A Boy and His Dog (1974)
Directed by L.Q. Jones
Genres - Comedy, Science Fiction |
Sub-Genres - Satire, Sci-Fi Disaster Film, Black Comedy |
Release Date - Mar 23, 1975 (USA - Unknown), Nov 14, 1975 (USA) |
Run Time - 87 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Based on the novella by Harlan Ellison, A Boy and His Dog is set in a post-apocalyptic future where canned goods are used as currency and where entertainment often consists of old porn reels. Vic (Don Johnson) is a violent, illiterate scavenger, principally interested in getting laid. He communicates telepathically with his deceptively cute-looking dog Blood (voiced by Tim McIntire); Vic finds food for Blood, while Blood sniffs out girls for Vic. One of these girls is the sexy Quilla June (Susanne Benton), who, unbeknownst to Vic is a spy for an underground society, headed by a Mr. Craddock (Jason Robards Jr.). This subterranean civilization needs a human "sperm bank" to stay alive, and the oversexed Vic fills the bill. Produced by character actor Alvy Moore (Mr. Kimball of TV's Green Acres), A Boy and His Dog was written and directed by another veteran actor, L.Q. Jones.
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Apocalypse, post-Holocaust, kidnapping, dog, procreation, scavenger, sex, survivor, telepathy, community, nuclear-holocaust, underground [below earth], sperm
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Cult Film