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

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

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 coax him back to the ...

SPOKANE, Wash. – Families in Spokane can enjoy a special movie night at the Spokane Pavilion with a screening of the classic 1993 children's film, "Free Willy." The movie will be shown tonight at 8:30 ...

Former child Jason James Richter, who starred in the Free Willy movie franchise, has been arrested on domestic violence charges. The actor, 38, was taken into police custody Monday in the San Fernando ...

When Michael Madsen died, the first movie I thought of was Free Willy. You read that right: Free Willy, the 1993 feel-good drama about an orphan boy named Jesse (Jason James Richter) who befriends an ...

Folks at Sea World call their aquatic playgrounds amusement parks. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) calls them abusement parks. The environmental question of whether sea creatures ...

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Keiko, who gained fame starring in the Free Willy movies, has died in a Norwegian bay that he made his home after a 10-year campaign failed to coax him back to the open seas. 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 ...

He was both a whale and a movie star. Keiko has died in a Norwegian bay yesterday. The orca starred in the "Free Willy" movies, in which a boy befriends a killer whale and persuades him to escape a ...