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My Dog Skip

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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. Based on the best-selling Mississippi memoir by the late Willie Morris.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2000-01-12

Runtime: 95 mins

Director: Jay Russell

Spoken language: English

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family

Original title: My Dog Skip

Production Companies: Alcon Entertainment, Mark Johnson Productions, John Lee Hancock Productions, MDS Productions

Production Countries: United States of America

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