The woman who acted as a stunt double in Free Willy is sharing what it was like working with a killer whale Debi Derryberry recounts in a podcast how she was cast as the stunt double for the the ...

It was one of the most unconventional friendships of all time, yet it somehow stole our hearts. Yes, we are talking about the hit 1993 movie Free Willy, which follows an orphan named Jesse (Jason ...

In the 1990s, movies featuring unlikely friendships between humans and animals were at an all-time high. Films such as 1995’s Babe, 1996’s Fly Away Home, 1997’s Air Bud, and 1998’s Paulie are just a ...

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 ...

Planet Hollywood props resurface with “Free Willy” orca leading the wave. This orca core is a rare behind-the-scenes piece from Free Willy, created by effects supervisor Walt Conti and his team.” — ...

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 ...

Wikie and Keijo, the two remaining captive orcas in France, are set to move soon, but if that move is to a sanctuary is still undecided Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

Free Willy is a classic film even today and features an orphan trying to reunite a killer whale, Willy, with its pod and save ...

"Whale expert" isn't a career path you hear about very often, but one man online, The Orca Man, has turned himself into just that. He credits his success to one very simple thing: his parents turning ...

Some movies are undeniably critic-proof. No matter what holes there may be in dramatic narrative, continuity or technical skills, family-film audiences can be misled into believing that any clean ...