Free Willy

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Simon Wincer
(directed by)

Writing Credits

Keith Walker
(screenplay by) (as Keith A. Walker) and
Corey Blechman
(screenplay by)
Keith Walker
(story by) (as Keith A. Walker)

Cast

Jason James Richter
Jesse
Lori Petty
Rae Lindley
Jayne Atkinson
Annie Greenwood
August Schellenberg
Randolph Johnson
Michael Madsen
Glen
Michael Ironside
Dial
Richard Riehle
Wade
Mykelti Williamson
Dwight Mercer
Michael Bacall
Perry
Danielle Harris
Gwenie
Isaiah Malone
Vector
Betsy Toll
Passerby #1
Rob Sample
Passerby #2
Merrilyn Jones
Passerby #3
Mickey Gaines
Waiter
Justin R. Hall
Fish Thrower
Robert M. Duque
Fish Thrower
Sam Samson
Fish Thrower
Willis Van Dusen
Willis Van Dusen
Tom Lasswell
Brody
Moultrie Patten
Homeless Man
Ed Murphy
Homeless Man
Jim Michaels
Announcer
Keiko
Willy
Simos Kalivas
Amusement Park Attendant
Kyle Pittman
Kid

Produced by

Richard Donner
executive producer
Penelope L. Foster
co-producer
Jennie Lew Tugend
producer (produced by)
Mark Marshall
associate producer
Douglas C. Merrifield
associate producer
Arnon Milchan
executive producer
Lauren Shuler Donner
producer (as Lauren Shuler-Donner) (produced by)
Richard Solomon
co-producer
Jim Van Wyck
co-producer

Music by

Basil Poledouris
(music composed by)

Cinematography by

Robbie Greenberg
director of photography

Editing by

O. Nicholas Brown
(edited by)

Casting By

Lynda Gordon
Judy Taylor

Production Design by

Charles Rosen
(production designed by)

Art Direction by

Diane Yates

Costume Design by

April Ferry

Makeup Department

Whitney James
key makeup artist
Cheri Ruff
hair stylist
Pamela S. Westmore
makeup department head

Production Management

Héctor López
unit production manager
Charles Skouras III
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Mark Cotone
second assistant director
Lisa C. Satriano
second second assistant director
Alisa Statman
second second assistant director
Jim Van Wyck
first assistant director

Art Department

Christopher Amy
first assistant property master
Chris Buchinsky
storyboard artist
Charles A. Carlsen
propmaker
Hugh Conlon
construction general foreman
Bruce J. Gfeller
construction coordinator
Mark Knapton
foreman
Sherman Labby
production illustrator
René Marquéz
assistant property master
Erik L. Nelson
property master
Michael Ruby
painter / signwriter
David Russell
storyboard artist
Sean Skelding
set dressing
Daniel Turk
foreman
Taylor Yingling
carpenter
Ken Erck
paint foreman (uncredited)
Benjamin Hayden
set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

Tim Chau
sound designer / supervising sound editor
Jeff Clark
sound editor
Albert Gasser
sound effects editor
Jim Hilton
sound mixer
William Jacobs
sound editor
Nils C. Jensen
sound editor
Billy King
boom operator
Mary Jo Lang
foley mixer
John Roesch
foley artist
Greg P. Russell
re-recording mixer
Charles Ewing Smith
sound editor
John Soukup
sound transfer recordist
Alicia Stevenson
foley artist
Peter Tomaszewicz
sound editor
Elliot Tyson
re-recording mixer
Bernard Weiser
sound effects editor
David Behle
sound recordist (uncredited)
Jack Keller
sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Mitchell Barham
animatronic whales: Mechanical Design
Ty Boyce
animatronic whales / electrical/hydraulic designer
Walt Conti
effects supervisor: Whale
Pieter Folkens
killer whale designer/sculptor
Gregory L. Richards
special effects crew
Thomas R. Ward
special effects (as Tom Ward)

Visual Effects by

Tim Donahue
matte painter
Paul Lewis
digital effects artist
Rick Rische
matte painter
David Stump
effects director of photography
John C. Wash
visual effects supervisor

Stunts

Linda Arvidson
stunts
Jamie Bunch Elliott
stunts
Heather Burton
stunts
Randy Hall
stunts
Jake Lombard
stunt performer (as Jack Lombard)
Dan Plum
stunt performer
Jackie Resch
stunts
Dennis Scott
stunt coordinator
Eric Sugden
stunt performer
Debi Derryberry
stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Matthew E. Alper
first assistant camera (as Matthew Alper)
Ron Batzdorff
still photographer
R. Michael De Chellis
rigging gaffer
Scott Fieldsteel
best boy
Daniel C. Gold
first assistant camera
Lisa Guerriero
second assistant camera: "b" camera
Conrad W. Hall
camera operator
Wes Houle
set electrician
Sunny Johnson
grip
Colleen Kingdon
lighting technician
Robin Alan Knight
key grip (as Robin Knight)
Kyle T. MacDowell
electrician
John T. Martin
grip
Larry McConkey
steadicam operator
David L. Merrill
dolly grip
Jim Plannette
gaffer (as James Plannette)
Cynthia Pusheck
assistant camera
Dennis Smith
steadicam operator
Daryl Steinkopf
grip
Bob Talbot
cinematographer: wildlife
Neil Toussaint
second assistant camera
Karl Linde
Second assistant camera "A" camera (uncredited)

Casting Department

Jorge Guerrero
extras casting director
Megann Ratzow
casting: Portland (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Alexandria Forster-Wetzel
costume supervisor (as Alexandria Forster)

Editorial Department

Brett Carroll
assistant editor
Bryan H. Carroll
assistant editor
Robert W. Hedland
first assistant editor
David Orr
color timer

Location Management

Mike Fantasia
location manager

Music Department

Joan Beal
singer
Tom Boyd
musician: oboe and English horn
Tim Boyle
score mixer
Norman Ludwin
musician: bass
Greig McRitchie
orchestrator
Thomas Milano
music editor
Maria Newman
musician
Basil Poledouris
conductor
Mark Pont
Additional music
Joel Sill
Music Consultant
Phyllis St. James
singer
Sally Stevens
singer
James Thatcher
musician: French horn
Paul Wertheimer
score recordist
Michael Boddicker
musician: synthesizer (uncredited)
Orion Crawford
song transcriber (uncredited)
The Hollywood Studio Symphony
music performed by (uncredited)
Alan Kaplan
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Greig McRitchie
composer: additional music (uncredited)
Tommy Morgan
musician: harmonica soloist (uncredited)
Basil Poledouris
score producer (uncredited)
Emil Richards
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)
James Walker
musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

P.R. Tooke
script supervisor
Tom Benedek
script revisions (uncredited)

Transportation Department

Arturo Curiel
transportation captain
Ricardo Díaz Avilés
driver (as Ricardo Díaz)
Enrique Díaz
driver
Jack Sander
driver
Alfonso Paredes
driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Nina Axelrod
talent searcher
Matthew J. Birch
assistant: Ms. Shuler-Donner
Mark Carter
production assistant
Tawny Duel
assistant production office coordinator
Laura Gary
studio teacher
Gary Gillingham
production accountant
Elsa Hermoso
production accountant: mexico
Stacy Layne Kramer
assistant accountant
Cathy Lawrence
assistant: Simon Wincer
Joseph Lawson
production assistant
Jonas C. Matz
set medic
Kevin McDermott
acting coach
Stacie O'Beirne
production insurance services
Jason Roberts
assistant: Richard Donner
Michael Singer
unit publicist
Susan Lee Smith
development: Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions
Christa Vausbinder
production associate
Paolo Vivio
italian voice dubbing
Netta Bank
representative: American Humane Association (uncredited)
Bill Daly
post-production accountant manager (uncredited)
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