A Boy and His Dog (1975)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

L.Q. Jones

Writers:

L.Q. Jones (screenplay), Harlan Ellison (novel),

Stars:

Don Johnson, Susanne Benton, Jason Robards

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Don Johnson	...	Vic
Susanne Benton	...	Quilla June Holmes
Jason Robards	...	Lou Craddock
Tim McIntire	...	Blood (voice)
Alvy Moore	...	Doctor Moore
Helene Winston	...	Mez Smith
Charles McGraw	...	Preacher
Hal Baylor	...	Michael
Ron Feinberg	...	Fellini
Michael Rupert	...	Gery (as Mike Rupert)
Don Carter	...	Ken
Michael Hershman	...	Richard

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

dog | underground | food | telepathic dog | sex | 

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Taglines:

A rather kinky tale of survival

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

November 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

Apocalypse 2024

Filming Locations:

Coyote Dry Lake, Yermo, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

LQ/JAF

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Throughout the movie, Vic carries a civilian model bolt-action Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifle and a Webley Break-Top Revolver. Both weapons were designed over 100 years ago, and both were made and widely used in Europe.

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Quotes

Blood: Well, I'd certainly say she had marvelous judgment, Albert, if not particularly good taste.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cosby Show: A Girl and Her Dog (1986)

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Soundtracks

"When the World Was New"
by Richard Gillis

User Reviews

A Valiant Failure

Like many artifacts of the 60s & 70s, y'hadda be there...at least in order to feel a protective fondness for what is without question a very flawed movie. The miracle of this film was that it was made AT ALL. (Due in no small part to the tenor of the times it sprang from. The shackles on pop culture and genre fiction were loosening, allowing for more serious themes and treatment; of course, two years later STAR WARS would tighten the shackles again.) I'm a little amazed at the many posters bitching about cheap sets, poor fx, etc. Does everyone watch a movie EXPECTING a 50-million-dollar budget and CGI up the wazoo? If so, we're in deeper trouble than I thought. I look at A BOY AND HIS DOG with great affection as a sincere attempt to do something different, provocative and heartfelt, and although it's informed by a naive leftist worldview I don't share, there's a great deal of audacious creativity at work here that transcends many of the budgetary limitations. You'd think oddities like this would be treasured as artifacts of a more open and experimental period in movie history, rather than derided for falling short of INDEPENDENCE DAY's store-bought bombast and opticals. Go figure...