We all remember that tear-jerking final scene in Free Willy, when the titular whale makes a big, inspiring jump to freedom. As with most Hollywood movie moments, however, the moment was far less ...

If you were a kid during the early ’90s, just hearing the words Free Willy conjures up an immediate mental picture of the film’s climactic moment. As Jason James Richter‘s character finally fulfills ...

SEATTLE (AP) — An ambitious plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washington’s Puget Sound thrilled those who have ...

At a press conference on Thursday, the mayor of Miami, the owners of Miami Seaquarium, Friends of Lolita and Jim Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts, promised to set Lolita the killer whale free to ...

The post A Rocket Launcher Was Used to Create Free Willy Ending, Reveals Film’s Director appeared first on Consequence. Before the SeaWorld Kills movement, we had Free Willy, the 1993 film whose ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SEATTLE (AP) — An ambitious plan announced ...

A March 9, 1995, file photo shows trainer Marcia Hinton with Lolita during a performance at the Miami Seaquarium. Nuri Vallbona AP At a press conference on Thursday, the mayor of Miami, the owners of ...