Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)

Director:

Sam Pillsbury

Writers (WGA):

Keith Walker (characters)
John Mattson (written by)

Release Date:

8 August 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Adventure | Drama

Tagline:

A new friend. A new threat. A new adventure that will capture your heart.

Plot:

A teenage Jesse and old friend Randolph try to foil an illegal whaler threatening Willy and his pregnant mate.

Plot Keywords:

Whaler | Whale | Friend | Sushi | Harpoon

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Jason James Richter	...	Jesse
August Schellenberg	...	Randolph Johnson
Annie Corley	...	Drew Halbert
Vincent Berry	...	Max Wesley
Patrick Kilpatrick	...	John Wesley
Tasha Simms	...	Mary Wesley
Peter LaCroix	...	Sanderson (as Peter Lacroix)
Stephen E. Miller	...	Dineen
Ian Tracey	...	Kron
Matthew Walker	...	Captain Drake
Roger R. Cross	...	1st Mate Stevens
Rick Burgess	...	Smiley
Roman Danylo	...	Pizza Kid

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements involving whale hunting, and for brief mild language.

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG (certificate #35154) | South Korea:All | Philippines:G | Australia:PG | Germany:o.Al. (w) | UK:U | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Britannia Beach, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Part of the birth scene at the end of the movie included real footage from the birth of K'yosha, an orca born at Vancouver Aquarium to parents Bjossa and Finna, both of whom are also seen in the birth footage. (Finna also had a bent dorsal fin, allowing him to be used as "Willy".)

Quotes:

John Wesley: [to Randolph] You're making a mistake. I suggest you ride out on the boat you came in on.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Futurama: Leela's Homeworld (#4.5)" (2002)

tedious

this is the worst of the Free Willy movies,in my opinion.this thing just plodded along,slower than a snail's pace.i found it tedious,to say the least.it has the shortest running time of all three movies,but it felt longer than the other two.the story was also thin and uninteresting.there is virtually no excitement in this film.there are also very few scenes with the whales.the title makes it sound like it could be a movie with some adventure,but it sure isn't.i nearly turned this one off before it was over.i stuck with it,in the hope it would get better.it didn't,and i wish i had stopped watching.for me,Free Willy 3 is a 3/10.