Jenkins David Pickens as Mr. Jenkins Lucile Doan Ewing as Aunt Maggie Nathaniel Lee, Jr. as Sammy James Thweat as Older Big Boy John Stiritz as Grandpa Percy Reception The film opened at #3, grossing $7 million. It ended up grossing $35,512,760 worldwide, making it a major box office success recouping its $4.5 million budget. It also was Warner Bros.' first family film to be a major success since Space Jam in 1996. The film came in at number 4 of Variety's "dollar for dollar" most profitable films of the year 2000. The movie remained in Variety's Top Ten video sales charts for five months after its video release. My Dog Skip won the Broadcast Film Critics Award for "Best Family Film" for the year 2000, Silver Medal Giffoni Film Festival Award, Best Cast Young Star Awards, Silver Angel Award winner, ArkTrust Genesis Award, and the Christopher Award for Best Family Film. It was filmed in the city of Canton, Mississippi; the local visitor's center offers tours showing memorabilia used in the film. A few blocks away from this museum is the house used in the film (private), with a sign in front saying "Skip's House". The author of the book, Willie Morris, suffered from a heart attack right after the film was completed in 1999. Morris saw a preliminary screening of the film in New York and praised it as "an absolute classic". Morris died a couple of days later and never saw the final version. The film is dedicated to his memory. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a score of 73% from 82 critics. The site's consensus states: "Critics say My Dog Skip is cute, wholesome entertainment for the family. It's especially designed to appeal to your sentiment, but you might find yourself choking up just the same."Metacritic gave the film a score of 61 based on 26 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Roger Ebert gave the film 3 out of 4 stars. Awards Angel Awards 2001 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2001 Christopher Awards 2000 Giffoni Film Festival 2000 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards 2000 YoungStar Awards 2000 Young Artist Awards 2001 Soundtrack "Tuxedo Junction" - Performed by Gene Krupa and His Orchestra "Ration Blues" - Performed by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five "Old Yazoo" - Performed by The Boswell Sisters "I'm Beginning to See the Light" - Performed by Harry James "Hot Time in