The woman who acted as the stunt double for the lead character in the 1993 film Free Willy is opening up about what it was like working with a killer whale. Speaking on an upcoming episode of the Est.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. @petite_photographe_animaliere/Instagram, inherentlywild.co.uk The orca Keiko was taken from the ...

OSLO, Norway -- For kids, Keiko the killer whale was the charming hero of "Free Willy." For biologists, he was the focus of fierce debate on whether captive animals can be returned to the wild. Keiko, ...

Planet Hollywood props resurface with “Free Willy” orca leading the wave. This orca core is a rare behind-the-scenes piece from Free Willy, created by effects supervisor Walt Conti and his team.” — ...

"Free Willy" star Jason James Richter is imploring French authorities to urgently relocate two captive orcas from a closed marine park. The whales remain in tanks at Marineland Antibes near Cannes, in ...

Free Willy actor Jason James Richter urges France to relocate captive killer whales Wikie and Keijo from Marineland Antibes before it’s too late. Please join me in speaking up for killer whales Wikie ...

The woman who acted as a stunt double in Free Willy is sharing what it was like working with a killer whale Debi Derryberry recounts in a podcast how she was cast as the stunt double for the the ...

After helping Free Willy taste freedom, Dave Phillips is working to give two other orcas a life outside captivity, Phillips, a director of the International Marine Mammal Project at Earth Island ...