• Director(s)

    Jay Russell

  • Production Year

    2000

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    92m

  • Cast

    Frankie Muniz, Diane Lane, Luke Wilson, Kevin Bacon, Caitlin Wachs, Bradley Coryell, Daylan Honeycutt, Cody Linley, Peter Crombie, Clint Howard, Harry Connick Jr. (narrator)

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Film

My Dog Skip

  • Director(s)

    Jay Russell

  • Production Year

    2000

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    92m

  • Cast

    Frankie Muniz, Diane Lane, Luke Wilson, Kevin Bacon, Caitlin Wachs, Bradley Coryell, Daylan Honeycutt, Cody Linley, Peter Crombie, Clint Howard, Harry Connick Jr. (narrator)

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Passed 'U' with very mild language and brief moments of violence
Classified Date:
03/05/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Warner Brothers
Classified Date:
31/08/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Front Row TV Ltd
Classified Date:
01/06/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
violence
There are some scenes of mild violence, both when bullies push and shove the main character around, and when the dog is hit by its owner and then by criminals, although the dog recovers.
threat and horror
There is a slightly spooky scene in which a boy is forced, by the boys who have bullied him, to spend time in a dark cemetery as part of an 'initiation'. In another scene, a deer is shot by hunters and there is sight of blood.
language
There is infrequent very mild bad language, such as 'hell' and 'damn'. The bullies refer to the central character as a 'titty baby'.
sex
There are some very mild sexual references, such as to meeting girls.
discrimination
The film is set in the era of segregation in the US in the 1940s but this historical fact is never condoned. The central character, who is white, befriends a black boy and by the end of the film, white and black children are seen to be playing together.
alcohol and smoking
Adult characters smoke and drink, with one character said to be an alcoholic.
theme
The central character is bullied by other boys but manages to overcome this and the theme is treated sensitively and reassuringly. There is a reference, at the end of the film, to the dog having died of old age, although this is not shown.
Contains mild violence
Classified Date:
19/04/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
violence
Willie is initially bullied and pushed by three other boys, but this is brief and mild, and he soon negotiates his own way through the problem. In one scene Willie visits the cemetery at night and hears some ghostly noises that quickly turn out to be made by two villains. One threatens to kill Skip with a shovel, but Willie fires a catapult pellet that hits the man under the eye. The other villain throws a bottle which smashes near Willie’s head, but the moment is brief and no one actually gets hurt. Later on, Willie watches from a distance as a crook swings a spade at Skip and a thud and a yelp indicate he has been struck. The impact is not shown – although there is a brief shot of Skip on the floor, with no visible injuries – and the dog is rushed to the vet, where he makes a full recovery.
additional issues
One of the themes of the film is the natural cycle of life and death, and at one point a deer is shot offscreen during a hunt. Willie and his father go to investigate, and Willie gets a small amount of blood on his fingers when his touches the fallen animal. Although the film is set during a period and location of very definite racial segregation, there is no overt racism seen and the overall message promotes racial harmony. Very mild bad language includes some uses of ‘damn’ and ‘hell’. Willie is teased by another boy, who calls him 'a big teatybaby', meaning a 'mummy's boy' or 'cry baby'
Classified Date:
19/04/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
25/10/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
03/05/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Warner Brothers

  • Classified date

    31/08/2001

  • BBFC reference

    DVF162594

  • Language

    English