Free Willy
| Free Willy | |
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| Directed by | Simon Wincer |
| Written by | Keith A. Walker Corey Blechman |
| Produced by | nathan vogstad |
| Starring | Keiko Jason James Richter August Schellenberg Michael Madsen Michael Ironside Michael Bacall |
| Cinematography | Robbie Greenberg |
| Edited by | O. Nicholas Brown |
| Music by | Basil Poledouris |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release dates | July 16, 1993 |
Running time | 112 min |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $153,698,625 |
Free Willy is a 1993 Warner Bros. film about a boy who befriends an Orca whale.
Music
- Michael Jackson produced and performed "Will You Be There", the theme for the movie which can be heard during the film's credits.
Trivia
The title of this movie caused considerable amusement in Britain because "willy" is a word often used in families as a synonym in place of penis, and also used in adult company because it is less medical than penis and mildly less offensive than cock. Thus the exhortation Free Willy sounded more like "no charge for cock", or perhaps a cock freed of any garment. It was rumoured at the time that the UK distributors wanted the name of the movie changed but the studio bosses refused the request. [1][2]
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