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Free Willy 3: The Rescue

Free Willy 3: The Rescue

1997Movie⏱️ 1h 26mPG
AdventureDramaFamily
4.8
IMDB Rating
11,315 votes

16-year-old Jesse and old friend Randolph try to foil an illegal whaler threatening Willy and his pregnant mate.

Director
Sam Pillsbury
Writers
John Mattson, Keith Walker
Stars
Jason James Richter, August Schellenberg, Annie Corley
Release Date
August 8, 1997
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 2
Wins
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 33
Reviews
📋 11.7K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Jason James Richter
Jason James Richter
as Jesse
August Schellenberg
August Schellenberg
as Randolph Johnson
Annie Corley
Annie Corley
as Drew Halbert
👤
Vincent Berry
as Max Wesley
Patrick Kilpatrick
Patrick Kilpatrick
as John Wesley
Tasha Simms
Tasha Simms
as Mary Wesley
Peter LaCroix
Peter LaCroix
as Sanderson
Stephen E. Miller
Stephen E. Miller
as Dineen
Ian Tracey
Ian Tracey
as Kron
Matthew Walker
Matthew Walker
as Captain Drake

💰 Box Office

$3,446,539
Worldwide Gross
$3,446,539
Domestic Gross
$992,651
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
DTS
Sound
Dolby Digital
Sound
SDDS
Filming Location
Howe Sound, British Columbia, Canada
Production
Warner Bros., Regency Enterprises, Donners' Company

🏷️ Keywords

moral ambiguityrescuehuntingboyship captain

🎯 Categories

AdventureDramaFamily

⭐ Featured Review

One of the best family films!
by riverblu2001-02-28

"Free Willy 3 is primarily about Max, an intelligent, inquisitive ten-year-old who accompanies his father on a whaling expedition. His conscience bothers him about his father's career, but instead of taking the usual route of performing a string of silly pranks (like you would see in a lot of children's shows), he tries reasoning with his dad. He also asks question after question -- not just about the technical aspects of whaling, but he also delves deeper into the more important questions of life ("Do you always have to do the right thing, even if it hurts?"). One of t..."

💡 Did You Know?

Francis Capra, the young actor who played Elvis (Jesse's half-brother) in Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995) was approached to reprise his role in this film. He declined because he felt that the character of Max was too similar to Elvis.

📖 Synopsis

16-year-old Jesse and old friend Randolph try to foil an illegal whaler threatening Willy and his pregnant mate.