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Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (also known as Free Willy 2) is a 1995 American family film directed by Dwight 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 has now been reunited with his family, the plot follows Jesse in a race against time after an oil spill separates Willy and his siblings from their mother. It is up to Jesse to get them back home before the oil traps them in the cove for good. Unlike the previous film where Keiko played Willy, a robotic double created by Edge Innovations was used to play the eponymous whale. The film received mixed reviews from critics and despite underperforming at the box office, a third film, Free Willy 3: The Rescue, was subsequently released in 1997.