Movie Description A heartwarming coming-of-age tale set in 1940s Yazoo, Mississippi. Willie Morris (Frankie Muniz) is an introverted eight-year-old whose best friend is Dink Jenkins (Luke Wilson), a high school football star. Willie's mother convinces his stern father to buy Willie a puppy for his ninth birthday, in light of the fact that Dink has left Yazoo to fight in the war. Immediately, Willie's world brightens. When he stumbles upon a team of evil bootleggers and welcomes home a despondent Dink, he must learn a very valuable lesson about life. Based on Morris' memoir, MY DOG SKIP should have even the most hardened viewer reaching for the tissues.
| Credits | | Producer: | Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson, John Lee Hancock, Mark Johnson | | Cast: | Bill Butler, Daylan Honeycutt, Luke Wilson, Moose |
Editorial Reviews "...Undeniably affecting....[The terrier] is irresistible..." Farber
"...A relaxed, modest evocation of the mythology of small-town mid-20th century American childhood....[Bacon] delivers a beautifully understated performance, as does Diane Lane..." New York Times - A. O. Scott (01/12/2000)
"...The sweet thing about MY DOG SKIP is the way it understands the friendship between a kid and a dog..." Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (03/30/2000)
"...[Muniz] teaches it new tricks....Kudos also to Bacon..." -- Rating:B+ Entertainment Weekly - Scott Brown (07/28/2000)
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