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A Boy and His Dog ()

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In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a boy who can communicate with his dog telepathically is targeted by a mysterious committee.
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Vic
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Quilla June Holmes
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Lou Craddock
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Blood (voice)
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Dr. Moore
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Mez Smith
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Preacher
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Michael
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Fellini
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Gery (as Mike Rupert)
Don Carter ...
Ken
Michael Hershman ...
Richard
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Man with Shotgun (uncredited)
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Actor in Porno Film (uncredited)
Maggie Smith ...
Old Lady Survivor (uncredited)
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Blood - the Dog (uncredited)

Directed by

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L.Q. Jones

Written by

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L.Q. Jones ... (screenplay)
 
Harlan Ellison ... (novella)
 
Wayne Cruseturner ... () (uncredited)

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Tom Connors ... associate producer
L.Q. Jones ... producer
Alvy Moore ... producer

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Tim McIntire

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John Arthur Morrill ... (photographed by)

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Scott Conrad

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Michael Klick ... assistant editor (uncredited)

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Ray Boyle

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Wes Dawn ... makeup artist

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Terry Ballard ... property master
Robert Tanenbaum ... movie poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Sean Byrne ... sound
James Contrares ... boom operator (as James Contreras)
Gilbert D. Marchant ... sound effects
Rod Sutton ... production mixer

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Frank Rowe ... special effects

Stunts

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Denny Arnold ... stunts
William H. Burton ... stunt coordinator (as Bill Burton)
Gary Combs ... stunts
Gary McLarty ... stunts
Bob Orrison ... stunts

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Richmond L. Aguilar ... electrician (as Richmond Aguilar)
Guy Badger ... generator operator
Dennis Bishop ... best boy
Phillip Dunn ... grip
John Arthur Morrill ... camera operator
John Murray ... electrician
Tom Ramsey ... key grip
Tim Wawrzeniak ... first camera assistant
Kurt Young ... grip (as Kurt P. Young)
David Needham ... electrician (uncredited)

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Leo Kraak ... costumes: Miss Winston
Steve McQueen ... assistant wardrobe
Carolyn Moore ... wardrobe

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Larry Bunker ... musician
Herb Crawford ... musician
Ray Manzarek ... musician
Jimmy Maxwell ... musician (as Jim Maxwell)
Jaime Mendoza-Nava ... composer: "Topeka" music sequence
Rick Ruskin ... musician (as Richard Ruskin)

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Hannah Scheel ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Richard Butz ... production assistant
Nat Cohen ... presenter
Joe Hornok ... trainer: "Blood" (as Joe Hornak)
Don Karr ... production assistant
Randy McQueen ... production assistant
Maggie Smith ... production secretary
Steve Smith ... title designer
Lou Schumacher ... dog owner: "Blood" (uncredited)
Lee Sollenberger ... animal trainer (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

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 Ed Sutton

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Taglines An R-rated, rather kinky tale of survival See more »
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Also Known As
  • 2024: Apocalipsis nuclear (United States, Spanish title)
  • Apocalypse 2024 (France)
  • Der Junge mit dem Hund (Germany)
  • 2024: Apocalipsis nuclear (Spain)
  • Apocalipsis nuclear (Un chico y su perro) (Spain)
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  • 91 min
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Budget $400,000 (estimated)

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Trivia When this film won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, the award went to the writer(s) and director(s) (in this case, L.Q. Jones), as had been done for years before. However, Harlan Ellison, author of the original story who at the time had already won six Hugos, put up such a fuss at being left out that the Hugo committee eventually decided to include him. Unfortunately, there were no iconic Hugo Award rocket statues left, so the committee just gave him an extra base. With the two Hugos he would win after this, Ellison would claim to have won eight-and-a-half Hugos, with this being the half. See more »
Goofs Near 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. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1993). See more »
Soundtracks When the World Was New See more »
Quotes [last lines]
Blood: Well, I'd certainly say she had marvelous judgment, Albert... if not particularly good taste.
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