willy, the 1993 film whose ...

The jump scene in "Free Willy" was accomplished by strapping an animatronic whale to a rocket launcher. Director Simon Wincer recalled the process in a new interview with The Guardian. Lori Petty, who ...

Richter played Glen's foster son, Jesse, in the 1993 film Jason James Richter is mourning his on-screen father figure. The actor, who played Jesse in 1993's Free Willy , shared a message on his ...

The new six-episode podcast from "The New York Times" and Serial Productions follows Keiko the orca's journey from animal actor to free whale PEOPLE has an exclusive first listen of the trailer for ...

Many would argue that Free Willy is one of the greatest family films ever made. That moment when he makes the final jump over those rocks and into the ocean (sorry, spoilt alert, but you have had 24 ...

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A March 9, 1995, file photo shows trainer Marcia Hinton with Lolita during a performance at the Miami Seaquarium. Nuri Vallbona AP At a press conference on Thursday, the mayor of Miami, the owners of ...

SEATTLE (AP) — An ambitious plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washington’s Puget Sound thrilled those who have ...