MY DOG SKIP (DVD/2 SIDED/WS/P&S-1.85/ENG-FR SUB) DVD

My Dog Skip
The popular memoir by Pulitzer prize-winning author Willie Morris became this family comedy-drama about a boy and his dog. Young Willie Morris (Frankie Muniz) is a shy eight-year-old in 1942 Yazoo, MS, who is more comfortable reading than playing sports. A target for local bullies, Willie's only real pal is his older next-door neighbor Dink Jenkins (Luke Wilson), once the town's living sports legend and a big brother figure to Willie, an only child. When Dink is shipped overseas for service in World War II, Willie's mother Ellen (Diane Lane) finally forces his gruff father Jack (Kevin Bacon) to allow into the family a pet dog, a Jack Russell terrier named Skip. The smart and playful Skip gets his owner into a series of adventures on the baseball field and with a band of moonshiners, quickly turning Willie into a popular, accepted kid who even wins the affections of the school's prettiest girl, Rivers Applewhite (Caitlin Wachs). In the meantime, Dink returns from war branded a coward for an incident that occurred in combat but finds an unexpected ally in the normally taciturn Jack, a fellow veteran. Harry Connick Jr. narrated as the adult Willie; the role of Skip was played in later scenes by Moose, the pooch star of television's Frasier. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Cast Frankie Muniz as Willie Morris Diane Lane as Ellen Morris Luke Wilson as Dink Jenkins Kevin Bacon as Jack Morris Caitlin Wachs as Rivers Applewhite Bradley Coryell as Big Boy Wilkinson Daylan Honeycutt as Henjie Henick Cody Linley as Spit McGee Peter Crombie as Junior Smalls Clint Howard as Millard Harry Connick Jr. as Narrator Enzo the Dog as Skip Moose the Dog as Skip (older)

Crew Scott Clements - Boom Operator R. Steven Evans - Boom Operator David Schneider - Boom Operator Marshall Peck - Casting Mindy Marin - Casting Bryan Ewing - Consultant/advisor Drew Malone - Consultant/advisor David Rings - Consultant/advisor Jonathon Dickson - Consultant/advisor Ray Rosamond - Consultant/advisor Will Cauthen - Consultant/advisor Kenner Purvis - Consultant/advisor Kris Rosamond - Consultant/advisor Tim Monich - Consultant/advisor Chris Peusch - Consultant/advisor William Ross - Conductor Edi Giguere - Costume Designer Angela Nunez - Costume Designer Gai McCullen - Costume Designer Marshall Peck - First Assistant Director Christopher Stoia - First Assistant Director Joan Cunningham - First Assistant Director Jay W. Russell - Director Harvey Rosenstock - Editor Gary Winter - Editor Marty P. Ewing - Executive Producer Jay W. Russell - Executive Producer Robin Robertson - Location Manager William Ross - Composer (Music Score) Deva Anderson - Musical Direction/Supervision Bridget Bergman - Makeup Marty Layton - Camera Operator David James Bomba - Production Designer James L. Carter - Cinematographer Cary Cook - Cinematographer Marty P. Ewing - Producer Broderick Johnson - Producer Andrew Kosove - Producer Jay W. Russell - Producer Mark Johnson - Producer John Lee Hancock - Producer Ryan Murphy - Recording Tracy A. Doyle - Set Designer Stephen Bourgeois - Special Effects Matthew Zeringue - Special Effects Steve Aaron - Sound Mixer Sunny Meyer - Sound Mixer Stephen Flick - Sound/Sound Designer Charles Maynes - Sound Editor Jeff Habberstad - Stunts Coordinator Marty P. Ewing - Unit Production Manager Gail Gilchriest - Screenwriter Matthew Campbell - Production Assistant Nikki Gordon - Production Assistant Josh Yates - Production Assistant Luddie Quinn Cain - Production Assistant Ben Shoval - Production Assistant Matthew Wann - Production Assistant Stacey M. Overstreet - Production Assistant Henry Lee Oscar Jr. - Production Assistant Justin Parrott - Production Assistant Ryan Lucas - Production Assistant Van Dyke Parks - Additional Music Mathilde De Cagny - Animal Trainer/Wrangler William S. Grisco - Animal Trainer/Wrangler Barbara Blough - Animal Trainer/Wrangler John Blough - Animal Trainer/Wrangler Alicia Goldstein - Unit Publicist Erica Cohen - Unit Publicist Michael Walsh - First Assistant Camera Christopher Ekstrom - Grip Gilbert Charbonnet - Grip Don Wegner - Grip Walter "Bud" Scott - Grip Michael Smith - Grip Willis M. "Will" Pipkins - Grip Gordon "Rev" Ard - Grip Lonnie Kahoe - Grip R. Scott Lebell - Grip Dana Baker - Key Grip Sherry Whitfield - Music Editor James Harrison - Music Editor Brad Arensman - Post Production Supervisor Jennifer Corey - Production Coordinator Sheridan Thayer - Production Supervisor John Bankson - Properties Master Sam Lehmer - Re-Recording Mixer Judi Townsend - Script Supervisor Pamela Cederquist - Second Assistant Director Bill Brummond - Steadicam Operator Jeanne Louise Bulliard - Still Photographer Charles Maynes - Supervising Sound Editor Louis Di Giaimo - Additional Casting Stephanie Corsalini - Additional Casting Sony Music Studios - Additional ADR Recording Ardent Studios - Additional ADR Recording Magno Studio - Additional ADR Recording Alexis Kosove - Art Department Assistant David Youel - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician Ron Wisnesky - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician Whitney Goss - Assistant Hair Brian Hilburn - Assistant Location Manager Debra Newberry - Assistant Makeup Maria Pappas - Assistant Makeup Henley Green - Assistant Production Coordinator Jorin Ostroska - Assistant Properties Michael Martin - Assistant Properties Jonathan Jancovic Michaels - Assistant Sound Editor Ryan Juggler - Assistant Sound Editor Kent Baker - Best Boy Grip Jonathon Leary - Best Boy Grip Kathleen Rosen - Buyer Sierra French-Myerson - Casting Assistant Xanthia Decaux - Casting Assistant Jennifer Madeloff - Casting Associate Newton Termeer - Chief Lighting Technician David Weinman - Construction Coordinator Lovelynn Vanderhorst - Costumes Supervisor Tim Rakoczy - Dialogue Editor David V. Butler - Dialogue Editor Alexandra Gonzales - Dialogue Editor David Bach - Dialogue Editor Darryl "D-Man" Humber - Dolly Grip Rob Simons - Draftsman Victor Keatley - Electrician Mike "Chewie" Pappas - Electrician Lavelle Higgins - Electrician Paul Olinde - Electrician Matthew Keatley - Electrician Cougar Easley - Electrician Derek Miller - Electrician Michael McLaughlin - Electrician Matthew Cassel - First Assistant Editor Sandy Grubb - First Assistant Editor Dana Gustafson - Foley Editor Dale Brown - Foley Editor Nel Newman - Greensman Linda Gardar - Key Costumer Nomi Shichor - Key Costumer Jack Stevens - Leadman Marci Graber - Post Production Accountant Laura Weiss - Post Production Assistant Rob Labrecque - Production Accountant Christi Moore-Brantley - Production Controller Kira Davis - Production Executive Sean Hunter Moe - Second Assistant Camera Paul Toomey - Second Assistant Camera David Lurie - Second Assistant Editor Richard Alderette - Second Assistant Editor Laura Bong - Second Assistant Editor Judd Maslansky - Second Assistant Editor Michael Hendrick - Set Dresser Jody Pitts - Set Dresser Dave Weathers - Set Dresser R.L. Williams - Set Production Assistant John S. Nisbet - Set Production Assistant Heather I. Denton - Set Production Assistant Tracy A. Doyle - Set Decorator Lee Cunningham - Set Decorator Willie Morris - Book Author

My Dog Skip
In our current world fed and financed by the cynical individual, Jay Russell's My Dog Skip is a refreshing breath of old-time nostalgia. My Dog Skip is a film that will, on the one hand, entertain the kids because of the constant antics involving the dog, but also interest the adults because of the warmth and intensity of the characters. The movie takes some liberties with Willie Norris' original story, but on the whole stays true to the nature of the book. The sweet, truthful nature of the film, coupled with the superb acting of young, Frankie Muniz make this a treat for all. Animal lovers in the audience will relate with the idea of having a pet so important in your life you remember them forever. My Dog Skip is a nice movie, plain and simple. ~ Laura Abraham, All Movie Guide
 

Broadcast Film Critics Association, Best Live Action Family Film (winner)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: English, French Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: cc Additional scenes 2 commentaries: Frankie Muniz and animal trainer Mathilde de Cagney; director Jay Russell Willie Morris biography Theatrical trailer DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1: Alternate Wide Screen 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: PG DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 2 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 95 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1, Side A -- My Dog Skip: Full Screen 1. Mementos [3:07] 2. Yazoo, Summer 1942 [2:45] 3. Birthday Plans [2:14] 4. Goodbye, Dink [3:15] 5. Almost a Present [4:14] 6. Not Asking [3:28] 7. An Exceptional Dog [1:37] 8. Driver's Seat; A Favor [3:16] 9. Boy-and-Dog's Life [4:01] 10. Show and Tell [2:40] 11. Touchdown [2:41] 12. Graveyard Test [5:13] 13. Moonshiners [4:14] 14. Huck and Caddie [2:21] 15. Skip's Rounds [2:29] 16. Reporting for Duty [5:15] 17. Coming Home [3:10] 18. "Was the War...?" [4:50] 19. Dink's Invited [2:53] 20. Skip Plays the Field [5:52] 21. Missing [4:38] 22. Friend in Need [4:01] 23. Found [2:35] 24. Still Teaching Me [4:10] 25. Best Things of All [3:19] 26. In My Heart [2:50] 27. End Credits [4:02] Disc #1, Side B -- My Dog Skip: Widescreen 1. Mementos [3:07] 2. Yazoo, Summer 1942 [2:45] 3. Birthday Plans [2:14] 4. Goodbye, Dink [3:15] 5. Almost a Present [4:14] 6. Not Asking [3:28] 7. An Exceptional Dog [1:37] 8. Driver's Seat; A Favor [3:16] 9. Boy-and-Dog's Life [4:01] 10. Show and Tell [2:40] 11. Touchdown [2:41] 12. Graveyard Test [5:13] 13. Moonshiners [4:14] 14. Huck and Caddie [2:21] 15. Skip's Rounds [2:29] 16. Reporting for Duty [5:15] 17. Coming Home [3:10] 18. "Was the War...?" [4:50] 19. Dink's Invited [2:53] 20. Skip Plays the Field [5:52] 21. Missing [4:38] 22. Friend in Need [4:01] 23. Found [2:35] 24. Still Teaching Me [4:10] 25. Best Things of All [3:19] 26. In My Heart [2:50] 27. End Credits [4:02]