Spike (dog) Spike (dog) Spike (1952-1962) was a lop-eared yellow Mastador (Mastiff/Labrador Retriever mix) and a dog actor best known for his performance as Old Yeller in the 1957 Disney film of the same name co-starring Tommy Kirk, Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, and Kevin Corcoran. Spike was rescued as a pup from a shelter in Van Nuys, California and became the pet and pupil of animal trainer Frank Weatherwax. Spike also appeared as Patrasche in 20th Century Fox's "A Dog of Flanders" with Donald Crisp and David Ladd in 1959 and as King in the 1956 film, "The She-Creature". In 1961, Spike
A Ghost and the Boy with a Box on His Head Blue received the Best Risk Taker Award at the 2015 Columbia Gorge International Film Festival. "A Ghost and the Boy" also won Best Narrative Feature at the 2015 Frozen Film Festival in Minnesota. The film appeared on Netflix in May 2017, and iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Vudu, and other VOD platforms on May 9, 2017. A Ghost and the Boy with a Box on His Head A Ghost and the Boy [with a Box on His Head] is a 2017 independent drama film written and directed by Philip Blue. The film received 35 awards in film festivals. The film was