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A Boy and His Dog is a american film of genre Drama directed by L. Q. Jones released in USA on 14 november 1975 with Don Johnson
A Boy and His Dog (1975)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 14 november 1975
Length 1h31
Directed by L. Q. Jones
OriginUSA
Themes Films about animals, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Films about dogs, Political films, Dystopian films, Alternate history films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Arme nucléaire, Disaster films
Rating63%
A Boy and His Dog is a 1975 independently made American science fiction film produced, written (with Alvy Moore), and directed by L. Q. Jones, starring Don Johnson, Susanne Benton, Alvy Moore, and Jason Robards. The film was distributed in the U.S. by LQ/JAF Productions and in the UK by Anglo-EMI Film Distributors. The film's script is based on the 1969 cycle of narratives by fantasy author Harlan Ellison titled "A Boy and His Dog."
A Boy and His Dog concerns a teenage boy (Vic) and his telepathic dog (Blood), who work together as a team in order to survive in the dangerous post-apocalyptic wasteland of the Southwestern United States. On August 6, 2013, Shout! Factory released the film on Blu-ray.
Synopsis
Set in a post-nuclear war of the year 2024, the main character, Vic (Don Johnson), is an 18-year-old boy, born in and scavenging throughout the wasteland of the former southwestern United States. Vic is most concerned with food and sex; having lost both of his parents, he has no formal education and does not understand ethics or morality. He is accompanied by a well-read, misanthropic, telepathic dog named Blood, who helps him locate women, in return for food. Blood cannot forage for himself, due to the same genetic engineering that granted him telepathy. The two steal for a living, evading bands of marauders, berserk androids, and mutants. Blood and Vic have an occasionally antagonistic relationship (Blood frequently annoys Vic by calling him "Albert" for reasons never made clear), though they realize they need each other. Blood wishes to find a legendary promised land where above ground utopias are said to exist, though Vic believes that they must make the best of what they have.Actors
Don Johnson
(Vic)
Susanne Benton
(Quilla June Holmes)
Susanne Benton
(Quilla June Holmes)
Charles McGraw
(Preacher)
Tim McIntire
(Blood (Voice))
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