The jump scene in "Free Willy" was accomplished by strapping an animatronic whale to a rocket launcher. Director Simon Wincer recalled the process in a new interview with The Guardian. Lori Petty, who ...

The new six-episode podcast from "The New York Times" and Serial Productions follows Keiko the orca's journey from animal actor to free whale PEOPLE has an exclusive first listen of the trailer for ...

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 ...

Free Willy is a classic film even today and features an orphan trying to reunite a killer whale, Willy, with its pod and save ...

We want to hear your stories of the beloved celebrity orca, whose real-life return to the ocean is explored in our new podcast. By The Serial Team In the summer of 1993, the movie “Free Willy” — about ...

New York Times All Access and Audio subscribers have full access to The Good Whale and the entire Serial Productions archives. Learn more at nytimes.com/podcasts ...

The new Disney+ version of Pinocchio has taken some creative leeway in comparison to the 1940 original, not the least of which is turning Monstro from a large whale to a sea monster. Whether that’s an ...

TAKNES BAY, Norway (AP) -- Keiko the "Free Willy" whale still doesn't want to be free. It's been about a year since Keiko was freed from his pen -- and swam straight back to human companionship. With ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Keiko the killer whale, star of the film “Free Willy,” is adjusting to life in the wild after years in captivity and is with a school of killer whales off Iceland’s southern coast ...