Woman Who Played Jesse's Stunt Double in “Free Willy ”Recounts Working With the Orca and Why She'd Never Take the Job Now

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

Rare Behind-the-Scenes ‘Free Willy’ Photos That Reveal the Whale’s Real-Life Story

It was one of the most unconventional friendships of all time, yet it somehow stole our hearts. Yes, we are talking about the ...
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Why Freeing Willy Was the Wrong Thing To Do

Researchers find that the star of 'Free Willy' should not have been released. April 28, 2009— -- Willy was never really free. The killer whale star of the Hollywood movie Free Willy had to be ...
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From the KGW Archive: Keiko the whale moves from Oregon to Iceland

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