A Boy and His Dog

"A rather kinky tale of survival."

Nov 14 1975 R 1h 31m
Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

Set in the year 2024 in post-apocalyptic America, 18-year old Vic and his telepathic dog, Blood, are scavengers in the desolate wilderness ravaged by World War IV, where survivors must battle for food and shelter in the desert-like wasteland. Vic and Blood eke out a meager existence, foraging for food and fighting gangs of cutthroats.

Plot

A post-apocalyptic tale based on a novella by Harlan Ellison. A boy communicates telepathically with his dog as they scavenge for food and sex, and they stumble into an underground society where the old society is preserved. The daughter of one of the leaders of the community seduces and lures him below, where the citizens have become unable to reproduce because of being underground so long. They use him for impregnation purposes, and then plan to be rid of him.

Written by

L.Q. Jones, Harlan Ellison, Wayne Cruseturner

Directed by

L.Q. Jones

Cast

Don Johnson, Jason Robards, Susanne Benton

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

LQ/JAF

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Trailers
A Boy and His Dog - Official Trailer (1975)
A Boy and His Dog (1975) ORIGINAL TRAILER
Featurettes
Josh Olson on A BOY AND HIS DOG
Scores
# of Votes
20,022
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
68
Popularity
NA