1.0Humane Hollywoodhttps://humanehollywood.orgHumane Hollywoodhttps://humanehollywood.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="flcB0SCM0t"><a href="https://humanehollywood.org/production/free-willy/">Free Willy</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://humanehollywood.org/production/free-willy/embed/#?secret=flcB0SCM0t" width="600" height="338" title="“Free Willy” — Humane Hollywood" data-secret="flcB0SCM0t" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://humanehollywood.org/app/uploads/2020/02/vIjiTSNA52VGGP9eeegNaMKXNhf.jpg10001500Free Willy is a wonderfully moving story about the relationship that develops between a rebellious captive whale and an emotionally troubled young boy. Jesse is an 11-year-old with a bleak past and not much of a future. His mother abandoned him and nobody has heard from her in six years. Since that time he's been passed from one foster home to another and has had numerous skirmishes with the law. In his latest skirmish, after a day of begging and petty thievery with his companions, Jesse is apprehended while vandalizing an aquarium. The authorities make a deal with Jesse to work at the aquarium repairing the damage and removing the graffiti, and they place him with new foster parents, Annie and Glen. The couple are warm and hospitable to Jesse, but he rejects any of their efforts of friendship. His attitude extends to all he meets at the aquarium, but he becomes immediately fascinated with the aquarium's latest acquisition, a killer whale named Willy. Willy, an adolescent Orca, was illegally captured by whalers as he was swimming in a pod with his family of whales in the ocean. Since losing his freedom and being brought to the aquarium, he has ignored all efforts to teach him to speak or any of the tricks that would entertain the public. Willy will only eat and swim about listlessly. Jesse, the loner, enjoys the solitude of playing his harmonica in an empty aquarium with only Willy for companionship, and the lonely giant seems to respond. Late one night, long after the aquarium has closed, Jesse slips, striking his head, and falls into the water. As he sinks unconscious to the bottom of the pool, Willy slides beneath him, lifting his body to the surface, where he guides the boy onto a poolside platform. From that moment on a special bond of friendship is formed between the two loners. Willy will do anything for Jesse and becomes quite a performer. The owner of the aquarium wants to cash in by presenting "The Willy Show". The show is a disaster when Willy is frightened by all the people and refuses to perform. When the greedy owner sees that Willy is not going to repay his investment, he devises another means to recoup his financial loss. He arranges to sabotage Willy's pool so the water will leak out and he can collect on the heavily insured whale. Jesse discovers the scheme and is determined to save and free Willy.