Free Willy 3 - The Rescue
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| German title | Free Willy 3 - The Rescue | ||
| Original title | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | ||
| Country of production | United States | ||
| original language | English | ||
| Publishing year | 1997 | ||
| length | 86 minutes | ||
| Age rating | FSK o. A. | ||
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| Director | Sam Pillsbury | ||
| script | John Mattson | ||
| production | Jennie Lew Virtue | ||
| music | Cliff Eidelman | ||
| camera | Tobias A. Schliessler | ||
| cut | Margaret Goodspeed | ||
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Free Willy 3 - The Rescue is an American animal film from 1997. The film is the third and final installment of Free Willy after Free Willy - Call of Freedom (1993) and Free Willy 2 - Freedom in Peril (1995) -Line.
action
The now 17-year-old Jesse works with his friend Randolph on a research ship for orca whales . The story of the whaling ship Botany Bay is also told. The 10-year-old captain's son Max is taken to sea by his father for the first time, where he is supposed to learn the techniques of whaling . Apparently this profession has a long tradition in Max's family. When he is supposed to kill an orca for the first time with the harpoon , an accident occurs in which he goes overboard and is rescued by the orca Willy. From now on his attitude towards the whales changes. This is reinforced when Jesse spies on Botany Bay in search of evidence of a whaler and is caught by Max, which leads to the two becoming friends and Jesse showing him the true nature of the whales.
In the end they chase the whaler with their research ship and ram him before Willy can be killed with the harpoon. Max's father goes overboard and gets caught in a fishing net that is slowly beginning to sink. He appears to be drowning while desperately trying to get out of the net with the help of a knife. At the last moment he is rescued by Willy, as the orca brings the net with Max's father back over the surface of the water . Randolph and Jesse pull him out of the water, whereupon he admits he was wrong about whales. The whaler's crew is arrested by the coast guard who has already arrived . At the end of the film it turns out that Willy is going to be a father.
criticism
“ A loveless family film at the level of American television entertainment, which does not even match the previous films in terms of photographic quality and finally domesticated the“ free Willy ”. "
Awards
- In 1998, whale Willy ( Keiko ) received a Blimp Award nomination in the Favorite Animal Star category at the Nick Kids' Choice Awards .
- Also in 1998 there was a Young Artist Award nomination for Vincent Berry .
Others
The crew of the whaler was by the last name of the player of the NHL - Hockey teams Hartford Whalers named by 1996th
The film was shot in White Rock in the Canadian province of British Columbia .
After this film of the Free Willy series, the orca Willy, who was called Keiko in real life, was bought by animal rights activists through donations and he was released back into the wild. After a few months at liberty, he died in 2003.
Another film in the series was released in 2010 under the name Free Willy - Rescue from Pirate's Cove (Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove) . This direct-to-DVD production is not related to the first three parts and is therefore to be regarded as a reboot of the series.
Web links
- Free Willy 3 in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Free Willy 3 at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Sound carrier with the film music
Individual evidence
- ↑ Free Willy 3 - The Rescue. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 20, 2017 .