Opening Logos and Titles[]
- WB Family Entertainment - A Time Warner Entertainment Company
- Warner Bros. Presents
- In Association with Le Studio Canal Plus, Regency Enterprises and Alcor Films
- "Free Willy"
Closing Note[]
- You can personally help save the whales of the world by calling 1-800-4-WHALES
Ending Credits[]
- Directed by Simon Wincer
- Screenplay by Keith A. Walker and Corey Blechman
- Story by Keith A. Walker
- Produced by Jennie Lew Tugend and Lauren Shuler-Donner
- Executive Producers: Richard Donner and Arnon Milchan
- Director of Photography: Robbie Greenberg, A.S.C.
- Production Designed by Charles Rosen
- Edited by O. Nicholas Brown
- Co-Producer: Penelope L. Foster
- Co-Producers: Jim van Wyck and Richard Solomon
- Music Composed and Conducted by Basil Poledouris
- Costume Designer: April Ferry
- Casting by Judy Taylor and Lynda Gordon, C.S.A.
- Introducing Jason James Richter, Lori Petty, Jayne Atkinson, August Schellenberg and Michael Madsen, Michael Ironside • Richard Riehle, Mykelti Williamson • Michael Bacall • Danielle Harris and Keiko as "Willy"
- A Film by Simon Wincer
- A Donner/Shuler-Donner Production
- Associate Producers: Mark Marshall, Douglas C. Merrifield
- Unit Production Manager: Charles Skouras III
- First Assistant Director: Jim van Wyck
- Second Assistant Director: Mark Cotone
- Music Consultant: Joel Sill
- Art Directors: Diane Yates, Chas. Butcher
- Set Decorator: Mary Olivia-McIntosh
- Lead Person: James W. Slater
- Camera Operator: Conrad W. Hall
- "B" Camera Operator: Joseph E. Thibo
- First Assistant Camera: Daniel Gold
- First Assistant "B" Camera: Matt Alper
- Second Assistant Camera: Lisa Guerriero
- Second Assistant "B" Camera: Neil Toussant
- Steadicam Operator: Larry McConkey, Dennis Smith
- Production Sound Mixer: Clark King
- Boom Person: William R. King
- Cable Person: William L. King II
- Sound Design and Supervising Sound Editor: Tim Chau
- Supervising ADR Editor: J. Christopher Jargo
- Music Editor: Thomas Milano
- Assistant Film Editors: Bryan H. Carroll, Robert W. Hedland
- Set Designer: Harold Fuhrman
- Chief Lightning Technician: James Plannette
- Assistant Chief Lightning Technicians: Paul J. Amy, Scott Fieldsteel
- Rigging Gaffer: R. Michael de Chellis
- Key Grip: Robin Knight
- Best Boy: Dennis Kuneff
- Dolly Grips: David L. Merrill, Charles Brown
- Property Master: Erik Nelson
- Assistant Property Masters: Christopher K. Amy, Greg Hanson
- Women's Costumer: Alexandria Forster
- Men's Costumer: David Ferry
- Make-Up Artist: Pamela Westmore
- Hair Stylist: Cheri Ruff
- Script Supervisor: P.R. Tooke
- Second Assistant Director: Alisa Statman
- Location Managers: Patricia Fay, Mike Fantasia
- Stunt Coordinator: Dennis R. Scott
- Underwater Photography: Pete Romano, Marty Snyderman
- Special Effects Coordinator: Tom Ward
- Special Effects Foremen: Dan Lester, Dewey Gene Grigg
- Special Effects: Robert S. Henderson, Wayne W. Rose
- Whale Effects Supervisor: Walt Conti
- Animatronic Whales Created by Edge Innovations
- Whale Design: Rick Anderson, David Caldwell, Jonathan Horton, Krissy Luster, Stephanie Englert, Steve Davy, Mark Wolfe, David Kelley, Pieter Folkens
- Mechanical Design: Greg Richards, Scott Riley, Gene Duval, Dan Adams, Mark Terzich, Russell Mead, Ideo, Raul Madonado, Mitchell Barham
- Electrical/Hydraulic Design: Ty Boyce, Jeffrey Weintraub, John Williams, William Boiko
- Visual Compositing and Digital Effects by Video Image
- Video Image: Rhonda Gunner, Richard Hollander, Greg McMurry, John Wash
- Video Image Crew: Andy Kopra, John DesJardin, Tim Donahue, Antoine Dure, Charles May, Rick Rische, Marc Scaparro, Dave Stump
- Wildlife Cinematographer: Bob Talbot
Wildlife Unit[]
- First Assistant Camera: Jay Herron
- Second Assistant Camera: Allister Matheson
- Naturalist: Kelley Malcolmb-Bartoe
Miniature Unit[]
- Director of Photography: Pete Romano
- First Assistant Camera: Cynthia Pusheck
- Gaffer: Pat Murray
- Dive Master: Mike Nomad
- Whale Behavior Supervisor: Active Environments
- Technical Consultants: Tim Desmond, Gail Laule
- Supervising Whale Trainer: Scott Sharpe
- Whale Trainers: Susanna Paloma-Estrada, Armando Rojo
- Assistant to Jennie Lew Tugend: Nina Davidovich
- Assistants to Richard Shuler-Donner: Kathy Liska, Matt Birch
- Assistant to Simon Wincer: Cathy Lawrence
- Assistants to Richard Donner: Cynthia L. Weber, J. Mills Goodloe
- Assistants to Arnon Milchan: Shauna Beal, Patty Reid
- Production Associate: Christa Vaussinder
- Production Secretary: Simone Good
- Assistant Production Secretary: Tawny Duel
- Production Sides: Jennifer Amerine, Lisa C. Satriano, Joseph D. Lawson, Melissa Wiechmann, Adam Wolohan Bodle, Marty Lamarr, Brett de Carroll
- Production Accountant: Gary Gillingham
- Assistant Production Accountant: Primrose Yuki Fukuchi
- Unit Publicist: Michael Singer
- Silent Photographer: Ron Batzdorff
- Illustrator: Sherman Labby
- Graphic Designer: Arthur Gelb
- Casting Associate: Nicole Boroda-Gelbard
- Orchestrations by Greig McRitchie
- Re-Recording Mixers: Robert J. Litt, Greg P. Russell, Elliot Tyson
- Sound Editors: Jeffrey Clark, Albert Gasser, Lenny Geschke, William Jacobs, Nils Jensen, David Kern, Charles E. Smith, Peter Tomaszewicz, Bernard Weiser
- Assistant Sound Editors: Carmen Rocson, Jerry Edemann
- ADR Editor: Joe Mayer
- Assistant ADR Editor: Stephanie Krivacek
- ADR Mixer: Thomas J. O'Connell
- Foley Artists: John B. Roesch, Alicia Stevenson
- Construction Coordinator: Bruce Gfeller
- Construction Foremen: Hugh Conlon, Daniel Turk
- Standby Painter: Gerald Cadette
- Transportation Coordinator: John Woodward
- Transportation Captain: Austin Marcos
- Caterer: Salvador
- Craft Service: Frederick J. Weber, Sol Rivera
- Studio Teacher: Laura Gary
- First Aid: Jonas C. Matz
- Oregon Extras Casting: Carol and Deborah Lukens
- Negative Cutter: D. Bassett and Associations, Ltd.
- Opticals: Pacific Title
- Main and End Titles Designed by R/Greenberg Associates West, Inc.
Mexico Unit[]
- Production Manager: Hector Lopez
- First Assistant Director: Rene Villarreal
- Second Assistant Director: Hugo Gutierrez
- Production Secretary: Laura Bustamente
- Assistant Production Accountant: Elsa Maria Hermoso
- Art Director: Theresa Wachter
- Camera Operators: Henner Hoffman, Donald Bryant
- Construction Coordinator: Jesus Buenrostro
- Construction Foreman: Heidy Gomez
- Best Boy: Enrique Morales
- Key Grip: Salvador Serrano
- Dolly Grip: Ernesto Serrano
- Assistant Property Master: Ricardo Gil
- Transportation Captain: Arturo Curiel C.
Cast[]
- Jesse - Alejandra Vegar
- Rae - Queta Leonel
- Annie - Magdalena Leonel
- Randolph - Oscar Arzamendi
- Glen - Roberto Carrillo
- Dial - Gerardo Vasquez
- Wade - Arturo Mercado
- Dwight - Eduardo Fonseca
- Perry - Victor Ugarte
- Gwenie - Xochitl Ugarte
- Soundtrack Album on MJJ in Association with Epic Soundtrax
- Jerry Greenberg, Music Advisor for MJJ
Songs[]
- Will You Be There (Theme from "Free Willy")
- Written and Produced by Michael Jackson, Co-Produced by Bruce Swedien
- Performed by Michael Jackson, Courtesy of Epic Records
- Keep On Grinning
- Written by Narada Michael Walden, Sylvester Jackson and Sally Jo Dakota
- Performed by NKOTB, Courtesy of Columbia Records
- Didn't Mean to Hurt You
- Written by Taj Jackson, Taryll Jackson and T.J. Jackson
- Performed by 3T, Courtesy of Epic Records
- How Can You Leave Me Now
- Written by Paul Frazier, Performed by Funky Poets
- Courtesy of Epic Records
- Right Here (Human Nature Remix)
- Written by Brian Morgan, John Bettis and Steve Porcaro
- Performed by SMV, Courtesy of the RCA Records Label of BMG Music
- Special Thanks to Nuevo Reino Aventura and Staff and the People of Mexico City, the People and Cities of Portland, Astoria and Warrenton, Oregon and Anacortes, Washington Oregon State and Washington State Film Offices
- Filmed in Panavision®
- Color by Technicolor®
- Dolby Stereo® in Selected Theaters
- Approved #32315 Motion Picture Association of America
- This picture made under the jurisdiction of I.A.T.S.E., affiliated with A.F.L.-C.L.O.-C.L.C.
- This Motion Picture © 1993 Warner Bros. Productions, Ltd., Regency Enterprises, V.O.S. and Le Studio Canal Plus
- Story and Screenplay © 1993 Warner Bros. Productions, Ltd., Regency Enterprises, V.O.S. and Le Studio Canal Plus
- All Original Music Compositors © 1993 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
- All material is protected by copyright laws of the United States and all countries throughout the world. All rights reserved. Country of first publication, United States of America, Warner Bros. is the author of this motion picture for purposes of copyright and other laws.
- Any unauthorized exhibition, distribution or copying of this film or any part thereof is an infringement of the relevant copyright and will subject the infringer to severe civil and criminal penalties.
- The stories, all names, characters and incidents portrayed in this production are fictitious, no identification with actual persons, places, buildings and products is intended or should be inferred.
- Distributed by Warner Bros., A Time Warner Entertainment Company