My Dog Skip (2000)

My Dog Skip (2000)

Every family needs an optimist. 2000-01-12 United States of America 95 Min. PG-13
6.7 267 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
Caitlin Wachs is Rivers Applewhite
Rivers Applewhite
Kevin Bacon is Jack Morris
Jack Morris
Luke Wilson is Dink Jenkins
Dink Jenkins
Elizabeth Rice is River's Friend
River's Friend
Chaon Cross is Spectator
Spectator
Hunter Hayes is Accordian Boy
Accordian Boy
Susan Carol Davis is Mrs. Jenkins
Mrs. Jenkins
Clint Howard is Millard
Bradley Coryell is Big Boy Wilkinson
Big Boy Wilkinson