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2000 Certificate U
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A heartwarming coming-of-age tale set in 1940s Yazoo, Mississippi. Willie Morris (Muniz) is an introverted eight-year-old whose best friend is Dink Jenkins (Wilson - BOTTLE ROCKET), a high school football star. Willie's mother convinces his stern father to buy Willie a puppy for his ninth birthday, in light of the fact that .. Read more

Starring Frankie Muniz, Diane Lane, Luke Wilson, Kevin Bacon
Director Jay Russell
Genres Drama

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A heartwarming coming-of-age tale set in 1940s Yazoo, Mississippi. Willie Morris (Muniz) is an introverted eight-year-old whose best friend is Dink Jenkins (Wilson - BOTTLE ROCKET), a high school football star. Willie's mother convinces his stern father to buy Willie a puppy for his ninth birthday, in light of the fact that Dink has left Yazoo to fight in the war. Immediately, Willie's world brightens. When he stumbles upon a team of evil bootleggers and welcomes home a despondent Dink, he must learn a very valuable lesson about life. Based on Morris' memoir, MY DOG SKIP should have even the most hardened viewer reaching for the tissues.

Starring Frankie Muniz, Diane Lane, Luke Wilson, Kevin Bacon, Mark Beech, Susan Carol Davis
Director Jay Russell
Studio WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 32 mins
Certificate Certificate U
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Dubbed Czech, French, Italian, Spanish
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, French, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish
Released DVD: 23 Jul 2001
Production year: 2000
Format DVD

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    Though corny at times, this is less sentimental than most boy-and-dog movies. Against the backdrops of the Second World War and Deep South segregation, Jay Russell's heartwarming family film traces the bonding between an eight-year-old Mississippi youngster and a Jack Russell terrier. The inseparable pair jointly confront school bullying, racial prejudice and a graveyard encounter with moonshiners that could have come straight from the pages of Huckleberry Finn. With Frankie Muniz appealing as the boy, Kevin Bacon and Diane Lane providing stalwart support as his parents, and Enzo, the son of Frasier dog star Eddie, earning plaudits in the title role, this is old-fashioned entertainment for adults and older children, though the under-tens may find it a touch slow and talky.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • This adaptation of Willie Morris's autobiographical novel about growing up in small town Mississippi in WWII... read more on Time Out

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    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Good, solid family entertainment

    If you were ever young and if you ever owned a dog, you?ll love this.

    Family entertainment, pure and simple - that?s what it set out to be and that?s what it achieves.

    The film is based on a successful writer?s memories of his family ? and his first pet, Skip, who became his partner on his adventures and journey into adulthood.

    Oh, and Skip continued to have a successful career in Frasier after this brief starring role!

    It's a definite for a rainy Sunday afternoon in front of the box.

      • A customer from Scotland
      • Posted 24 Aug 2004 16:34

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Heartwarming!

    This is just such a lovely film! OK, it's probably not a man's film, more geared towards women and children, but having said that it was nice to see a film without swearing or relying solely on special effects.

    It was just a good storyline, fine acting and an adorable canine. It is a bit heavy on the sentimental side but that's OK with me. Rent this but don't forget to have a box of tissues at the ready!!

      • mel1966 from KENT
      • Posted 11 Mar 2005 09:47

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