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.
Director
Jay Russell
Production
Alcon Entertainment, Mark Johnson Productions, John Lee Hancock Productions, MDS Productions
Cast
Frankie Muniz, Diane Lane, Kevin Bacon, Caitlin Wachs, Harry Connick Jr., Luke Wilson, Bradley Coryell, Daylan Honeycutt, Cody Linley, Peter Crombie, Clint Howard, Elizabeth Rice, Chaon Cross, Hunter Hayes, Susan Carol Davis, Nathaniel Lee Jr., John Stiritz, David Pickens, Lucile Doan Ewing