Free Willy (1993)
Lori Petty: Rae Lindley
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Quotes
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Rae : [to Willy after getting splashed by him] Well, you have a nice day too, grouch.
Jesse : [laughing] He likes messing with people's heads. Doesn't he?
Rae : Yes, he does. If I can't get him to perform, no one can. Orcas are usually nice and smart. Willy's smart and nasty. You really like him?
Jesse : Yeah.
Rae : [gives Jesse the box of fish scraps] Good. You can help me.
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Jesse : He's got a family out there. I heard em. Don't you get it? He's homesick. That's why he acts so weird.
Rae : Jess...
Jesse : Rae, they tried to kill him.
Randolph : Hand me that, Jesse.
[Jesse hands Randolph the rope]
Rae : Randolph, did you call the police?
Randolph : What good would that do? If we don't get Willy into the water soon, he's gonna die. Rae, either get the heck out of here or go turn on the #2 pump.
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Rae : You and Dial bought Willy from some slimeball whale catcher. He was too big and too old to be caught in the first place. Then, you put him in a dolphin tank alone. He's not a natural performer. You expect me to work miracles?
Wade : We paid to train him. Not analyze him.
Rae : These are not the circumstances you described to me when I signed on.
Wade : You're a professional, right? So make it work.
[Jesse sneaks pass Rae and Wade's argument and sees Willy eyes in sadness]
Wade : Dial's given me a line and I am not gonna cross that.
[Jesse looks at the rope, but is cautious that he might get caught]
Rae : This is not about crossing the lines.
Wade : Which words don't you understand? Look, if the whale was to bring in customers...
[Willy cries while still being frightened by the nets]
Wade : Then we could spend some money on him. But since he's not, you're just gonna have to make do with what you've got.
[Jesse unties the rope to release Willy]
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Rae : Willy and I didn't get off to a very good start. He thinks I'm the Wicked Witch or something cause of all the medical tests I had to do on him.
[Rae finishes feeding Olivia and Belinda]
Rae : You know out in the ocean, killer whales like Willy live in families. Pods. Some of them spent their whole lives with their moms and they never leave them.
Jesse : Never?
Rae : [nods] Nope. Their social structure's really important to them. Over fifty orcas have been seen traveling together. Some of them stayed together forever for their whole lives.
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Rae : Jess, we won't let anything happen to Willy. I promise.
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Rae : Orcas love to be touched, pet, hugged, anything like that.
[Willy continues to lie on his back]
Rae : Oh, they love to have their tongues stroked.
Jesse : Wait a minute. Y-You want me to take my hand, stick it in his mouth and rub his tongue?
Rae : Yeah, eventually.
Jesse : I don't think so.
[Willy sticks his tongue out]
Rae : You'll learn to read him. You'll be able to do it.