Freeing Willy | Retro Report | The New York Times

In the wake of the 1993 hit movie “Free Willy,“ activists and fans campaigned to release the movie’s star -- a captive killer whale named Keiko -- and launched a story Hollywood couldn’t invent. Subscribe to the Times Video newsletter for free and get a handpicked selection of the best videos from The New York Times every week: Subscribe on YouTube: Watch more videos at: ----------------------------------------------------