My Dog Skip (2000)

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95 min - Drama | Family | Sport - 3 March 2000 (USA)

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Reviews: 139 user | 78 critic | 26 from Metacritic.com

A shy boy grows up in 1940s Mississippi with the help of his beloved dog, Skip.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Frankie Muniz	...	Willie Morris
	Diane Lane	...	Ellen Morris
	Luke Wilson	...	Dink Jenkins
	Kevin Bacon	...	Jack Morris
	Bradley Coryell	...	Big Boy Wilkinson
	Daylan Honeycutt	...	Henjie Henick
	Cody Linley	...	Spit McGee
	Caitlin Wachs	...	Rivers Applewhite
	Peter Crombie	...	Junior Smalls
	Clint Howard	...	Millard
	Mark Beech	...	Army Buddy
	Susan Carol Davis	...	Mrs. Jenkins
	David Pickens	...	Mr. Jenkins
	Lucile Doan Ewing	...	Aunt Maggie
	Nathaniel Lee Jr.	...	Sammy (as Nathaniel Lee)

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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. Written by Stephen Hughes

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Every family needs an optimist.

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Drama | Family | Sport

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Rated PG for some violent content and mild language See all certifications »

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USA

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English | German (only a few words)

Release Date:

3 March 2000 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Mi perro Skip See more »

Filming Locations:

Canton, Mississippi, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$56,941 (USA) (16 January 2000) (5 Screens)

Gross:

$34,099,640 (USA) (4 July 2000)

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Alcon Entertainment, MDS Productions LLC See more »

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95 min

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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS | Dolby SR

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1.37 : 1

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Moose, the dog who plays Skip, is best known for playing Eddie in the sitcom Frasier. He died of natural causes in June 2006. See more »

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Factual errors: Dink says that Willie's father got a purple heart in the Spanish Civil War, but there were no U.S. military in that war - only volunteers - so no military awards of any kind were made. See more »

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