Jesse is devastated about this news, but comes to terms, after talking his feelings out with Glen.

Jesse's mother has died and left behind another son, Jesse's younger half-brother named Elvis ( Francis Capra). However, before they leave town, Dwight ( Mykelti Williamson), Jesse's former social worker, shows up to inform them that they have found Jesse's biological mother, who abandoned him 8 years ago in New York City. Glen has been trying to teach Jesse to drive their motorboat named Little Dipper, but Jesse is more interested in girls. Jesse and his adoptive parents are preparing to go on a family camping trip to the Pacific Northwest. Jesse, now 14 years old, has since been adopted by his foster parents, Glen and Annie Greenwood ( Michael Madsen and Jayne Atkinson). It's been two years since Jesse ( Jason James Richter) saved and freed his orca friend, Willy. Unlike the previous film where Keiko played Willy, a robotic double created by Edge Innovations was used to play the eponymous whale while the Free Willy Keiko Foundation devised a plan to bring Keiko to the Oregon Coast Aquarium where he would be rehabilitated for poor health.įilming commenced in Astoria, Oregon and the San Juan Islands between April and August 1994 with additional filming taking place in California.įree Willy 3: The Rescue, was subsequently released in 1997, making a trilogy. New cast members include Jon Tenney, Elizabeth Peña, Francis Capra, Mary Kate Schellhardt and M. Jason James Richter, August Schellenberg, Jayne Atkinson, Mykelti Williamson and Michael Madsen reprised their respective roles. It is directed by Dwight Little, and distributed by Warner Bros. Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home is a 1995 American family film and the sequel to the 1993 film Free Willy.

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