Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)
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- PG
- 1h 26min
- Adventure, Drama
- 08 Aug 1997 (USA)
- Movie
16-year-old Jesse and old friend Randolph try to foil an illegal whaler threatening Willy and his pregnant mate.
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Awards:
- 2 wins & 2 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Jason James Richter | ... |
Jesse
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| August Schellenberg | ... |
Randolph Johnson
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| Annie Corley | ... |
Drew Halbert
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Vincent Berry | ... |
Max Wesley
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| Patrick Kilpatrick | ... |
John Wesley
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| Tasha Simms | ... |
Mary Wesley
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| Peter LaCroix | ... |
Sanderson
(as Peter Lacroix)
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| Stephen E. Miller | ... |
Dineen
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| Ian Tracey | ... |
Kron
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| Matthew Walker | ... |
Captain Drake
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| Roger Cross | ... |
1st Mate Stevens
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Rick Burgess | ... |
Smiley
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| Roman Danylo | ... |
Pizza Kid
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Michael Dobson | ... |
Coast Guard (uncredited)
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| Keiko | ... |
Willy (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Sam Pillsbury | ||
Written by
| John Mattson | ... | (written by) |
| Keith Walker | ... | (based on characters created by) (as Keith A. Walker) |
Produced by
| Richard Donner | ... | executive producer |
| Julie Durk | ... | associate producer |
| Jennifer Dawn Gero | ... | associate producer |
| Jennie Lew Tugend | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Mark Marshall | ... | co-producer (co-produced by) |
| Douglas C. Merrifield | ... | co-producer (co-produced by) |
| Arnon Milchan | ... | executive producer |
| Lauren Shuler Donner | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Cliff Eidelman | ||
Cinematography by
| Tobias A. Schliessler | ... | director of photography (as Tobias Schliessler) |
Editing by
| Margaret Goodspeed | ... | (as Margie Goodspeed) |
Editorial Department
| Jordan Acomba | ... | assistant editor |
| Sean Hubbert | ... | assistant editor |
| Mark Lemmon | ... | assistant editor |
| David Orr | ... | color timer |
| Heather Persons | ... | first assistant editor |
| Michael Smith | ... | assistant editor |
| Bonni Devlin | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Lynne Carrow | ||
| Judy Taylor | ||
Production Design by
| Brent Thomas | ||
Art Direction by
| Douglasann Menchions | ||
Set Decoration by
| Louise Roper | ||
Costume Design by
| Maya Mani | ||
Makeup Department
| Sandra Davis | ... | hair stylist: underwater unit |
| Gina Hole Lazarowich | ... | makeup artist (as Gina Hole) |
| Lisa Leonard | ... | hair stylist |
| Julie McHaffie | ... | hair stylist |
| Roberts Taylor | ... | makeup artist (as Taylor Roberts) |
| Fay von Schroeder | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Warren Carr | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Bob Dahlin | ... | first assistant director |
| Catherine Kretz | ... | third assistant director |
| Collin Leadlay | ... | assistant director: insert unit |
| Karen Margolese | ... | trainee assistant director (as Karen Margolis) |
| Kim H. Winther | ... | second assistant director (as Kim Winther) |
Art Department
| R.D. 'Luther' Fairbairn | ... | property master (as Luther Fairbairn) |
| Erich Hepnar | ... | greensman (as Eric Hepnar) |
| Helen Jarvis | ... | assistant art director |
| Philip Jean | ... | construction foreman |
| Paul Jenkinson | ... | lead dresser |
| Daphne Klebe | ... | art department assistant |
| Wendy McAllister | ... | illustrator |
| Jennifer Moore | ... | assistant property master |
| Stephen Wright | ... | construction coordinator |
| Randy Casano | ... | scenic carpenter (uncredited) |
| Matthew Clancy | ... | labourer (uncredited) / lead laborer (uncredited) |
| Ignacio McBurney | ... | on set dresser (uncredited) |
| Margo Kaczynska McKenzie | ... | paint coordinator (uncredited) |
| Dena Skalin | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Francesca Benedetti | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Kelly Cole | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Jonas Crawley | ... | foley mixer |
| Jacqueline Cristianini | ... | sound supervisor |
| Lisa Doyle | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Real Gauvreau | ... | sound editor |
| James Genn | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Dean Giammarco | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Sophie Hotte | ... | sound editor |
| Sean Kelly | ... | sound editor |
| James Kusan | ... | boom operator |
| Sheena Macrae | ... | sound editor |
| Bill Mellow | ... | adr mixer |
| Sina Oroomchi | ... | adr mixer |
| Iain Pattison | ... | adr mixer |
| Richard Patton | ... | production sound mixer (as Rick Patton) |
| Paul A. Sharpe | ... | re-recording mixer (as Paul Sharpe) / sound supervisor (as Paul Sharpe) |
| Shane Shemko | ... | foley artist |
| Cal Shumiatcher | ... | additional sound editor |
| Steve Smith | ... | additional sound editor |
| Issac Strozberg | ... | sound editor (as Isaac 'The Scud' Strozberg) |
| Kevin Townshend | ... | sound editor |
| Cam Wagner | ... | foley artist |
| Steven Weakes | ... | cable person |
| Dario DiSanto | ... | foley assistant (uncredited) |
| Bill Hermans | ... | second engineer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Zach Anderson | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Rey Aquino | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Lance Beard | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Ty Boyce | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Dave Caldwell | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Walt Conti | ... | whale effects supervisor |
| Alex Contreras | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Manuel Contreras | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Kim Darren | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Stephanie Englert | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Robert Falck | ... | special effects assistant (as Rob Falck) |
| Joss Geiduschek | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations (as Joss Geidusheck) |
| Jose Gonzales | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Paul Greenfield | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Salmon Harris | ... | special effects assistant |
| Bob Hurst | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| David Knight | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Ingrid Larson | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Tony Lawson | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Tony Lazarowich | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Jim Lovette | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Gabe Mackillop | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Alphonso Maldonado | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations (as Alfonso Maldonado) |
| Rudy Maldonado | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Rosana McHenry | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Jean McNary | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Russell Mead | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Kim Mortensen | ... | special effects first assistant |
| Mike Pendergast | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Robin Petravic | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Scotty Pringle | ... | special effects assistant (as Scott Pringle) |
| John Raff | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Rick Ray | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Gary Reyes | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Scott Riley | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Corie Robert | ... | special effects assistant |
| Edward Roberts | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations (as Ed Roberts) |
| Ray Rodriguez | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Don Saxby | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Sam Scroggin | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Mark Terzich | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Jesse Thomas | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| John Titus | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Jeff Weintraub | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Dorian West | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| John Williams | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Mitchell Barham | ... | animatronic engineer (uncredited) |
| Gary Bridges | ... | special effects assistant (uncredited) |
| Pieter Folkens | ... | killer whales designer/sculptor (uncredited) |
| Barry Hebein | ... | special effects assistant (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Tom Brydon | ... | digital artist: Rainmaker Digital Pictures |
| Ken Hayward | ... | digital artist: Rainmaker Digital Pictures |
| James G. Hebb | ... | 3D artist: Rainmaker Digital Pictures (as Jim Hebb) |
| Stephen Pepper | ... | digital artist: Rainmaker Digital Pictures |
| Christine Petrov | ... | digital artist: Rainmaker Digital Pictures |
| Gary Walker | ... | digital artist: Rainmaker Digital Pictures |
| Lee Wilson | ... | visual effects supervisor: Rainmaker Digital Pictures |
| Bruce Woloshyn | ... | digital artist: Rainmaker Digital Pictures |
| Tom Archer | ... | digital compositing artist (uncredited) |
| Jamie Hallett | ... | optical cameraman (uncredited) |
| Keith Hamakawa | ... | visual effects coordinator (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Dan Bradley | ... | stunt coordinator |
| George Josef | ... | stunts |
| Michael Langlois | ... | stunts |
| David Mylrea | ... | stunts |
| Scott Nicholson | ... | stunts |
| Mike Nomad | ... | stunt coordinator: underwater unit |
| Fred Perron | ... | stunts |
| Ronald Robinson | ... | stunts |
| Fiona Roeske | ... | stunts (as F.E. Roeske) |
| John Sampson | ... | stunts (as John D. Sampson) |
| Dawn Stofer-Rupp | ... | stunt coordinator (as Dawn Stofer) |
| Lauro David Chartrand-Del Valle | ... | stunts (as Lauro Chartrand) |
| John Wardlow | ... | stunt double (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Randy Alderson | ... | best boy electric: underwater unit |
| Jim Bach | ... | video assist operator |
| Wayne Baker | ... | first assistant camera: underwater unit |
| Fred Boyd | ... | chief lighting technician |
| Anne Chu | ... | second assistant camera: underwater unit |
| Richard Eagan | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Greg Fox | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Derek Grieves | ... | dolly grip (as Derek Grieve) |
| Michael Guthrie | ... | best boy grip: underwater unit |
| Shane Harvey | ... | still photographer |
| Kim Heath | ... | key grip: underwater unit |
| Pauline Heaton | ... | underwater photographer: whale birth footage |
| Tim Hogan | ... | key grip |
| Dennis Jones | ... | assistant chief lighting technician |
| Rick Maddux | ... | chief lighting technician: underwater unit |
| Stephen Maier | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Tim Palgut | ... | camera assistant |
| Brian Pearson | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Bob Talbot | ... | cinematographer: wildlife |
| Peter Tang | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| William Waring | ... | a camera operator (as Will Warring) |
| Ken Woznow | ... | best boy grip |
| Andy Reynolds | ... | rigging electrician (uncredited) |
| Larry Wood | ... | video playback operator (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Lana Carson | ... | casting assistant |
| Courtney Gross | ... | casting assistant: Los Angeles |
| Wendy O'Brien | ... | casting associate: Vancouver |
| Lynne Carrow | ... | casting: Canada (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Grace Keating | ... | key costumer (as Grace Anderson) |
| Linda Lee Langdon | ... | assistant costume designer (as Linda Langdon) |
| Debbie Winston | ... | set costumer |
Location Management
| Kirk Johns | ... | location manager |
| David Tarris | ... | assistant location manager (as Dave Tarris) |
Music Department
| Bruce Botnick | ... | music scoring mixer |
| Cliff Eidelman | ... | conductor |
| Darrell Hall | ... | music editor |
| Jack Hayes | ... | orchestrator |
| Basil Poledouris | ... | composer: original themes |
| Jo Rossi | ... | assistant scoring engineer |
| Patrick Russ | ... | orchestrator |
| Janet York | ... | music supervisor |
| Michael Lang | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Francine Poitras | ... | solo vocalist (uncredited) |
| Jacqueline Tager | ... | assistant music editor (uncredited) |
| The Toronto Symphony Orchestra | ... | score performed by (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Susan Weir | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| John Franta | ... | transportation co-captain |
| Darold Hadley | ... | transportation co-captain |
| Scott Irvine | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Ron James | ... | transportation captain |
Additional Crew
| Helen Akerly | ... | assistant production coordinator (as Helen Ackerly) |
| Tanja Balic | ... | set assistant |
| Michele Barber | ... | assistant production accountant |
| Shauna Beal | ... | assistant: Mr. Milchan |
| Don Blackburn | ... | set assistant |
| Mark Carter | ... | set assistant |
| John Chisholm | ... | studio teacher |
| Jill Christensen | ... | production coordinator |
| Candice Dickens | ... | assistant production coordinator (as Candace Dickens) |
| Deborah Dimitroff | ... | set assistant |
| David Falicki | ... | medic: underwater unit |
| Julia Frittaion | ... | unit publicist |
| Steve Garber | ... | set assistant |
| Cy Grospe | ... | set assistant (as Cyrillan Grospe) |
| Josée Kedzierski | ... | office assistant (as Josee Kedzierski) |
| Ned W. Krumrey | ... | craft service: underwater unit |
| Morgan Lewington | ... | set assistant |
| David Richard Lewis | ... | set assistant |
| Kathy Liska | ... | assistant: Ms. Shuler Donner |
| Glen Lougheed | ... | set assistant |
| Melanie Masson | ... | assistant: Mr. Pillsbury |
| Sandra Matossi | ... | production accountant: Canada |
| Patti McReynolds | ... | craft service (as Patty McReynolds) / first aid (as Patty McReynolds) |
| Richard Medhurst | ... | craft service: underwater unit |
| Cathy Mickel Gibson | ... | production accountant |
| Cynthia Neber | ... | assistant: Mr. Donner (as Cynthia L. Neber) |
| Rozzana Ramos | ... | assistant: Mr. Milchan |
| Steven E. Rudy | ... | set assistant |
| Melisa Sanchez | ... | script supervisor: underwater unit |
| David Schladweiler | ... | staff assistant: Los Angeles |
| Lauren Shatzko | ... | craft service / first aid |
| Don Steele | ... | marine coordinator |
| James Svornich | ... | marine coordinator: USA (as Jim Svornich) |
| Lynne Taylor | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Matthew Vogel | ... | assistant: Ms. Tugend |
| Annie Wilkinson | ... | studio teacher |
| Carol Bailey | ... | assistant accountant (uncredited) |
| John Carron | ... | playback coordinator (uncredited) |
| Neil McDaniel | ... | marine operator (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Keith Walker | ... | to the memory of: whose inspiration was instrumental in bringing Willy's spirit to life (as Keith A. Walker) |
Production Companies
- Warner Bros. Family Entertainment
- Warner Bros. (presents)
- New Regency Productions (in association with)
- Regency Enterprises (in association with)
- Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions
- Donners' Company
Distributors
- Gemini Film (1997) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. F.E. (1997) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1999) (India) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1997) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1997) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1997) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1997) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1997) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1997) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1998) (Germany) (theatrical)
- 7flix (2023) (Australia) (tv)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2001) (United States) (tv) (broadcast premiere)
- Disney Channel (2003) (United Kingdom) (tv) (limited)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Home Box Office (HBO) (1998) (United States) (tv)
- Moviemax Family (2010) (Turkey) (tv) (Cable)
- Pop TV (2017) (Italy) (tv) (limited)
- SBS9 (2016) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (1998) (Mexico) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2000) (Mexico) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1997) (United States) (video) (Laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (Denmark) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (Spain) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- DTS (in selected theaters)
- Kodak (motion picture products)
- S.L. Feldman & Associates (music supervision)
- SDDS Sony Dynamic Digital Sound (in selected theatres)
- Technicolor (color by)
- Varèse Sarabande (soundtrack)
- William F. White International (grip and lighting equipment)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Willy the whale is back, this time threatened by illegal whalers making money off sushi. Jesse, now 16 years old, has taken a job on an orca-researching ship, along with old friend Randolph and a sarcastic scientist, Drew. On the whaler's ship is captain John Wesley and his 10-year-old son, Max, who isn't really pleased about his father's job, but doesn't have the gut to say so. Along the way, Willy reunites with Jesse, who helps Max realize that whales are a little more than just cheese burgers. Written by Bryan Chiu |
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| Taglines | A new friend. A new threat. A new adventure that will capture your heart. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $992,651, 10 Aug 1997 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Francis Capra, the young actor who played Elvis (Jesse's half-brother) in Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995) was approached to reprise his role in this film. He declined because he felt that the character of Max was too similar to Elvis. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited from Free Willy (1993). See more » |
| Soundtracks | China Grove See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Similar to the last two Free Willy films, the end credits opened with "Call 1-800-4-WHALES and learn how you can help Keiko, the whale from FREE WILLY and all the world's whales." See more » |
| Quotes |
Sanderson:
So what're you gonna be when you grow up? Max: Your boss. See more » |