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My Dog Skip

2000 · Movie · 95 min
B

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71/100

Averaged across 7 ratings · 63.9K votes

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65–77 out of 100

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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.

Details

Director
Jay Russell
Released
12 January 2000
Country
United States
Language
English
Runtime
95 min
Rated
PG
Budget
$6.0M
Box office
$35.5M
Awards
3 wins, 3 nominations

This title elsewhere

Frankie Muniz

Frankie Muniz

Willie Morris

Diane Lane

Diane Lane

Ellen Morris

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Jack Morris

Caitlin Wachs

Caitlin Wachs

Rivers Applewhite

Luke Wilson

Luke Wilson

Dink Jenkins

Bradley Coryell

Big Boy Wilkinson

Daylan Honeycutt

Henjie Henick

Awards & nominations

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3 wins from 6 nominations across 5 ceremonies

Bronze Gryphon and Silver Gryphon 2000 Free to Fly Section - Best Actor and Free to Fly Section Frankie Muniz and Jay Russell Winner
Christopher Award 2000 Feature Film Jay Russell (director) and Alcon Entertainment (production company) Winner
Sierra Award 2000 Youth in Film Frankie Muniz Nominee
Young Artist Award 2000 Best Ensemble in a Feature Film and Best Family Feature Film - Drama Frankie Muniz, Cody Linley, Bradley Coryell, Daylan Honeycutt and Caitlin Wachs Winner
Young Artist Award 2000 Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress Caitlin Wachs Nominee
YoungStar Award 2000 Best Young Actor/Performance in a Motion Picture Drama Frankie Muniz Nominee

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