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Year

1993

Duration

107 minutes

Genres

Family

Language

English

Member rating

743 Reviews

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4 Star

143

3 Star

67

2 Star

32

1 Star

32

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Synopsis

In this much-loved family classic, tearaway foster child Jesse is caught one day vandalising a marine theme park. The authorities agree not to press charges if Jesse repairs the damage he has caused. While cleaning up at the park, he comes into contact with Willy the killer whale, and the two form a special bond as the lad finds that he can connect with the traumatised animal on a level that his captors can't. However, when it looks like the park has no more use for Willy, Jesse embarks on a race against time to save his new friend...

Director/s

Simon Wincer

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Classification

This film has a couple of uses of mild bad language.

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