Cinematic background from Free Willy 1993 - 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.

Free Willy

1993

Adventure, Drama, Family

Directors:
Simon Wincer
Writers:
Keith Walker, Corey Blechman
Official poster of Free Willy 1993 directed by Simon Wincer
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A swimming pool with stairs in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young man looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A man giving a thumbs up to another man on top of a hill; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A child is painting graffiti on a window; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A woman with short brown hair smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A person wearing a red shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy sitting at a table eating a sandwich; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – Two young men sitting on the ground in front of a forest; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A person with a red shirt on; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A man and a boy sitting at a dining table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A man and a woman in the water; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A group of people standing in the grass; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young man smiling in front of a wooden sign; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy with a blue backpack on his back; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A woman standing next to a boy in a green hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A man in a green shirt is leaning over a car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy is looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A man and a boy standing next to each other on top of a hill; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy holding a baseball in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy is looking into the distance; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – Two people sitting at a table in front of a lamp; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy standing in front of a life preserver; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A woman and a boy are cooking in a kitchen; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A man sitting at a table writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A person wearing a blue shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A woman in a black tank top standing in front of a wooden wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy sitting on the ground next to a rope; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A man sitting on a couch while reading a book; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A man sitting at a table with a plate of food; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy holding a backpack in a bedroom; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A person wearing a white shirt smiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A man and a boy are talking outside; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A person with short brown hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A person with short brown hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A person with short hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy with long blonde hair wearing a blue shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A truck is parked in front of a house; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy looking at an orca in a pool; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A woman standing next to a man wearing a green hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A man and a boy with a baseball glove on a fence; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A shark is swimming in a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy wearing a blue shirt and a necklace; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy sitting on a ledge next to steps; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A woman sitting at a table with a cup of coffee; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A woman and a boy; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A group of people walking on a hill near the ocean; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A couple of men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A person watching a whale in the water; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – Two young men sitting on the ground in a field; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – An older man and a young boy are talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A person standing in front of an aquarium looking at an orca; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A boy sitting in front of another boy in front of a lamp; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A man and a boy looking at a book; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy's face with trees in the background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A couple of men standing next to each other on some steps; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A person with a paint brush on a wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A person smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy sitting in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A person with curly blonde hair smiling; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A person wearing a jacket and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A couple of men sitting next to each other in front of a crowd; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A person with curly blonde hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A woman and a young boy standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A man with a beard and a jacket on looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A woman in a black top and black shorts holding an object in front of an orca; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – Two young boys sitting in a chair talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A group of people sitting in a stadium watching a game; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A person standing in a room with a light on; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A woman and a young boy sitting next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy is sitting down and looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A woman standing next to steps holding a box; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy is eating something while sitting on steps; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy riding a bike down a sidewalk; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A woman sitting at a table with a plate of food; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – An older man wearing a native american headdress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A man and a woman sitting on some steps; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy in a denim jacket looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A man standing next to a swimming pool at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy sitting in front of a swimming pool; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – Two people sitting at a table with plates of food; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy with blonde hair wearing a gray shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A woman standing next to a young boy in front of a wooden fence; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy with blonde hair and blue eyes looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy with blonde hair looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy with a backpack looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A person with short brown hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy sitting on a couch holding a nintendo wii game controller; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A woman standing next to a seal in an enclosure; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A man riding a bike down the middle of a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy with brown hair and a blue backpack; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A man and a woman standing in the water; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy standing in front of a wooden fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A group of people walking down a street at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – Two people sitting on a bench looking out at the ocean; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A boy with a backpack standing in front of a sky background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A man and a boy sitting next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy is looking into the distance; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A young boy smiling for the camera in front of an exit sign; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Free Willy” (1993), directed by Simon Wincer – A person smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle