Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove (2010)

Kirra, a 12-year-old girl, discovers a baby Orca stranded in the lagoon near her grandfather's rundown seaside amusement park. She embarks on a quest to lead Willy back to his pod.

Director:

Will Geiger

Writers:

Will Geiger (teleplay), Cindy McCreery (story)

Stars:

Bindi Irwin, Beau Bridges, Bongo Mbutuma

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bindi Irwin	...	Kirra
Beau Bridges	...	Gus Grisby
Bongo Mbutuma	...	Mansa (as Bongolethu Mbutuma)
Siyabulela Ramba	...	Sifiso
Stephen Jennings	...	Rolf V.D. Woods
Matthew Dylan Roberts	...	Blikkie
Hiema Jaffa	...	Jayce
Kevin Otto	...	Dr. Sam Cooper
Louw Venter	...	Diff
Darron Meyer	...	Doctor
Julie Hartley	...	Woman - Wallaby
Sue Dall	...	Female Customer
Sofie Schmidt	...	Whale Watching Girl
Matthew Kennedy	...	Kid - Kelp
Shiloh Henderson	...	Kid 2 - Kelp

Storyline

Kirra, a 12-year-old girl, discovers a baby Orca stranded in the lagoon near her grandfather's rundown seaside amusement park. She embarks on a quest to lead Willy back to his pod.

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Plot Keywords:

animal character name in title | willy the whale character | animal rescue | animal activist | direct to video sequel to theatrical movie | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild thematic elements

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bindi Irwin who played Kirra has lost a parent in real life as well and she lost her father 4 years before this movie was made.

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Connections

Featured in Shameful Sequels: Free Willy 4: Escape from Pirate's Cove (2013)

User Reviews

The Movie

I bought the movie in a set of pack of 4 with the first 3 intending to relive a peace of the 90's. Now certain aspects of the movie are right, and the idea is sort of there. the plot could have been developed a bit more. But I have a feeling this movie was intended to drag in the interest of a new generation of kids to get there interest going. Today, the kids are all watching computerized cartoons, and the idea, I think is to drum up the sales and to teach kids a interest of it, so they wont mind watching the older movies from the 90's which are much better. Oh yes, the actors and actresses did a good job for what they had to work with. A whale that washes into a cove is a whale that's stuck. Can't go nowhere and a man wants it. Family movies to obvious? Depends on which ones you watch. Are the 90's in this movie? Nope. The 90's are done. If you wanna go back to the 90's where you grew up, my advice is to get movies you might have watched growing up: Home Alone & H.A. 2, Free Willy 1; 2; 3. LOL. Kids today are NOT 90's kids and wont be. Or even those darn kid movies u watched as a kid. LOL, even if they were kids. As for the above movie, use it to get your kids interested in the originals. :)

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 March 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Free Willy: South Africa

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

ApolloMovie Beteiligungs, Fiction Film & Television Limited, Film Afrika Worldwide

Technical Specs

Color:

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