(music)
[whales singing]
Hey, there he is, at one o'clock!
Let's get behind him!
Yeah. We'll cut him off!
Get him! Get him!
About 200 yards!
Clear!
I got it!
Full throttle!
Let it go! Let it go!
Whoo-hoo!
Hey!
More throttle! Keep it up!
That's it!
That's it.
[crying]
Lay it down! Keep it comin'! Lay it down!
Yeah, fish!
Yeah!
Yeah, fish!
Yeah!
Come on, boy!
Yeah!
Yeah, baby!
Yeah!
Yeah, fish!
Yeah!
Go on in there!
Pin it! Pin it!
Close it up! Close it up!
Yeah! They got him!
Yeah! Go!
He's not gettin' away!
Keep the others away from him!
We got him! We got him!
[crying]
Close it up!
That's it!
[crying]
Here goes! Whoo!
[crying]
Get him in the middle!
Go, go, go!
Yeah!
Keep closin' it up!
Come on! Come on!
[crying]
Yeah! Back up a bit!
All right! Tighten it up!
Yeah!
[crying]
Excuse me. My mom dropped me off
On the way to work,
And she forgot to give me bus fare.
Could I borrow some money?
Oh, thanks, lady! You have a good day.
Thanks a lot!
I really gotta get home, man.
If you could lend me a just, like, a buck--
Get outta here.
Excuse me, lady. Excuse me.
My friends and I are having a problem.
You see, we spent all our money at the natural history museum,
And we have to take the ferry home.
Think you could help me out?
I suppose.
Yes.
A few bucks.
Shoot.
I'm hungry.
God, man. I need some food.
Come on.
Let's go.
[dishes clatter]
Let's go, Jess!
Hey! Hey, you kids!
Come back here!
Ha ha ha!
Oh, cool!
Yeah! Come on, guys.
Wha ha!
Whoo!
Gwenie: You know, the first time I ever went there,
It was so bad.
My mom dropped me off
When she went to work in Houston.
I never saw her again.
I Don't care. I hate her anyway.
You know, I could eat one of these every day.
Yeah, well, I bolted.
You bolted from Cooperton?
I did, bonehead.
Yeah, right.
Shut up. We both did.
What do you know?
I know they watch
Like you're gonna stick a knife in their back.
I had to wait till some stupid foster home losers
Took me, and then I slipped.
Maybe you ain't as smart as us.
Oh, eat it. I am.
I just want my own place.
Like an apartment or somethin'.
Yeah, right. You and me, man,
We'll hook up with someone.
With my brains and your wonderful personality,
We'll be rich.
[laughter]
[siren whoops]
Get outta here! Go, go, go!
[tires screeching, siren]
Let's split up!
See you, guys!
All right. Bye!
This way!
Come on!
Go, go, go, man!
Go, man! This way.
Come on, come on! Come on! Go!
Quick! Go!
Quick, quick, quick! Move!
Uhh! Down here.
[thunder]
Right here.
Shut it. Quick, quick, quick!
[beeping]
[clattering]
[thunder]
What was that?
Shh!
Check it out, man.
Ooh, look at this.
[hinges creaks]
[spraying]
[popping sounds]
Perry?
[thunder]
Aah!
[whale cries]
What is that?
[whale cries]
Wow!
Perry: Jesse, cops!
Run!
There he is!
Hold it, kid!
He's heading up the stairs, Jim!
Hey, kid!
All right. Hold on.
Let go of me!
Unh! Unh!
Relax.
Calm down.
Unhh! Uhh!
No!
Breakin' and enterin',
Malicious mischief,
Vandalism,
Resistin' arrest.
Anything else happen I should know about?
Yeah, I robbed a few banks. Is that a problem?
Yeah, I'm glad you were only out there 3 days, son.
Sit down.
Aw, did you miss me, Dwight?
So was Perry with you on this number?
Perry who?
Look, Don't play.
Don't come in here bein' a bonehead.
Now, I hate telephones,
And I spent 45 minutes on a conference call
With the police department and that adventure park
Tryin' to keep you clean, son.
And know what? We were lucky this time.
I kept your little behind out of court.
You have to clean up the mess you made
At northwest adventure park.
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah. That is your probation.
You got a problem with that?
Yeah. Why should I have to clean it up?
You know, I Don't know why
I fool around with you kids in the first place.
You know, I Don't know why
I'm workin' so much overtime with you.
But you split out again here,
And I am out of the picture. Gone.
You'll be with youth authority.
Court supervised and controlled.
They'll put you in baby jail.
That means a lockup and juvenile hall, son.
Ok, look...
Your placement is still on. The greenwoods are ok.
They Don't even care about this...Incident.
What's wrong with them?
Oh, I see.
Because they want you in their home,
There's got to be something wrong with them. Right?
What do you think?
I think that on paper you're still real young,
So you get some chances.
Not an infinite number of chances,
But a few.
A few, son.
You get it?
Ok, you got any questions about, uh, any of this?
You hear from my mom?
You still want me to hear from you mom?
I just want to know if she's ok.
Nobody's heard from your mom
In 6 years, Jesse.
Ahem.
Anytime you're ready, big guy.
Hi, Jesse.
Hi, Dwight.
Hey. How you doin', Annie?
Good. How you doin'?
It's kinda been a long day for the both of us.
Hello, Dwight. Hey.
There he is.
Can I carry your stuff for you?
No.
Annie: Well, why Don't we go inside and wash up,
And we'll have dinner?
Well, Glen, got a little paperwork here for you.
Always got to have the paperwork.
You know, I bought a new car recently.
Man, with the contracts and all,
Came to 37 pages.
Well, this is a lease. I ain't buying yet.
You interested in computers, Jesse?
No.
Well, I could teach you.
I just learned last Summer myself--
I'm not into it.
That makes two of us.
Well, I wasn't, either, but then I decided
That I wanted a second career as a journalist--
I'm a teacher--
And so I'm taking the Summer off to write.
A couple of weeklies
Have, uh, taken a couple of my stories.
I Haven't earned anything yet.
Go ahead. Just, uh...Dig right in.
In fact, that's how I know Dwight.
I did a story on Cooperton.
Dwight's a jerk.
So, what exactly are you into, Jesse?
I'm not into talking while I'm eating.
Here's your room, Jesse.
Annie: Our bedroom's downstairs,
But, uh...
You've got the best view in the house.
Go ahead. Open it.
It's, uh, kind of a welcome gift.
You can open it later, if you like.
Uh, I--I bought you some things, some clothes.
Some socks, and, uh,
There's lots of blue.
Dwight said you like blue.
Anyway, uh, try 'em on,
And if you Don't like them, we can exchange them.
Well, I guess we'll get outta here now.
If you need us for anything, we'll be downstairs.
Good night, Jesse.
It's great to have you here, Jesse.
Good night.
(music) (music)
Hey, Jess.
You remember that turn right before the bridge?
That's 88th street.
My garage is straight up from there.
If you go 6 more blocks,
You'll be right at the house.
Think you can find it?
When you go inside,
You're lookin' for the aquatic theater.
Ask for Randolph.
Yeah. Great.
Hey, mister.
Um...
Do you know where I can find Randolph?
Yeah, he lives in the cottage right by the water.
Thanks.
Hello?
Randolph?
What's this?
Well...
The artist returns.
Welcome back.
We've all become great admirers
Of your work around here,
But all good things must come to an end.
Time to let your...
Creativity flow backwards.
You know what to do with all this?
Yes, I do.
Good. See you later.
Wow!
Uhh!
Hey! Uhh!
What are you doin' up here?
Nothin'.
7,000 pounds, that one.
Jaws powerful enough to crush bones to oatmeal.
Willy gets into moods.
You gotta give him his space. You know what I mean?
Don't bother him, he won't bother you.
You understand?
Sure.
[band music plays]
P.A.: Ladies and gentlemen, girls and boys,
Just a reminder
That our sea lion show plays 4 times daily,
Your northwest adventure pass
Will admit you to all sessions.
Show times are at 10:00, 12:00, 2:00, and 4:00.
[crowd applauds]
As you can see,
Olivia and Belinda flip out at lunchtime.
Belinda. Belinda, do we have a nice-looking audience?
What do you think?
[barking]
[blows whistle]
Yes.
[blows whistle]
[clapping and cheering]
You are lookin' so beautiful.
How about a kiss?
[blows whistle]
You should be ashamed of yourselves.
Wave good-bye to everybody.
Wave good-bye.
Let's give a big round of applause
To Olivia and Belinda
And their trainer Rae Lindley.
[applause]
In a couple of minutes, ladies and gentlemen,
You'll be able to have a look at Willy,
Our prize orca whale,
Right here in the main tank.
You're that graffiti kid, aren't you?
I guess.
You really messed up our observation area.
Sorry.
You like whales?
I like him.
Well, he doesn't like anybody,
So you be careful around him.
See, Willy's a case.
A very special case.
So?
Who isn't?
[Jesse plays harmonica]
(music) (music)
Want to play catch?
Catch?
Yeah.
I like to throw the ball around once in a while.
Had this mitt ever since I was in eighth grade.
We used to sit around and...Spit in it,
Smack it...
Get a nice pocket there. Look at that.
Pretty nice, huh?
Let's play.
So, how much they payin' you to be my jailer?
[sighs]
Your jailer, huh?
Yeah, boy, I'm makin' such a great deal on you,
You wouldn't believe it.
You're a regular cash cow, kid.
That plus $1 million,
I could probably retire by the time I'm 300 years old.
Look, you're gonna have to help me out a little bit here.
Ok?
Dwight says that I'm supposed to make some rules for you,
And, uh, problem is, I've always been a better rule-breaker
Than a rule-maker myself, and, uh...
So you're gonna have to tell me
What you think you need.
You're askin' me?
Yeah. Well, you're the big expert, right?
I Don't know any rules.
Aw, come on. Kid like you?
Been around... Been in trouble.
What's it gonna be?
Ok.
Let's see. Uh...
I got it.
First rule is,
You give me an allowance every week.
Here's 5 bucks.
What's next?
I Don't know.
I Haven't thought about it yet.
[chuckles]
Well, while you're thinkin' about it,
I need you in bed every night by 10:00.
And up every morning in time for breakfast.
And I want you in the house every night by 7:00.
And Don't go runnin' around the neighborhood
And disappearin' without tellin' somebody.
'cause we need to know where you are.
Ok!
Kid.
[sighs]
I'm almost finished with this place.
(music) (music)
[gasps]
Ohh!
(music) (music)
[sings]
Come on. Come on.
[sings]
(music) (music)
[sings]
(music) (music)
[sings]
(music) (music)
[popping]
(music) (music)
[music echoes]
[sings]
Aah!
Ha ha!
Well, you have a nice day, too, grouch.
He likes messin' around with people's heads, doesn't he?
Yes, he does.
If I can't get him to perform,
No one can.
Orcas are usually nice and smart.
Willy's smart and nasty.
You really like him, huh?
Yeah.
Good.
You can help me out.
Broken belly. Toss it.
Look. This is a good fish.
That's a bad fish.
Good fish...
Bad fish.
Every day we gotta sort out what Willy can eat
From the cheap crap they buy him.
Willy's a killer whale, right?
So would he kill us?
No. Orcas are just hunters.
Mostly, they eat fish.
Well, sometimes they'll eat porpoises,
Squid...Birds... [chuckles]
Sharks...
What Willy really likes is salmon.
That's his chocolate.
Kiss me. Kiss me. Kiss me. Rrr...Rrr...
Rrr...Rrr.
Ready to get back to your painting?
(music) (music)
[door opens]
[gasps]
Aah!
[cough cough]
You saved my life.
You must have something special, kid.
That's why Willy didn't eat you up.
What do you mean?
Oh, I Don't know.
High blood. Medicine roots.
No way.
Then you're one lucky white boy.
Like the sound of that better?
Willy doesn't have a problem with me.
We...Appreciate each other.
Appreciate? Ha.
Willy saved your butt.
I Don't know why everybody around here
Has such a big problem with him just because--
Willy does not like visitors
In his tank.
What the heck were you doin' there?
I came to say good-bye.
Job was almost up.
Didn't want to say good-bye.
Well, just maybe...
What?
Ahhh...
Old Indian stuff.
Orcas.
Ever look into Willy’s eyes?
Those eyes discovered the stars
Long before man
Was even a whisper on mother earth.
Look into a man's soul if they want.
Willy...
He won't look at Rae...Or me.
Maybe he sees you.
Looks like your parents are still up.
They're not my parents.
Jesse, where have you been?
You're soaked!
I was at work.
You snuck out of the house in the middle of the night
To clean up graffiti?
That's an amazing story.
I fell in the tank.
The whale tank?
Will somebody please tell me
What the heck is goin' on around here?
I slipped and fell in the tank.
It's my fault.
Oh, right.
Folks, my name is Randolph.
Randolph, how are you?
I'm Glen. This is my wife Annie.
Hi. Hi.
I've been supervising Jesse down at the park.
He's been doin' a good job.
Did his cleanup,
Helped out in some other areas,
And made some friends. The thing is,
We could use him for the rest of the Summer.
If that's all right with you. Make a job of it.
Pay him a little something, too.
What do you say to that?
Yeah! Yeah!
I want to! Please!
Finally found somethin' that you're into, huh, Jess?
Well, it sounds ok, but days.
No more of this sneaking out at night.
All right. I promise I won't.
Just be straight with us from now on, all right?
If there's somethin' that you need, just ask us.
Think you can do that?
All right. It's past your bedtime.
I think you should get in the house, son.
I'm not your son.
Yeah, I know that.
[Willy crying out]
Rae: Ok, easy!
Randolph: Watch it! Watch it!
Watch those lines!
[Willy cries out]
Rae: Why Don't you just get out of the way?
[Willy cries]
Wade: I'm not in the way.
Look, this examination area is completely inadequate.
But it's all we've got.
Holding him in this net is dangerous.
We've told you that I Don't know how many times.
Could you finish the exam now?
No. He's actin' up too much.
You and dial bought Willy
From some slimeball whale catcher.
He was too big and too old to be caught
In the first place.
Then you put him in a dolphin tank alone.
He's not a natural performer,
And you expect me to work miracles?
We pay you to train him, not analyze him.
These are not the circumstances you described
To me when I signed on.
You're a professional, right? So make it work.
Dial's given me a line, and I am not gonna cross it.
This is not about crossing lines.
Which words Don't you understand?
Look, if the whale was to bring in customers...
[crying out]
Then we could spend some money on him.
But since he's not, you're just gonna have to
Make do with what you've got.
Randolph: Easy, Willy! Easy, son!
Untie those back lines!
Wade: What's goin' on?
Randolph, what happened?
I Don't know. The net came loose.
I saw what you did.
So?
So nothin'.
I'm sure Willy’s grateful.
The whale's still not performing.
We're getting deeper into this, and
Rae keeps saying we have to expand that tank.
Very nice. This is what I get
For bringing the animal in to boost business.
Why Don't we just move him into the Ritz-Carlton?
I can tack it onto the 5,000
I just dumped into his latest insurance premium.
Yeah. The whale's worth more dead than alive.
It will cost at least 100,000
To expand that psychotic malcontent's playpen.
Huh?
Oh, God, I hate that whale.
[indistinct chatter and shouting]
Got any leftover scraps or anything
You want me to take off your hands?
Might have.
Well, I've got a really special friend named Willy.
Why would he want scraps?
Well...
He's a whale.
A whale?
Jess, man.
I'll meet y'all up there.
What's up, man?
Perry.
New clothes. New gig?
Staying with some people.
That's cool.
What happened to you that night, man?
Saw you get popped.
Not much. Had to clean up all my mess.
I'm workin' there now.
They lookin' for me?
Nah.
Cool.
Yeah, it's a total drag, man.
Sorry.
No sweat.
So, where you been stayin'?
Dayton set me up.
I'm workin' for him now,
Lookin' out for cops and stuff. You know?
I mentioned you to him.
I can hook you up if you want.
I gotta think about that.
Snooze, you lose.
Stop by sometime, huh?
See you around. I gotta bail.
All right, man.
See ya.
Later.
(music) (music)
Well, what's the matter, Willy?
Thought you liked these things.
You know?
Well, you know,
You're supposed to eat it like this.
See?
[chatters]
No?
[chatters]
Oh...You want me to put it in your mouth.
I'll make a deal with you.
Don't bite my hand off,
And I'll give you the fish. Ok?
You like these.
Wow.
I guess you feel, like, rubbery.
Skin peels off.
Still a beautiful animal, though.
Well, buddy...I gotta go.
We'll save these scraps and fishes for later.
[snorts]
What, you want to go with me?
Oh, I can do that, too.
You do it with the other arm?
Yeah?
You do it with the other arm?
[chuckles]
Hey!
Hey, can you wave?
Can you dance for me?
Can you groove?
Dance?
Rae.
What?
Can you go in circles?
Hey, look.
Huh. You're really doin' it.
Yeah, look at you.
Jesse: Makes me dizzy.
Looks like Willy’s got himself a soul mate.
[laughs]
Jess.
Can you feed him?
Sure, I can feed him.
It's easy.
Want to try?
Come on.
Willy and I didn't get off to a very good start.
He thinks I'm the wicked witch or something
'cause of the medical tests I had to do on him.
You know, out in the ocean,
Killer whales like Willy
Live in families. Pods.
Some of them spend their whole lives with their moms,
And they never leave 'em.
Never?
Nope. Their social structure's
Really important to them.
Over 50 orcas have been seen traveling together.
Some of 'em stay together forever, for their whole lives.
You've seen 'em out there?
Yeah. My dad was in the navy.
He did sonar research on whales.
I used to go out there all the time.
Well, do you do research here?
No. Here, I'm just a trainer,
But I want to work out on the ocean.
I'm goin' back to school
To get my PhD. In marine biology.
But if you do that,
Willy will be all alone,
And there'll be no one here
To take care of him.
Well...
Charlie's in school, so...
Who's Charlie?
My boyfriend Charlie.
Do you have a girlfriend?
What makes you think I want one?
Just guessin'.
This isn't him.
What?
Willy. Right here.
Sure, it is.
Willy's fin is flopped over.
That's what happens in captivity.
Why?
Nobody knows.
Maybe they need more room to really swim.
Then how come Mr. Dial
Won't build Willy a bigger tank?
'cause dial thinks he can treat a wild animal
Like a commodity.
What's that?
Just a big word dial likes to use.
Actually...
It means that dial
Won't build Willy a bigger pool
Unless he thinks he can make more money off of him.
How'd you like to help me with that?
Yeah, sure!
Most orcas love to play around and do tricks.
They like the stimulation.
[snorts]
Can he see me underwater?
Sure, he can. He can hear you, too,
From anywhere in this whole tank.
Now, this, young man, is a target.
Willy's supposed to respond to it,
Follow it.
And when we work on tricks or behaviors,
We reward him with fish.
Now, what we’re gonna try to do is
See if we can get Willy’s nose
To touch the end of this target.
Ok? Ok.
Move out there.
You're doin' pretty great.
Thanks.
Think he wants--
Now give him a fish.
There you go, Willy.
He likes that fish, doesn't he?
[chuckles]
Roll on over.
Orcas love to be touched,
Petted, hugged, anything like that.
Oh, they love to have their tongue stroked.
Wait a minute.
You want me to take my hand,
Stick it in his mouth, and rub his tongue?
Yeah, eventually.
I Don't think so.
You'll learn to read him.
You'll be able to do it.
What's this?
Thought you might want to know
What we're dealin' with here.
My father gave it to me.
Thanks.
It's Haida. What?
Haida's the name of my people.
300 years ago,
There were so many fish in the water,
My people only had to spend
One day a week gathering food.
And everybody ate like kings.
So what'd they do the rest of the time?
Carved and painted totems.
Made music,
Told stories,
Made babies.
Sounds good to me.
Skaana.
It's the Haida word for whale.
Natsaclane was a Haida who lived a long time ago,
Before there were orca whales.
Hunting fish with the other warriors,
Young catalane lost his way
And found himself all alone.
While he was searching, a fierce Storm began.
Natsaclane couldn't find shelter anywhere.
But otters came and took him
Way down deep under the water
Where he was safe for the night.
After the Storm,
Natsaclane again searched for the braves.
But all he found
Was a huge log.
He began carving a great beast on the log...
And tried carrying it to the ocean.
Finally, he found some water,
But it wasn't the ocean.
The great carving
Sank to the bottom of this pool
And disappeared.
Natsaclane sat and watched and waited...
And said a prayer he never heard before.
Sa-la-na a-yoong I-asis.
He kept saying this prayer.
It was so weird.
He'd never heard it before.
Then it really got crazy
'cause the water started flying out,
And all this commotion started happening.
And out of the water
Came the carving.
And it wasn't a carving.
It was a whale like Willy.
He flew all the way down to the ocean like a bird.
And Natsaclane, he went after him,
Down to the beach. And he got on his back
And rode him all the way home.
Isn't that cool?
That's very cool.
[chuckles] what is this?
It's an orca. Like Willy.
Randolph gave it to me.
It's from his tribe.
It's beautiful.
Well. You get some rest.
Here.
Sweet dreams.
Night.
[door closes]
Sa-la-na a-yoong I-asis.
[singing]
Hi, boy.
[singing]
What's up?
Hi, buddy.
You like that?
(music) toot toot toot toot toot (music)
You like that?
Boo.
Gotcha.
Ho!
Hey! Hey, kid, you took my fish!
Ha ha ha ha!
Yeah!
Whoo!
All right!
I got your chocolate, buddy.
[cries out]
[crying]
What's the matter?
What are you makin' that awful noise for?
[crying]
Whoo!
What you got there?
It's a toy that I made for Willy.
[both chuckle]
Big slap!
One more! Big slap, Willie!
One more, buddy.
Come on, Willy!
Big circle, buddy, big circle!
Big circle!
Big circles, buddy.
Big circles!
Come here, boy!
Come on!
Come on, boy. Here we go.
Whoo!
Whoo! Yeah!
All right!
There you go.
Double "a" 675434.
Hey, Jesse, what's up?
Annie.
Dinner.
Oh, terrific.
Hold on one second.
I need 2 sets of gaskets for that,
Too, so Don't forget.
Bring 'em in first thing in the morning?
All right. Thanks.
Oh, neat car!
Check it out!
You like that car?
Oh, yeah.
That's a classic.
It was the love of my life.
I spent 1 1/2 years putting that baby together,
Gettin' it in primo condition.
And then I had to sell it.
Why?
Well, for the simple reason
That you can't have more than one love in your life.
Oh, yeah?
Yeah.
You and Annie...
Ever fight?
Yeah. We, uh...
Schedule one every other month or so, you know.
Why?
Just askin'.
Oh.
What's this?
That's a picture of me and my mother...
Long time ago.
About your age there.
So where is she now?
Well...She died
About 2 years ago.
Yeah, well, my mom's comin' to get me
One of these days.
She is?
Not too long from now.
Well, that's funny.
That's, uh...
That's not what they said.
You Don't believe me, do you?
It's not that.
I just...Was under the impression that--
I Don't care what those people said.
Those people Don't know anything!
Ok.
My mom has some things to take care of,
And when she's done, she's comin' back for me!
Jesse?
Hi!
Hey. What happened?
He wasn't at the park.
He wasn't? Well, maybe we should call Dwight.
It's after 11:00.
I know what time it is!
I'm sorry.
Jesse?
Where have you been?
What do you think you're doin'?!
You weren't at the park!
You're supposed to tell us where you are! Remember?!
It doesn't matter.
You want to dump me?
Go ahead. I Don't care. I'm not livin' here.
I'm just staying here for a while.
[door slams]
How do you like that?
Just when you think
You're startin' to get through,
Startin' to make some sense,
Startin' to make a connection...
Whammo!
Well, he's scared. He's pushing us away.
I'd like to give him a push right out the door.
Hey, Don't say things like that!
What's the matter?! Does that make you angry?
Yes, it makes me angry! It didn't help
That you used that tone of voice the minute he came in the door.
Well, he's drivin' me crazy!
You know why you're really angry?
No. Why? You want to know why?
Because you have feelings for him,
And that scares you
Because he reminds you of yourself.
Ok. You're right.
I know I'm right.
I Don't like him.
We Don't owe anybody anything, ok?
We tried. We did the best we could do.
It doesn't have to be any more than that.
What is this, another one of your crusades?
This is not a crusade, Glen.
We're talking about a human being!
Annie, I'm happy, just you and me.
Jesse?
Are you ok?
Yeah.
I just got scared.
What are you scared about?
I Don't know.
I Don't want you guys fighting.
It scared me.
Jesse, adults argue sometimes.
But that doesn't mean that anybody's gonna get hurt.
I would never hurt Annie
Or you.
You should know that.
I know.
I see you opened your present.
Yeah. Thanks.
Let's go outside and find the baseball.
What do you say?
Ok.
Not gonna steal this one, kid.
I should charge you double.
There you go.
See you, kid.
This is from me to you. There you go, bud.
Got that with all my pocket money. Enjoy.
Aw, Perry, man!
What's up, man?
What is that?
It's an orca.
Awesome!
Definitely awesome, man.
So...I'm goin'.
First Sacramento, then l.A.
Dayton and I are, like,
Business partners, you know?
You can get in on it.
Perry, I can't do that right now.
Aw, come on, man! This is major stuff.
We're gonna be rich.
All right, fool, be that way.
Here. This is where we're goin'.
Look, if you ever get the guts to go, look me up.
Sure.
See you, Perry.
[Willy snorts]
Hey, Willy.
You miss your family?
Yeah, well, my mom's a pain.
Couldn't take care of me.
Couldn't even take care of herself.
I Haven't seen her since I was a little kid.
But, you know, I still miss her.
The greenwoods, they're ok.
They're ok.
You know, it's rough.
I'm nervous with them.
That's just the way it is.
It could be a lot worse.
Really. You understand?
I'm sure you miss your family, too.
And I Hope you find them one day.
I love you, Willy.
They're ready inside.
Would you like to do some tricks today?
Ok.
Ohhh!
Don't squirt me! Go squirt everyone else.
Go squirt 'em, buddy, go squirt 'em.
Swimming tail slap!
Hey, all right!
Why Don't we thank the nice people
For their applause?
[belch]
Aw, excuse yourself.
Thank 'em.
Good boy!
Thank you. Want to play ball?
Yeah?
Yeah, good boy.
Big barrel roll.
Good boy!
All right, boy!
Come on, Willy!
Go, Willy!
Go on back down!
Yeah!
Now come to me!
Willy!
And that, gentlemen, is our show!
[blows whistle]
Yeah!
You did it! You did it!
Did you see him?
So you can do all that again?
What you and Rae want costs a lot of money.
I have to be sure.
Do dogs pee on brick walls?
Um, I mean, yes, sir.
Sure, we can do it again.
Anytime.
You set it up.
Yes! Yes!
We may be able to turn this around after all.
It'll cost us to set up a show.
So what?
We let the kid work up a presentation.
It catches on, and we're back on track,
Just like we planned.
"the Willy show."
It'll make money.
And that, my friend, is what we are all about.
You'll have a whale of a time
When you see me at the Willy show!
Wow! Aah!
See "Willy the whale show"!
Programs for "Willy the whale."
Ladies and gentlemen! Girls and boys!
Please take your seats.
The Willy show will commence in 5 minutes.
And just a reminder, we have asked you
To please remain seated at all times
During the Willy show.
Remember, if you wish to purchase Willy souvenirs,
Our gift shop has a great selection.
It's open all day,
And it's located outside the aquatic theater.
[thump thump thump thump thump]
[thumping echoes]
Lots of people out there.
You nervous?
Mm-mmm, no.
Here.
What's this?
A little present from Randolph and me.
Oh, hey, cool!
Thanks, Rae.
You're welcome.
See you.
Please take your seats immediately.
The Willy show is about to commence.
Hey, Dwight, how you been?
Jesse, now, this is exciting.
I'm real proud of you.
Thanks.
The northwest adventure park
Proudly presents the Willy show!
Go get 'em, champ.
[applause]
Ladies and gentlemen!
Presenting the superstar orca
Of northwest adventure park.
Let's hear it for Willy!
[thumping continues]
[whale cries]
[applause]
This could be big.
And this is Willy’s friend Jesse, ladies and gentlemen.
Ha ha ha!
Jesse and Willy have a very special show for you.
Go get 'em.
[crying]
[thump thump thump thump]
[crying]
He's not into this. Something's wrong.
Try somethin' simple. I'll talk.
Willy is a 12-year-old adolescent orca.
He is 22 feet long
And weighs in at over 3 1/2 tons.
Come here, buddy.
What's up, guy?
Come on, Willy, you know the signals.
[chattering]
Willy, this is important to us.
Please, Willy, please. Don't blow it.
[crying]
Come on, Willy.
You can do it, Willy. I know you can.
All right? Now, let's go, bud.
[clapping]
All right.
[children yelling]
[Willy cries]
Man: Boo! Boo!
Get him off the stage!
Hey, shut up.
[heckling]
Let's go!
Hey, get on with it!
Hey, I got a boat!
Get the fish out of the water!
Hey! Stop! Stop!
Like every great performer, ladies and gentlemen,
Sometimes Willy gets a little stage fright.
[children shouting noisily]
[shouting and banging]
[shouting]
[crying]
Jesse!
[crying]
Aah! Aah!
[crash]
Aah! Aah!
Let's go! Everybody out! Let's go! Come on!
Up the stairs!
He just wasn't ready.
No.
Jesse, that wasn't your fault.
You didn't do anything.
Uhh!
Jesse!
I'll hold it, and you kick it.
Uhh!
Jesse, it takes a lot of courage
To do what you did,
To work with an animal that's so big and strong.
Maybe that whale
Just doesn't want to be a performer.
Yeah.
Look, you gave it your best shot.
You worked real hard, and...
Did everything you could do.
And we're very proud of you.
You know, I'd get a little nervous, too,
If I had to do tricks
In front of all those people.
Jesse.
So what's up? The show wasn't--
Screw the show, and screw the greenwoods.
Oh, now they're against you, too, huh?
Just like everything else.
You know, I Don't think you have
Such a bad thing with the greenwoods.
Then you go live there! I'm sick of this place!
I'm goin' to find my mom.
You mean you're gonna go hit the streets again.
No! I'm gonna find my mom.
Yeah, right. The state can't find your mom.
The federal government can't find your mom, either.
Yeah, well, I'll find her.
When are you gonna get it, huh?
When are you gonna get it...
That your mom isn't comin' back?
Forgot the day she dropped you
On our doorstep?
Forgot about that? Well, I remember.
Turned around and drove away.
Didn't look around, didn't slow down,
Didn't even look in the rearview mirror.
That sound like somebody's mama to you?
You got 2 people over here
Who want to be your friend.
That's more than your mother ever was.
And you could use a friend right now, son,
Because if you go off on your own,
You are gonna end up losin' big time.
You got that?
Dwight, shut up! Leave me alone!
[knock on door]
[door opens]
I feel sorry for Willy.
Me, too.
You know...
Animals can be unpredictable...
And they can misbehave sometimes,
Just like people.
But that doesn't mean
You have to lose Faith in them.
Right?
Well...
Good night.
[Willy snorts]
Yeah, what do you want?
[chattering]
Go on. Get outta here.
Just go.
Yeah, now you want to mess around.
So, what happened today?
You choked, didn't you?
Quit it.
Better stop that.
Quit it!
Willy.
See this?
See this, Willy?
It's goin' bye-bye, and it's never comin' back.
[crying]
Don't you start that now.
I'm outta here.
I'm goin' to California.
So you have a good life.
[crying]
[whales singing]
[crying]
[whales singing]
[crying]
Wow.
[whales calling out]
It's your family.
[crying]
[line recoils]
[hammering]
Randolph!
Randolph, wake up!
Wake up!
There's a hole in Willy’s tank.
They're tryin' to kill Willy!
Wade was with 'em?
Yeah, and they dropped this.
It's part of the tank.
Dial's tryin' to collect the insurance money.
Willy's worth $1 million.
$1 million?
Randolph! Let's free him!
What?
Let's free Willy.
We could take him down to the bay
And put him back in the water.
I never liked this job, anyway.
This is no accident.
Dial's tryin' to kill Willy.
So we're puttin' him back in the ocean.
You two?
And you. And me?
That's right, lady.
Just wait a minute.
All I know is Willy’s gonna die
If he's dry-docked too long. This tank's way beyond repair.
He's got a family out there.
I heard 'em.
Don't you get it?
He's homesick. That's why he acts so weird.
Jesse--
Rae, they tried to kill him!
Hand me that, Jesse.
Randolph, did you call the police?
What good would that do?
If we Don't get Willy into water soon, he's gonna die.
Rae, either get the heck out of here,
Or go turn on the number-2 pump.
Come on, boy.
Come on.
Come on, Willy. Yes. That's it.
Come on. Come on, boy.
Jesse!
Jesse, get out of there!
Willy!
Come on, Willy! Come on now!
Please, Willy! We're gonna get you out of here.
Now, help us a little.
Attaboy, Jess.
Please, Willy, please!
Just cooperate!
Come forward.
Into the net, boy.
Good boy.
Good boy, Willy.
Randolph: Good boy.
[crying]
It's gonna be ok, Willy.
[Willy snorts]
It's gonna be all right.
[moans]
Randolph: Ok, that's good enough.
Come on up here.
Bring him on a little bit more.
All right, come on.
Nice and slow, Randolph.
Watch his pecs.
Come on, boy.
You're gonna be ok, buddy. You're gonna be ok.
How do you think he's doin'?
He's all right.
He's been moved before.
As long as we keep him wet,
He's gonna be fine.
How are we gonna pull him?
[grunting]
Go! Hurry! Hurry!
I'm hurryin', I'm hurryin'!
[tires screech] [crash]
No, go! Go! Go!
I'm goin', I'm goin'!
License plate number 5-2-zebra...
34 baker.
That's right. Hold on one second.
Just now.
Jesse's not here. His things are gone.
Go take care of Willy.
What do you think?
We go straight out to Dawson's Marina?
Yeah. It's the only ocean access for Miles.
Better stick to the back roads, though.
Jesse, this is Glen.
If you're there, answer me.
Jesse, this is Glen. Are you in the truck?
If you're there, answer me.
Annie: Jesse, please, answer us.
Jesse, are you there?
[clank clank]
Ok. Let's go.
You're gonna be ok, boy.
Jess. We won't let anything happen to him.
I promise.
What do you think?
The old Forest road?
Yeah, that might be the least conspicuous.
Nobody steals a whale.
But I'm tellin' you, the whale is gone.
The trailer's out of there,
The forklift's been moved.
That big-mouthed trainer and the Indian must've done it.
This is a disaster.
Why?
Because we Don't have
Theft insurance on the whale.
That's why.
Call Wilson. Tell him to bring his crew down.
You see that?
Oh, no. What are we gonna do?
We'll have to back it up.
Let's go.
Ok.
Keep goin'.
It's ok.
Watch it, Randolph.
Stop! Stop!
Randolph, stop!
[Willy cries]
Jess, you ok?
Yes.
It's ok, boy.
It's ok.
How's he doin'?
I Don't know.
He's pretty scared.
Maybe we should try taking it forward again.
If the trailer tilts any further,
We'll lose him, Randolph.
It's ok.
You're gonna be all right.
Hey, Brody.
Hey, Glen.
Have you heard anything about a stolen pickup?
That's yours?
Yup.
The whale yours, too?
The what? The whale?
[grunting]
Back!
Down!
[Randolph grunts]
[grunting]
Stop!
We've--we've definitely hit
Some kind of low here.
No question about it.
We need help.
Radio: Glen? Annie?
You guys there?
Glen?
Yeah. Jesse.
Jesse.
Are you all right?
I'm ok.
So what's goin' on?
What the heck are you doin' with my truck?
And this whale?
They tried to kill Willy.
So we're puttin' him back in the ocean.
Glen...
Help us.
Help us, and I'll do anything. Anything!
What is it that you think I want from you, Jesse?
I Don't know.
I Don't know what you want from me.
Look. I gotta look out for Willy,
And I gotta do what's best for him.
You understand?
[Willy cries out]
Please, Glen, please.
I'm askin' for your help.
He's gonna die.
There's a 10-foot length of chain
And a winch control
Behind the seat of the truck.
Go and get it.
Thanks, Glen.
Behind the seat.
That's the only place I didn't look.
Come on.
Don't worry, boy. You're gonna be ok.
Glen's workin' on it.
We're gonna get you outta here.
Keep goin'!
Jesse, help me with the other board!
Annie, keep him wet.
Comin' up!
Keep goin'!
Ok....
Keep goin'!
Annie!
Yeah?
Move your car and lock it up.
Hang a right!
You're good.
Good!
Ok! Jesse, sit down.
[Willy crying]
Look, we gotta wet Willy down completely.
He's gettin' too dry.
The sun's gonna come up. We Don't have much time.
Ok. I know a place we can go.
Don't worry, bud. You're gonna be ok.
We're just gonna give you a nice rinse.
Jess, open his mouth.
All right.
Ok, bud.
Open up.
Good boy.
Thanks.
Sorry I Haven't got a fish for you, though.
Jess: All right. Let's go.
Nice whale.
Thanks.
You'll be ok.
Hang in there, bud.
We're almost there.
[crying]
We gotta hurry!
He's not doin' so good.
Please, Glen, hurry!
You're gonna be ok.
Hurry, Glen!
Annie: Go for it.
Stop!
Stop 'em!
[tires squeal]
Hurry!
Come on, boy, come on! We got you to the water.
Now you gotta do your part.
Stop them! Don't let that whale get away!
Randolph, why isn't he movin'?
You said if we got him to the water, he'd be ok.
I Don't know, Jesse. He's been out of the water
A lot longer than we thought. Come on, Willy!
Go, Willy, go! Get outta here!
Come here, kid!
Go, Willy!
No! Let me go!
Go, Willy!
Let go of my boy!
Go, Willy!
Please, go.
Go!
Jesse: Go, Willy. Move!
Ha ha! Good boy.
Good boy.
I love you, Willy.
Go, Willy! Go!
Jesse: Go, Willy! Go!
Yeah!
Yeah! Ha ha.
He's never gonna make it.
That whale's not going anywhere.
Water's 20 feet deep.
Those nets'll touch bottom,
Close it in.
Is he past them?
No!
Come on.
Come on!
[cries]
[men shouting]
Jesse!
Jesse, get back here!
Jesse!
Hey! Get out of here! Go!
Come on, Willy! Come on, boy!
Follow me to the breakwater!
Hurry!
Go, Willy! Go!
Get away from those boats! They're dangerous! Swim!
Come on!
Come to me, Willy!
Get away from those nets!
Over here, boy!
Hurry!
Over here!
Hurry, Willy, hurry!
Come here, boy!
Come on.
Come here, boy.
Come here.
I'll miss you.
[cries]
Don't forget me, ok?
I won't forget you.
Say hello to your mom for me, ok?
I really love you, boy,
And I believe in you.
You can do it.
You can be free.
Now, do it. Do it.
Come on, Willy! I know you can do it, boy!
I know you can jump this wall. Come on.
I believe in you, Willy. You can do it.
You can be free!
Come on!
You can jump it!
Come on, Willy! You only have to do it once.
Just once, boy!
Randolph, you ever see him jump that high?
Things can happen.
Sa-la-na a-yoong I-asis.
Randolph and Jesse: Sa-la-na a-yoong I-asis.
Yeah!
[laughing]
God, I hate that whale.
Bye, Willy.
I'm gonna miss you.
Hope we get to see each other sometime.
I love you.
Hey, Jess.
Thanks, guys.
Thanks a lot.
[Willy calling]
So long, Willy.
Hey...
Let's go home.
Ok.
(music) hold me (music)
(music) like the River Jordan (music)
(music) and I will then say to thee (music)
(music) you were my friend (music)
(music) carry me (music)
(music) like you were my brother (music)
(music) love me like a mother (music)
(music) will you be there? (music)
(music) hey (music)
(music) oh, lord (music)
(music) ohh (music)
(music) Mary (music)
(music) tell me, Will you hold me? (music)
(music) when wrong, Will you scold me? (music)
(music) when lost, Will you find me? (music)
(music) but they told me (music)
(music) a man should be faithful (music)
(music) and walk when not able (music)
(music) and fight till the end (music)
(music) but I'm only human (music)
(music) oh, lord (music)
(music) everyone's takin' control of me (music)
(music) seems that the world's got a role for me (music)
(music) I'm so confused, Will you show it to me? (music)
(music) you'll be there for me (music)
(music) and care enough, baby (music)
(music) hold me (music)
(music) show me (music)
(music) baby, let go of me (music)
(music) Don't be... (music)
(music) sufferin' and lonely (music)
(music) yeah (music)
(music) carry me there (music)
(music) I want to go (music)
(music) lead me (music)
(music) hold me (music)
(music) love me and feed me (music)
(music) yeah, yeah (music)
(music) kiss me and free me (music)
(music) yeah (music)
(music) I will feel better (music)
(music) carry (music)
(music) carry me, hold me (music)
(music) carry (music)
(music) bring me up slowly (music)
(music) yeah (music)
(music) carry me there (music)
(music) I want to go (music)
(music) save me (music)
(music) baby (music)
(music) heal me and bathe me (music)
(music) lift me up, lift me up (music)
(music) someone will save me (music)
(music) I will be there (music)
(music) lift me (music)
(music) Don't be (music)
(music) lift me up slowly (music)
(music) carry me, hold me (music)
(music) yeah (music)
(music) show me you care (music)
(music) carry me back (music)
(music) hold me (music)
Whoo!
(music) when you get lonely (music)
(music) get lonely sometimes (music)
(music) so you get lonely (music)
(music) I get lonely, yeah, yeah (music)
(music) carry me back (music)
(music) lead me (music)
(music) love me and feed me (music)
(music) hold me up (music)
(music) lift me up sometimes (music)
(music) I will feel better (music)
(music) better (music)
Michael Jackson: In my darkest hour,
In my deepest despair...
Will you still care?
Will you be there?
In my trials...
And my tribulations...
Through all doubts...
And frustrations...
In my violence...
In my turbulence...
Through my fear...
And my confessions...
In my anguish...
And my pain...
Through my Joy...
And my sorrow...
And the promise of another tomorrow...
I'll never let you part...
For you're always...
In my heart.
{{{the end}}}