A shy boy is unable to make friends in Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1942, until his parents give him a terrier puppy for his ninth birthday. The dog, which he names Skip, becomes well known and loved throughout the community and enriches the life of the boy, Willie, as he grows into manhood. Based on the best-selling Mississippi memoir by the late Willie Morris.
| Directing | Jay Russell | Director |
| Writing | Gail Gilchriest | Screenplay |
| Writing | Willie Morris | Novel |
| Camera | James L. Carter | Director of Photography |
| Sound | William Ross | Original Music Composer |
| Art | David J. Bomba | Production Design |
| Production | Mindy Marin | Casting |
| Art | Tracey A. Doyle | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edi Giguere | Costume Design |
| Camera | Jeanne-Louise Bulliard | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Judi Townsend | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Jeff Habberstad | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Deva Anderson | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Delphine Robertson | Music Coordinator |
| Sound | Sherry Whitfield | Music Editor |
| Sound | Jim Harrison | Supervising Music Editor |
| Sound | Steve C. Aaron | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Tim Rakoczy | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Alexandra Gonzales | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | David Bach | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Stephen Hunter Flick | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Charles Maynes | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | John Bankson | Property Master |
| Production | John Lee Hancock | Producer |
| Production | Andrew A. Kosove | Producer |
| Production | Broderick Johnson | Producer |
| Production | Mark Johnson | Producer |
| Production | Jay Russell | Executive Producer |
| Production | Marty P. Ewing | Executive Producer |
| Production | Marty P. Ewing | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Sheridan Thayer | Production Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | KG Ramsey | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pamela Roth | Makeup Department Head |
| Directing | Chris Stoia | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Pamela Cederquist | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | William Jacobs | Sound Effects Editor |
| Camera | Bill Brummond | Steadicam Operator |
