Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)

Jesse becomes reunited with Willy three years after the whale's jump to freedom as the teenager tries to rescue the killer whale and other orcas from an oil spill.

Director:

Dwight H. Little

Writers:

Keith Walker (characters), Karen Janszen,

Stars:

Jason James Richter, Francis Capra, Mary Kate Schellhardt

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason James Richter	...	Jesse
Francis Capra	...	Elvis
Mary Kate Schellhardt	...	Nadine
August Schellenberg	...	Randolph
Michael Madsen	...	Glenn
Jayne Atkinson	...	Annie
Mykelti Williamson	...	Dwight
Elizabeth Peña	...	Kate Haley
Jon Tenney	...	John Milner
Paul Tuerpe	...	Milner's Assistant
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Bill Wilcox
John Considine	...	Commander Blake
Steve Kahan	...	Captain Nilson
Neal Matarazzo	...	Helmsman Kelly
Al Sapienza	...	Engineer

Storyline

Two years ago the boy Jesse helped the whale Willy to jump into freedom. Jesse enjoys the life with his adoptive parents, when his half-brother Elvis arrives because of the death of their mother. During a camping trip Jesse meets Willy again, as well as his Indian friend Randolph. A tender love develops between Jesse and Rudolph's goddaughter Nadine. Suddenly a crashed oil tanker endangers the whales, and several animal and human lives have to be saved as well when the oil catches fire.

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Plot Keywords:

whale | camping | goddaughter | boy | killer whale | 

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Taglines:

The adventure is back. The fun is back. Willy's back. And this time he's brought his whole family to meet an old friend ... and take on a new challenge.

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Genres:

Family | Adventure | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild language and mild peril

Details

Country:

France USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 July 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Free Willy 2

Filming Locations:

Astoria, Oregon, USA

Box Office

Gross:

£3,143,342 (UK) (15 September 1995)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alcor Films, Canal+, Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lori Petty was the only original cast member who declined to reprise her role for the sequel as Rae Lindley, as she was busy filming Tank Girl instead.

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Quotes

Annie: So how did you get the name Elvis, Elvis?
Elvis: My mom.
Glenn: Funny, that's how I got mine.

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Connections

Referenced in Spin the Bottle (2000)

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Soundtracks

"Forever Young"
Produced by Steve Lindsey
Performed by Rebbie Jackson
Courtesy of MJJ Music
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

the idea of the sequel was reasonable

although i know everyone doesn't agree with why they are making sequels. but for this movie this was a reasonable answer and i supported this reason. The reason that they made this movie is because warner brothers needed to let people know about what was happening with that whale in person. Because he was going through a tough time and he was in poor health at that aquarium that he was at. and they needed the money to transfer him to oregon so he can improve his health a lot better and be trained to go to the wild. not that i blame them but the wild was not such a good place for him. even though keiko's family was there it was still not a good place for him to be do to the drama most of the orca's were experiencing. the only thing i didn't get is why didn't the free willy foundation sell keiko to anyone that can afford to take care of him in person. someone who will have a tank all prepared for keiko (a huge tank) and be there to take care of him in person, like make sure he's OK and all and to give him his treatments when needed. that would have been better instead of donating money to get some kind of kit. But anyhow the movie itself I have to give it a rating 10 out of 10 after all this movie had a wonderful story and a wonderful point.