My Dog Skip (2000)

My Dog Skip (2000)

Every family needs an optimist. 2000-01-12 United States of America 95 Min. PG-13
6.7 270 votes

Overview

A shy boy is unable to make friends in Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1942, until his parents give him a terrier puppy for his ninth birthday. The dog, which he names Skip, becomes well known and loved throughout the community and enriches the life of the boy, Willie, as he grows into manhood. Based on the best-selling Mississippi memoir by the late Willie Morris.

Cast

Frankie Muniz is Willie Morris
Willie Morris
Diane Lane is Ellen Morris
Ellen Morris
Kevin Bacon is Jack Morris
Jack Morris
Caitlin Wachs is Rivers Applewhite
Rivers Applewhite
Luke Wilson is Dink Jenkins
Dink Jenkins
Bradley Coryell is Big Boy Wilkinson
Big Boy Wilkinson
Daylan Honeycutt is Henjie Henick
Henjie Henick
Cody Linley is Spit McGee
Spit McGee
Peter Crombie is Junior Smalls
Junior Smalls
Clint Howard is Millard
Elizabeth Rice is River's Friend
River's Friend