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Free Willy (1993) [PG]

Release Date:
July 16, 1993

Original Title:
Free Willy

Alternate Titles:
Libertem Willy
Mon ami Willy
¡Liberad a Willy!

Genres:
Adventure | Drama | Family

Production Companies:
Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: G  BR: L  CA: G  CZ: U  DK: A  FR: U|10  GB: U  GR: G  IE: PG  KR: All  NL: 6  PT: M/6  SE: 7  US: PG 

Runtime: 112

How far would you go for a friend?

Overview from TheMovieDB

When maladjusted orphan Jesse vandalizes a theme park, he is placed with foster parents and must work at the park to make amends. There he meets Willy, a young Orca whale who has been separated from his family. Sensing kinship, they form a bond and, with the help of kindly whale trainer Rae Lindley, develop a routine of tricks. However, greedy park owner Dial soon catches wind of the duo and makes plans to profit from them.

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Production

Art Direction:
Diane Yates
Chas. Butcher

Associate Producer:
Mark Marshall
Douglas C. Merrifield

Casting:
Judy Taylor
Lynda Gordon

Cinematography:
Bob Talbot

Co-Producer:
Penelope L. Foster
Jim Van Wyck
Richard Solomon

Costume Design:
April Ferry

Director:
Simon Wincer

Director of Photography:
Robbie Greenberg

Editor:
O. Nicholas Brown

Executive Producer:
Richard Donner
Arnon Milchan

First Assistant Director:
Jim Van Wyck

Hairstylist:
Cheri Ruff

Leadman:
James W. Slater

Makeup Artist:
Pamela S. Westmore

Music Consultant:
Joel Sill

Music Editor:
Thomas Milano

Original Music Composer:
Basil Poledouris

Producer:
Jennie Lew Tugend
Lauren Shuler Donner

Production Design:
Charles Rosen

Screenplay:
Corey Blechman
Keith Walker

Second Assistant Director:
Mark Cotone

Set Decoration:
Mary Olivia McIntosh

Set Designer:
Harold Fuhrman

Sound Designer:
Tim Chau

Sound Editor:
Jeff Clark
Albert Gasser
Leonard T. Geschke
William Jacobs
Nils C. Jensen
David Kern
Charles Ewing Smith
Peter Tomaszewicz
Bernard Weiser

Special Effects Coordinator:
Thomas R. Ward

Story:
Keith Walker

Stunt Coordinator:
Dennis Scott

Supervising ADR Editor:
Chris Jargo

Supervising Sound Editor:
Tim Chau

Theme Song Performance:
Michael Jackson

Underwater Camera:
Pete Romano
Marty Snyderman

Unit Production Manager:
Charles Skouras III

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