Rotten
As with most unnecessary sequels, FW2 takes a similar plot -- reunited during a camping trip, Jesse saves Willy and vice versa -- and spreads it thinner, like watered-down tartar sauce.
Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
The adventure is back. The fun is back. Willy's back. And this time he's brought his whole family to meet an old friend ... and take on a new challenge.
1995 · 1h 35m · PG
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Directed by
Dwight H. Little
Overview
Jesse becomes reunited with Willy three years after the whale's jump to freedom as the teenager tries to rescue the killer whale and other orcas from an oil spill.
Director and cast
- Dwight H. Little Director
- Jason James Richter as Jesse
- Michael Madsen as Glen Greenwood
- Jayne Atkinson as Annie Greenwood
- August Schellenberg as Randolph Johnson
- Mary Kate Schellhardt as Nadine
- Francis Capra as Elvis
- Mykelti Williamson as Dwight Mercer
- Elizabeth Peña as Kate Haley
- Jon Tenney as John Milner
- M. Emmet Walsh as Bill Wilcox
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Free Willy (1993)
Adventure · Drama · Family · PG
When maladjusted orphan Jesse vandalizes a theme park, he is placed with foster parents and must work at the park to make amends. There he meets Willy, a young Orca whale who has been separated from his family. Sensing kinship, they form a bond and, with the help of kindly whale trainer Rae Lindley, develop a routine of tricks. However...
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Director
- Simon Wincer
- Cast
- Jason James Richter, Keiko, Lori Petty
IMDb
6.1
Rotten Tomatoes
71%
Metacritic
79
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