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.
Release Date: 3 March 2000Runtime: 95 min
Stars:
- Bradley Coryell
- Caitlin Wachs
- Clint Howard
- Cody Linley
- David Pickens
- Daylan Honeycutt
- Diane Lane
- Frankie Muniz
- Kevin Bacon
- Lucile Doan Ewing
- Luke Wilson
- Mark Beech
- Nathaniel Lee Jr.
- Peter Crombie
- Susan Carol Davis
Director: Jay Russell
