My Dog Skip (2000)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Jay Russell

Writers (WGA):

Willie Morris (book)
Gail Gilchriest (screenplay)

Release Date:

3 March 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Sport

Tagline:

Every family needs an optimist.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Mississippi | Dog | Puppy | 1940s | Barbershop

Awards:

5 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

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)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some violent content and mild language.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS | Dolby SR

Certification:

Ireland:PG | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | UK:U | USA:PG | Philippines:G | Finland:S

Filming Locations:

Canton, Mississippi, USA

Company:

Alcon Entertainment

Trivia:

Six Jack Russell terriers, including Moose and Enzo the Dog, played Skip.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Willie is in school and the class is having Show And Tell, the date on the chalkboard says Sept. 27, 1942, which is a Sunday. And the calendar hanging over the chalkboard shows a month with the last day being a Monday. September 1942 ends on a Wednesday.

Quotes:

Junior Smalls: [Millard throws a wine bottle at Willie, but Willie dodges. Millard giggles] Listen to me, you little worm. You tell anybody about where we're hiding here this bust-head, you'll wake up to find a dead pooch on your porch.
[spits, puts his cigarette in his mouth and shows Willie his wallet]
Junior Smalls: See, I've been needing me a new billfold.
[takes his cigarette off his mouth]
Junior Smalls: I think one made out of genuine dog-hide would be right slick.
[Millard imitates a weak dog's moan to tease Willie]
Junior Smalls: Now you look like a smart kid. You move so much as one little pinkie before the sun comes up, you better start think good and hard about life without that mutt.
Millard: Everybody needs a friend.
[laughs and continues teasing Willie]
Junior Smalls: [laughs and gets up] Come on.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#25.7)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

There'll Be a Hot Time in the Town of Berlin

Heartwarming heartbreaker

Anybody who had a close friend during childhood who happened to be a canine should go for this one. Like most of the pooch films it was corny in spots, but at least Skip wasn't endowed with human intelligence. Of course, the mean men were around to cause trouble for the dog and boy; can't get by without them. Fun movie, but be sure to bring along a crying towel.