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[[Free Willy]] is a 1993 family film about [[A Boy and His X|a boy and his
Dial ([[Michael Ironside]]), the owner of the park, sees the bond between Jesse and Willy and plans on making a show of those two together. It turns out that Dial is greedy and has evil ulterior motives for the
At the time, the movie was subject to frequent parody (especially its climax). A movement to "Free Keiko", the animal actor of the movie also was brought about by it. It... didn't work out as well as it did in the movie.
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* [[Adults Are Useless]]: Just where were the adults supervising those noisy children in the underwater observation area, when they were screaming and banging on the glass, causing Willy to freak out?
* [[Animated Adaptation]]: And it was weird even by the standards of animated adaptations. Let's see, Jesse turns out to be a "[[Speaks Fluent Animal|Truth-Talker]]", there's a [[Lost World]]-style island where recently extinct species thrive in secret, and -err- there is an antagonistic character called The Machine. He is a cyborg who lives in a technological fortress underwater and wants to kill every living thing. No, this was real; you can see him at around the 18 second mark in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFMXKb9OAVE the opening credits]. Because why not replace the "let's keep Willy away from humans who want to mistreat him" conflict from the films with "there's an underwater cyborg who hates everyone"?
* [[A Boy and His X]]: A Boy and His Whale▼
* [[Artifact Title]]: There isn't a whole lot of freeing in the sequels. Unless the "free" there is supposed to be an adjective describing Willy, so it doesn't really make sense.
* [[Badass]]: Do you need to keep a truck from falling off a mountain? With a seven thousand pound whale in the back? Randolph's the man.
▲* [[A Boy and His X]]: A Boy and His Whale
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: {{spoiler|Elvis was telling the truth about [[I Know Karate|learning karate]].}}
* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: The Machine's alter ego.
* [[Crying Wolf]]: Elvis in the sequel. The foster parents didn't believe him about the crashed oil tanker.
* [[Have a Gay Old Time]]: Free ''Willy''. Um... ([[Don't Explain the Joke|It is funny because Willy]] [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|means 'penis.']])
* [[Humans Are Bastards]]: Subverted. The only human who's really a jerk is Dial. Oh, and the tons of kids who beat on the walls of Willy's tank.
** On the other hand, in [[Real Life]] the movie title has often been used as an insult to fat kids everywhere.
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