My Dog Skip, a nonpareil family film, is, as one of the characters so aptly puts it, "a heartbreak waiting to happen". Frankie Muniz, winning over audiences in the TV series Malcolm in the Middle, has competition in My Dog Skip--Skip himself (adorably played by a total of six Jack Russell terriers). Muniz, an inveterate charmer, stars as Willie Morris (from whose memoir the film is adapted), a gawky, awkward boy growing up during World War II under an overly protective father (Kevin Bacon). When his mom (Diane Lane) gives him Skip on his ninth birthday, his life is... changed in every way for the better. Previously disinterested peers become pals, and he experiences puppy love with a girl named Rivers (Caitlin Wachs). There are plenty of high jinks and rah-rah touches of Americana, and the film also attempts to deal with sophisticated emotions--Willie's boyhood hero turns out to be less than heroic--but its devastating emotional core comes, simply and obviously, with Skip's eventual ageing and demise. Dog lovers will be wiped out; those who don't care for canines shouldn't even be bothering to read this review. (Ages 8 and older) --David Kronke, Amazon.com [show more]
I've never sobbed so hard at a film. It is pretty good, but if you want to let your kid watch it, at least stop it before the end. Not to ruin anything, but the ending ain't so happy.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Who says best friends have to be human? Not Willie Morris (Frankie Muniz), who receives a talented terrier named Skip for his birthday. With Skip's remarkable and unconventional help, Willie and Skip turn bullies into friends, tangle with hapless moonshiners, and even win the affections of the prettiest girl in school. Shining with warmth and humour, My Dog Skip unleashes a story that will have the entire family sitting up and begging for more! Actors Luke Wilson, Frankie Muniz, Kevin Bacon, Diane Lane, Mark Beech, Susan Carol Davis, David Pickens, Bradley Coryell, Daylan Honeycutt & Cody Linley Director Jay Russell Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1999 Screen Widescreen 1.85:1 Anamorphic Languages English - Dolby Digital (5.1) Subtitles English ; French ; Italian ; Danish ; Finnish ; Norwegian ; Czech ; Portuguese ; Romanian ; Bulgarian ; Hebrew ; Croatian ; Turkish ; Greek Duration 1 hour and 32 minutes (approx) Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.
1940s Mississippi and shy boy Willie Morris embarks on a journey with his new best friend, the family pet Skip. But Skip is no ordinary dog. Sensing Willie's shyness he takes him on an adventure which will change his life forever, helping Willie face up to the local bullies and turning them into his friends, as well as rekindling his friendship with Dink the soldier and getting him a date with the school sweetheart - even though they are both only eight-years-old.
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