Free Willy (1993)
Richard Riehle: Wade
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Quotes
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[Dial finds out through a disturbing call with Wade that someone got to Willy before them]
Dial : Nobody steals a whale.
Wade : [voice] But I'm telling you the whale is gone, the trailer is out of there, the forklift has been moved. That big mouth trainer and Indian must've done it.
Dial : [sighs] This is a disaster.
Wade : [voice] Why?
Dial : [angrily] Because we don't have theft insurance on the whale, that's why.
[Dial checks the time on his watch]
Dial : Call Wilson. Tell him to bring his crew down.
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Wade : Whale's still not performing. We're getting deeper into this. And Rae keeps saying we have to expand that tank.
Dial : Very nice. This is what I get for bringin' the animal in to boost business. Why don't we just move him into the Ritz Carlton? I can tack it onto the 5,000 they just dumped in his latest insurance premium.
Wade : [chuckles] The whale's worth more dead than alive.
Dial : It will cost at least 100,000 to expand that psychotic malcontent's playpen.
Wade : Huh?
Dial : Oh, God, I hate that whale.
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Rae : You and Dial bought Willy from some slimeball whale catcher. He was too big and too old to be caught in the first place. Then, you put him in a dolphin tank alone. He's not a natural performer. You expect me to work miracles?
Wade : We paid to train him. Not analyze him.
Rae : These are not the circumstances you described to me when I signed on.
Wade : You're a professional, right? So make it work.
[Jesse sneaks pass Rae and Wade's argument and sees Willy eyes in sadness]
Wade : Dial's given me a line and I am not gonna cross that.
[Jesse looks at the rope, but is cautious that he might get caught]
Rae : This is not about crossing the lines.
Wade : Which words don't you understand? Look, if the whale was to bring in customers...
[Willy cries while still being frightened by the nets]
Wade : Then we could spend some money on him. But since he's not, you're just gonna have to make do with what you've got.
[Jesse unties the rope to release Willy]
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Dial : We may be able to turn this around after all.
Wade : It'll cost us to set up a show.
Dial : So what. We let the kid work up a presentation. It catches on and we're back on track just like we've planned.
[Wade opens the cardoor for Dial]
Dial : [gets in his car] "The Willy Show". It will make money.
[Dial shuts the car door]
Dial : And that my friend is what we are all about.
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Wade : Stop them. Don't let that whale get away.