Free Willy 4: Behind the Story

Execs at Warner Brothers: 

"We need quick cash cow, whats a family franchise thats worked for us? Free Willy?? Good, we'll make another one. Who to replace that kid from the first 3? Bindi Irwin? Yeah she's into conservation, perfect. The original whale's dead? Who cares, we'll have an unrelated whale and just call it Willy too. What about the plot? Why tinker with perfection, just rehash the first one. Where's somewhere cheap to film? South Africa? Great! Real whales are too expensive, got any robo-orcas? Great! And CGI ones for underwater shots? Sweet! We can't afford Jeff Bridges, will Beau do? Fantastic!! Cinema release?? Hell no, there's more money in direct-to-dvd. Cameras rolling, I give you FREE WILLY 4!

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