Since then many people have contributed money to help liberate the real Willy, but the filmmakers know good business when they see it: Although the sequel has been out for a year now, there is still a long way to go before Willy can be free.
許多捐款從各地湧入，作為威利放生的基金，然而片商卻不願放棄這個商機。續集早在去年面市，但威利的回家之路還很漫長。