Teenager Jesse becomes reunited with Willy two years after the whale's jump to freedom as the teenager tries to rescue the killer whale and other orcas from an oil spill.Teenager Jesse becomes reunited with Willy two years after the whale's jump to freedom as the teenager tries to rescue the killer whale and other orcas from an oil spill.Teenager Jesse becomes reunited with Willy two years after the whale's jump to freedom as the teenager tries to rescue the killer whale and other orcas from an oil spill.
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Clifford Fetters
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- (as Cliff Fetters)
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- TriviaThe VHS release included an infomercial before the movie that talks about receiving donations needed to relocate the star orca, Keiko, back to the ocean. It also included appearances from Jason James Richter, August Schellenberg and the Donners as well as interviews with former Oregon Coast Aquarium president Phyllis A. Bell, and Keiko's former trainer Karla Corral. In addition, there is information on the "Free Willy Keiko Adoption Kit" which came with a Free Willy poster, stickers, a newsletter on how Keiko was being rehabilitated, and a replica of Jesse's whale necklace. The kit only cost $24.99, and many people all over the world had donated. Soon after rehabilitation, Keiko was freed in the same area in Norway where he was assumed to first be captured and eventually lived to be 29 years old. Making him the second oldest orca to have lived in captivity. The kit has since returned for sale in 2014 on savedolphins.eii.org except it now contains information on freeing orcas and dolphins worldwide instead of news about Keiko.
- GoofsWhen Jesse, Nadine and Elvis sets out in the boat towards the end of the movie, following Willy and the other Orcas, it's daylight. When the helicopter arrives to rescue them from the burning oil, it's suddenly dark out. It wouldn't take the rescue helicopter several hours to either locate or rescue them, so it couldn't have been evening/late at night.
- Quotes
Glen: Where's Elvis?
Annie: I don't know. I told him to stay up on the beach. Oh, no.
Glen: What?
Annie: I broke a promise.
Glen: What promise?
Annie: [runs back to camp] I even did a spit-shake on it.
Glen: You did a spit-shake with somebody?
Annie: [to the people standing in the crowd] Excuse me.
Glen: Man, that's serious.
- Crazy creditsThe end credits, like the previous film, once again showed orca footage shot by Bob Talbot.
- Alternate versionsWhen the movie was released on DVD, it contained minor errors where a second of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment logo and its fanfare were both removed while the end title card was titled Free Willy 2. The two-disc version of the 4 Film Favorites Free Willy Collection, despite restoring Bugs Bunny biting into the carrot, retains the fanfare error and also removed The Adventure Home from the opening title card.
- ConnectionsEdited from Free Willy (1993)
- SoundtracksChildhood (Theme from 'Free Willy 2') Childhood (Theme from 'Free Willy 2')
Instrumental
Written by Michael Jackson
Produced by Michael Jackson and David Foster
Performed by Michael Jackson
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Review
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Pretty good and quite underrated sequel.
First of all, I have to say what I liked original Free Willy movie. In fact, I fall in love with it. I suppose it is one of the best family movie and best animal movie so far. For some reasons Simon Wincer, who directed the first movie didn't return for making this sequel, though we can see again all major characters from Free Willy. Our main hero, Jesse is now fourteen years old and he finds out that his mother passed away and he has a stepbrother named Elvis. Elvis hasn't got any relatives except Jesse and he arrives to Greenwood's home. The whole family goes to the holiday trip in a camping near an ocean's cove where Jesse again meets his friend Randolph and Willy. Willy found his family and all seems perfect for the friends but suddenly another danger threatens their friendship. But now it's even more serious. The movie was released in 1995, eight years before notorious tanker "Prestege" shipwrecked near Spanish coast and ruined hundred of miles of coastline, not to mention that millions living creatures got killed in the result. It was a real message and it passed absolutely unnoticed because for many people these movies are just cheesy movies for kids only. And in the real life the main reasons of the monstrous disaster was absolutely same money. The other problem point of the movie is rather difficult and complicated relation between Jesse and his much younger stepbrother, Elvis (played by Francis Capra). Elvis, who has lost his mother, also feel himself very uneasy about the situation and now both boys have to decide how to deal with this difficult situation. The story is basically good written and leaves some place for action and excellent scenes in the cove, including underwater shots. This time we can see whales in their natural habitat, not in the small pool. Whole movie is well shot and locations for shootings are very suitable and good selected. Jason James Richter is as good as in original movie and Francis Capra also did a very good job as rather annoying Jesse's half-brother. The soundtrack (again written by Basil Poleydoris) is worth mentioning alone because of its rather good musical themes and songs. A very good movie for whole family and not a brainless laughable family entertainment that very often bring to us Hollywood studios. A nice message for young audience that you must always think about defending the wild nature and what in real life there are more important things than money.
My vote 8,2 out of 10 or between B+ and A-.
My vote 8,2 out of 10 or between B+ and A-.
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- Juni78ukr
- May 9, 2004
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By what name was Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995) officially released in India in English?
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