A Boy and His Dog (1975) Movie Overview

A Boy and His Dog is a short story written by science fiction author Harlan Ellison in 1969. A revised and expanded version was printed in Ellison’s 1976 story collection The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World, and Ellison continued the story in the graphic novel Vic and Blood which was illustrated by Richard Corben. The novella was the basis of a movie adaptation in 1974, the post-apocalyptic science fiction film of the same name, directed by L. Q. Jones working in collaboration with Harlan Ellison. The film was also distributed after the initial run under the names Psycho Boy and His Killer Dog, Mad Don, and Apocalypse: 2024, among other titles. The novella and the film adaptation have the same alternate timeline setting. In this, President John F. Kennedy survived the assassination attempt in 1963 and in his terms of office and that of the other Kennedys, the advancement of technology was concentrated on and billions of dollars poured into it instead of the space race. Technology flourished in the 1960s far faster than it did in our timeline as indeed within a few years even surpassed the point we are at now. Androids became common household servants in the United… Source

• A Boy and His Dog Movie Details
• Director: L.Q. Jones
• Tagline: A rather kinky tale of survival
• Country: USA
• Run Time: 91 min
• Genre: Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi , Thriller

• Cast Overview
• Don Johnson as Vic
• Susanne Benton as Quilla June Holmes
• Jason Robards as Lou Craddock
• Tim McIntire as Blood (voice)
• Alvy Moore as Doctor Moore
• Helene Winston as Mez Smith

A Boy and His Dog Movie Overview – Yahoo Movies

A Boy and His Dog (1974): Vic (Don Johnson), survivor of atomic holocaust, wanders hungrily across the bleak desert landscape in search of cans of food buried deep in radioactive ash. His telepathic dog, Blood (Tim McIntire) depends on Vic for food, but Vic needs Blood to find him something much more scarce: female companionship. The bedraggled duo… Source

A Boy and His Dog Movie Review from New York Times

Based on the novella by Harlan Ellison, A Boy and His Dog is set in a post-apocalyptic future where canned goods are used as currency and where entertainment often consists of old porn reels. Vic (Don Johnson) is a violent, illiterate scavenger, principally interested in getting laid. He communicates telepathically with his deceptively cute-looking… Source

A Boy and His Dog Movie Details from Imdb

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 rep… Source

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