Overview
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.
Production
Alcon Entertainment · Mark Johnson Productions · John Lee Hancock Productions · MDS Productions
Cast & Characters
Frankie Muniz
Willie Morris
Diane Lane
Ellen Morris
Kevin Bacon
Jack Morris
Caitlin Wachs
Rivers Applewhite
Harry Connick Jr.
Narrator
Luke Wilson
Dink Jenkins
Bradley Coryell
Big Boy Wilkinson
Daylan Honeycutt
Henjie Henick
Cody Linley
Spit McGee
Peter Crombie
Junior Smalls
Clint Howard
Millard
Elizabeth Rice
River's Friend
Directors & Crew
Jay Russell
Director
Gail Gilchriest
Screenplay
Mark Johnson
Producer
John Lee Hancock
Producer
Andrew A. Kosove
Producer
Broderick Johnson
Producer
Screenshots & Stills
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