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16-year-old Jesse and old friend Randolph try to foil an illegal whaler threatening Willy and his pregnant mate.16-year-old Jesse and old friend Randolph try to foil an illegal whaler threatening Willy and his pregnant mate.16-year-old Jesse and old friend Randolph try to foil an illegal whaler threatening Willy and his pregnant mate.
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- 2 wins & 2 nominations total
Peter LaCroix
- Sanderson
- (as Peter Lacroix)
Roger Cross
- 1st Mate Stevens
- (as Roger R. Cross)
Michael Dobson
- Coast Guard
- (uncredited)
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The final movie free willy 3. For me I actually enjoyed watching this movies. I would say this movies is one of my favorites of all times since childhood. The 3rd movie I didn't really captured it that much. Yes I was paying attention. Maybe it could be another view from the movie into the essence of the first movie
the movie was ok but kind of boring, you didn't had that feeling of satisfaction at the end of the movie like you had at the first two. i liked the concept of the kid having to step up to his father, most people don't know how hard it could be... anyway, like i said they should have stopped after the second one.
I am going to start off by saying I really like the first two Free Willy movies. I would hardly call them the best movies ever, but they are very nice movies and I think underrated. This sequel is a worthy one. While there is a predictable story, some weak spots in the script and a lacklustre ending Free Willy 3:The Rescue is a nice and worthy sequel, that could have been so much worse.
Flaws aside, Free Willy 3 does have some stunning cinematography, and I loved the scene when Randolph throws the oranges in the water. I also loved the scenes between Nikki and Willy, and the one when Nikki gives birth which was brilliantly done. The score is absolutely beautiful, the pacing is brisk and the direction is amiable. And the characters are appealing especially Willy and Nikki, while Jesse and Max are great characters and the father is a sympathetic figure even for the villain of the piece, except I don't see him as a proper villain, just someone who means well but doesn't know exactly what he wants. The acting is good too, Jason James Richter and Vincent Berry are very likable, August Schellenberg makes a welcome return as Randolph and Patrick Kalpatrick does a great job with his character.
All in all, a pleasant family film. 7/10 Bethany Cox
Flaws aside, Free Willy 3 does have some stunning cinematography, and I loved the scene when Randolph throws the oranges in the water. I also loved the scenes between Nikki and Willy, and the one when Nikki gives birth which was brilliantly done. The score is absolutely beautiful, the pacing is brisk and the direction is amiable. And the characters are appealing especially Willy and Nikki, while Jesse and Max are great characters and the father is a sympathetic figure even for the villain of the piece, except I don't see him as a proper villain, just someone who means well but doesn't know exactly what he wants. The acting is good too, Jason James Richter and Vincent Berry are very likable, August Schellenberg makes a welcome return as Randolph and Patrick Kalpatrick does a great job with his character.
All in all, a pleasant family film. 7/10 Bethany Cox
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The first FREE WILLY was very good. The second was not as good. The third, however, just plain bores. Expect nothing new and spectacular here because it's the same as the other two, with the exception of the weak dialogue and Jesse becoming more intelligent. The producers seemed to have been stuck with the same old ideas from the first film only to make another sequel. Nothing is more fun in the world than saving endangered species from sudden harm, which has always been the environmental message in FREE WILLY, but still, this series is in drastic need of a tune-up, FAST! Too many of you have given this lackluster sequel a big "10"! Wise up, folks! Nothing is THAT perfect in the real world!
Sam Pillsbury (who, incidently, was born in the US but raised in NZ despite what this database says) left these shores to direct the excellent "Eerie, Indiana" series and a number of thrillers. I don't think this film will feature prominently on his CV. Basically the script keeps to a format and the format has become so stale everyone performs in a by-the-numbers fashion. I get the feeling this movie was made for profit rather than love of the characters. It focuses on a simplistic "message" rather than the more complex problem of looking at "issues".
Did you know
- TriviaFrancis Capra, the young actor who played Elvis (Jesse's half-brother) in Sauvez Willy 2 (1995) was approached to reprise his role in this film. He declined because he felt that the character of Max was too similar to Elvis.
- Crazy creditsSimilar to the last two Free Willy films, the end credits open with "Call 1-800-4-WHALES and learn how you can help Keiko, the whale from FREE WILLY and all the world's whales."
- ConnectionsEdited from Sauvez Willy (1993)
- SoundtracksChina Grove
Written by Tom Johnston (as Tom Johnson)
Performed by The Doobie Brothers
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By arrangement with Warner Special Projects
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,446,539
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $992,651
- Aug 10, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $3,446,539
- Runtime
- 1h 26m(86 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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