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A Boy and His Dog

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Original title

A Boy and His Dogaka

AKA

Psycho Boy and His Killer Dog

Year

1975

Running time

91 min.

Country

United States

Director

L.Q. Jones

Screenwriter

L.Q. Jones. Story: Harlan Ellison

Cast

Music

Tim McIntire

Cinematography

John Arthur Morrill

Producer

LQ/JAF

Genre

Sci-Fi. Thriller. Drama. Comedy | Post-apocalyptic Future. Dystopia. Nuclear Holocaust. Dogs/Wolves. B Movie

Synopsis

Don Johnson plays a young man in a post nuclear war world who has an interesting friend, a telepathic dog. The dog gives him an advantage in dealing with the barbaric world he lives in. When Johnson finds one place that has escaped the devastation of the war, he also finds some rather odd attitudes.

Critics' reviews

"Though the film may not have one decent character, A Boy and His Dog (rereleased after a six-year moratorium) manages to be a likable celebration of friendship among the ruins."

Entertainment Weekly
'"A Boy and His Dog' is an unruly daydream capped with a surprisingly jet-black acknowledgment of humankind’s genetic destiny to ruin itself."

Chuck Bowen: Slant
"'A Boy and His Dog' is worth seeing if only just for the bizarre turns of phrase tossed around between the rag-tag pair."

IndieWire
"Adapted from an award-winning novella by science-fiction writer Harlan Ellison, 'A Boy And His Dog' has won a cult following of its own for its offbeat, sardonic look into the future."

TV Guide
"'A Boy and His Dog' lacks the density of a Peckinpah film—in spite of some clever ideas and a few well-wrought images, it seems too schematic and its satire too blunt."

Dave Kehr: Chicago Reader
"It's got a unique . . . well, I was about to say charm, but the movie's last scene doesn't quite let me get away with that. (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"The execution doesn't quite enliven the premise, but there's still enough enjoyably offbeat moments here to make this one worth digging up. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

Kim Newman: Empire

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A Boy and His Dog

1975

L.Q. Jones

5.2

(1,031)