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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 |
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Writing Credits
Gail Gilchriest |
Screenplay |
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Willie Morris |
Novel |
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Production Crew
Mindy Marin |
Casting |
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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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Mark Johnson |
Producer |
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Jay Russell |
Executive Producer |
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Marty P. Ewing |
Executive Producer |
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Marty P. Ewing |
Unit Production Manager |
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Sheridan Thayer |
Production Supervisor |
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Edited By
Costume and Makeup
Edi Giguere |
Costume Design |
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KG Ramsey |
Hair Department Head |
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Pamela Roth |
Makeup Department Head |
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Sound
William Ross |
Original Music Composer |
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Deva Anderson |
Music Supervisor |
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Delphine Robertson |
Music Coordinator |
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Sherry Whitfield |
Music Editor |
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Jim Harrison |
Supervising Music Editor |
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Steve C. Aaron |
Production Sound Mixer |
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Tim Rakoczy |
Dialogue Editor |
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Alexandra Gonzales |
Dialogue Editor |
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David Bach |
Dialogue Editor |
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Stephen Hunter Flick |
Sound Designer |
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Charles Maynes |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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William Jacobs |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Visual Effects
Camera
James L. Carter |
Director of Photography |
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Jeanne-Louise Bulliard |
Still Photographer |
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Bill Brummond |
Steadicam Operator |
Lighting
Art Department
David J. Bomba |
Production Design |
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Tracey A. Doyle |
Set Decoration |
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John Bankson |
Property Master |
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Other Crew
Jeff Habberstad |
Stunt Coordinator |
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