Directed by:
Jay RussellScreenplay:
Gail GilchriestCinematography:
James L. CarterComposer:
William RossCast:
Frankie Muniz, Diane Lane, Luke Wilson, Kevin Bacon, Caitlin Wachs, Clint Howard, Elizabeth Rice, Harry Connick, Jr., Enzo the Dog, Moose, Cody Linley (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Willie Morris (Muniz) is an eight-year-old citizen of World War II-era Yazoo, Missippippi. A little on the shy side, he is continually the brunt of the jokes of his more extroverted, athletic classmates, most notably boisterous Big Boy Wilkinson and his two equally devious henchmen. Willie's only true friend is high school football star Dink Jenkins (Wilson), his encouraging next door neighbor who also happens to be heading off to war. When Willie's mother Ellen (Lane) proposes to his father, Jack (Bacon) the idea of giving the boy a puppy for his ninth birthday, protective war veteran Jack protests, reason being that his withdrawn son isn't ready for the responsibility and emotional investment which comes with the territory. Jack finally gives in, though, giving Willie not only a new best friend, a Jack Russell terrier named Skip, but also the acceptance of other children, including the prettiest girl in school, Rivers Applewhite. Everything is perfect for a while, but, Willie's innocent existence in Yazoo is rattled when he and Skip discover that some mean bootleggers are hiding their product in the town cemetery and his idol Dink returns from war-torn Europe with some demons to confront. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Frankie Muniz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270579_fa52d0.jpg)
Frankie Muniz
USA
Best movies:
My Dog Skip (2000)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
New Year's Eve (2011)
![Diane Lane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/064/166064470_de6f27.jpg)
Diane Lane
USA
Best movies:
Chaplin (1992)
Inside Out (2015)
Inside Out 2 (2024)
![Luke Wilson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/128/165128103_ebe99f.jpg)
Luke Wilson
USA
Best movies:
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
Jackass: Number Two (2006)
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024)
![Kevin Bacon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/116/167116586_e79679.jpg)
Kevin Bacon
USA
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
X-Men: First Class (2011)
Apollo 13 (1995)
![Caitlin Wachs](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279541_2943c3.jpg)
Caitlin Wachs
USA
Best movies:
Thirteen Days (2000)
My Dog Skip (2000)
Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season (1999)
![Clint Howard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272216_a7fed2.jpg)
Clint Howard
USA
Best movies:
Cinderella Man (2005)
Apollo 13 (1995)
The Jungle Book (1967)
![Elizabeth Rice](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/402/402368_14e9b1.jpg)
Elizabeth Rice
USA
Best movies:
The Mystery of Natalie Wood (2004) (TV movie)
My Dog Skip (2000)
Peacemakers (2003) (series)
![Harry Connick, Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270894_2a507b.jpg)
Harry Connick, Jr.
USA
Best movies:
The Iron Giant (1999)
P.S. I Love You (2007)
Memphis Belle (1990)
![Enzo the Dog](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/414/414892_a65f8f.jpg)
Enzo the Dog
USA
Best movies:
My Dog Skip (2000)
Spot (2001)
![Moose](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/981/161981922_fef912.jpg)
Moose
USA
Best movies:
My Dog Skip (2000)
Cody Linley
USA
Best movies:
My Dog Skip (2000)
Where the Heart Is (2000)
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (2002) (TV movie)
Hunter Hayes
USA
Best movies:
My Dog Skip (2000)
The Apostle (1997)
Peter Crombie
USA
Best movies:
Se7en (1995)
The Doors (1991)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Graham Gordy
Best movies:
My Dog Skip (2000)
The Love Guru (2008)
Nate Bynum
Best movies:
The Rainmaker (1997)
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
Iron Man 3 (2013)
John Stiritz
Best movies:
My Dog Skip (2000)
God's Not Dead 2 (2016)
Frank and Jesse (1995)
Nathaniel Lee Jr.
USA
Best movies:
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
My Dog Skip (2000)
Art School Confidential (2006)