Director: Jay Russell

Writer: Gail Gilchriest

Based on a book: My Dog Skip by Willie Morris (memoir)

Keywords: Drama, Coming of Age, Biography, Dog, WWII

A pet terrier helps a shy young boy come into his own in early-1940s Mississippi.

ABSTRACT
Willie Morris, an aloof, awkward young boy in early-1940s Yazoo City, Mississippi, struggles to make friends at school and around town on account of his crippling shyness. His parents give him a terrier puppy for his ninth birthday; christened Skip, the precocious dog serves as an inspiration for Willie and all of Yazoo City as his companionship helps to push him forth into adulthood.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Kevin Bacon	Actor	8-Jul-1958		Everybody cut Footloose
Harry Connick, Jr.	Singer	11-Sep-1967		Golden voiced singer/actor
Hunter Hayes	Country Musician	9-Sep-1991		Storm Warning
Clint Howard	Actor	20-Apr-1959		Ice Cream Man
Diane Lane	Actor	22-Jan-1965		A Walk on the Moon
Cody Linley	Actor	20-Nov-1989		Jake Ryan on Hannah Montana
Frankie Muñiz	Actor	5-Dec-1985		Malcolm in the Middle
Caitlin Wachs	Actor	15-Mar-1989		Chloe Waters on Profiler
Luke Wilson	Actor	21-Sep-1971		Owen Wilson's handsome brother

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