A young man and his telepathic dog wander a post-apocalyptic wasteland.A young man and his telepathic dog wander a post-apocalyptic wasteland.A young man and his telepathic dog wander a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
- Director
- Writers
- L.Q. Jones(screenplay)
- Harlan Ellison(novella)
- Wayne Cruseturner(uncredited)
- Stars
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- Director
- Writers
- L.Q. Jones(screenplay)
- Harlan Ellison(novella)
- Wayne Cruseturner(uncredited)
- Stars
- Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations
Tim McIntire
- Blood
- (voice)
Michael Rupert
- Gery
- (as Mike Rupert)
Dickie Jones
- Man with Shotgun
- (uncredited)
L.Q. Jones
- Actor in Porno Film
- (uncredited)
Maggie Smith
- Old Lady Survivor
- (uncredited)
Tiger
- Blood - the Dog
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- L.Q. Jones(screenplay)
- Harlan Ellison(novella)
- Wayne Cruseturner(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaOne of the reasons the film now enjoys cult status is because of its blackly comic last line. Ironically, Harlan Ellison hated this and actively campaigned to have it removed.
- GoofsNear the end of the film, when Vic is speaking with Blood outside the entrance to The Down Under, Vic refers to him as "Tiger", which was the dog's actual name.
- Alternate versionsAccording to the Blu-ray commentary, the prologue (mushroom clouds and explanatory text, the first minute and a half or so) was added for the 1982 rerelease to help explain the world of the film.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1993)
- SoundtracksWhen the World Was New
by Richard Gillis
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A silly farce of the Apocalypse
Walking the wastelands of America is a bleak future. The only thing for a companion is a dog, man's best friend. True to meaning. Only here, that man's best friend may be his only best friend. Vic(Don Johnson) and Blood combs the wastelands for food, but Vic wants a woman to have sex with. And the last woman he saw was cut up. Vic is an orphaned teen with no education scour the wastelands for survival, Blood is a telepathic canine who can find food for both he and Vic, and can sense a woman in ways Vic can't. When they find a woman for sex, he would later go to a secret underground world which is decent in one way, but nightmarish in another. The nightmare part is slightly artificial in repopulating the community. Goes to shows that he's much happier up there than here.
This science fiction movie is more cheese than scifi. A lot of comedy in in. I like it still. No need for cut downs. Don Johnson would go on to make bigger hits. This is good for the buffs.
3.5 out of 5 stars
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- Der Junge mit dem Hund
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- $400,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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