Free Willy is a classic film even today and features an orphan trying to reunite a killer whale, Willy, with its pod and save ...
The podcast follows the real-life fight to release the orca actor who played the titular whale in the 1993 film Free Willy.
The beloved killer whale starred in the 1993 film "Free Willy" and subsequently became world famous. Known for producing popular podcasts like “Serial” and “S-Town,” Serial Productions ...
By The Serial Team In the summer of 1993, the movie “Free Willy” — about a captive killer whale that’s heroically set free — was an unexpected hit. But when word got out that the real ...
Oregonians may have a special place in their hearts for Keiko, the killer whale that became famous because of the Oregon-filmed movie, “Free Willy,” and who later lived at the Oregon Coast ...
When Keiko, a male orca, was cast in the film Free Willy in the ... awareness of the plight of whales. Keiko, a performing orca, became famous not just as Willy but as a symbol of captive whales ...
When it comes to orcas, also known as killer whales, films such as the documentary Blackfish and family adventure Free Willy have shown the distressing effects captivity can have on their ...
The director of "Free Willy" reflected on the ... actor Jason Richter really did form a bond with Keiko, the orca whale who played Willy. Wincer said he knew that the success of the movie would ...