Synopsis:
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.
Directed by: | Jay Russell |
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Written by: | Gail Gilchriest |
Release date: | 2000-01-12 |
Runtime: | 95 minutes |
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Tagline: | Every family needs an optimist. |
Cast:
Frankie Muniz
Willie Morris
Willie Morris
Diane Lane
Ellen Morris
Ellen Morris
Kevin Bacon
Jack Morris
Jack Morris
Caitlin Wachs
Rivers Applewhite
Rivers Applewhite
Harry Connick Jr.
Narrator
Narrator
Luke Wilson
Dink Jenkins
Dink Jenkins
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Also known as:
- Mein Hund Skip