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Empire Magazine Rated: 2/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times There is a majesty to whales that the second Willy movie trivialized. Part three returns to some of the human elements that made the first movie so good. Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Russell Smith Austin Chronicle Rated: 3/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Charles Cassady Common Sense Media For devoted -- and young -- Willy fans only. Rated: 4/5 Dec 15, 2010 Full Review Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Rated: 2/5 Dec 21, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Sep 24, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

StephenPaul C The worst 01 hour: and 26 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/17/23 Full Review Audience Member This one I remembered for being the best. Well it is, sort of. It has it's moment and it's acting is slightly better than the first one but it's still campy as fuck and just feels so much like a 90s movie. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member This is probably the best one but we're still talking about Free Willy. The cinematography is great and it has the most realistic dialogue but the message is kinda forced. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member I admit, I was surprised by this installment. It was more down to Earth and was actually a decent story. I remember when this was announced I thought, "Not again" but then I saw it and I was a bit short-sighted. It treats humans as decidedly even, and mixes it in with a good story that's not so heavy-handed this time. Jesse seems and acts real, the science that they produce actually has some merit, and the side story with the boy and his father with a spear gun does have some debate with it. For the most part, all sides are equal. Most of the jokes are sporadic, and us as adults will like it, but I don't think kids will like it as much as the other two. Admitting, it's only an hour and twenty-five minutes and seems that it's not long enough that you are wanting more out of it. It wasn't as successful as a film, and it's vastly underrated. I would definitely put this on the list. Pretty good little movie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Ok no more please!! Stop making this ok ok!!! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/10/18 Full Review Audience Member This movie might have the best plot of the series and has a strong message about hunting. 9.0/10 Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis In the third "Free Willy" film, Jesse (Jason James Richter) is 16 and employed aboard a research ship along with his old friend and mentor, Randolph (August Schellenberg). After Jesse meets Max (Vincent Berry), the disapproving son of a whaler hoping to catch Willy the orca for his meat, the two team with oceanographer Drew (Annie Corley) to stop the whalers before they can get to Willy and the rest of his pod, and convince them to give up their cruel and illegal practice.

Director

Sam Pillsbury

Producer

Jennie Lew Tugend

Screenwriter

Keith Walker, John Mattson

Distributor

Warner Bros.

Production Co

Donner/Schuler-Donner, Regency Enterprises, Warner Brothers

Rating

Genre

Kids & Family, Adventure

Original Language

English

Release Date (Theaters)

Aug 8, 1997, Original

Release Date (Streaming)

Oct 24, 2008

Box Office (Gross USA)

$3.5M

Runtime

1h 26m

Sound Mix

SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround