The film tells the story of a shy boy who grows up in 1940s Mississippi with the help of his beloved dog, Skip. Ultimately, it is the dog's love that teaches the boy lifelong lessons of the human spirit.
1991, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, USA
20 November 1989, Lewisville, Texas, USA
21 September 1971, Dallas, Texas, USA
8 July 1958, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
16 September 1968, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
1996, USA
23 September 1959, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
5 December 1985, Wood Ridge, New Jersey, USA
7 June 1992, Los Angeles, California, USA
24 December 1990, Florida, USA
1944, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
10 September 1989, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
7 October 1955, Detroit, Michigan, USA
December 31, 2010
...a gem of a movie for children and adults, despite its clichés.
January 01, 2000
Flawless period re-creation.
January 01, 2000
Flaws and all, this is superior family entertainment in the tradition of quality that co-producer Mark Johnson has long championed.
January 01, 2000
Taps into just enough of that connection between humans and dogs to make even jaded cat-lovers a little moist in the eyes.
January 01, 2000
It's worth the trip for kids and grown-ups, because they'll find a quietly moving and powerful story...
July 01, 2004
Features two irresistible lead characters -- and you can't always say that about a movie.
July 10, 2003
So riddled with live-action Disney movie clichés that I kept waiting for Cruella de Ville to show up and threaten to skin the dog alive.
September 19, 2010
Not a mawkish dying-dog tearjerker, "My Dog Skip" carries a touch of Mark Twain, with quasi-dangerous tall tales and awareness of a gap between childhood and boyhood. Plus, as it's said of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," there's cussin' in it.
December 26, 2010
Great boy-and-dog tale, but be prepared for tears.
March 05, 2002
A heart-affecting boy-with-a-dog drama.
January 01, 2000
In its own quiet, poignant, character-driven way, it's a movie for almost anyone of any age who's hungry for a beguiling 95 minutes.
January 01, 2000
My Dog Skip probes the concaves of memory to tell an honest tale and produce what is easily one of the best films for the entire family.
