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Cast
Frankie Muniz | As: Willie Morris | |
Diane Lane | As: Ellen Morris | |
Caitlin Wachs | As: Rivers Applewhite | |
Kevin Bacon | As: Jack Morris | |
Luke Wilson | As: Dink Jenkins |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | Every family needs an optimist. |
Certification: | PG |
Details
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family
Language: English
Release Date: 12 January 2000
Country: US
Runtime: 95m
Company Credits
Company: Alcon Entertainment, Mark Johnson Productions, John Lee Hancock Productions, MDS Productions
Budget: $6,000,000
Revenue: $35,547,761
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Cast
Frankie Muniz |
Willie Morris |
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Diane Lane |
Ellen Morris |
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Caitlin Wachs |
Rivers Applewhite |
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Kevin Bacon |
Jack Morris |
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Luke Wilson |
Dink Jenkins |
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Elizabeth Rice |
River's Friend |
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Chaon Cross |
Spectator |
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Harry Connick Jr. |
Narrator |
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Hunter Hayes |
Accordian Boy |
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Susan Carol Davis |
Mrs. Jenkins |
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Clint Howard |
Millard |
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Bradley Coryell |
Big Boy Wilkinson |
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Daylan Honeycutt |
Henjie Henick |
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Cody Linley |
Spit McGee |
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Peter Crombie |
Junior Smalls |
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Clint Howard |
Aunt Maggie |
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Nathaniel Lee Jr. |
Sammy |
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John Stiritz |
Grandpa Percy |
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David Pickens |
Mr. Jenkins |
Directed By
Jay Russell |
Director |
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Chris Stoia |
First Assistant Director |
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Judi Townsend |
Script Supervisor |
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Pamela Cederquist |
Second Assistant Director |
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Writing Credits
Gail Gilchriest |
Screenplay |
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Willie Morris |
Novel |
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Production Crew
John Lee Hancock |
Producer |
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Mark Johnson |
Producer |
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Sheridan Thayer |
Production Supervisor |
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Jay Russell |
Executive Producer |
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Broderick Johnson |
Producer |
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Marty P. Ewing |
Unit Production Manager |
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Mindy Marin |
Casting |
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Marty P. Ewing |
Executive Producer |
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Andrew A. Kosove |
Producer |
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Edited By
Costume and Makeup
KG Ramsey |
Hair Department Head |
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Edi Giguere |
Costume Design |
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Pamela Roth |
Makeup Department Head |
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Sound
David Bach |
Dialogue Editor |
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Sherry Whitfield |
Music Editor |
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William Jacobs |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Jim Harrison |
Supervising Music Editor |
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Alexandra Gonzales |
Dialogue Editor |
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Charles Maynes |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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Deva Anderson |
Music Supervisor |
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Delphine Robertson |
Music Coordinator |
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Stephen Hunter Flick |
Sound Designer |
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Tim Rakoczy |
Dialogue Editor |
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William Ross |
Original Music Composer |
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Steve C. Aaron |
Production Sound Mixer |
Visual Effects
Camera
Jeanne-Louise Bulliard |
Still Photographer |
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James L. Carter |
Director of Photography |
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Bill Brummond |
Steadicam Operator |
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Lighting
Art Department
Tracey A. Doyle |
Set Decoration |
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David J. Bomba |
Production Design |
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John Bankson |
Property Master |
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Other Crew
Jeff Habberstad |
Stunt Coordinator |
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