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Cast
Frankie Muniz | As: Willie Morris | |
Diane Lane | As: Ellen Morris | |
Kevin Bacon | As: Jack Morris | |
Caitlin Wachs | As: Rivers Applewhite | |
Harry Connick Jr. | As: Narrator |
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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Kevin Bacon |
Jack Morris |
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Caitlin Wachs |
Rivers Applewhite |
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Harry Connick Jr. |
Narrator |
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Luke Wilson |
Dink Jenkins |
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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 |
Millard |
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Elizabeth Rice |
River's Friend |
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Chaon Cross |
Spectator |
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Hunter Hayes |
Accordian Boy |
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Susan Carol Davis |
Mrs. Jenkins |
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Nathaniel Lee Jr. |
Sammy |
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John Stiritz |
Grandpa Percy |
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David Pickens |
Mr. Jenkins |
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Lucile Doan Ewing |
Aunt Maggie |
Directed By
Jay Russell |
Director |
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Judi Townsend |
Script Supervisor |
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Chris Stoia |
First Assistant Director |
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Pamela Cederquist |
Second Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
Willie Morris |
Novel |
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Gail Gilchriest |
Screenplay |
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Production Crew
Sheridan Thayer |
Production Supervisor |
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Mark Johnson |
Producer |
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John Lee Hancock |
Producer |
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Andrew A. Kosove |
Producer |
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Broderick Johnson |
Producer |
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Jay Russell |
Executive 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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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
William Ross |
Original Music Composer |
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Alexandra Gonzales |
Dialogue Editor |
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William Jacobs |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Charles Maynes |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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Deva Anderson |
Music Supervisor |
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Steve C. Aaron |
Production Sound Mixer |
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Jim Harrison |
Supervising Music Editor |
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Tim Rakoczy |
Dialogue Editor |
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David Bach |
Dialogue Editor |
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Sherry Whitfield |
Music Editor |
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Stephen Hunter Flick |
Sound Designer |
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Delphine Robertson |
Music Coordinator |
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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
John Bankson |
Property Master |
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David J. Bomba |
Production Design |
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Tracey A. Doyle |
Set Decoration |
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Other Crew
Jeff Habberstad |
Stunt Coordinator |
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