Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
| Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home | |
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| Directed by | Dwight H. Little |
| Written by | Karen Janszen Corey Blechman John Mattson |
| Based on | Characters by Keith Walker |
| Produced by | Lauren Shuler Donner Jennie Lew Tugend |
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| Cinematography | László Kovács |
| Edited by | Robert Brown Dallas Puett |
| Music by | Basil Poledouris |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $31 million |
| Box office | $68 million |
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (also known as Free Willy 2) is a 1995 American family film directed by Dwight H. Little from a screenplay by Karen Janszen, Corey Blechman and John Mattson. It is the sequel to the 1993 film Free Willy and second installment in the Free Willy film series distributed by Warner Bros. under their Warner Bros. Family Entertainment label. Jason James Richter, Jayne Atkinson, August Schellenberg, Michael Madsen and Mykelti Williamson reprise their roles from the first film. New cast members include Jon Tenney and Elizabeth Peña.
Set two years after Jesse freed his orca friend Willy, who is now reunited with his family which includes sister Luna, brother Littlespot and mother Catspaw, the plot follows Jesse in a race against time after an oil spill separated Willy and his siblings from their mother and it is up to him to get them back home before the oil traps them in the cove for good.
Filming took place between April and August 1994. The film opened on July 19, 1995. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $68 million worldwide. A third film, Free Willy 3: The Rescue, was released in 1997.