Movie
“Every family needs an optimist.”
6.7/10
2000
1h 35m
en
Comedy
Drama
Family
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. Based on the best-selling Mississippi memoir by the late Willie Morris.
Director
Jay Russell
Writers
Gail Gilchriest
Movie Information
Release Date
January 12, 2000
Runtime
1h 35m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
287
Production
Mark Johnson Productions
John Lee Hancock Productions
MDS Productions
