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My Dog Skip
Every family needs an optimist.
Every family needs an optimist.
Comedy, Drama, Family - 2000
7.0
73%
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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.
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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
95 min
Release date:
12 Jan 2000
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$6,000,000
Revenue:
$35,547,761
Awards:
7 wins & 4 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
Worst of all, the Jack Russell playing Skip is allowed to mug a la Frasier's Eddie instead of behaving like an actual canine.
– Ty Burr,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
While kids will be delighted by the canine antics, parents will find themselves choking back tears.
– John Monaghan,
Detroit Free Press,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
It's worth the trip for kids and grown-ups, because they'll find a quietly moving and powerful story...
– Malcolm Ritter,
Associated Press,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
The formula may be an old one, but it's still a good one.
– Sean Means,
Film.com,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
They may find themselves mystified and a little bored by a movie designed to leave their adult companions misty-eyed.
– A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
1 Jan 2000
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