Free Willy 3: The Rescue

1997 86 min ★ 6.1 Family, Adventure

Willy the whale is back, this time threatened by illegal whalers making money off sushi. Jesse, now 16, has taken a job on an orca-researching ship, along with old friend Randolph and a sarcastic scientist, Drew. On the whaler's ship is captain John Wesley and his son, Max, who isn't really pleased about his father's job, but doesn't have the gut to say so. Along the way, Willy reunites with Jesse.

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Cast

Jason James Richter

Jesse

August Schellenberg

Randolph Johnson

Annie Corley

Drew Halbert

Vincent Berry

Max Wesley

Patrick Kilpatrick

John Wesley

Tasha Simms

Mary Weslay

Peter LaCroix

Sanderson

Stephen E. Miller

Dineen

Ian Tracey

Kron

Matthew Walker

Captain Drake

Details

Director

Sam Pillsbury

Tagline

"A new friend. A new threat. A new adventure that will capture your heart."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$3,446,539

Production

Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions, Regency Enterprises, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Family Entertainment

Reviews

F

Filipe Manuel Neto

December 25, 2022

★ 2/10

**After two films with a lot of good things, this film shows signs of fatigue and wear.** If I can say that I really enjoyed the first film in this trilogy, I can't say the same for any of the sequels. The first film, even with all the flaws, was quite good and was so enjoyable that it became a milestone for many people's childhood and adolescence. The second film managed to retain many of the ...