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Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

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.

19955.91h 35m

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.

Directed by Dwight H. Little
Written by Karen Janszen, Corey Blechman, John Mattson
Produced by Jennie Lew Tugend, Lauren Shuler Donner
Box OfficeBudget: $31.0MRevenue: $30.1M

Top Cast

Jason James Richter

Jason James Richter

Jesse

Michael Madsen

Michael Madsen

Glen Greenwood

Jayne Atkinson

Jayne Atkinson

Annie Greenwood

August Schellenberg

August Schellenberg

Randolph Johnson

Mary Kate Schellhardt

Mary Kate Schellhardt

Nadine

Francis Capra

Francis Capra

Elvis

Mykelti Williamson

Mykelti Williamson

Dwight Mercer

Elizabeth Peña

Elizabeth Peña

Kate Haley

Jon Tenney

Jon Tenney

John Milner

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Bill Wilcox

Themes & Keywords

whalehuman animal relationshipkiller whale

About Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home is a family, adventure, drama, comedy film released in 1995 exploring themes of whale, human animal relationship, killer whale. Directed by Dwight H. Little, it stars Jason James Richter, Michael Madsen, Jayne Atkinson. 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.

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