Information
Release DateJanuary 12, 2000
Runtime1h 35m
StatusReleased
Budget$6M
Revenue$36M
ProductionAlcon Entertainment, Mark Johnson Productions + 2 more
LanguagesEnglish
6.7
277 votesPopularity1
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.
Cast & Crew
Director
Featured Cast
Frankie Muniz
Willie Morris
Diane Lane
Ellen Morris
Kevin Bacon
Jack Morris
Caitlin Wachs
Rivers Applewhite
Harry Connick Jr.
Narrator
