Free Willy 4: Escape from Pirate's Cove

2010 PG 1h 37m Blu-ray / DVD

Free Willy 4: Escape from Pirate's Cove

2010 PG 1h 37m Blu-ray / DVD
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Orphaned Kirra lives with her grandfather Gus (Beau Bridges) at his Australian water park, where a baby orca whale washes ashore. Enchanted by the whale, Kirra champions him when the curmudgeonly Gus threatens to get rid of him. Aided by her friends, Kirra races to return Willy to a life of freedom in the open sea. Bindi Irwin, daughter of Steve "Crocodile Hunter" Irwin, makes her film debut as Kirra in this charming family film about wildlife preservation.
Cast
Beau Bridges, Bindi Irwin, Mike Falkow, Kevin Otto, Matthew Dylan Roberts, Jeanne Neilson
Director
Will Geiger
Format
Blu-ray• DVD
Screen
Widescreen 1.85:1
Subtitles
English SDH, French, Spanish (Neutral)
CC
No
Audio
English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, French: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Screen
Widescreen 1.85:1
Subtitles
English SDH, French, Spanish (Neutral)
CC
No
Audio
English: Dolby Digital 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Rating
PG - Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give parental guidance. May contain some material parents might not like for their young children. PG - Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give parental guidance. May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.
age 6+
Common Sense rating OK for kids 6+

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age 6+

Common Sense Note

Parents need to know that this is no direct continuation of the Free Willy movies, but another orca tale with different characters and another animal who just happens to be named Willy. There is some mild fist-fighting among adults, a threat of whale poisoning, a father injured and in the hospital, a mention of the heroine's deceased mother, and some adult beer drinking.

Sexual Content

Not applicable.

Violence

Adult fistfight-scuffling with two marauders. A character is hurt in a fall.

Language

"Gosh" and "sack of scum" is as severe as it gets.

Social Behavior

The point is made (hammered home in previous Free Willy movies, so not much new here) about the moral problems of keeping a gigantic wild animal in captivity.

Consumerism

No explicit products, unless you count the whole Free Willy series that came before and South Africa being postcard-gorgeous. The DVD is heavily front-loaded with trailers and video-game ads, however.

Drugs / Tobacco / Alcohol

Grownup beer drinking.

  • Age appropriate
  • Not an issue
  • Depends on your child and your family
  • Parents strongly cautioned
  • Not appropriate for kids of the age

This information for parents is provided by Common Sense Media, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving kids' media lives.

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