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When maladjusted orphan Jesse vandalizes a theme park, he is placed with foster parents and must work at the park to make amends. There he meets Willy, a young Orca whale who has been separated from his family. Sensing kinship, they form a bond and, with the help of kindly whale trainer Rae Lindley, develop a routine of tricks. However, greedy park owner Dial soon catches wind of the duo and makes plans to profit from them.
Language
Budget$20,000,000
Revenue $153,698,625
English
Budget$20,000,000
Revenue $153,698,625
Keywords
whale
social worker
freedom
social work
human animal relationship
best friend
killer whale
amusement park
aftercreditsstinger
Casts

Jason James Richter
Jesse
Keiko
Willy

Lori Petty
Rae Lindley

August Schellenberg
Randolph Johnson

Michael Madsen
Glen Greenwood

Jayne Atkinson
Annie Greenwood

Michael Ironside
Dial

Richard Riehle
Wade

Mykelti Williamson
Dwight Mercer

Michael Bacall
Perry

Danielle Harris
Gwenie
Isaiah Malone
Vector
Betsy Toll
Passerby #1
Rob Sample
Passerby #2
Merrilyn Jones
Passerby #3
Mickey Gaines
Waiter
Justin R. Hall
Fish Thrower
Robert M. Duque
Fish Thrower
Sam Samson
Fish Thrower
Willis Van Dusen
Willis Van Dusen
Tom Lasswell
Brody

Moultrie Patten
Homeless Man
Ed Murphy
Homeless Man
Jim Michaels
Announcer
Crews
O. Nicholas Brown
Editor

Lauren Shuler Donner
Producer
Robbie Greenberg
Director of Photography

Jennie Lew Tugend
Producer
Corey Blechman
Screenplay
Charles Rosen
Production Design
Diane Yates
Art Direction

Simon Wincer
Director

Basil Poledouris
Original Music Composer

April Ferry
Costume Design

Michael Jackson
Theme Song Performance
Dennis Scott
Stunt Coordinator
Marty Snyderman
Underwater Camera
William Jacobs
Sound Editor
Chris Jargo
Supervising ADR Editor
Charles Ewing Smith
Sound Editor

Richard Donner
Executive Producer
Peter Tomaszewicz
Sound Editor
Thomas Milano
Music Editor
Cheri Ruff
Hairstylist
Bob Talbot
Cinematography
Bernard Weiser
Sound Editor

Arnon Milchan
Executive Producer
Pete Romano
Underwater Camera
Jeff Clark
Sound Editor
Tim Chau
Supervising Sound Editor
Harold Fuhrman
Set Designer
Albert Gasser
Sound Editor
Tim Chau
Sound Designer
Pamela S. Westmore
Makeup Artist
Thomas R. Ward
Special Effects Coordinator
Nils C. Jensen
Sound Editor

Keith Walker
Screenplay

Keith Walker
Story
Leonard T. Geschke
Sound Editor
David Kern
Sound Editor
Chas. Butcher
Art Direction
Charles Skouras III
Unit Production Manager
Judy Taylor
Casting
Lynda Gordon
Casting
Joel Sill
Music Consultant
Mary Olivia McIntosh
Set Decoration
Jim Van Wyck
First Assistant Director
Mark Marshall
Associate Producer
Richard Solomon
Co-Producer
Douglas C. Merrifield
Associate Producer
James W. Slater
Leadman
Jim Van Wyck
Co-Producer
Penelope L. Foster
Co-Producer
Mark Cotone
Second Assistant Director
Sunny Johnson
Grip
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