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Plot

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 dog Blood (voiced by Tim McIntire); Vic finds food for Blood, while Blood sniffs out girls for Vic. One of these girls is the sexy Quilla June (Susanne Benton), who, unbeknownst to Vic is a spy for an underground society, headed by a Mr. Craddock (Jason Robards Jr.). This subterranean civilization needs a human "sperm bank" to stay alive, and the oversexed Vic fills the bill. Produced by character actor Alvy Moore (Mr. Kimball of TV's Green Acres), A Boy and His Dog was written and directed by another veteran actor, L.Q. Jones.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Science Fiction
Run Time:
87min.
DVD Release Date:
06/04/1997
Distributor(s):
First Run Features
Director(s):
Themes:
Talking Animals,Man's Best Friend,Post-Apocalypse
Tone:
Humorous,Quirky,Satirical
Keywords:
Apocalypse,community,dog,kidnapping,nuclear-holocaust,post-Holocaust,procreation,scavenger,sex,sperm,survivor,telepath,underground [below earth]
Language:
English