Free Willy is a 1993 (1993 in film) family film directed by Simon Wincer, and released by Warner Bros. under its Family Entertainment (Warner Bros. Family Entertainment) label. The film stars Jason James Richter as a young boy who befriends a Killer Whale.

Followed by two sequels, a third non-consecutive sequel, Free Willy: Escape from Pirates Cove (released in 2010), and a short-lived animated (animation) television series (Free Willy (TV series)), Free Willy was a financial success, eventually making a star out of its protagonist Keiko (Keiko (orca)). The film also gained a cult following (cult film), followed by a series of spoofs (Parody) on the films famous climax in popular culture.

Michael Jackson produced and performed "Will You Be There", the theme for the film, which can be heard during the films credits. The song won the MTV Movie Award (MTV Movie Awards) for "Best Song in a Movie" in 1994. It was also included in the album All Time Greatest Movie Songs (All Time Greatest Movie Songs (album)), released by Sony in 1999. Jackson also performed songs for the films first sequel.