Jesse is in een pleeggezin geplaatst, maar loopt weg en bekladt het bassin van een dolfinarium met spuitverf. De politie brengt hem terug naar de pleegouders met de opdracht dat hij alles schoonmaakt. Bij de uitvoering hiervan sluit hij vriendschap met Willy, een eigenwijze orka die niet veel van mensen moet hebben en al van jongs af aan in gevangenschap leeft.
Nee, helaas is Free Willy nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Editing | O. Nicholas Brown | Editor |
| Production | Lauren Shuler Donner | Producer |
| Camera | Robbie Greenberg | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jennie Lew Tugend | Producer |
| Writing | Corey Blechman | Screenplay |
| Art | Charles Rosen | Production Design |
| Art | Diane Yates | Art Direction |
| Directing | Simon Wincer | Director |
| Sound | Basil Poledouris | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | April Ferry | Costume Design |
| Sound | Michael Jackson | Theme Song Performance |
| Crew | Dennis Scott | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Marty Snyderman | Underwater Camera |
| Sound | William Jacobs | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Chris Jargo | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Charles Ewing Smith | Sound Editor |
| Production | Richard Donner | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Peter Tomaszewicz | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Thomas Milano | Music Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheri Ruff | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Bob Talbot | Cinematography |
| Sound | Bernard Weiser | Sound Editor |
| Production | Arnon Milchan | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Pete Romano | Underwater Camera |
| Sound | Jeff Clark | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Tim Chau | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | Harold Fuhrman | Set Designer |
| Sound | Albert Gasser | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Tim Chau | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pamela S. Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Thomas R. Ward | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Sound | Nils C. Jensen | Sound Editor |
| Writing | Keith Walker | Screenplay |
| Writing | Keith Walker | Story |
| Sound | Leonard T. Geschke | Sound Editor |
| Sound | David Kern | Sound Editor |
| Art | Chas. Butcher | Art Direction |
| Production | Charles Skouras III | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Judy Taylor | Casting |
| Production | Lynda Gordon | Casting |
| Sound | Joel Sill | Music Consultant |
| Art | Mary Olivia McIntosh | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Jim Van Wyck | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Mark Marshall | Associate Producer |
| Production | Richard Solomon | Co-Producer |
| Production | Douglas C. Merrifield | Associate Producer |
| Art | James W. Slater | Leadman |
| Production | Jim Van Wyck | Co-Producer |
| Production | Penelope L. Foster | Co-Producer |
| Directing | Mark Cotone | Second Assistant Director |
