Jason James Richter, Michael Madsen, Francis Capra

Psst: don't tell anybody, but this time the whale, and all of his whale pals and relatives, are either computer-generated images or old-fashioned miniatures (models). The humans in this film are rea...( read more  read more... )sonably real, however, including Jason James Richter, returning to his role as the former delinquent whose advocacy for an imprisoned orca turned his life around in Free Willy. You may recall that Willy jumped the aquarium fence, so to speak, at the end of that 1993 family movie, and regrouped in open seas with the pod from which he had been cruelly snatched. This 1995 sequel again finds Willy in trouble at the hands of the civilized world, this time due to an oil slick and explosion that may very well kill him or cause him to be locked away again. Meanwhile, Richter's growing character has other problems, including a troublesome half-brother and the rumblings of puppy love. One way in which this film is superior to its predecessor is a greater range of visual opportunities, i.e., shooting out on the ocean instead of in the whale hero's old tank. Of course, it helps that master cinematographer László Kovács (Five Easy Pieces) is behind the camera. Followed by another sequel. --Tom Keogh

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PG, 1 hr. 38 min.

Directed by: Dwight H. Little

Release Date: July 21, 1995

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DVD Release Date: January 28, 2003

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  • June 9, 2009
    Bad movie.
  • February 3, 2008
    Pending Review...

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  • July 17, 2007
    Stick with the first one b/c this is stupid.
  • January 23, 2007
    same as the first
  • January 1, 2007
    bad
  • September 17, 2009
    wew,,,miss this movie so much,,,
  • September 8, 2009
    oh nooooooooooooooo!!!!
  • August 19, 2009
    OMG! I don't even know how to explain this movie lol!
  • August 16, 2009
    Oh my good!I love all the movies of Willy,i cried when i found out he died. Love whales because of him. So tender movie!
  • August 15, 2009
    "Free Willy 2 - Adventure Home" is a lot differentfrom the first movie in the series. Jesse (Jason James Richter) and his family are on a camping trip. Jesse finds out he has a younger brother and they struggle to get along at first. Jesse finds a girlfriend about the same time h...( read more)e finds Willy (Keiko the whale). Keiko the whale's sister almost dies from the effects of an oil spill. Jesse and his family must find a way to save Keiko and the other whales from dying in the oil spill while also keeping them away from neighboring scientists who want to study the whales. Jesse must also find a way to get along with his brother while staying with his new girlfriend.
    "Free Willy 2" has more adventure in it than the original does. ...They turned a classic drama movie into one that has a sense of adventure and action, which isn't bad at all.

    If you liked the original "Free Willy" movie, you'll probably like this movie as well. I recommend it to anyone. NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2000. All three of the FW movies rock, and I don't like trying to rank the 3 of them because of that.

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  • nwad18
    August 25, 2007
    know what? i can watch this movie over and over... i LOVE it so much.. i wish ther is a free willy 4!! im became a whale lover cause of this film..
  • dl29
    April 10, 2007
    i love this movie! besides willy, i also love little spot too! he's cute! i'm an orca whale fanatic & this movie is one of my favorites! :)

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