FREE WILLY, ESCAPE FROM PIRATE’S COVE
Available on DVD on March 23, 2010
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Run Time: 75 minutes
Description
The fun and adventure are back! Fans of the Free Willy series will cheer this exciting family film about a baby orca who needs a friend and a girl who finds the courage to help him. After young Kirra (Bindi Irwin) leaves her Australian home to summer with her grandfather (Beau Bridges) in South Africa, she soon discovers a baby orca stranded in the lagoon near her grandfather’s rundown seaside amusement park. She names the lonely whale Willy–and embarks on a great quest to lead the little guy back to his anxious pod before her grandfather’s greedy rival turns Willy into a captive, moneymaking attraction at his slick theme park. A little girl, a little orca and big, big fun and adventure!
Extra features
On the Set of Free Willy: Greetings from South Africa
Bindi Irwin and Willy invite all to “Meet My Wild Co-Stars”
Bindi’s First Movie Video Diary
Deleted scenes
Outtakes
How I wished that my flat screen television were bigger as I watched Escape from Pirate’s Cove on Blu-ray! Filming was breath-taking, vibrant and natural. I felt I was there in the Capetown, South Africa locale. Its water, mountains, and land poised the perfect backdrop for the script.
Kerra Cooper (Bindi Irwin) is sent to visit her grandfather Gus Grisby (Beau Bridges) for the summer. He is a gruff man who owns a rundown amusement park. When a baby orca swims into its lagoon and gets stuck there, Kerra bonds with him, names him Willy, and convinces her grandfather to let her try to help it for a while. Things seem better then Gus realizes he cannot take care of the young killer whale. He agrees to sell it but has second thoughts. Gus helps Kerra free the mammal and reunite it with its pod.
The Free Willy, Escape from Pirate’s Cove Combo Pack which includes a Blue-ray, DVD, and digital copy, lists for $35.99. The movie is rated PG for mild thematic elements. Its running time is 101 minutes. Dads, moms, and kids will enjoy this family adventure. Look for it in local stores March 23, 2010.
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on Mar 21st, 2010 at 10:54 pm
I can’t wait to see this! I loved Free Willy when I was younger.
on Mar 31st, 2011 at 10:44 am
I just watched this now and i kept crying at the end but i already watched free willy 1 and 2.
However, this is another version… What’s the difference?