Debi Derryberry recalled what it was like to film the scene in which the orca rescues the film's protagonist, a 12-year-old ...

It was one of the most unconventional friendships of all time, yet it somehow stole our hearts. Yes, we are talking about the ...

OSLO, Norway (AP) -- Keiko, the killer whale made famous by the "Free Willy" movies, has died in Norwegian coastal waters where he remained after millions of dollars and a decade of work failed to ...

OSLO, Norway -- For kids, Keiko the killer whale was the charming hero of "Free Willy." For biologists, he was the focus of fierce debate on whether captive animals can be returned to the wild. Keiko, ...

Keiko the killer whale has been making headlines since the early 1990s, when he starred in the popular Free Willy movies. For a look behind the headlines at the effort to return Keiko to the wild, the ...

A random Betacam tape pull from the archive yields a story about Keiko, the whale featured in the movie “Free Willy” who ...

After helping Free Willy taste freedom, Dave Phillips is working to give two other orcas a life outside captivity, Phillips, a director of the International Marine Mammal Project at Earth Island ...

Some Norwegians can't resist Keiko, the killer whale made famous by the movie "Free Willy," despite official efforts to keep him secluded. An 8-year-old girl spent hours Thursday playing the film's ...