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 ...

"The Good Whale" from "The New York Times" and Serial Productions follows Keiko the orca's journey from animal actor to free whale Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to ...

The post A Rocket Launcher Was Used to Create Free Willy Ending, Reveals Film’s Director appeared first on Consequence. Before the SeaWorld Kills movement, we had Free Willy, the 1993 film whose ...

Many would argue that Free Willy is one of the greatest family films ever made. That moment when he makes the final jump over those rocks and into the ocean (sorry, spoilt alert, but you have had 24 ...

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 ...

A March 9, 1995, file photo shows trainer Marcia Hinton with Lolita during a performance at the Miami Seaquarium. Nuri Vallbona AP At a press conference on Thursday, the mayor of Miami, the owners of ...