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title: 'Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sam Pillsbury'
released: '1997-11-18'
runtime_minutes: 86
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/free-willy-3-the-rescue-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119152/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)

1997 · 86 min · Drama, Adventure, Family · United States

Part of: Free Willy

## Synopsis

Free Willy 3: The Rescue is a 1997 American family film directed by Sam Pillsbury and written by John Mattson. Released by Warner Bros. under their Warner Bros. Family Entertainment banner, it is the sequel to Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home in addition to being the third film in the Free Willy franchise and final installment of the original storyline as well as the last to be released theatrically. Jason James Richter and August Schellenberg reprise their roles from the previous films while Annie Corley, Vincent Berry and Patrick Kilpatrick joined the cast. The story revolves around Jesse and Randolph attempting to stop a group of whalers, led by its ruthless captain, from illegally hunting Willy while secretly receiving help from an unlikely source involving the captain's young son after an accident changed his view on whales.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sam Pillsbury](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-pillsbury)
- **Screenplay:** [Keith Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-walker), [John Mattson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mattson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Basil Poledouris](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-poledouris), [Cliff Eidelman](https://cinepixo.com/people/cliff-eidelman)
- **Producer:** [Richard Donner](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-donner), [Jennie Lew Tugend](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennie-lew-tugend)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tobias A. Schliessler](https://cinepixo.com/people/tobias-a-schliessler)

## Cast

- [August Schellenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/august-schellenberg) as Randolph Johnson
- [Patrick Kilpatrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-kilpatrick)
- [Annie Corley](https://cinepixo.com/people/annie-corley)
- [Roman Danylo](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-danylo)
- [Ian Tracey](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-tracey)
- [Stephen E. Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-e-miller)
- [Jason James Richter](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-james-richter) as Jesse
- [Keiko](https://cinepixo.com/people/keiko-2)
- [Roger Cross](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-cross)
- [Matthew Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-walker)

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