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...anyone who's seen the movie, the answer is as plain as the blowhole on the killer whale's head. The lovable celluloid cetacean has been wrenched away from his orca family, which lingers loyally within squealing distance just offshore, and his unscrupulous owner wants to kill the prisoner for his life insurance. Even Captain Ahab would vote to let Willy out of his watery cell...
Activists, unite against Hollywood's neglect of a new star. Save this whale...
CINEMA: Save This Whale...
...they teach children and others about animals. But I'm against zoos too." Donner's wife, Lauren Shuler-Donner, who co-produced the movie, says, "We didn't set out to make a movie condemning aquatic parks. We set out to make a movie about a boy and a whale and family and friendship and freedom. But personally, I've never liked zoos, seaquariums or even birds in cages. If people want to see a whale, they can see it on television or in movies or go on a whale-watching tour...
...Willy whales may soon go on tour. Animatronic Willy is set for a promotional jaunt. And real Willy -- Keiko -- will have to find less confining quarters. It is in danger of growing too large for its Mexico City tank. As co-producer Jennie Lew Tugend notes sadly, "It's a 22-ft. whale in a tank that's only 15 ft. deep...