My Dog Skip (2000)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

Every family needs an optimist.

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.

• Released: 2000-01-12
• Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family
• Runtime: 1h 35m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 296 votes

Directed by Jay Russell.

Top cast

• Frankie Muniz as Willie Morris
• Diane Lane as Ellen Morris
• Kevin Bacon as Jack Morris
• Caitlin Wachs as Rivers Applewhite
• Harry Connick Jr. as Narrator
• Luke Wilson as Dink Jenkins
• Bradley Coryell as Big Boy Wilkinson
• Daylan Honeycutt as Henjie Henick
• Cody Linley as Spit McGee
• Peter Crombie as Junior Smalls

Full cast & crew

Where to watch My Dog Skip

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Sky Store; buy on Sky Store
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Fetch TV

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